Cleveland Cavaliers vs Milwaukee Bucks Starting Lineups and Depth Charts for November 2 | 2024-25 NBA Season

The Cleveland Cavaliers will visit the struggling Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Cavaliers are staking their unbeaten 6-0 record, while the Bucks will be gunning to end their slump after starting the NBA season 1-4.

The Cavaliers are coming off an impressive win over the Orlando Magic on Friday night, which extended their undefeated start to the season to six games. It is the best start for the Cavaliers since the 2016-17 NBA season, when the team still had hometown star LeBron James.

No Cleveland players played more than 30 minutes against the Paolo Banchero-less Magic, making them fit for the second night of the back-to-back against Milwaukee.

Meanwhile, the Bucks have lost their last four games after starting the season with a win against the Philadelphia 76ers. The Bucks struggled to keep up with their opponents, losing by double digits to the Chicago Bulls, Brooklyn Nets, Boston Celtics and Memphis Grizzlies.

The Cavaliers have leaned on their balanced scoring in their impressive start to the season, with six players averaging in double digits, led by Donovan Mitchell, who norms 23.5 points per game.

The Bucks have relied heavily on their top two stars, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard, who average 30.4 and 23.2 points per game.

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Milwaukee Bucks Starting Lineups and Depth Charts

Cleveland Cavaliers starting lineup and depth chart

With their reduced minutes in Friday night’s game, the Cleveland Cavaliers are expected to deploy the same starting lineup of Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell, Dean Wade, Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen.

Point guard	Darius Garland	Ty Jerome
Shooting guard	Donovan Mitchell	Caris LeVert	Sam Merrill
Small forward	Dean Wade	Isaac Okoro
Power forward	Evan Mobley	Georges Niang
Center	Jarrett Allen	Tristan Thompson

The Cavs, who are now coached by Kenny Atkinson, rank second in offensive rating, tallying 122.4 points per 100 possessions, just behind the defending champions Boston Celtics.

Milwaukee Bucks starting lineup and depth chart

The Milwaukee Bucks will be fielding their usual starting five: Damian Lillard, Gary Trent III, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Taurean Prince and Brook Lopez. The Doc Rivers-mentored squad ranks 25th in offense so far with a 108.2 offensive rating.

Point guard	Damian Lillard	Delon Wright	Ryan Rollins
Shooting guard	Gary Trent	Pat Connaughton	AJ Green
Small forward	Taurean Prince	Marjon Beauchamp	Andre Jackson Jr.
Power forward	Giannis Antetokounmpo	Bobby Portis	Tyler Smith
Center	Brook Lopez	Liam Robbins

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Milwaukee Bucks Injury Reports

The Cleveland Cavaliers will continue to be without sharpshooter Max Strus, who is out with an ankle injury. Additionally, Emoni Bates will miss the game due to a knee injury, while Craig Porter Jr. remains day to day with a thumb injury.

The Cavs have been playing without the three players to start the season, but despite this, they have been one of the best teams early in the year.

Meanwhile, the Milwaukee Bucks will be without former All-Star Khris Middleton, who recovering from an ankle injury. Middleton has not played yet this season, with Taurean Prince taking his spot in the Bucks rotation.