Tag: Larry Bird
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How the Clippers Ended Up Owning Larry Bird’s Draft Rights
During one brief moment in the summer of 1978, the Buffalo Braves (now the LA Clippers) owned Larry Bird’s draft rights. How this highly improbable circumstance came to be involves a Hollywood mogul, some legal technicalities, and the only franchise swap in NBA history. The Origin of Bird Rights A controversial rule that allows teams…