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In this episode of Over & Back, Jason Mann and Rich Kraetsch look at the quaint early days of NBA free agency.
NBA free agency is an industry all to itself these days but that wasn’t always the case.
In fact, free agency didn’t exist until 1977!
In this episode of Over & Back, we’ll discuss the basic history of NBA free agency, key free-agency situations before 1977 then do a deep dive into the 1977-1980 offseasons with major signings, crazy compensations, and deals that would have historical ramifications.
How did NBA free agency get started?
Topics discussed include:
and so much more!
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This article was originally published by Fansided.com. Read the original article here.