The Philadelphia 76ers have hired former NBA center Roy Hibbert to a player development coaching role, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium.
During his NBA career, Hibbert played for the Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Lakers, Charlotte Hornets and Denver Nuggets. His best years were with the Pacers, where he was a two-time All-Star:
The Philadelphia 76ers have hired nine-year NBA center Roy Hibbert — a two-time All-Star with Indiana — to a player development coaching role, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 9, 2019
The Sixers have arguably the best center in the game in Joel Embiid. They also have a bunch of youngsters on the team such as Zhaire Smith, Matisse Thybulle, Furkan Korkmaz and Jonah Bolden. The Sixers will ask Roy Hibbert to mentor those guys and help build their basketball games.
In 662 games, Roy Hibbert had career averages of 10.0 points and 6.3 rebounds while shooting 46.5 percent from the field and 25.0 percent from beyond the arc. He played his college ball at Georgetown and was the 17th overall pick in the 2008 draft.
The Sixers are expected to be one of the best teams in the NBA next season. Their core of Joel Embiid, Al Horford, Ben Simmons and Tobias Harris is as good as any core in the league. Philly was able to acquire combo guard Josh Richardson from the Miami Heat in the sign-and-trade deal involving Jimmy Butler.
The only thing the Sixers weren't able to accomplish this summer was find a replacement for shooting guard JJ Redick, who signed with the New Orleans Pelicans in free agency. Philly will surely miss Redick's 3-point shooting.
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