Indiana Pacers: Pacers not expected to make a major move

It could be a long year for the Indiana Pacers. First, they lost guard Lance Stephenson to a three-year, $27 million contract with the Charlotte Hornets. Then, their best player, forward Paul George, suffered a fractured leg during a Team USA scrimmage in Las Vegas just 10 days ago.

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That has led to speculation the Pacers could look to blow things up and there have been several reports they are shopping center Roy Hibbert, who was a complete disaster in the 2014 postseason.

However, Steve Kyler of Basketball Insiders doesn’t expect the Pacers to make a major move.

"I don’t think you’ll see the Pacers do anything foolish out of the gate. You bring in the guys you have, you see if they can compete together and if they can’t you start selling off older guys. I don’t think you’ll see Roy Hibbert moved, but I do think we’ll see how much of the load Roy can carry. He is going to be asked to do a lot more, especially offensively.I think your idea of looking to future becomes a reality of the existing team can’t compete. But if you remember, everyone thought the world would end for the Bulls when they lost Derrick Rose and they still played hard and were a playoff team. I don’t think Larry Bird lays down, unless it’s clear his guys can’t compete."

Last season, Hibbert averaged 10.8 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.2 blocks and 1.1 assists per game while shooting 43.9% from the field, 40.0% from beyond the arc and 77.0% from the free throw line. Over his career, he’s put up 11.2 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.4 blocks and 0.9 assists per game while shooting 4.7% from the floor, 30.0% from three and 73.7% from the charity stripe.

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