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Larry Bird is stepping down as president of the Indiana Pacers, The Undefeated's Marc J. Spears has confirmed. General manager Kevin Pritchard will take over the team.
The news was first reported by The Vertical.
Among Bird's biggest accomplishments with the team was drafting Danny Granger in 2005 and Paul George in 2010. The team selected Kawhi Leonard in 2011, but traded his draft rights to the Spurs for George Hill.
A reason for Bird's departure has not been confirmed, but sources told ESPN's Mike Wells that the plan had always been for Bird to strongly suggest to owner Herb Simon that Pritchard take over as president when Bird eventually stepped away. Simon has kept Bird on year-to-year contracts for years.
Full story here: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/19264939/larry-bird-stepping-president-indiana-pacers
Larry Bird is stepping down as president of the Indiana Pacers, The Undefeated's Marc J. Spears has confirmed. General manager Kevin Pritchard will take over the team.
The news was first reported by The Vertical.
Among Bird's biggest accomplishments with the team was drafting Danny Granger in 2005 and Paul George in 2010. The team selected Kawhi Leonard in 2011, but traded his draft rights to the Spurs for George Hill.
A reason for Bird's departure has not been confirmed, but sources told ESPN's Mike Wells that the plan had always been for Bird to strongly suggest to owner Herb Simon that Pritchard take over as president when Bird eventually stepped away. Simon has kept Bird on year-to-year contracts for years.
Full story here: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/19264939/larry-bird-stepping-president-indiana-pacers