Pacers shopping Hibbert, talks with Pistons for Monroe

They are burning it down to the ground, aren't they?

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/08/10/report-pacers-shopping-roy-hibbert-called-pistons-to-talk-greg-monroe/?ocid=Yahoo&partner=ya5nbcs


Report: Pacers, shopping Roy Hibbert, called Pistons to talk Greg Monroe

Kurt Helin Aug 10, 2014, 7:59 PM EDT



This makes no sense for the Pistons, but ridiculous things do get offered around the league.

There’s been buzz around the league that the Pacers are testing the trade value of Roy Hibbert — they are in for a rough season and he can opt out next summer — and even called the Suns to talk about Goran Dragic. Hopefully the Suns brass were polite and hung up the phone before laughing at that offer.

Looks like the Pacers may have called the Pistons, too, according to Matt Dery of Detroit Sports radio 105.1.

This likely got about as far as the Dragic pitch.

Detroit’s main roster issue is that Monroe, Andre Drummond and Josh Smith can’t play well together because none of them can space the floor (although Smith thinks he can). Hibbert actually took 30 percent of his shots beyond 10 feet and hit a reasonable percentage of them, but bringing him in is not going to solve your floor spacing issues.

Plus the Pistons would have to take on more salary to do it. Then could lose Hibbert next summer anyway.

The one thing to take away from all this is that the Pacers are considering all their options right now. If they can find a partner with a good offer they will move anyone on the roster not named Paul George (or probably David West)

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They lost Evan Turner, Lance Stephenson, and Paul George (to injury). Looks like the Pacers are taking a nosedive at the same time the Heat will.


KJ

The Pistons have their center of the near-future.  Why would they trade a blue chip asset for another center of increasingly questionable staying power?

Sam