Josh Green

The Hornets have made three changes to their starting lineup, two of which were due to injury. Micic and Richards will start with LaMelo Ball and Mark Williams sidelined, while Martin moves into the starting lineup and pushes Seth Curry to the bench. All three spot starters are worth streaming since only three games are on Friday's schedule.

Curry will replace the injured Brandon Miller on Thursday. The three-point sniper has played sparingly as of late but is averaging 9.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.3 assists while shooting at least 50% from the field and deep as a starter this season.

It certainly comes as a surprise that Williams will move into the starting unit for the first time this season. He has been playing around 10 minutes per game off the bench during his three appearances this season, but he'll replace Nick Richards in the opening lineup. That doesn't mean Williams will see his workload increase to 30 minutes, but he should play a larger role, with Richards still seeing plenty of minutes off the bench.

Richards is back in the lineup after sitting out Saturday's loss to the Cavaliers. As a result, Taj Gibson heads to the bench in the only change to Charlotte's starting five. While Mark Williams remains under restriction, Gibson will likely be out of the rotation entirely.

Green hasn't been a great fantasy option for Charlotte this year, especially over their last two games. However, he had one of his best games as a Hornet on Saturday. He contributed value across the board and fell one point shy of tying his season-high for scoring. He's a solid player, but that hasn't translated to much fantasy success, even with the fresh start in Charlotte. This was the first night of a back-to-back, so he'll look to build off this in Indiana on Sunday.