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Tyler Herro Is Now the Bucks' Offensive Centerpiece

The guard Milwaukee got for Giannis Antetokounmpo now carries the offense into his first Bucks training camp.

By the Bucks Nightly Desk · Wednesday, October 7

Tyler Herro came to Milwaukee from Miami in the June 23 trade that sent Giannis Antetokounmpo away, and at $33.0 million he is now the highest-paid player on the roster. Last season's averages, his usage rate and his health heading into camp all point to one question: can he run an offense built around him rather than beside someone else.

Tyler Herro of the Bucks
Tyler Herro. Photo: Thomas Savoja, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Last season

With Miami last season, Herro played 33 games, scoring 20.5 points a night to go with 4.8 boards and 4.1 assists in 31.3 minutes. He connected on 48.0 percent of his field-goal tries and 37.8 percent of 6.7 three-point attempts, with 91.7 percent at the free-throw line, adding 0.7 steals, 0.4 blocks and 1.9 turnovers a night. Usage sat at 24.8 percent, true shooting at 60.2 percent, assist rate at 19.9 percent, and his on-court mark was -2.0.

This summer

Milwaukee traded for Herro on June 23, in the deal that sent Giannis Antetokounmpo out of Milwaukee. Bobby Portis left in the same trade. Herro now carries a $33.0 million salary for 2026-27, the largest on the roster, ahead of Myles Turner's $26.6 million.

This week

Herro is not on the injury report entering camp. At 26, in his seventh NBA season and playing for new head coach Taylor Jenkins, he steps into Milwaukee's lead scoring role, with a 24.8 percent usage rate from last season signaling how much shot creation he is already asked to carry.

Tonight

Milwaukee visits Oklahoma City tonight in the preseason, with the Thunder playing on a back-to-back and Herro's team gaining an extra day of rest beforehand. It is the Bucks' only game this stretch on the road without a quick turnaround back home.

This season

What Herro needs to be is simple: a primary scorer who also sets up others, the way his 4.1 assists and 19.9 percent assist rate last season suggested he could. Milwaukee's season opens October 21 at Washington, with his usage number likely to climb further from last year's 24.8 percent mark.

Next Milwaukee's next game is October 11 at the Hornets, four days after Oklahoma City, with the regular-season opener set for October 21 at Washington.
What were Tyler Herro's stats last season?

Last season, Herro scored 20.5 points per game for Miami, adding 4.8 boards and 4.1 assists while shooting 48.0 percent from the field.

How much is Tyler Herro's contract with the Bucks?

Herro is making $33.0 million in 2026-27, the largest salary on Milwaukee's roster.

By the Bucks Nightly Desk, written from the club's data and the reports on file, with every name and number checked against them. How the desks work.

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