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When did players regularly moving in free agency become commonplace? (alien.top)
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Looking at the late 80s/early 90s, it seems like players rarely switched teams in free agency. When did that start to become a more normal occurence?

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[–] VariousLawyerings@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Unrestricted free agency began in earnest around the end of the 1980s. But in terms of rapid player movement, that didn't really happen for about another decade. It probably started with Shaq in 1996 and then really picked up steam with Orlando's attempt to build a superteam in 2000.