That is how it is in any business. When you leave a company and find an employee from an old company you want to bring over, you make them an offer. I had an ex boss that was all pissed off because of the money they spent. As of April 2024, the FTC issued a rule effectively banning most non-compete agreements in employment contracts, meaning employers can generally not restrict where someone can work in the future as part of an employment agreement. This also hold to bringing some along with you, and since players are now employees, the same hold for them.
