Tampering has been around the NBA for a long time, but with information being so plentiful and speedy in today’s world, the NBA has been put on blast.
Backroom deals and agreements are front and center. The public knows where 90% of the big-name free agents are going before free agency even starts because discussions between team executives and agents have already been had. It takes someone with loose lips to leak information to a trusted media member and that’s how we find out Kemba Walker is going to be a Boston Celtic before the free agency period begins.