For those who aren't familiar with the whole "restricted free agent" thing, A restricted free agent is subject to his current team's Right of First Refusal, meaning that the player can be signed to an offer sheet by another team, but his current club reserves the right to match the offer and keep the player. An offer sheet is a contract offer of at least 1 year made to a restricted free agent. The player's current team has three days to match the offer or loses the player to the new team.
With that being said, good...traditional centers are hard to come by in today's league so resigning Hibbert has to be the top priority for the Indiana Pacers. The big fella has been an essential part of the team's growth over the last couple seasons and in order for the team to continue in the right direction Hibbert must remain a Pacer. We will soon find out what the Pacers' brass will do, with the July 11th date approaching very quickly. July 11-14 is when the decision will have to be made. Until then stay tuned for the latest Pacers news!
Good article, I agree 100% we cannot let Hibbert walk.
ReplyDeleteGiven the lack another size and experience combination - West, Amundson, and Hansbrough are all only 6-9 - and the retirement of 6-11 vet Jeff Foster, losing Roy Hibbert would be a crippling blow to a team whose interior defense was exposed in the playoffs last year. He is a must-sign player.
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