Tidjane Salaün earns first NBA start for Hornets in highly anticipated game

Tonight’s starting lineup is the Charlotte Hornets’ sixth different configuration in nine games. The level of atrophy that Charlotte’s starting five faced in the first two weeks of the season was startling, but head coach Charles Lee has handled the adversity well. His offensive and defensive schemes are adaptable enough to keep his Hornets in games against the larger-than-life front courts they’ve faced in recent days, and tonight’s matchup against Myles Turner, Pascal Siakiam and the Indiana Pacers will be another one-of-a-kind matchup create. challenge.

“Who’s the loudest? I think it’s 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 very proud of the way the boys just were vocal with each other.”

His boys will face another setback if they have to continue without Miles Bridges for the foreseeable future. Bridges took a big step forward against the Detroit Pistons, scoring an efficient 27 points while leading the team in rebounding with seven. Curious who will take his place in the starting lineup? The answer comes in the form of sixth overall pick Tidjane Salaün. The rookie will start his first career NBA game in place of Miles Bridges, a meteoric rise from highly touted talent to NBA starter within six months of his caretaker starting. Read on for the rest of Charlotte’s starting lineup.

PG: LaMelo ball
SG: Brandon Miller
SF: Josh Green
PF: Tidjane Salaün
C: Taj Gibson

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

Hornets fans can catch tonight’s action on the FanDuel Sports Network or its app. The game starts at 7:00 PM from the Spectrum Center. Charlotte’s next action takes place on Sunday night when they travel to the City of Brotherly Love to take on Paul George and the 76ers.

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