Indiana Pacers President Larry Bird stepped down Friday, but according to Sam Amick of USA Today, the move hasn’t changed Paul George’s thoughts on free agency (h/t Dan Duangdao of Lakers Index).
Amick reported Saturday that George “is still hell-bent on joining the Los Angeles Lakers. Maybe now more than ever.”
However, that may not have a whole lot to do with Bird’s departure, with Amick writing that “by all accounts, Bird’s decision to step aside has no impact on how George sees the Pacers situation. He has the utmost respect for Larry Legend,” and that George has similar regard for new decision maker Kevin Pritchard.