Bird built the team strategically through the draft (Roy Hibbert, Danny Granger, Paul George, Tyler Hansbrough), free agency (David West), and strategic trades (George Hill, Darren Collison).
Bird and the rest of the Pacers management didn't go out and sign a star and instead they did it slowly and surely and it has turned out good for them.
Here are the results for the award:
| Executive, Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
| Larry Bird, Indiana | 12 | 8 | 4 | 88 |
| R.C. Buford, San Antonio | 8 | 4 | 4 | 56 |
| Neil Olshey, L.A. Clippers | 6 | 7 | 4 | 55 |
| Gar Forman, Chicago | 2 | 2 | - | 16 |
| Kevin OConnor, Utah | - | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| Glen Grunwald, New York | - | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Pat Riley, Miami | 1 | - | 2 | 7 |
| Sam Presti, Oklahoma City | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| Chris Wallace, Memphis | - | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| David Kahn, Minnesota | - | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Rod Thorn, Philadelphia | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| Dell Demps, New Orleans | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| Rick Sund, Atlanta | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| Danny Ainge, Boston | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| John Hammond, Milwaukee | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Lon Babby, Phoenix | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Mitch Kupchak, L.A. Lakers | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Otis Smith, Orlando | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Masai Ujiri, Denver | - | - | 1 | 1 |
This figures to be Bird's last season with the Pacers as all signs point to him retiring after this season. If the rumor is true, what a way for Bird to go out.
Congrats Larry on the award.
Evan Sidery is a beat writer for FootBasket. He is a fan of the Colts and Pacers. You can see more about him by following him on Twitter.
