Tyler Herro does not want his contract situation to become a distraction as he begins his first season with the Milwaukee Bucks. Herro, who is entering the final year of a $33 million contract, said his priority is adjusting to a new team after seven seasons with the Miami Heat.

“I’m not really worried about it right now,” Herro told reporters Saturday at a youth basketball camp in Wisconsin, according to The Associated Press. “It’s a new slate for me, for the coaches, really for the organization as a whole. I don’t think that needs to be a burden over anyone’s shoulders.”

Herro is eligible for an extension this summer, but the Bucks reportedly have no plans to negotiate a new deal before the 2026-27 season. According to Evan Sidery, Milwaukee could instead evaluate Herro as a potential trade asset before the February deadline because he will become an unrestricted free agent next summer if he does not sign an extension.

That uncertainty comes after Milwaukee made Herro the centerpiece of its return for Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Bucks traded Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis to Miami for Herro, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kel’el Ware, Kasparas Jakucionis, three first-round picks, a 2030 pick swap and a 2033 second-round selection.

The deal ended the Antetokounmpo era after Milwaukee finished 32-50 in 2025-26, 11th in the Eastern Conference. The Bucks have since shifted toward a younger roster under new head coach Taylor Jenkins, making Herro’s development an important part of the franchise’s next phase.

Herro enters that transition looking to rebound from an injury-shortened season. He averaged 20.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.1 assists in 33 games for Miami, shooting 48.0% from the field, 37.8% from three-point range and 91.7% from the free-throw line.

Those numbers followed his best statistical season in 2024-25, when Herro averaged career highs of 23.9 points, 5.5 assists and 5.2 rebounds in 77 games. He shot 47.2% from the field and 37.5% from three-point range while earning his first All-Star selection.

Herro also arrives in Milwaukee with added motivation after being traded out of Miami in the deal for Antetokounmpo. He said he has “the biggest chip on my shoulder” of his career and emphasized that the new Bucks roster, coaching staff and organization are approaching the season with the same mindset.

The move is also a homecoming for Herro, who grew up in the Milwaukee area as a Bucks fan. He said returning to Milwaukee and seeing the team’s new practice facility carried a different feeling from his initial introduction to the franchise.

“I’ve been a Bucks fan my whole life,” Herro said. “Take the contract stuff away, I’m home, playing for my home team. That itself is just as much value as any other contract or anything like that. I’m happy to just be home.”