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Pritchard's Commitment Remains Firm

Kevin Pritchard could have overhauled the Pacers' roster before Thursday's NBA trade deadline. He has several proven veteran players with contracts that expire at the end of the season, and fielded several phone calls inquiring about them earlier this week.

Ultimately, he didn't see the point of breaking up a team that's in third place in the Eastern Conference and wants to be together both on the court and off.

"More inbound calls to us than outbound calls," Pritchard said Friday when asked if he had seriously considered any offers for his rotation players. "Other executives thought there was a chance (we would) blow it up, but we cut that down very fast.