Oct 7, 2014; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana Pacers forward Paul George sits next to Indiana president Larry Bird during the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports

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Not since 2010, when they took Paul George, have the Indiana Pacers had a draft pick as high as the #11 selection they hold in the 2015. In fact, in the four drafts since then, only two players the Pacers have picked have played for the team, Solomon Hill (taken 23rd in 2013) and Miles Plumlee (taken 26th in 2012).

They traded away their other two first-round picks, first dealing the 15th selection in 2011 (which became current Defensive Player of the Year Kawhi Leonard) for George Hill on draft night and adding their 2014 first-rounder to the Plumlee/Gerald Green package that got them Luis Scola in the summer of 2013.

And according to Steve Kyler on Basketball Insiders, Larry Bird isn’t determined to hold onto the team’s first-round pick this year either. Kyler called the pick “very much in play” yesterday on Twitter.

For what its worth – hearing the #11 from Indiana is very much in play. — Steve Kyler (@stevekylerNBA) June 19, 2015

This doesn’t necessarily mean Bird would deal the Indiana Pacers draft pick for a current NBA player, as Dylan Hughes suggested could be something for the team to consider. Perhaps this means the Pacers would move down — or up — in the draft.

But it seems as like, per usual, Bird is open to fielding phone calls for one of his prized assets.