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Curry will only play the first half in Sunday's preseason opener against the Clippers in Hawaii and should be limited to around 12 to 16 minutes, Anthony Slater of ESPN.com reports.

Curry is one of three veterans who will be playing reduced minutes in the preseason opener Sunday, alongside Draymond Green and Al Horford. The Warriors are clearly trying to keep Curry in the best possible condition before the regular season after he was limited to just 43 regular-season contests in 2025-26 because of a nagging knee injury.

Cavaliers guard Sam Merrill reported that Mitchell is "100 percent committed" to the organization, Daniel Chavkin of The Sporting News reports.

Mitchell agreed to a four-year, $275 million extension during the offseason after leading the Cavaliers to the Eastern Conference Finals in 2025-26. While the new contract should have extinguished any doubt regarding Mitchell's desire to remain with the organization moving forward, Merrill recalled how things went during the last extension. "Donovan's 100 percent committed here," Merrill stated. "I remember when he signed his last extension, when everyone thought he was going to leave and there [were] questions about it." The 30-year-old has spent the last four seasons in Cleveland after beginning his career in Utah. He most recently appeared in 70 regular-season games, averaging 27.9 points, 5.7 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals over 33.5 minutes per contest. Mitchell has been a top fantasy contributor for years, and his all-around production gives him top-10 upside in all fantasy formats.

Walter will start in Saturday's preseason game against the Heat, Ryan Wolstat of the Toronto Sun reports.

Walter will start in Toronto's first preseason game, though it's unknown how long he will be on the floor. The 22-year-old started in 19 regular-season games in 2025-26, averaging 9.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.2 steals over 25.7 minutes in those appearances.

Adebayo will play in Saturday's preseason game against the Raptors, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald reports.

It was reported Friday that Adebayo was expected to play Saturday, and he's since been cleared to suit up for Miami's preseason opener. The big man shot a career-worst 44.2 percent from the field last season but averaged a double-double for the fourth time in his career. Over 73 regular-season appearances in 2025-26, Adebayo averaged 20.1 points, 10.0 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.9 combined steals-plus-blocks in 32.4 minutes per showing.

Antetokounmpo will play in Saturday's preseason game against the Raptors, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald reports.

Antetokounmpo is set to make his Heat debut in the team's preseason opener Saturday. The two-time MVP has been a full go in training camp after appearing in just 36 regular-season games with the Bucks in 2025-26, when he averaged 27.6 points, 9.8 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 1.6 combined steals-plus-blocks in 28.9 minutes per tilt.

Battle (back) has been ruled out for Saturday's preseason game against the Heat, Josh Lewenberg of TSN.ca reports.

Battle was held out of Thursday's scrimmage due to a lower-back injury, and he'll remain sidelined for Toronto's preseason opener. His next chance to play in the preseason will come next Saturday against the Clippers.

Jackson-Davis won't play against the Heat in Saturday's preseason game due to undisclosed reasons, according to Josh Lewenberg of TSN.ca.

Jackson-Davis is one of several Toronto players who won't suit up for Saturday's preseason opener, joining Allen Graves (groin), Kyle Anderson (knee), Kawhi Leonard (not injury related) and Jamison Battle (back) on the sidelines. Jackson-Davis' next chance to play will come against the Clippers on Saturday, Oct. 10.

Anderson (knee) has been ruled out for Saturday's preseason game against the Heat, Josh Lewenberg of TSN.ca reports.

Anderson will miss the Raptors' preseason opener after sitting out Thursday's scrimmage with a right knee contusion. His next opportunity to suit up in the preseason will come next Saturday against the Clippers.

Graves (groin) has been ruled out for Saturday's preseason game against the Heat, Josh Lewenberg of TSN.ca reports.

Graves didn't participate in Thursday's scrimmage due to a groin injury, and he'll also be held out of the team's preseason opener. His next chance to suit up will come in next Saturday's preseason game against the Clippers.

Leonard (not injury related) won't play in Saturday's preseason opener against Miami and is unlikely to suit up for next Saturday's preseason game against the Clippers, Josh Lewenberg of TSN.ca reports.

Leonard is expected to miss both of Toronto's first two preseason games as part of his ramp-up plan. He'll have three more chances to suit up before the regular season if he's held out of next Saturday's contest.