Larry Bird decided to retire as the NBA’s reigning Executive of the Year. The Pacers announced Wednesday that they’ve re-hired Donnie Walsh and promoted Kevin Pritchard in the wake of Bird’s retirement.
Pacers Re-Hire Donnie Walsh, Tab Kevin Pritchard To Take Over For Larry Bird
This won’t be the first time Indiana will be under the watchful eye of Walsh, as its “new” president of basketball operations spent the majority of the last two decades at the top of the Pacers’ basketball operations department.
It’s not the greatest timing with Thursday night’s NBA Draft looming, of course, but the Indy Star’s Mike Wells reports that Bird will stick around to handle draft-day duties.
Read Article >Larry Bird To Leave Pacers, According To Report
The curious future of Larry Bird, the reigning NBA Executive of the Year and a man just seeing his blueprint turn into a real, contending team, has taken another turn as Mike Wells of the Indianapolis Star reports that Bird will on Tuesday finalize his departure from the club in a meeting with team owner Herb Simon. Reports during the season suggested that Bird would be out, but those dissipated once Bird fired general manager David Morway with the aim of elevating Kevin Pritchard, Portland’s former general manager.
More recently, rumors put Donnie Walsh, Bird’s long-time partner in crime, back in Indiana. Wells reports that Walsh may take Bird’s position and Pritchard would ascend to that of Morway.
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