Pacers president Larry Bird said today that the franchise will not trade center Roy Hibbert to Minnesota, as was reportedly discussed.

According to a Yahoo! Sportsreport, the Pacers had conversations about trading Hibbert and their 15th pick in Thursday’s draft to Minnesota for the Timberwolves’ No. 2 pick.

“We’re not doing that … Roy is one of our core guys,” Bird said today at Conseco Fieldhouse.