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Philadelphia 76ers hiring Roy Hibbert shows investment in interior defense

Recently, the Philadelphia 76ers lost their player development coach, Lindsey Harding, to a job offer from the Sacramento Kings. The Sixers didn’t take too long in finding her replacement, according to Shams Charania of the Athletic.

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

Charania also highlighted portion of Roy Hibbert‘s resume as a player where he was part of the Indiana Pacers roster that was known for it’s defense and made two consecutive Eastern Conference Finals in a four-year run.