Could Tyler Herro Be an NBA All-Star With Bucks Next Season?

Milwaukee's roster looks nothing like it did in June, and Tyler Herro is the face of the change.

The Bucks sent Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis to Miami in the blockbuster that brought back Herro, Kel'el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kasparas Jakucionis and a pile of draft picks, and in one night the franchise went from building around a legend to building around a scoring guard from the Milwaukee suburbs.

Herro grew up just outside the city and went to Whitnall High School in Greenfield, so the basketball question is more interesting, and it is whether this version of the Bucks gives him a real path back to the All-Star Game.

Herro made the All-Star team in 2025, when he played 77 games and averaged 23.9 points a night for the Heat, so the level is proven.

Last season was the problem, since injuries limited him to 33 games even though he still put up 20.5 points on 48 percent shooting when he played.

Now he lands on a team with no established number one scorer, and that is the situation that inflates numbers fast.

Antetokounmpo averaged 27.6 points across 36 games before the trade shipped him east, and somebody has to replace those shots.

Herro also sounds like a player who wants this stage, and wanting it has never been his problem.

"If I literally had to pick another team in the league to play for, it would be Milwaukee. I'm super excited to be in Milwaukee," Herro told Eric Nehm of The Athletic, a message he has repeated since the deal.

The competition at guard in the East is brutal, since Jalen Brunson, Cade Cunningham and Tyrese Maxey all made it last season and none of them is going anywhere.

All-Star spots also tend to follow winning, and nobody is sure where these Bucks will finish while the roster leans on rookies like Brayden Burries alongside new pieces such as Gary Trent Jr.

A 20-point season on a team that wins 35 games usually earns respect, not an All-Star nod.

My answer is yes, as long as he stays healthy, because that is the only part of this I really doubt.

Herro at full strength is a 23-point scorer entering his prime years, and he will have the ball, the green light and a fan base that already loves the story.

If Milwaukee stays near the play-in mix and Herro carries the offense to something like his 2025 numbers, the hometown angle becomes the tiebreaker instead of the headline.

Voters and coaches love a player who lifts a team that lost its franchise icon, and that is exactly the role sitting in front of him.

Fair or not, narratives move All-Star voting as much as numbers do, and no narrative in the league is cleaner than a local kid carrying his hometown team.

The smart bet is that he gets real consideration, and one hot December could turn consideration into a return trip.