The Bucks depth chart for Friday's trip to Orlando has Kyle Kuzma, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Myles Turner, Brayden Burries and Tyler Herro in the starting five. It is a fair question to ask why Turner is in it, because the Milwaukee Bucks' lowest-scoring projected starter is the one with the big-man job.
Turner scores 6.7 points a game on 32.9% shooting through 11 games. A bench guard, Ryan Rollins, scores 11.0 in 23.4 minutes, and two reserves, A.J. Green and Nate Ament, shoot far better from three than Burries does.
Turner's case is blocks, not buckets. He averages 2.4 a game, and nobody else on the roster is above 0.9. The rest of this piece sorts the five who start from the players who actually score.
Who is expected to start for the Bucks at Orlando?
The expected five at the Magic on Friday 13 November 2026 is Kuzma at forward, Jaquez Jr., Burries and Herro in the backcourt, and Turner at center-forward. It is built from recent starts, minus anyone ruled out. Confirmed lineups arrive about 30 minutes before tip-off, and this five allows for everyone on the injury report.
That matters because Herro is on that report, listed Day-to-Day. More on him below. For the full matchup, the Orlando Magic v Milwaukee Bucks preview has the game page.
The Bucks are 1-9 over their last 10 games at the time of writing, so a lineup that hands big minutes to its lowest scorer draws questions. The numbers below are for the 2026-27 season so far, across 10 or 11 games for each starter.
How the projected starting five compares on the stat sheet
Tyler Herro is the engine. He leads the team in minutes (30.7), points (21.4) and assists (4.3), and he shoots 39.7% from three. Herro has played 10 games, so that is a small sample, but it is the biggest scoring gap on the roster: Jaquez Jr. is second at 15.3.
Jaime Jaquez Jr. is the quiet find. He shoots 48.1% from the field and 42.2% from three in 27.6 minutes. Kyle Kuzma adds 11.0 points on 47.5% shooting, though his three-point mark is 33.3%.
The two weak spots are at the bottom of the table. Brayden Burries scores 9.8 points but is on 22.5% from three. Turner scores 6.7 on 32.9% from the field and 25.5% from three. Of the five projected starters, Turner has the lowest points average and the lowest field goal percentage.
The full starting lineup and bench order sits on the Bucks depth chart page, with every player ranked by minutes.
Bucks projected starters, 2026-27 averages
Per game, season to date. Herro has played 10 games, the rest 11.
| Player | Minutes | Points | Rebounds | Assists | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Herro | 30.7 | 21.4 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 45.5% | 39.7% |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. | 27.6 | 15.3 | 5.7 | 2.7 | 48.1% | 42.2% |
| Kyle Kuzma | 27.2 | 11.0 | 5.7 | 2.7 | 47.5% | 33.3% |
| Brayden Burries | 21.4 | 9.8 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 42.5% | 22.5% |
| Myles Turner | 27.1 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 2.7 | 32.9% | 25.5% |
Turner's case: blocks, rebounds and minutes
Turner plays 27.1 minutes a game, fourth on the team behind Herro, Jaquez Jr. and Kuzma. He does not get those minutes for his shooting. He gets them for what the box score shows on the other end: 2.4 blocks, 5.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists.
The block number stands out. Kel'el Ware is next on the roster at 0.9, and nobody else is above 0.4. Turner blocks nearly three times as many shots as the next man, in 27.1 minutes against Ware's 17.3.
The rebounding is more modest. Turner is fourth on the team at 5.5, behind Ware (6.6), Jaquez Jr. and Kuzma (both 5.7). The data supports rim protection as the reason for the role. It does not support scoring.
Bucks bigs: Turner v Ware, 2026-27
Per game, season to date, 11 games each.
| Player | Minutes | Points | Rebounds | Blocks | FG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myles Turner | 27.1 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 2.4 | 32.9% |
| Kel'el Ware | 17.3 | 8.5 | 6.6 | 0.9 | 39.3% |
What Turner does that the points total hides
Ware out-scores Turner (8.5 to 6.7) and out-rebounds him (6.6 to 5.5) in 9.8 fewer minutes, the gap between 27.1 and 17.3. Ware is also on 20.0% from three, so he is no spacing answer either.
What Turner offers that Ware does not, on this sheet, is the 2.4 blocks and the 2.7 assists. That is the whole of the argument the numbers can make for him, and it is a real one for a fan who values shot-blocking. It just comes with the lowest field goal percentage of the five.
The bench is scoring more than part of the starting five
Here is the awkward part for the starting lineup. Rollins comes off the bench and scores 11.0 points a game, level with Kuzma and ahead of Burries (9.8) and Turner (6.7). He plays 23.4 minutes, fifth on the team, and adds 4.1 assists, second only to Herro's 4.3.
The Bucks list their first men off the bench for Orlando as Rollins (23.4 minutes), Gary Trent Jr. (18.2), Green (15.9) and Kasparas Jakučionis (14.9). Those are projected minutes for that game, so they differ from the season averages in the table below: Green and Jakučionis both average 19.0 for the year, and Trent Jr. 6.4. The order reflects the rotation available on the night. You can see the bench minutes by player on the depth chart page.
Bucks bench, 2026-27 averages
Per game, season to date. Trent Jr. has played only 3 games, so treat his shooting with caution.
| Player | Minutes | Points | Assists | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Rollins | 23.4 | 11.0 | 4.1 | 37.3% |
| Nate Ament | 16.6 | 8.0 | 0.4 | 40.0% |
| A.J. Green | 19.0 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 42.3% |
| Kasparas Jakučionis | 19.0 | 6.8 | 3.5 | 23.3% |
| Ousmane Dieng | 12.4 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 31.3% |
| Gary Trent Jr. | 6.4 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 42.9% |
Ryan Rollins: 23.4 minutes and 11.0 points
Ryan Rollins is the clearest case against the starting five. He out-scores Turner by 4.3 points a game (11.0 against 6.7) while playing 3.7 fewer minutes (23.4 against 27.1). His 39.8% from the field is not elite, but it beats Turner's 32.9%, and his 37.3% from three is well clear of Burries and Turner.
He is the second-best passer on the roster, too. Only Herro, at 4.3, averages more assists than Rollins' 4.1.
The shooters: A.J. Green and Nate Ament
Green shoots 42.3% from three and Ament 40.0%. Burries, a starter, is on 22.5% and Turner on 25.5%. Put another way, two reserves hit threes at close to double the rate of two starters.
Nate Ament also shoots 48.2% from the field, the best mark of any Bucks player who has played more than three games, over nine games and 16.6 minutes. Green's 6.8 points in 19.0 minutes is modest, but he gives the Bucks a clear shooting option on the second unit.
A small-sample flag on the other end: Trent Jr. shoots 42.9% from three, but over three games and 6.4 minutes a night. Jakučionis, by contrast, has played all 11 games and is on 23.3% from three, though his 3.5 assists a game are third on the team.
Herro on the injury report: what changes if he sits
Herro is the only name on the Bucks' injury report, listed Day-to-Day. The expected five assumes everyone is available, so the Orlando lineup could change if he is ruled out. He is the team's top scorer at 21.4, passes at 4.3 assists and shoots 39.7% from three over 10 games.
If he sits, the next guards by minutes are Jaquez Jr. (27.6) and Rollins (23.4). Confirmed lineups come about 30 minutes before tip-off, and the NBA starting lineups page is where to look for the final call.
What the Bucks rotation tells you before tip-off
The five that starts is not the five that scores most. Turner starts and Rollins does not, yet Rollins has the higher scoring average. Green and Ament shoot better from three than Burries and Turner. Herro carries the load, with Jaquez Jr. next.
Before Friday's game, check the latest Milwaukee rotation on the depth chart and the Orlando Magic v Milwaukee Bucks preview. Both update as the lineup news comes in.
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