After more than two months, Tippett's battle to become a Swan was realised via Tuesday's NAB AFL Pre-Season Draft and he is expected to arrive in Sydney on Tuesday night.
With conspiracy theories, scorned former teammates and million-dollar figures thrown about, the Tippett tale wouldn't be out of place in a soap opera and Swans coach John Longmire seemed relieved to have it concluded.
"We set out, it seems like a long time ago now, to get Kurt Tippett to our football club," Longmire told reporters on Tuesday.
"To be able to do that today, we're very pleased.
"In the end the result for the footy club is we get him through the door and we think he'll be a good footballer for us for a long time."
Longmire's relief was shared by Tippett when the former Crow spoke to his new coach.
"He was just relieved," Longmire said.
"He's obviously been through a really trying time and he's relieved to be on the Sydney Swans' list.
"Now the work starts."
Denied a chance to join the Swans during the Gillette AFL Trade Period due to breaches in the contract he signed with Adelaide in 2009, Tippett was then banned for 11 matches and fined $50,000 by the AFL.
He was permitted to set his own financial terms in a bid to get to the Swans, which were reportedly $3.55 million over four years before his suspension was handed down.
Some have criticised the premiers' ability to add Tippett to an already strong roster, but Longmire said the club's list has been carefully managed since a number of senior players departed.
"We've gone through a generational change in our football club since 2005, 2006," he said.
"We've only got four players on our list that played in the '05 premiership.
"Things have changed pretty dramatically in a short period of time.
"We wanted to maintain our opportunity to be successful during that period and it hasn't been easy.
"We've only had two top-10 selections in that period.
"That challenge is becoming greater and greater and we see this opportunity to attract a player like Kurt Tippett to hopefully give our players a chance to continue being successful."
The plan is to have Tippett playing as soon as his suspension has ended.
But his hefty contract and status as one of the AFL's better key forwards doesn't give him any guarantees.
"We don't comment on what he's getting paid," Longmire said.
"What we do comment on, and what really matters internally, is how he goes about his business.
"That's what Kurt will be judged on internally, how hard he prepares and how well he attacks the game and competes on a weekend when he's able to get back and play.
"He'll get himself in the best possible shape to have an impact at the back end of the year."
