Giannis Antetokounmpo went 14 minutes against the Toronto Raptors, impacting the game in myriad ways for Erik Spoelstra’s team.<\/p>\n
Preseason Game 1 between the Miami Heat<\/a> and Toronto Raptors saw Kawhi Leonard sit out<\/a> while Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/a> played for coach Erik Spoelstra<\/a>‘s team. Klay Thompson shouted out a rookie before the game<\/a>, but the Heat veterans took control in a 129-105 road victory.<\/p>\n Antetokounmpo shot a perfect 3-for-3<\/a> from the field, finishing with a modest but efficient stat line against the Raptors. He played 14 minutes, scored nine points, had seven assists, grabbed four rebounds and shot 3-for-4 from the charity stripe.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Andrew Wiggins led the Heat in scoring with 12 points while fellow veteran Bam Adebayo scored 10 points, shortly after sharing his thoughts on building chemistry with Antetokounmpo<\/a>. Coach Spoelstra’s team gave 19 players an opportunity to play as the Heat coach sorted through potential lineup combinations.<\/p>\n Seven players scored in double figures including Wiggins, Adebayo, Nikola Jovic, Ian Schiefflin, Tim Hardaway Jr., Pelle Larsson, and Bez Mbeng. While Antetokounmpo wasn’t among them, his performance constituted the exact type of game Heat fans want him to play on a team packed full of depth in need of a versatile forward who can stuff the stat sheet without necessarily scoring 30 points per night.<\/p>\n GIANNIS SCORING AND ASSISTING AT WILL \ud83d\udcaa<\/p>\n The Heat offense is looking scary with Antetokounmpo. pic.twitter.com\/nmsDAMaXZ5<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) October 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n