On July 7, 2016, the Charlotte Hornets officially made an undervalued move for 30-year old big man Roy Hibbert, signing the ex-Laker and ex-Pacer Center on a 1-year/$5 million deal.
Now that Hibbert is a Hornet, much is to be determined though less is expected. Many questions have arisen as to what the 7’2” big man’s role will be under Head Coach Steve Clifford. Here, we will try to answer a few of the main questions.
Q: Why Hibbert?
Honestly, after trading for Marco Belinelli, extending Nicolas Batum and Marvin Williams on multi-year and multi-million dollar contracts and signing Ramon Sessions, the Hornets were left with significantly less money and still had multiple roster holes.