1996-97 NBA transactions · July 1996
Who left, who arrived and who was let go: every move of the season, newest first.
111 transactions
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Waived
The New Jersey Nets released Robert Werdann.
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Signing
The New Jersey Nets signed Robert Pack as a free agent.
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Signing
The Orlando Magic signed Gerald Wilkins as a free agent.
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Signing
The Los Angeles Lakers signed Travis Knight as a free agent.
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Waived
The Philadelphia 76ers released Derrick Alston.
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Waived
The Cleveland Cavaliers waived John Amaechi.
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Waived
The Boston Celtics released Todd Mundt.
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Waived
The Boston Celtics waived Doug Smith.
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Signing
The Dallas Mavericks signed Derek Harper as a free agent.
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Signing
The New York Knicks signed Buck Williams as a free agent.
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Signing
The Washington Bullets signed Lorenzo Williams as a free agent.
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Waived
The Minnesota Timberwolves released Jerome Allen.
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Waived
The Toronto Raptors released Alvin Robertson.
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Waived
The Toronto Raptors released Dwayne Whitfield.
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Trade
The New York Knicks traded Hubert Davis to the Toronto Raptors for a 1997 1st round draft pick (John Thomas was later selected).
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Signing
The Portland Trail Blazers signed Kenny Anderson as a free agent.
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Signing
The Seattle SuperSonics signed Craig Ehlo as a free agent.
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Signing
The Philadelphia 76ers signed Lucious Harris as a free agent.
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Trade
The Dallas Mavericks traded Popeye Jones, a 1997 1st round draft pick (John Thomas was later selected) and a 1997 1st round draft pick to the Toronto Raptors for Jimmy King, a 1998 2nd round draft pick (Ansu Sesay was later selected) and a 1999 2nd round draft pick (Gordan Giriček was later selected). swap, was not exercised
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Trade
The Minnesota Timberwolves traded Isaiah Rider to the Portland Trail Blazers for Bill Curley, James Robinson and a 1997 1st round draft pick (Paul Grant was later selected).
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Waived
The Portland Trail Blazers released Buck Williams.
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Waived
The Portland Trail Blazers released Rumeal Robinson.
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Waived
The Toronto Raptors released Oliver Miller.
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Waived
The Portland Trail Blazers released Elmore Spencer.
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Waived
The Denver Nuggets released Dikembe Mutombo.
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Signing
The Vancouver Grizzlies signed Lee Mayberry as a free agent.
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Signing
The Seattle SuperSonics signed Jim McIlvaine as a free agent.
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Waived
The Vancouver Grizzlies waived Byron Scott.
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Waived
The Golden State Warriors released Robert Churchwell.
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Waived
The Golden State Warriors released Geert Hammink.
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Signing
The Golden State Warriors signed Mark Price as a free agent.
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Waived
The Golden State Warriors released Jerome Kersey.
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Waived
The Golden State Warriors released Jon Barry.
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Waived
The Golden State Warriors released Kevin Willis.
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Signing
The Seattle SuperSonics signed Steve Scheffler as a free agent.
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Signing
The Minnesota Timberwolves signed Chris Carr as a free agent.
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Waived
The Minnesota Timberwolves released Darrick Martin.
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Waived
The Minnesota Timberwolves released Spud Webb.
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Signing
The Miami Heat signed P.J. Brown as a free agent.
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Signing
The Los Angeles Lakers signed Shaquille O'Neal as a free agent.
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Waived
The Denver Nuggets released Rastko Cvetković.
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Waived
The Denver Nuggets released Greg Grant.
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Waived
The Miami Heat released Jeff Malone.
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Waived
The Denver Nuggets released Matt Fish.
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Signing
The Denver Nuggets signed Ervin Johnson as a free agent.
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Waived
The Dallas Mavericks released Lucious Harris.
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Waived
The Dallas Mavericks released Lorenzo Williams.
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Waived
The Los Angeles Lakers released Derek Strong.
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Waived
The Miami Heat released Walt Williams.
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Waived
The Miami Heat released Tyrone Corbin.
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Waived
The Miami Heat released Stacey King.
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Waived
The Dallas Mavericks released David Wood.
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Waived
The Los Angeles Lakers released Fred Roberts.
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Waived
The Miami Heat released Rex Chapman.
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Waived
The Dallas Mavericks released Scott Brooks.
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Waived
The Miami Heat released Danny Schayes.
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Waived
The Miami Heat released Tony Smith.
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Waived
The Los Angeles Lakers released Sedale Threatt.
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Waived
The New Jersey Nets released Vern Fleming.
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Waived
The New Jersey Nets released Tim Perry.
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Trade
The New Jersey Nets traded Greg Graham to the Seattle SuperSonics for Vincent Askew.
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Signing
The Dallas Mavericks signed Chris Gatling as a free agent.
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Trade
The Los Angeles Lakers traded George Lynch, Anthony Peeler, a 1998 2nd round draft pick (J.R. Henderson was later selected) and a 1999 2nd round draft pick (Antwain Smith was later selected) to the Vancouver Grizzlies for a 1998 2nd round draft pick (Ruben Patterson was later selected) and a 1999 2nd round draft pick (John Celestand was later selected).
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Signing
The Philadelphia 76ers signed Don MacLean as a free agent.
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Signing
The Houston Rockets signed Brent Price as a free agent.
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Signing
The Los Angeles Lakers signed Sean Rooks as a free agent.
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Waived
The Seattle SuperSonics released Ervin Johnson.
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Waived
The Vancouver Grizzlies released Gerald Wilkins.
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Waived
The Seattle SuperSonics released Frank Brickowski.
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Waived
The New Jersey Nets released Rick Mahorn.
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Waived
The New Jersey Nets released Armen Gilliam.
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Waived
The Vancouver Grizzlies released Ashraf Amaya.
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Waived
The Houston Rockets released Kenny Smith.
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Waived
The Vancouver Grizzlies released Eric Murdock.
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Waived
The Houston Rockets released Earl Cureton.
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Waived
The Vancouver Grizzlies released Cuonzo Martin.
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Waived
The Vancouver Grizzlies released Anthony Avent.
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Waived
The Washington Bullets released Bob Thornton.
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Signing
The Detroit Pistons signed Michael Curry as a free agent.
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Trade
The Atlanta Hawks traded Stacey Augmon and Grant Long to the Detroit Pistons for a 1997 2nd round draft pick (Alain Digbeau was later selected), a 1999 1st round draft pick (Cal Bowdler was later selected), a 1999 1st round draft pick (Dion Glover was later selected) and a 1999 2nd round draft pick (Lari Ketner was later selected).
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Trade
The Portland Trail Blazers traded Harvey Grant and Rod Strickland to the Washington Bullets for Mitchell Butler and Rasheed Wallace.
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Signing
The Washington Bullets signed Tracy Murray as a free agent.
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Signing
The Atlanta Hawks signed Dikembe Mutombo as a free agent.
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Waived
The Detroit Pistons released Mark West.
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Waived
The Philadelphia 76ers released Ed Pinckney.
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Waived
The Detroit Pistons released Lou Roe.
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Waived
The New York Knicks released Ron Grandison.
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Signing
The New York Knicks signed Chris Childs as a free agent.
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Signing
The New York Knicks signed Allan Houston as a free agent.
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Trade
The Charlotte Hornets traded Larry Johnson to the New York Knicks for Brad Lohaus and Anthony Mason.
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Waived
The New York Knicks released Derek Harper.
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Waived
The New York Knicks released Gary Grant.
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Waived
The New York Knicks released J.R. Reid.
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Waived
The Chicago Bulls released Travis Knight.
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Waived
The Charlotte Hornets released Michael Adams.
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Waived
The Minnesota Timberwolves released Marques Bragg.
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Waived
The Philadelphia 76ers released Richard Dumas.
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Waived
The Philadelphia 76ers released Trevor Ruffin.
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Waived
The Philadelphia 76ers released Greg Sutton.
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Retirement
Doc Rivers retired from the San Antonio Spurs.
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Trade
The Charlotte Hornets traded Kobe Bryant to the Los Angeles Lakers for Vlade Divac.
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Trade
The Milwaukee Bucks traded a 1998 1st round draft pick (Rasho Nesterović was later selected) to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Andrew Lang. same 1st round draft pick that Minnesota had previously traded to Milwaukee on June 26, 1996
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Waived
The Philadelphia 76ers released Vernon Maxwell.
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Waived
The Minnesota Timberwolves released Mark Davis.
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Waived
The Charlotte Hornets released Robert Parish.
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Waived
The Los Angeles Clippers waived Keith Tower.
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Waived
The Philadelphia 76ers released LaSalle Thompson.
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Waived
The Philadelphia 76ers released Jeff Grayer.
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Waived
The Minnesota Timberwolves released Eric Riley.
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Waived
The Toronto Raptors waived Vincenzo Esposito.
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Waived
The San Antonio Spurs released Dell Demps.