Hibbert could be headed to Portland for max deal

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Sam Amick ‏@sam_amick

Source: Portland GM Neil Olshey & team prez Larry Miller visited restricted free agent center Roy Hibbert tonight in DC, offered max deal

Sam Amick ‏@sam_amick

Indiana did not offer a max deal, and Hibbert is now leaning to Blazers unless Pacers match. One other unnamed team offered max.

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[Nikeman]

Wow!

[Cullksinikers]

Good. Get him out of the East and the Central.

[Young2Kinsler]

I hope Dallas is the other team that offered the Max, would love him next to Dirk.

[MJ-BULLS]

wow indeed.

[DaoudS]

Indiana would be stupid not to match.

[KniCks4LiFe]

Indy what are you replacing him with?

[aussieNOHfan]

Hornets for the unnamed team!!!

[JeffG20]

dying to know the unnamed team

[naps]

Max deal has become so normal nowadays. Hibbert is a max player...smh...

[KniCks4LiFe]

Maybe Brooklyn is that unnamed team. They've been around.

[JeffG20]

Maybe Brooklyn is that unnamed team. They've been around.

there too busy with the Dwight drama

[IversonIsKrazy]

U know, I hate how the owner's of the team feel like players are getting paid too much. Are they supposed to be like, oh a max contract? nah, im not worth that. THese GM's are ****ing stupid and retarded, Hibbert? Gordon? MAX? The fcuk. these GM's don't know how to run a business, plain and simple.

anyways, wow indeed.

[Cal827]

Max deal has become so normal nowadays. Hibbert is a max player...smh...

100x this. Looks like Hibbert is gonna win Hawkeye's " who's gonna get that albatross contract they don't deserve award"

[BradyIsTheMan12]

U know, I hate how the owner's of the team feel like players are getting paid too much. Are they supposed to be like, oh a max contract? nah, im not worth that. THese GM's are ****ing stupid and retarded, Hibbert? Gordon? MAX? The fcuk. these GM's don't know how to run a business, plain and simple.

anyways, wow indeed.

Teams like Portland are not going to be able to give a max to a true max level player because they wouldn't come to a small-market team. Is he a max-level player? No, but he is the best option out of a batch of realistic candidates, and he is a center.