Charlotte at Milwaukee

Charlotte lost some key players as three of their top three scorers left, including Al Jefferson, Jeremy Lin and Courtney Lee, but Kemba Walker and Nicolas Batum remain. The Hornets signed Roy Hibbert, who will likely start in this game for injured Cody Zeller. Walker is the Hornets' leading returning scorer with 20.9 points per game and Batum averaged 14.9 points and 6.1 assists last season. Milwaukee signed Matthew Dellavedova and it proved to be a fortunate move as shooting guard Khris Middleton will miss most of the season with a hamstring injury and the Bucks also acquired Mirza Teletovic from the Phoenix Suns. Giannis Antetokoumpo will split time at small forward and guard and Jabari Parker will be at power forward. Antetokuompo averaged 16.9 points and 7.7 rebounds and Parker 14.1 and 5.2. It will take a while for the new Charlotte players to blend in and Milwaukee has value as the home underdog. Take the Bucks.