Indiana Pacers in 1997. He vowed to be on the job for only three years.
The three-time NBA MVP award winner was successful in his coaching tenure, earning the NBA Coach of the Year award in 1998 while leading the team to the Eastern Conference Finals against Jordan and the Chicago Bulls.
In his last season at the helm, the Pacers secured a berth in the
2000 NBA Finals. He resigned following the six-game loss to the Los Angeles Lakers and fulfilled his promise.
Bird was named the Pacers president of basketball operations in 2003. He was named
NBA Executive of the Year in 2012. He is the only person in National Basketball Association history to be named NBA MVP, Coach of the Year, and Executive of the Year.
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