Phoenix Suns vs Charlotte Hornets Predicted Starting Lineups and Depth Chart for Jan. 7 | 2024-25 NBA season

The Charlotte Hornets have lost 10 straight games and will be desperate to break that streak when they take on the Phoenix Suns at Spectrum Center on Tuesday night. With both teams struggling to find wins, this regular-season matchup will be critical as teams approach the midway point of the season.

The Suns and Hornets have both not delivered this season, but there is plenty of star talent on these rosters to turn things around. The Suns boast three of the league's most potent offensive threats in Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal.

For the Hornets, former Rookie of the Year and 2022 All-Star LaMelo Ball has been sensational over the last few months, evolving into one of the NBA's elite scorers.

Phoenix Suns vs Charlotte Hornets Predicted Starting Lineups and Depth Chart

Charlotte Hornets forward Brandon Miller is defended by Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal at Spectrum Center. Photo Credit: Imagn

Head coach Mike Budenholzer is in his first year with the Suns and is still finding his footing. The veteran coach has been flexible with his starting five and provided plenty of opportunities to some of his fringe players. Overall, 11 different players have received starts for the Suns.

Point guard Tyus Jones leads the roster with 32 starts with Devin Booker second on the list with 28.

Phoenix's only injury concern going into Tuesday's encounter is forward Royce O'Neale, who is sidelined with a left anke sprain.

Expect to see Budenholzer go with a starting five that includes Tyus Jones, Devin Booker, Bradley Beal, Kevin Durant and Mason Plumlee.

Phoenix Suns depth chart:

G	Tyus Jones	Monte Morris	TyTy Washington Jr.	Collin Gillespie
G	Devin Booker	Grayson Allen	Damion Lee
F	Bradley Beal	Royce O'Neale	Josh Okogie
F	Kevin Durant	Ryan Dunn (O)
C	Mason Plumlee	Jusuf Nurkic	Oso Ighodaro	Bol Bol

It has been a difficult month for Charles Lee with his Charlotte Hornets winning just one of their 14 games in December. The young coach will be looking to his starters to get his team out of this midseason slump. Lee has consistently rotated his starting five with 13 different players receiving starts at some point this season.

Josh Green leads the lineup with 31 starts and Brandon Miller is second on the list with 24.

The Hornets have no major injuries going into the game, but shooting guard Seth Curry is listed as probable due to a knee issue. Forward Grant Williams is out for the season with a torn ACL.

Lee will likely come out with a starting five that includes LaMelo Ball, Josh Green, Brandon Miller, Miles Bridges and Mark Williams.

Charlotte Hornets depth chart:

G	LaMelo Ball	KJ Simpson	Vasilije Micic	Isaiah Wong
G	Josh Green	Seth Curry (DD)	Nick Smith Jr.	Daquan Jefferies
F	Brandon Miller	Cody Martin
F	Miles Bridges	Tidjane Salaun	Grant Williams (O)
C	Mark Williams	Nick Richards	Taj Gibson	Moussa Diabate

Phoenix Suns vs Charlotte Hornets Players to Watch

Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant dunks against Philadelphia 76ers forward Paul George at Wells Fargo Center. Photo Credit: Imagn

The return of Kevin Durant from an ankle injury has provided a major boost to the Phoenix Suns lineup. The former MVP missed 10 games this season, but has been outstanding over the last three weeks. Durant has led the roster in points in nine of the last 10 games. Over the season, he is averaging 27.6 points, 6.6 rebounds and 4.0 assists.

LaMelo Ball has been one of the bright spots in an otherwise disappointing 2024-25 campaign for the Charlotte Hornets. The gifted guard has shown that he can carry the offense and continues to put up big numbers week after week.

Ball leads the Hornets roster in points (29.8), assists (7.3) and steals (1.3). His standout performance of the season came against the Milwaukee Buks on Nov. 23 when he finished with a whopping 50 points and chipped in with five rebounds and 10 assists.