When do trade rumors start to circulate for the NBA?
Trade rumors circulate in the NBA constantly. Of course, at the
end of the season and off season is when they are most pronounced.
As in every community, there is always speculation.
1949When DID the NBA start. It started in 1946 as the BAA (Basketball Association of American) then merged with the NBL (National Basketball League) and became known as the NBA in 1950.