Washington Wizards vs. Charlotte Hornets: Starting Lineups and Injuries
The Washington Wizards are coming off a win over the Cairns Taipans in their first preseason contest looking to stack another successful exhibition outing in Game 2.
Facing the Wizards in Capital One Arena are the Charlotte Hornets who fell 113-109 to the Miami Heat in their first contest.
Ahead of their matchup both Washington and the Hornets revealed their starting lineups and inactive players.
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Washington Wizards Starting Lineup
G Tyus Jones (No. 15)
G Jordan Poole (No. 13)
F Kyle Kuzma (No. 33)
F Bilal Coulibaly (No. 0)
C Daniel Gafford (No. 21)
Washington Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma (33) celebrates his three point basket in overtime as Detroit Pistons forward Jerami Grant (9) reacts at Little Caesars Arena.
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Charlotte Hornets Starting Lineup
G Lamelo Ball (No. 1)
G Terry Rozier (No. 3)
G Brandon Miller (No. 24)
F P.J. Washington (No. 25)
C Mark Williams (No. 5)
For the Wizards five players are inactive for Thursday night with Deni Avdija (back tightness), Patrick Baldwin Jr. (sore right knee), Taj Gibson (groin tightness), Anthony Gill (left hamstring strain), and Landry Shamet (fractured right great toe) all out for the game.
On the Charlotte side of things, Gordan Hayward is out with right foot discomfort while Leaky Black, James Bouknight, Miles Bridges, Theo Maledon, and Cody Martin are all not with the team in Washington.
Kuzma led all Wizards in scoring with 22 points in the first game of the preseason while Delon Wright was tops in assists coming off the bench with six of them.
Gafford led the way in rebounds with eight of them and also led defensively with five while Coulibaly got a block and three steals in his NBA debut.
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Poole was arguably the most anticipated player Washington wanted to see in their first look at the team against live competition and he didn't disappoint, scoring 18 points while shooting 50 percent from beyond the arc and 46.2 percent in total.
Of course, everyone would love to have a better performance, and with NBA competition coming to town for the first time it's an early opportunity to see what this Wizards team may bring to the floor in 2023.
