Here’s the Indianapolis Star with insight on the Pacers trade of Danny Granger to the Philadelphia 76ers:
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Pacers president Larry Bird didn’t begin negotiations on the Evan Turner-Danny Granger trade until 2:30 p.m., 30 minutes before Thursday’s trade deadline.
*Philly was trying to get a first-round pick for Turner and, when that didn’t manifest, Bird said the 76ers reached out to the Pacers.
“They wanted to move him and we were there and we took it. I had to think about it for a while but decided to do it (and) move on.”
*Bird said that rather matter of factly, but it was somewhat hard for him because “Danny’s always been my favorite,” Bird said.
*Bird insists that there was “no shopping around” of Granger but the last-minute proposition with Philly had to be considered.
