Bucks release 2026-27 NBA season schedule

The Milwaukee Bucks’ schedule for the 2026-27 season is out, as confirmed by the NBA’s Communications Department. Although the Bucks won’t play on any holidays, like Opening Night, Christmas Day, MLK Day, or Presidents’ Day, or travel abroad for any overseas games, there are a lot of intriguing matchups that Milwaukee will face this season.

Opening Night

The Bucks start the 2026-27 regular season with an away game at Washington. The game is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 6:00 PM CDT. It will be a bittersweet game for Kyle Kuzma, who played over three seasons for the Wizards before joining Milwaukee in a trade that sent Khris Middleton and AJ Johnson to the Capital. The Wizards are led by Anthony Davis and Trae Young, two stars acquired by Washington in separate trades last season. Third-year center Alex Sarr and No. 1 2026 draft pick AJ Dybantsa will also feature heavily.

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The Bucks will make their home opener a game later against the Chicago Bulls on Friday, Oct. 23, at 7:00 PM CDT. Milwaukee finished last season with a 3-1 head-to-head record against Chicago, the sole loss being a fourth-quarter meltdown that saw the Bulls embark on a 27-0 run. Hopefully that won’t happen again! Rookie Caleb Wilson and playmaker Josh Giddey will travel to Fiserv Forum in a regional showdown.

The Bucks will also face their fair share of contenders early. Milwaukee will travel to Philadelphia on Oct. 24 to face a championship-contending Sixers squad, while also playing Cleveland, Minnesota, New York, and Boston twice before Nov. 10.

Bucks travel to Miami

Milwaukee will travel to Miami to face the Giannis-led Heat in what could be an emotional or bitter reunion. They’ll face the Heat away from home in their 15th game of the season on Wednesday, Nov. 18; the game will be televised nationally on ESPN. There is some bad blood in this fight; former teammates Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo reportedly fought in a hotel gym during the Summer League after Herro criticized Adebayo’s defensive output. Giannis’ relationship with the Bucks also soured over the last year as the Bucks struggled to contend and Giannis dealt with a…

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Author : Deolu Akingbade

Publish date : 2026-08-13 21:07:00

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