Larry Bird

Larry Joe Bird (Larry Legend, The Hick from French Lick)

Born: December 7, 1956 in West Baden, Indiana
High School: Springs Valley in French Lick, Indiana
College: Indiana State University
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1998 (Full List)
As Player: 897 G, 24.3 PPG, 10.0 RPG, 6.3 APG (Full Record)
As Coach: 3 Yrs, 147-67, .687 W-L% (Full Record)

Franchises

• Indiana Pacers: July 11, 2003 to June 27, 2012

Awards

• 2011-12 NBA Executive of the Year

Draft Picks, Trades, and Free Agent Signings

Indiana Pacers Franchise

• July 24, 2003: Signed Anthony Johnson as a free agent.
• July 24, 2003: As part of a 3-team trade, the Indiana Pacers traded Ron Mercer to the San Antonio Spurs; the Indiana Pacers traded Brad Miller to the Sacramento Kings; the Sacramento Kings traded Scot Pollard to the Indiana Pacers; the Sacramento Kings traded Hedo Turkoglu to the San Antonio Spurs; and the San Antonio Spurs traded Danny Ferry to the Indiana Pacers.
• September 19, 2003: Signed Kenny Anderson as a free agent.
• June 24, 2004: Selected David Harrison (1st round, 29th pick) and Rashad Wright (2nd round, 59th pick) in the 2004 NBA Draft.
• July 15, 2004: Traded Al Harrington to the Atlanta Hawks for Stephen Jackson.
• July 28, 2004: Signed Eddie Gill as a free agent.
• September 14, 2004: Signed John Edwards as a free agent.
• November 25, 2004: Signed Tremaine Fowlkes as a free agent.
• November 25, 2004: Signed Britton Johnsen as a free agent.
• December 1, 2004: Signed Marcus Haislip as a free agent.
• December 13, 2004: Signed Michael Curry as a free agent.
• March 4, 2005: Signed Dale Davis as a free agent.
• June 28, 2005: Selected Danny Granger (1st round, 17th pick) and Erazem Lorbek (2nd round, 46th pick) in the 2005 NBA Draft.
• August 11, 2005: Signed Sarunas Jasikevicius as a free agent.
• August 25, 2005: Traded James Jones to the Phoenix Suns for a 2008 2nd round draft pick (Mike Taylor).
• October 3, 2005: Signed Samaki Walker as a free agent.
• January 25, 2006: Traded Metta World Peace to the Sacramento Kings for Peja Stojakovic.
• June 28, 2006: Selected Shawne Williams (1st round, 17th pick) and Alexander Johnson (2nd round, 45th pick) in the 2006 NBA Draft.
• June 28, 2006: Traded Alexander Johnson, a 2007 2nd round draft pick (Derrick Byars) and a 2008 2nd round draft pick (Mike Taylor) to the Portland Trail Blazers for James White.
• July 12, 2006: Traded Austin Croshere to the Dallas Mavericks for Marquis Daniels.
• July 12, 2006: Signed Orien Greene as a free agent.
• July 12, 2006: Traded Peja Stojakovic to the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets for Andrew Betts.
• July 24, 2006: Traded Anthony Johnson to the Dallas Mavericks for Darrell Armstrong, Rawle Marshall and Josh Powell.
• July 28, 2006: Signed Maceo Baston as a free agent.
• August 22, 2006: Traded a 2007 1st round draft pick (Acie Law) to the Atlanta Hawks for John Edwards and Al Harrington.
• January 16, 2007: Traded Al Harrington, Stephen Jackson, Sarunas Jasikevicius and Josh Powell to the Golden State Warriors for Ike Diogu, Mike Dunleavy, Keith McLeod and Troy Murphy.
• June 28, 2007: Traded a 2009 2nd round draft pick (Marcus Thornton) to the Miami Heat for Stanko Barac.
• July 3, 2007: Signed Andre Owens as a free agent.
• July 3, 2007: Signed Kareem Rush as a free agent.
• July 3, 2007: Signed Stephen Graham as a free agent.
• July 23, 2007: Signed Travis Diener as a free agent.
• October 2, 2007: Signed Courtney Sims as a free agent.
• December 12, 2007: Signed Courtney Sims as a free agent.
• March 1, 2008: Signed Ronald Murray as a free agent.
• June 26, 2008: Selected Jerryd Bayless (1st round, 11th pick) and Nathan Jawai (2nd round, 41st pick) in the 2008 NBA Draft.
• July 9, 2008: Traded Nathan Jawai and Jermaine O'Neal to the Toronto Raptors for Maceo Baston, T.J. Ford, Roy Hibbert and Rasho Nesterovic.
• July 9, 2008: Traded Jerryd Bayless and Ike Diogu to the Portland Trail Blazers for Jarrett Jack, Josh McRoberts and Brandon Rush.
• September 30, 2008: Signed Austin Croshere as a free agent.
• September 30, 2008: Signed Josh Davis as a free agent.
• October 10, 2008: Traded Shawne Williams to the Dallas Mavericks for Eddie Jones, a 2009 2nd round draft pick (A.J. Price) and a 2010 2nd round draft pick (Ryan Reid).
• June 25, 2009: Selected Tyler Hansbrough (1st round, 13th pick) and A.J. Price (2nd round, 52nd pick) in the 2009 NBA Draft.
• July 14, 2009: Signed Dahntay Jones as a free agent.
• July 25, 2009: Signed Solomon Jones as a free agent.
• July 28, 2009: Signed Earl Watson as a free agent.
• September 17, 2009: Signed Luther Head as a free agent.
• June 24, 2010: Selected Paul George (1st round, 10th pick), Lance Stephenson (2nd round, 40th pick) and Ryan Reid (2nd round, 57th pick) in the 2010 NBA Draft.
• June 24, 2010: Traded Ryan Reid to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Magnum Rolle.
• August 11, 2010: As part of a 4-team trade, the Indiana Pacers traded Troy Murphy to the New Jersey Nets; the Houston Rockets traded Trevor Ariza to the New Orleans Hornets; the New Jersey Nets traded Courtney Lee to the Houston Rockets; and the New Orleans Hornets traded Darren Collison and James Posey to the Indiana Pacers.
• June 23, 2011: Selected Kawhi Leonard (1st round, 15th pick) and Davis Bertans (2nd round, 42nd pick) in the 2011 NBA Draft.
• June 23, 2011: Traded Kawhi Leonard, Davis Bertans and Erazem Lorbek to the San Antonio Spurs for George Hill.
• December 10, 2011: Signed Jeff Pendergraph as a free agent.
• December 14, 2011: Signed David West as a free agent.
• December 19, 2011: Traded Brandon Rush to the Golden State Warriors for Louis Amundson.
• March 15, 2012: Traded cash and a 2012 2nd round draft pick (Tomislav Zubcic) to the Toronto Raptors for Leandro Barbosa.
• March 23, 2012: Signed Kyrylo Fesenko as a free agent.