Miami Heat vs Charlotte Hornets predicted starting lineups and depth chart | 2024 NBA preseason

Miami Heat vs Charlotte Hornets is one of five games on the NBA preseason slate on Tuesday,. The two Eastern Conference squads are set to tip off at 7:00 pm Eastern Time. This game is set to air locally but can also be streamed on League Pass.

For the Miami Heat, this will be their first time taking the court in the preseason. After spending training camp in the Bahamas, they've returned home to begin their four-game schedule before the regular season. The Heat will be looking to have a bounce-back year in 2025 after getting eliminated in the first round last postseason.

Miami Heat vs Charlotte Hornets will be the second matchup of the preseason for LaMelo Ball and company. They took the court for the first time on Sunday, facing off against the new-look New York Knicks. Things would end up going down to the wire, and the Hornets came up just short. They'd suffered 111-109 loss to the Knicks in Karl-Anthony Towns' first game with the Knicks.

With a healthy Ball and Brandon Miller heading into his second year, Charlotte will be a young squad vying for a spot in the play-in tournament.

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Miami Heat vs Charlotte Hornets: Injury reports for October 8th

Miami Heat injury report

Heading into their first preseason game of the year, the Miami Heat are going to be slightly shorthanded. Three players likely to be in their rotation this season have already been ruled out.

Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Tyler Herro will miss Tuesday's matchup as they are both dealing with groin strains. Josh Richardson is also going to be sidelined due to a shoulder injury. All three players are listed as day-to-day and expected to return to the lineup in the coming days.

Charlotte Hornets injury report

Injuries are not an issue for the Hornets as they have no players listed on their report. They'll be at full strength against the Heat.

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Miami Heat vs Charlotte Hornets: Starting lineups and depth charts

Miami Heat starting lineup and depth chart

With one likely starter already ruled out, the Heat will have to make some changes to their opening unit. Since Herro will not be suiting up, Duncan Robinson is someone who could fill his spot in the starting five.

Erik Spoelstra is expected to deploy a lineup of Terry Rozier, Robinson, Jimmy Butler, Nikola Jovic and Bam Adebayo to start Tuesday's game. Here is a look at Miami's complete depth chart as they get ready to take the floor for the first time this season.

Point guard	Shooting guard	Small forward	Power forward	Center
Terry Rozier	Tyler Herro	Jimmy Butler	Nikola Jovic	Bam Adebayo
Alec Burks	Josh Richardson	Duncan Robinson	Jaime Jaquez Jr.	Kel'el Ware
	Pelle Larsson	Nassir Little	Kevin Love	Thomas Bryant

Charlotte Hornets starting lineup and depth chart

Since they'll be at full strength, the Hornets likely won't make any changes to their starting lineup. On Sunday against the Knicks, they opened the game with LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller, Josh Green, Miles Bridges and Nick Richards.

Here is a full look at the Hornets' depth chart heading into the 2025 campaign:

Point guard	Shooting guard	Small forward	Power forward	Center
LaMelo Ball	Brandon Miller	Josh Green	Miles Bridges	Nick Richards
Vasilijie Micic	Tre Mann	Cody Martin	Grant Williams	Mark Williams
K.J. Simpson	Seth Curry	Tidjane Salaun	Moussa Diabate	Taj Gibson

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Miami Heat vs Charlotte Hornets: What to watch

One of the main things to monitor in Miami Heat vs Charlotte Hornets is how the former looks in their first taste of a live opponent this year. Aside from that, another storyline to follow is how the young Hornets squad looks as they continue to mesh.