After a disappointing season that didn't end in an NBA Championship, the Indiana Pacers are ‘quietly shopping’ Roy Hibbert to other teams.
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Sporting News believes that Hibbert’s second half meltdown has prompted the Pacers to search for trade partners, but they haven’t been as vocal as other teams looking to trade stars. One front-office executive believes the Pacers are serious about dealing their All-Star center.
"I would say they've been doing that, but quietly," one source said.
"They're open to making major changes, if they're there," one general manager said "I think they'd be disappointed to see that same core group back intact, so it is a matter of, how drastic can the changes they make be? Moving Hibbert for multiple pieces would be a pretty drastic change, but they're asking.”
There hasn't been a leak as to which teams have been in contact with the Pacers with regards to Hibbert, but Bleacher Report believes the Boston Celtics, Portland Trailblazers and Denver Nuggets are teams that could call.
Every potential deal Bleacher Report predicts includes a first-round pick in the NBA Drasf as well as a big man to take Hibbert's spot in Indiana's lineup.
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The 27-year-old Hibbert was selected for the 2014 All Star game while averaging 10.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game. Hibbert’s playoff statistics were dreadful and aided in the Pacers’ early exit at the hands of the Miami Heat.
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