Tyler Herro foresees the balanced lineups the Milwaukee Bucks can run since their rookies, Brayden Burries and Nate Ament, emerged as immediate contributors.

Burries replaced Ryan Rollins in the starting lineup against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Nov. 2. He's an active rebounder, averaging 5.3 rebounds per game, including a career-high 11 against the Toronto Raptors last Friday.

Ament made his first career start in Wednesday's loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. The 6-foot-10 forward challenged himself to guard one of the league's best scoring backcourts: Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves.

Their development amidst a 1-11 start is promising for Milwaukee. Herro believes early starts will fast-track the rookies' growth and bring balance to the roster.

Kyle Kuzma and Myles Turner round out the starters. Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kel'el Ware and Ryan Rollins will come off the bench, and each can start.

Herro believes the bench trio is a quality second unit. The starters competed in the first quarter, scoring 28 points to the Lakers' 30, but the bench lagged in the second.

Los Angeles extended its lead with 31 points to Milwaukee's 22.

Maintaining pace with the bench units is crucial, and the Bucks desperately need that. It's a negative trend that has plagued the team since the start of the season.

Milwaukee wants to break these bad habits, and the rookies are surprisingly key to that.

The Bucks are on an eight-game losing streak after their loss to the Lakers. Herro said it's the most he's lost in his career, and the rookies will have a learning curve.

Ament said he learned there's little margin for error since the players and teams are good. It's the little things, like rebounding, that will power the Bucks to a win.

They closed the rebounding gap against Los Angeles, grabbing 40 to its opponents' 48, improving from Tuesday's discouraging outing. The New York Knicks grabbed 59 rebounds to Milwaukee's 32 in their 117-85 win.

Karl-Anthony Towns and Andre Drummond combined for 30 rebounds.

The Bucks were down by double digits for most of the game against the Lakers. They allowed 30-point quarters barring the fourth quarter, when coach JJ Redick sent in his reserves with less than five minutes remaining.

It may be a while before Milwaukee snaps its losing streak, but the rookies starting build a promising future for a potential breakthrough.