Did IT just admit to tampering? Or is player to player contact exempt from that rule ?
It's a weird sort of grey area, but I don't think the NBA has ever cracked down on it
It'd be hard to tell all players in the NBA that you can't even talk to another player about how their games would fit, of how they like playing with each other, or even how good they are. The league just kind of let's it go (although if Danny were telling IT to make offers/discuss terms it would be an issue)