Overview
- Tipoff is 7:30 p.m. EST at Kaseya Center, with Milwaukee opening its preseason at 0-0 and Miami entering at 0-1.
- Milwaukee’s starters: Kevin Porter Jr., AJ Green, Gary Trent Jr., Kyle Kuzma, and Myles Turner making his team debut.
- Miami’s starters: Norman Powell, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Nikola Jovic, Andrew Wiggins, and Bam Adebayo, the same five used in the preseason opener.
- The Heat are without five guards, including Tyler Herro, Davion Mitchell, and Pelle Larsson, with Simone Fontecchio also sidelined.
- Offseason context and market view: Milwaukee retooled around Giannis by adding Turner and naming Porter Jr. at point, while betting lines list Miami as a slight favorite (-2.5; moneyline -155) with totals near 217.