The Indiana Pacers plan to match the Portland Trail Blazers’ offer to restricted free agent Roy Hibbert, the Indianapolis Star reported on Monday.
ESPN has confirmed the Pacers’ plans for Hibbert.
Sources told ESPN The Magazine’s Chris Broussard that Portland offered the center a four-year, $58 million contract, the maximum allowed under the collective bargaining agreement.
The Pacers drafted Hibbert with the 17th overall pick in 2008 and the Georgetown product has seen his scoring and rebounding averages rise every season, reaching a career-high 12.8 points and 8.8 rebounds in the lockout-shortened 2011-12 season.
With Hibbert anchoring their frontcourt, the Pacers were 42-24 this year and lost to the Miami Heat in six games in the second round of the playoffs.
–ESPN
