Trade Grade
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Lakers get: C Roy Hibbert
Pacers get: Future second-round pick from Lakers
It was not so long ago, in the first half of the 2013-14 season in fact, that Hibbert was viewed as a two-time All-Star that was steadily making his case for Defensive Player of the Year honors for one of the best teams in basketball. Now, however, the 28-year-old is simply an above-average defender and rebounder with a poor offensive game. He put up a modest 10.6 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 1.6 blocks per game on an alarmingly low 44.6% shooting. In fact, he could also be viewed as a net negative: Indiana was 2.5 points per 100 possessions better with Hibbert off the court than on, and the center is also on an expiring $15.5 million contract -- a massive overpayment. The Pacers had also drafted Hibbert’s replacement in rookie C/PF Myles Turner, and signed PF/C Jordan Hill. Team President Larry Bird also said they’re looking to have SF Paul George play a lot of power forward -- employing strategies that don’t fit with the Jamaican. Don’t get me wrong: Hibbert is still a starting-caliber center, but he was becoming a terrible fit on a new-look Pacer roster, and was worth giving up for essentially nothing in exchange.
Grade: B
Thanks to Peter Chiaradia (@peter_chiaradia17) for his contribution to this trade grade
Click here for link to Los Angeles Lakers Trade Grades
Lakers get: C Roy Hibbert
Pacers get: Future second-round pick from Lakers
It was not so long ago, in the first half of the 2013-14 season in fact, that Hibbert was viewed as a two-time All-Star that was steadily making his case for Defensive Player of the Year honors for one of the best teams in basketball. Now, however, the 28-year-old is simply an above-average defender and rebounder with a poor offensive game. He put up a modest 10.6 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 1.6 blocks per game on an alarmingly low 44.6% shooting. In fact, he could also be viewed as a net negative: Indiana was 2.5 points per 100 possessions better with Hibbert off the court than on, and the center is also on an expiring $15.5 million contract -- a massive overpayment. The Pacers had also drafted Hibbert’s replacement in rookie C/PF Myles Turner, and signed PF/C Jordan Hill. Team President Larry Bird also said they’re looking to have SF Paul George play a lot of power forward -- employing strategies that don’t fit with the Jamaican. Don’t get me wrong: Hibbert is still a starting-caliber center, but he was becoming a terrible fit on a new-look Pacer roster, and was worth giving up for essentially nothing in exchange.
Grade: B
Thanks to Peter Chiaradia (@peter_chiaradia17) for his contribution to this trade grade
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