The NBA set in place a 49-game preseason schedule on Friday, with practice games taking place December 11-19 in advance of the December 22 start to the regular season.
Rookie first-round draft pick Tyrese Haliburton will make his preseason debut with De'Aaron Fox, Buddy Hield and Marvin Bagley III when the Kings open up on the road against the Portland Trail Blazers on December 11.
The Bucks will play three exhibition games, including a pair at Fiserv Forum, starting Saturday, December 12 when they host the Dallas Mavericks.
The learning curve for new additions and reacclimating period for established rosters will be steep, as the preseason will begin less than a week after full team activities begin.
The Kings will play four games against two Pacific Division foes.
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The game was initially set for Thanksgiving night in Pittsburgh before being shifted to Sunday afternoon. ESPN's Adam Schefter reports that the chances of Sunday's game being played are "diminishing quickly".
The NBA's 2020-21 regular season will tip off on Tuesday, Dec. 22 and feature 72 games for each team.
Each team will play a minimum of two and a maximum of four games, and will have at least one home game and one road game. The Lakers play the Clippers twice in the preseason, then two games at Phoenix and new Suns guard Chris Paul as well.
The new-look Toronto Raptors will open their three-game National Basketball Association pre-season in Charlotte. The league had previously announced plans to present its schedule in blocks, with the first half coming out before the season and the second half being released at a later date. Jazz on Dec. 12; Wizards vs. Nets on Dec. 13; and Celtics vs. 76ers on Dec. 15.
The NBA will release the regular-season schedule in two segments.
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