The Pacers have made qualifying offers to Jarrett Jack and McRoberts. Though both will be restricted free agents, the Pacers retain the right to match any offers from other teams.

"We want 'em back," said Larry Bird. "We know what we can do with Josh but Jarrett's still out there. We have to wait and see if anybody puts an offer in on him. I'm sure there's a lot of teams interested but with the economy the way it is, I don't see a lot of movement."

The agent for Marquis Daniels told The Associated Press in an e-mail on Monday that the Pacers have indicated that they will not pay the final year of the deal. Daniels would have made $7.3 million next season, but now he's an unrestricted free agent.

A Pacers spokesman says the team cannot comment on the situation until free agency officially begins Wednesday.

Indiana is likely to start Brandon Rush at shooting guard during the 2009-10 season.

The Pacers will not pick up the option on the contract of Marquis Daniels, according to the Indianapolis Star.

The option on the guard's contract for the 2009-10 season was worth $7.5 million.

Daniels will become an unrestricted free agent on July 1. It remains possible that Indiana could re-sign Daniels to a long-term deal at a lower annual rate.

The Pacers are discussing point guard T.J. Ford with a number of teams, according to Yahoo! Sports.

Indiana has been linked to a point guard with their first-round pick, but earlier rumors suggested that Jarrett Jack could be the one on his way out of town.

Jack will become a restricted free agent next month.

Pacers president of basketball operations Larry Bird held a press conference on Monday to discuss the team's plans in Thursday's NBA Draft.

"You have to see what happens in front of you, usually there's some guys that slide, and there's some holes we have to fill," Bird said. "We need bigs and we need a point guard and we need a wing player. We'll probably take the best player available."

Bird hinted that he would prefer to select a player that has played a few seasons in college, which could rule out Brandon Jennings or Jrue Holiday. He also said there are four players that he is looking at, and figures that three will be available at thirteen.

He added that the team would love to trade up and get the No. 5 pick, but that they aren't in position to do so financially. However, adding another second round selection is a possibility.

"We have some options to do some things," Bird said. "You never really know until it gets up to the draft. We'll have some opportunities to do some things. If you can do some things and get two players that can help you, you'll have to look at it. There's a lot of things we're mulling over."

Point guard Travis Diener said on Friday that he will return to the Pacers next season.

Diener could have opted out of his contract and become a free agent. He will make $1.7 million next season.

"I like playing for coach (Jim) O'Brien," Diener told the Indianapolis Star. "He has a system that fits my style, and I'm looking forward to returning to a team that is going in the right direction."

The NBA today announced it will play its first-ever game in Taipei when the Nuggets and Pacers tip off at the Taipei Arena on October 8, 2009.

The announcement took place today in Taipei with NBA Greater China CEO Tim Chen, Mayor of Taipei Hau Lung-bin, Minister of the Sports Affairs Council Tai Hsia Ling, and President of Chinese Taipei Basketball Association Wang Ren-Da.

Taipei will become the seventh Asian city to host an NBA game, following Beijing, Guangzhou, Macao, Shanghai, Tokyo and Yokohama.

"October 8th will be an historic day for the NBA and for the millions of basketball fans in Taiwan," said NBA Greater China CEO Tim Chen. "Taiwan fans are very passionate about the game and we are honored to be able to present a matchup of these two great teams for them."

Pacers point guard T.J. Ford discussed Jameer Nelson's return from a shoulder injury in this year's NBA Finals.

Nelson has played in all four games of the Finals thus far after missing four months with a torn labrum in his shoulder.

"He's been out for a long period of time so those guys made the adjustment of playing without him and not having him there. He does things totally different than Rafer Alston and Anthony Johnson," Ford told 1070 the Fan.

"Around the league, people don't understand how hard it is to play point guard because you have to make adjustments, and everybody have to understand what you're looking for when you're dribbling the ball, when you're penetrating.  He gets in certain cracks that Alston can't get to, then when you put him back in the game when he's been out 3-4 months, the guys just not used to it."

Jarrett Jack has made it known that he would prefer to return to the Pacers next season.

Jack will officially become a restricted free agent on July 1, and expressed his loyalty to Indiana in a recent interview on the Dan Dakich Show.

"I would like to [be back with the Pacers]. I feel like I owe the Pacers something," the point guard said. "They gave me the opportunity to play, gave me the opportunity to go out there and showcase my ability. I feel really indebted to them for that."

Mike Dunleavy of the Pacers has had minor arthroscopic surgery on his left hip.

The team said on Thursday that the operation was done to clean up a long-standing injury and was not related to Dunleavy's rehabilitation of his right knee, which forced him to miss all but 18 games last season.