Tyler Herro is walking into his first season with the Milwaukee Bucks carrying more responsibility than he has ever had before, and the timing could hardly be tougher. As the hometown guard steps into the role of default No. 1 option, he also gets handed a brutal opening stretch that will test him right away.
Milwaukee’s schedule from the start of the season through December 2 is a real grind. The Bucks’ only opponents in that span who did not make the playoffs last season are the Washington Wizards, who landed No. 1 overall pick AJ Dybantsa; the Chicago Bulls, who added All-Star Norman Powell and top-four pick Caleb Wilson; the Indiana Pacers, who have a healthy Tyrese Haliburton; the Miami Heat, who traded for Bucks icon Giannis Antetokounmpo and landed four-time champion Klay Thompson; and the Brooklyn Nets, who acquired All-Star Julius Randle. None of those games looks like a sure thing.
That kind of early gauntlet puts Herro in the spotlight immediately. If Milwaukee stumbles out of the gate, its season could be in real trouble by December.
He won’t be the only reason the Bucks rise or fall, but he is the top option and the player most likely to set the tone on a night-to-night basis. He looks ready for the biggest role of his NBA career, and this opening stretch may go a long way toward showing whether he can handle it.
The difference from Miami is stark. During his time with the Heat, Herro was always working alongside Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, or both.
That’s no longer the setup. Ryan Rollins or even Brayden Burries could eventually move ahead of him in the hierarchy, but right now this is Tyler Herro’s team.
That also means opposing defenses will be built around him. In this stretch, he could see players like Amen Thompson, Jrue Holiday, Jaylen Brown, and an entire Miami Heat group that would love to make a point. The question is simple: does Herro come out firing and meet the moment, or does the weight of that responsibility slow him down?
For the Bucks to get off to a positive start, they need Herro to settle into the role fast.
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