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1948-49 NBA transactions

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

39 transactions

  1. Trade

    The Boston Celtics sold the player rights to Gene Stump to the Minneapolis Lakers.

  1. Trade

    The Indianapolis Jets sold the player rights to Tommy Byrnes to the New York Knicks.

  1. Waived

    The St. Louis Bombers released Don Martin.

  2. Signing

    The Baltimore Bullets signed Don Martin as a free agent.

  3. Trade

    The New York Knicks traded Sid Tanenbaum to the Baltimore Bullets for Connie Simmons.

  1. Trade

    The Chicago Stags sold the player rights to Whitey Kachan to the Minneapolis Lakers.

  2. Trade

    The Providence Steamrollers traded Otto Schnellbacher to the St. Louis Bombers for Buddy O'Grady.

  1. Trade

    The Baltimore Bullets sold the player rights to Irv Torgoff to the Philadelphia Warriors.

  1. Signing

    The Chicago Stags signed Carl Meinhold as a free agent.

  2. Trade

    The Chicago Stags sold the player rights to Bill Miller to the St. Louis Bombers.

  1. Trade

    The Indianapolis Jets traded Charlie Black to the Fort Wayne Pistons for Leo Mogus and cash.

  1. Signing

    The Boston Celtics claimed Johnny Ezersky on waivers from the Baltimore Bullets.

  1. Trade

    The Fort Wayne Pistons sold the player rights to Bob Kinney to the Boston Celtics.

  1. Signing

    The Chicago Stags signed Mike Bloom as a free agent.

  1. Trade

    The Philadelphia Warriors sold the player rights to Phil Farbman to the Boston Celtics.

  1. Trade

    The Indianapolis Jets traded Ray Lumpp to the New York Knicks for Tommy Byrnes and cash.

  1. Signing

    The Boston Celtics signed Earl Shannon as a free agent.

  1. Trade

    The Boston Celtics traded Chick Halbert and Mel Riebe to the Providence Steamrollers for George Nostrand.

  1. Coaches and front office

    Red Auerbach resigns as Head Coach for Washington Capitols.

  1. Trade

    The St. Louis Bombers sold the player rights to Giff Roux to the Providence Steamrollers.

  2. Signing

    The Baltimore Bullets signed Jack Toomay as a free agent.

  3. Waived

    The Providence Steamrollers released Earl Shannon.

  1. Waived

    The Washington Capitols waived Jack Toomay.

  1. Trade

    The Rochester Royals sold the player rights to Lionel Malamed to the Indianapolis Jets.

  1. Trade

    The Indianapolis Jets traded Bruce Hale and John Mahnken to the Fort Wayne Pistons for Ralph Hamilton, Walt Kirk and Blackie Towery.

  1. Trade

    The Philadelphia Warriors sold the player rights to Bob O'Brien to the St. Louis Bombers.

  1. Signing

    The Baltimore Bullets claimed Johnny Ezersky on waivers from the Providence Steamrollers.

  1. Waived

    The Minneapolis Lakers released Mike Bloom.

  2. Trade

    The Philadelphia Warriors sold the player rights to Roy Pugh to the Fort Wayne Pistons.

  1. Trade

    The Chicago Stags sold the player rights to Bill Roberts to the Boston Celtics.

  1. Signing

    The Boston Celtics signed Bob Doll as a free agent.

  2. Trade

    The Baltimore Bullets traded John Mahnken to the Indianapolis Jets for Freddie Lewis and Hal Tidrick.

  3. Signing

    The Boston Celtics signed Bob Doll. St. Louis had reserve rights to Doll and was entitled to compensation from Boston, later settled with Bill Roberts trade 02/01/1949.

  1. Signing

    The Philadelphia Warriors signed Elmore Morgenthaler as a free agent.

  1. Trade

    The St. Louis Bombers sold the player rights to Irv Rothenberg to the New York Knicks.

  1. Trade

    The New York Knicks sold the player rights to Stan Stutz to the Boston Celtics.

  1. Trade

    The Chicago Stags sold the player rights to Jim Seminoff to the Boston Celtics.

  1. Trade

    The Boston Celtics sold the player rights to Mike Bloom to the Minneapolis Lakers.

  1. Signing

    The Minneapolis Lakers signed George Mikan.