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Jackson-Davis will come off the bench for Wednesday's preseason game against Sacramento, Anthony Slater of The Athletic reports.

Kevon Looney enters Golden State's starting lineup in his place. Jackson-Davis should still have ample opportunity for playing time, as coach Steve Kerr indicated Draymond Green will play only in the first half of Wednesday's contest, per Kendra Andrews of ESPN.com.

Looney is in the starting lineup for Wednesday's preseason game against Sacramento, Anthony Slater of The Athletic reports.

Looney joins the first unit while Trayce Jackson-Davis shifts to the bench Wednesday. Looney is joined by Jonathan Kuminga and Draymond Green in the Warriors' frontcourt Wednesday.

Robinson (knee) will not play in Wednesday's preseason game versus Golden State.

Robinson is dealing with a left knee injury, but a formal diagnosis has yet to be revealed. His next opportunity for preseason action comes Friday in a rematch against Golden State.

Landale (rest) will play in Wednesday's preseason game versus Oklahoma City.

Landale will make his preseason debut Wednesday, and he could be due for a sizable workload with Steven Adams (rest) inactive. Landale will come off the bench.

Carter (ankle) is out for Wednesday's preseason game versus San Antonio.

Carter's next opportunity to suit up for preseason action comes Oct. 18 versus Philadelphia, as Friday's game against New Orleans has been canceled due to inclement weather in the area. Orlando will likely exercise an abundance of precaution with the 25-year-old ramping up in advance of the regular season.

Wembanyama will make his preseason debut Wednesday versus Orlando, Dan Weiss of Bally Sports San Antonio reports.

Wembanyama and Chris Paul will take the court together for live NBA action for the first time Wednesday. The duo is joined by Julian Champagnie, Harrison Barnes and Jeremy Sochan in what could be indicative of San Antonio's Opening Night starting lineup.

Bitadze will start Wednesday's preseason game against the Spurs.

With Wendell Carter (ankle) likely sidelined for a few games, Bitadze gets first crack as the starting center. Moritz Wagner should also see increased minutes for as long as Carter is unavailable.

Adams (rest) will not play in Wednesday's preseason game versus Oklahoma City, Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Adams is joined by fellow veteran Fred VanVleet as healthy scratches Wednesday. Their next opportunity for preseason action comes Tuesday versus New Orleans.

Ware supplied 13 points (5-9 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 2-4 FT), five rebounds, one assist, four blocks and two steals across 17 minutes in Tuesday's 111-108 preseason loss to the Hornets.

Ware led the Heat bench in scoring and was responsible for four of the team's 11 blocks. The rookie first-round pick was named to the NBA 2K25 All-Summer League First Team after averaging 18.0 points, 8.3 rebounds, 1.5 blocks, 1.0 assists and 1.0 steals across 26.5 minutes per game. Ware should operate as the primary backup to starting center Bam Adebayo during the 2024-25 regular season, though with the latter more willing to shoot from beyond the arc, the duo could share the floor at times.

Adebayo tallied 13 points (5-9 FG, 2-5 3Pt, 1-3 FT), three rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal across 17 minutes in Tuesday's 111-108 preseason loss to the Hornets.

Adebayo led the Heat starters in minutes played and points. He averaged just 0.6 3PA/G during the 2023-24 regular season, but the three-time All-Star has worked on extending his range during the offseason and the Paris Olympics. Adebayo averaged 19.3 points per game during the regular season last year, but that bumped up to 22.6 points per contest during the Heat's first-round playoff series against the Celtics due to Jimmy Butler being sidelined with an MCL sprain. With Butler entering his 14th NBA season, Adebayo could be tasked with taking on a larger scoring role during the 2024-25 campaign.