Milwaukee at Washington

Washington went 17-65 last season, the league's worst record, then rebuilt around Trae Young and Anthony Davis. Wednesday's opener is the first regular-season game for that group. It will be without No. 1 overall pick AJ Dybantsa, who is out with a sprained ankle, and center Tristan Vukcevic, who is out with a hip injury. Alex Sarr is coming back from offseason foot surgery. Young handles the ball a lot, and a club that finished among the league's worst in turnovers per game has not yet shown it can protect it. Milwaukee is new as well. Giannis Antetokounmpo was traded to Miami on July 6, and Taylor Jenkins coaches his first game for the Bucks. Tyler Herro, Caris LeVert, Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Kel'el Ware are among the additions. Rookie Nate Ament is the only name on the injury report, and he is probable with an ankle sprain. Neither club has any chemistry, yet the price treats Washington as the more settled side while it is missing its top rookie and a center. I make that gap in familiarity smaller than the price does. I'm taking Milwaukee with the points tonight.