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Hibbert was drafted 17th overall by the Toronto Raptors in the 2008 NBA draft. On July 9, 2008, his rights were traded to the Indiana Pacers, along with T. J. Ford, for Jermaine O'Neal. [12] On July 15, he signed his first professional contract with the Pacers. [citation needed] Hibbert was selected to the 2012 NBA All-Star Game as a reserve ...
The 2008 NBA Draft was held on June 26, 2008, ... Roy Hibbert was born in the United States to a Jamaican father and a Trinidadian mother.
Two Hoyas were the NBA first overall draft picks: Patrick Ewing in 1985 and Allen Iverson in 1996. Alonzo Mourning was the second overall pick in the 1992 draft. [ 1 ] Other alumni have gone undrafted, but entered the NBA later, such as Jaren Jackson in 1989, and Henry Sims and Chris Wright in 2013.
On July 9 the Pacers officially announced they had made two trades, the most notable being the trade of former All Star forward Jermaine O'Neal in exchange for Toronto Raptors players T. J. Ford, Rasho Nesterovic, Maceo Baston and Roy Hibbert who was the 17th pick on the 2008 NBA draft.
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At the end of the school year, a major turnover took place in the roster. Hibbert, Ewing, Wallace, and Tyler Crawford all graduated. The Toronto Raptors drafted Hibbert in the 2008 NBA draft and subsequently traded the rights to him to the Indiana Pacers, with whom he began his NBA career.
Just ask Roy Hibbert. Without getting into great detail, the Indiana Pacers center confessed his love for the early Internet goldmines. Shout out to @AOL for those chat rooms back in the late '90s.