NBA: Top 25 Free Agent Signings of All-Time

By Bryce Olin | Dec 2, 2014

Jun 15, 2014; San Antonio, TX, USA; Miami Heat forward LeBron James (6) during the first quarter in game five of the 2014 NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /

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19. Julius Erving, Virginia Squires

Okay, so this is cheating a little bit, but it’s one of my favorite signings in the basketball history.

The Virginia Squires were the ABA team, who signed Julius Erving out of high school and jump-started his career in the pros. In his first two seasons, Erving averaged 25.2 points and 12.1 rebounds. He was phenomenal!

Obviously, Erving would have signed elsewhere had the Squires not given him an opportunity, but it might have altered the course of NBA history forever.

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