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1982-83 NBA transactions · October 1982

Who left, who arrived and who was let go: every move of the season, newest first.

57 transactions

  1. Signing

    The Golden State Warriors signed Terry Duerod as a free agent.

  2. Signing

    The San Diego Clippers signed Randy Smith as a veteran free agent.

  3. Waived

    The Washington Bullets waived Carlos Terry.

  4. Waived

    The Cleveland Cavaliers waived Lowes Moore.

  5. Waived

    The Milwaukee Bucks waived Chuck Nevitt.

  6. Waived

    The Boston Celtics waived Eric Fernsten.

  1. Waived

    The Indiana Pacers waived George McGinnis.

  2. Waived

    The Portland Trail Blazers waived Mike Harper.

  3. Trade

    The Philadelphia 76ers traded Lionel Hollins to the San Diego Clippers for a 1983 4th round draft pick (Kalpatrick Wells was later selected) and a 1984 2nd round draft pick (Stuart Gray was later selected).

  4. Waived

    The San Diego Clippers waived Jim Smith.

  5. Waived

    The Indiana Pacers waived Joe Kopicki.

  6. Waived

    The San Diego Clippers waived Eddie Hughes.

  1. Waived

    The Boston Celtics waived Terry Duerod.

  2. Waived

    The Milwaukee Bucks waived Scott May.

  3. Waived

    The Chicago Bulls waived James Wilkes.

  4. Waived

    The Houston Rockets waived Jawann Oldham.

  5. Waived

    The New York Knicks waived Mike Davis.

  6. Waived

    The Boston Celtics waived John Schweitz.

  1. Waived

    The Boston Celtics waived Chris Ford.

  2. Trade

    The Cleveland Cavaliers traded Brad Branson to the Indiana Pacers for a 1983 2nd round draft pick (Scooter McCray was later selected).

  3. Waived

    The Los Angeles Lakers waived Hutch Jones.

  4. Waived

    The New Jersey Nets waived Tony Brown.

  1. Signing

    The Detroit Pistons signed Jim Zoet as a free agent.

  2. Signing

    The Indiana Pacers signed Joe Kopicki as a free agent.

  3. Trade

    The Golden State Warriors traded Bernard King to the New York Knicks for Micheal Ray Richardson and a 1984 5th round draft pick (Scott McCollum was later selected).

  4. Trade

    The Indiana Pacers traded Louis Orr to the New York Knicks for a 1983 2nd round draft pick (Scooter McCray was later selected).

  5. Signing

    The Milwaukee Bucks claimed Chuck Nevitt on waivers from the Houston Rockets.

  6. Waived

    The Cleveland Cavaliers waived Michael Wilson.

  7. Waived

    The Chicago Bulls released Chuck Aleksinas.

  1. Coaches and front office

    Bill Musselman resigns as Head Coach for Cleveland Cavaliers.

  2. Coaches and front office

    The Cleveland Cavaliers hired Tom Nissalke as Head Coach.

  1. Waived

    The Houston Rockets waived Larry Spriggs.

  1. Signing

    The Indiana Pacers signed John Duren as a free agent.

  2. Waived

    The Atlanta Hawks waived Jim Zoet.

  3. Waived

    The Atlanta Hawks waived Joe Kopicki.

  1. Waived

    The New York Knicks waived Mike Newlin.

  2. Signing

    The Milwaukee Bucks signed Armond Hill as a veteran free agent.

  3. Signing

    The San Antonio Spurs signed Bill Willoughby as a veteran free agent and sent a 1985 2nd round draft pick (Yvon Joseph was later selected) to the Houston Rockets as compensation.

  4. Waived

    The Utah Jazz waived Carl Nicks.

  1. Signing

    The San Antonio Spurs signed Mike Dunleavy as a veteran free agent and sent a 1983 2nd round draft pick (Horace Owens was later selected) to the Houston Rockets as compensation.

  1. Trade

    The Milwaukee Bucks traded Robert Smith to the San Diego Clippers for a 1983 6th round draft pick (Russell Todd was later selected).

  2. Waived

    The Boston Celtics waived Perry Moss.

  1. Waived

    The Utah Jazz waived John Duren.

  1. Waived

    The Utah Jazz waived Howard Wood.

  2. Waived

    The Cleveland Cavaliers waived Mike Evans.

  1. Waived

    The Dallas Mavericks waived Clarence Kea.

  1. Trade

    The Chicago Bulls sold the player rights to Ray Blume to the San Diego Clippers.

  2. Waived

    The Los Angeles Lakers waived Kevin McKenna.

  1. Trade

    The Cleveland Cavaliers traded a 1986 2nd round draft pick (Dennis Rodman was later selected) to the Detroit Pistons for Steve Hayes.

  2. Waived

    The Utah Jazz waived Bobby Cattage.

  1. Waived

    The New York Knicks waived Alex Bradley.

  1. Trade

    The Houston Rockets traded a 1984 2nd round draft pick (Cory Blackwell was later selected) to the Seattle SuperSonics for Wally Walker.

  1. Waived

    The Kansas City Kings waived Mike Sanders.

  1. Signing

    The Chicago Bulls signed Dudley Bradley as a veteran free agent.

  1. Waived

    The San Antonio Spurs waived Rich Yonakor.

  2. Waived

    The New York Knicks waived DeWayne Scales.

  3. Waived

    The Washington Bullets released Dwight Anderson.