Tonight’s starting lineup will be Charlotte Hornets’ sixth different configuration in nine games. The level of atrophy Charlotte’s starting five have faced in the first two weeks of the season has been surprising, but head coach Charles Lee has handled the adversity well. His offensive and defensive schemes have been adaptable enough to keep his Hornets in games against the bigger fields they’ve faced in recent days, and tonight’s matchup against Myles Turner, Pascal Siakiam and the Indiana Pacers will create another team only. challenge.

“Who’s the most vocal? I think it’s been the whole group. I look at the timeout sometimes it’s Grant. Sometimes it’s Cody. Sometimes it’s Melo. Sometimes it’s Miles. I’m really proud of the way the guys guys just talked.” spoken among us.”

His boys will face new adversity as they move forward without Miles Bridges for the foreseeable future. Bridges took a big step forward against the Detroit Pistons, scoring an efficient 27 points and leading the team in rebounds with seven. Wondering who will take his place in the starting lineup? The answer comes from sixth overall pick Tidjane Salaün. The rookie will start the first game of his NBA career in place of Miles Bridges, a rapid rise from highly touted prospect to NBA starter within six months of his professional start. Read on for the rest of Charlotte’s starting lineup.

PG: LaMelo Ball
GS: Brandon Miller
SF: Josh Green
PF: Tidjane Salaün
C: Taj Gibson

PG: Tyrese Haliburton
GS: Andrew Nembhard
SF: Benedict Mathurin
PF: Pascal Siakam
C: Myles Turner

Hornets fans can watch tonight’s action on FanDuel Sports Network or the accompanying app. The game begins at the Spectrum Center at 7 pm Charlotte’s next action will be Sunday night when they travel to the City of Brotherly Love to take on Paul George and the 76ers.

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