Hornets' Marco Belinelli: Will come off bench as usual Friday

Belinelli will come off the bench Friday against the Raptors.

Analysis:

It was thought that Belinelli could start Friday with teammate Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (back) unavailable, but coach Steve Clifford will bring off the bench as he regularly does, and insert Treveon Graham into the starting lineup instead. While Belinelli will fill a reserve role Friday, Kidd-Gilchrist's absence could afford him a few extra minutes.