Roy Hibbert Opts In: Pacers Now Look To Trade Him
The Indiana Pacers selected Myles Turner with the 11th overall pick in the NBA draft on Thursday Night. Shortly after the Pacers selected the Texas center, news broke from multiple sources, including ESPN’s Marc Stein, that Roy Hibbert was opting in with the Pacers.
Sources say that the Pacers will now try to move Roy Hibbert after Hibbert sent in paperwork to opt into final year of his current contract
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) June 26, 2015
Though likely a coincidence, I couldn’t help but wonder if the timing of this news meant something more. Turner had just been selected to ultimately replace Hibbert, and news breaks that Roy opts in….hmmm. Call me an optimist, or call me a conspiracy theorist, but I think the timing says it all. Many reports indicated the Pacers would be trying hard to trade Roy Hibbert…who hadn’t even opted into his contract yet …and then he opts in!
The Indiana Pacers are looking hard at Texas center Myles Turner -- and shopping Roy Hibbert hard on the trade market, sources tell Yahoo.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 26, 2015
I think this signals a sign that the Pacers already have a deal in place, and let’s take a look at whom I think a trade would be for, involving Roy Hibbert when free agency starts (July 1st).