Isaiah Roby, Justin Jackson in Thunder starting lineup against Magic
The Oklahoma City Thunder’s starting lineup will look different against the Orlando Magic.
Of course, it looked different in the first two games of the season as well. But with center Al Horford out for rest reasons and guard George Hill sitting due to neck spasms, there will be two new members of the starting lineup.
Big Isaiah Roby will be starting in place of Horford and wing Justin Jackson will take the place of Hill.
It will be the season debut for both players. Both of them started a game in the preseason.
Roby appeared in three games for the Thunder last season. He is listed at 6-foot-8 with a 7-foot-3 wingspan.
In his preseason start, he had seven points, 11 rebounds, three steals and five turnovers in 25 minutes of play.
Jackson was acquired from the Dallas Mavericks this offseason. He played 65 games for the Mavs last year and started three of them. Over four seasons, he has a career average of 6.5 points per game.
The trade for Jackson was a three-team deal. Oklahoma City sent James Johnson to the Mavericks. In return, the organization got Jackson and two second-round picks from Dallas and Trevor Ariza from the Detroit Pistons.
