Larry Bird headlined an end-of-season press conference for the Indiana Pacers today, and the main takeaway was the team president’s indifference towards Roy Hibbert’s future.
Depending on how you read his comments, it could even sound like Bird hopes Hibbert opts out of his deal this summer and takes his talents to St. Elsewhere.
It was surprising to hear. I fully expected Bird to maybe try to move Hibbert this summer, but I also expected Roy to decline his option and probably remain on the team next season after Larry called around the league and realized he would have to take back contracts he didn’t want in order to move the big fella.