Phoenix Suns vs Miami Heat predicted starting lineups and depth chart for Dec. 7| 2024-25 NBA season

Saturday's late NBA game sees the Phoenix Suns (12-9) travel to Florida to take on the Miami Heat (10-10) with both teams looking to kickstart their seasons after an underwhelming start.

An ankle injury will see the Suns' superstar Kevin Durant miss out, but there will be plenty of big names on display with Devin Booker, Bradley Beal, Jimmy Butler, Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo all set to feature at the Kaseya Center.

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Phoenix Suns vs Miami Heat predicted starting lineups and depth chart

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker dribbles against Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier during the first half at Footprint Center (Credits: IMAGN)

The Phoenix Suns have been forced to rotate their starting lineup due to injuries. 11 different Suns players have started at some point this season with Suns coach Mike Budenholzer remaining flexible with his starting five.

Durant, along with center Jusuf Nurkic and guard Collin Gillespie, are all out for Saturday's game. Forwards Ryan Dunn and Jalen Bridges are listed as day-to-day.

Expect to see Phoenix come out with a starting five that includes Tyus Jones, Devin Booker, Bradley Beal, Royce O'Neale 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 (O)	Ryan Dunn
C	Jusuf Nurkic (O)	Mason Plumlee	Oso Ighodaro	Bol Bol

The Miami Heat have seen nine different players receive starts with Herro and Adebayo being the only two players to start every game this season. Miami coach Erik Spoelstra has adjusted his lineup due to injuries but tends to stick with his regular starting five.

Pelle Larson is listed as questionable for Saturday's game.

We can expect a starting five that includes Tyler Herro, Duncan Robinson, Jimmy Butler, Haywood Highsmith and Bam Adebayo to take the court for the home team.

Miami Heat depth chart:

G	Tyler Herro	Dru Smith
G	Duncan Robinson	Terry Rozier	Alec Burks	Josh Richardson
F	Jimmy Butler	Jaime Jaquez Jr.	Pelle Larson (Q)
F	Haywood Highsmith	Nikola Jovic
C	Bam Adebayo	Kevin Love	Kel'el Ware	Thomas Bryant

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Phoenix Suns vs Miami Heat: Preview

The Phoenix Suns are off to a rollercoaster start with the team extremely streaky over the first quarter of the season. Phoenix took the league by storm, winning eight of their first nine games. An injury to Durant in November saw them slump and proceed to lose six of their next seven games.

Coach Budenholzer has steadied the ship with big wins over the Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs over the last week. However, with Durant set to be out for at least another week, the Suns will turn to Devin Booker and Bradley Beal to lead the offense.

Phoenix has lost four straight away games coming into Saturday's game, and has a 4-5 overall record in away games.

The Heat are coming off a dominant 41-point victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday where six different players finished with double digits in points. Miami has won five of their last eight games and will be looking to build on their statement win over the Lakers as they prepare for a three-game home stretch.

Miami's offense has the potential to be one of the most dangerous in the league when the team is healthy. Jimmy Butler, Tyler Herro, Bam Adebayo and Jaime Jaquez Jr. have all put up big numbers over the course of the season. In their last 11 games, Erik Spoelstra's team has scored 119 points or more on five occasions.

The Miami Heat come into the game with a 6-4 record in their last 10 games and a 5-4 home record.

The Suns and Heat have already faced off once this season with Phoenix winning 115-112 on Nov. 6.

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Phoenix Suns vs Miami Heat: Where to watch

The Miami Heat will host the Phoenix Suns at the Kaseya Center in Miami on Saturday, Dec. 7 with the game set to tip off at 8:00 p.m. EST.

The game will be available to watch locally on FanDuel Sports Network - Sun and Arizona's Family 3TV / Arizona's Family Sports. Fans who are looking to stream the game can also catch it on NBA League Pass or fuboTV.