Tyler Herro Traded to Milwaukee Bucks in Giannis Deal

Milwaukee Bucks guard Tyler Herro expressed a mix of shock and excitement upon learning he was traded from the Miami Heat to his hometown team earlier this summer, a move that was part of the blockbuster deal sending Giannis Antetokounmpo to Miami. Herro, 26, was in Paris for Fashion Week when he received the news, reacting in a video posted to his YouTube channel by exclaiming, "Back to the motherfking crib, dog," and adding, "Y'all did lost your motherfking mind."

The trade, finalized on June 22, sent Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis to the Heat in exchange for Herro, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kasparas Jakučionis, Kelel Ware, the rights to 2026 draft pick Nate Ament, and multiple future draft picks. Herro, who had spent his entire seven-year NBA career with Miami after being drafted 13th overall in 2019, acknowledged he had anticipated a trade this offseason. In an interview, he stated that if he had to pick another team to play for, it would be Milwaukee, calling it a "perfectly set up" opportunity with young, hungry players.

A native of Milwaukee who attended Whitnall High School in nearby Greenfield, Wisconsin, Herro scored over 2,000 career high school points and was the state's...