Bucks and Raptors meet Friday in NBA Cup group stage

Toronto Raptors (4-4, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (1-7, 15th in the Eastern Conference)

Milwaukee; Friday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Bucks play the Toronto Raptors in an NBA Cup in-season tournament group play matchup.

Milwaukee finished 32-50 overall, 21-31 in Eastern Conference play and 19-22 at home during the 2025-26 season. The Bucks averaged 110.6 points per game while allowing opponents to score 116.8 last season.

Toronto went 46-36 overall and 33-19 in Eastern Conference play during the 2025-26 season. The Raptors averaged 8.8 steals, 4.8 blocks and 12.9 turnovers per game last season.

INJURIES: Bucks: Kam Jones: day to day (ankle).

Raptors: Kawhi Leonard: out (knee), Nate Bittle: day to day (foot).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.