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1972-73 NBA transactions

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

90 transactions

  1. Signing

    The Portland Trail Blazers signed Bernie Fryer as a free agent.

  1. Retirement

    Terry Dischinger retired from the Portland Trail Blazers.

  1. Coaches and front office

    The Capital Bullets hired K.C. Jones as Head Coach.

  1. Coaches and front office

    The Seattle SuperSonics hired Bill Russell as Head Coach.

  1. Waived

    The Seattle SuperSonics released Jim Ard.

  1. Waived

    The Phoenix Suns waived Bernie Fryer.

  1. Trade

    The Cleveland Cavaliers traded John Johnson, Rick Roberson and a 1973 1st round draft pick (Barry Parkhill was later selected) to the Portland Trail Blazers for a 1973 1st round draft pick (Jim Brewer was later selected) and a 1973 3rd round draft pick (Jim O'Brien was later selected).

  1. Trade

    The Atlanta Hawks traded George Trapp to the Detroit Pistons for a 1973 1st round draft pick (Dwight Jones was later selected).

  1. Coaches and front office

    The Phoenix Suns hired John MacLeod as Head Coach.

  1. Signing

    The Atlanta Hawks signed John Tschogl as a free agent.

  2. Signing

    The Seattle SuperSonics signed Charles Dudley as a free agent.

  1. Signing

    The Detroit Pistons signed Justus Thigpen as a free agent.

  1. Signing

    The New York Knicks signed Harthorne Wingo as a free agent.

  2. Signing

    The Houston Rockets signed George Johnson as a free agent.

  3. Trade

    The Atlanta Hawks traded Don May to the Philadelphia 76ers for Dale Schlueter.

  1. Signing

    The Houston Rockets signed Paul McCracken as a free agent.

  1. Trade

    The Kansas City-Omaha Kings traded Tom Van Arsdale and a 1974 3rd round draft pick (Harvey Catchings was later selected) to the Philadelphia 76ers for John Block.

  2. Trade

    The Atlanta Hawks traded Jeff Halliburton to the Philadelphia 76ers for a 1973 3rd round draft pick (Ted Manakas was later selected).

  1. Coaches and front office

    The Philadelphia 76ers fired Roy Rubin as Head Coach.

  2. Coaches and front office

    The Philadelphia 76ers appointed Kevin Loughery as Interim Head Coach.

  1. Coaches and front office

    The Houston Rockets fired Tex Winter as Head Coach.

  2. Coaches and front office

    The Houston Rockets hired Johnny Egan as Head Coach.

  1. Signing

    The Atlanta Hawks signed John Wetzel as a free agent.

  1. Coaches and front office

    The Seattle SuperSonics fired Tom Nissalke as Head Coach.

  2. Coaches and front office

    The Seattle SuperSonics appointed Bucky Buckwalter as Interim Head Coach.

  1. Waived

    The Milwaukee Bucks waived Wali Jones.

  1. Signing

    The Los Angeles Lakers signed Bill Turner as a free agent.

  1. Signing

    The Seattle SuperSonics claimed Pete Cross on waivers from the Kansas City-Omaha Kings.

  2. Trade

    The Baltimore Bullets traded a 1973 2nd round draft pick (Jim Chones was later selected) to the Los Angeles Lakers for Flynn Robinson.

  3. Signing

    The Buffalo Braves claimed Dave Wohl on waivers from the Portland Trail Blazers.

  1. Waived

    The Phoenix Suns waived Gus Johnson.

  1. Trade

    The Cleveland Cavaliers traded Walt Wesley to the Phoenix Suns for a 1973 2nd round draft pick (Allan Hornyak was later selected).

  1. Signing

    The Golden State Warriors signed Walt Hazzard as a free agent.

  2. Signing

    The Milwaukee Bucks signed Terry Driscoll as a free agent.

  1. Waived

    The Portland Trail Blazers waived Bill Turner.

  1. Trade

    The Cleveland Cavaliers traded Dave Sorenson to the Philadelphia 76ers for Bob Rule.

  1. Trade

    The Detroit Pistons traded a 1973 2nd round draft pick (Mike D'Antoni was later selected) to the Kansas City-Omaha Kings for John Mengelt.

  2. Waived

    The Buffalo Braves waived Walt Hazzard.

  1. Signing

    The Cleveland Cavaliers signed Cornell Warner as a free agent.

  1. Trade

    The Los Angeles Lakers traded Leroy Ellis and John Trapp to the Philadelphia 76ers for Bill Bridges and Mel Counts.

  2. Trade

    The Houston Rockets sold the player rights to Dick Gibbs to the Kansas City-Omaha Kings.

  1. Waived

    The Buffalo Braves waived Cornell Warner.

  1. Trade

    The Atlanta Hawks traded Don Adams to the Detroit Pistons for a 1973 2nd round draft pick (Tom Ingelsby was later selected).

  1. Trade

    The Houston Rockets traded Greg Smith to the Portland Trail Blazers for Stan McKenzie.

  1. Signing

    The Baltimore Bullets signed Mike Davis as a free agent.

  2. Trade

    The Cleveland Cavaliers traded Charlie Davis to the Portland Trail Blazers for a 1974 3rd round draft pick (Foots Walker was later selected).

  3. Waived

    The Baltimore Bullets waived Terry Driscoll.

  1. Trade

    The Chicago Bulls traded Kenny McIntosh to the Seattle SuperSonics for Gar Heard and a 1973 3rd round draft pick (Martin Terry was later selected).

  2. Waived

    The Los Angeles Lakers waived Roger Brown.

  1. Trade

    The Chicago Bulls traded a 1973 2nd round draft pick (Caldwell Jones was later selected) to the Philadelphia 76ers for Dennis Awtrey.

  1. Trade

    The Philadelphia 76ers traded a 1973 2nd round draft pick (Gary Melchionni was later selected) to the Phoenix Suns for Mel Counts.

  2. Trade

    The Milwaukee Bucks traded a 1973 2nd round draft pick (Gary Melchionni was later selected) to the Philadelphia 76ers for Gary Gregor.

  3. Signing

    The Philadelphia 76ers signed Mike Price as a free agent.

  4. Signing

    The Portland Trail Blazers claimed Bill Turner on waivers from the Golden State Warriors.

  5. Signing

    The Philadelphia 76ers signed Manny Leaks as a free agent.

  6. Waived

    The Golden State Warriors waived John Tschogl.

  1. Signing

    The Buffalo Braves claimed Bill Hewitt on waivers from the Detroit Pistons.

  2. Trade

    The Kansas City-Omaha Kings traded a 1973 4th round draft pick (Clyde Turner was later selected) to the Milwaukee Bucks for Toby Kimball.

  3. Trade

    The Kansas City-Omaha Kings traded Jim Fox and Dick Gibbs to the Seattle SuperSonics for Pete Cross and Don Kojis.

  4. Trade

    The Atlanta Hawks traded a 1973 2nd round draft pick (Pat McFarland was later selected) to the New York Knicks for Eddie Mast.

  5. Waived

    The Buffalo Braves waived Mike Davis.

  6. Waived

    The Phoenix Suns waived John Wetzel.

  1. Waived

    The Golden State Warriors waived Charles Dudley.

  1. Trade

    The Philadelphia 76ers traded Dave Wohl to the Portland Trail Blazers for Dale Schlueter.

  2. Waived

    The Houston Rockets waived Paul McCracken.

  1. Waived

    The Phoenix Suns waived Art Harris.

  2. Trade

    The Buffalo Braves traded a 1973 2nd round draft pick (Mike D'Antoni was later selected) to the Detroit Pistons for Howard Komives.

  1. Signing

    The Golden State Warriors signed George Johnson as a free agent.

  1. Waived

    The Phoenix Suns waived Jeff Webb.

  1. Trade

    The Cleveland Cavaliers traded Steve Hawes to the Houston Rockets for a 1973 3rd round draft pick (James Lister was later selected).

  1. Waived

    The Portland Trail Blazers waived Charlie Yelverton.

  2. Trade

    The Los Angeles Lakers traded Paul Stovall to the Phoenix Suns for a 1974 2nd round draft pick (Truck Robinson was later selected) and a future draft pick.

  3. Trade

    The Houston Rockets sold the player rights to John Gianelli to the New York Knicks.

  1. Trade

    The Seattle SuperSonics sold the player rights to Zaid Abdul-Aziz to the Houston Rockets.

  2. Trade

    The Houston Rockets sold the player rights to Dick Cunningham to the Milwaukee Bucks.

  1. Waived

    The New York Knicks waived Eddie Miles.

  1. Waived

    The Portland Trail Blazers waived Ron Knight.

  2. Waived

    The Portland Trail Blazers waived Jim Marsh.

  3. Signing

    The Philadelphia 76ers signed Gary Gregor as a veteran free agent and sent a 1974 2nd round draft pick (Rubin Collins was later selected) to the Portland Trail Blazers as compensation.

  1. Signing

    The Houston Rockets signed Paul McCracken as a free agent.

  1. Trade

    The Cleveland Cavaliers traded a 1974 2nd round draft pick (Billy Knight was later selected) to the Los Angeles Lakers for Jim Cleamons.

  1. Trade

    The Cleveland Cavaliers traded Butch Beard to the Seattle SuperSonics for Barry Clemens and Lenny Wilkens.

  1. Trade

    The Philadelphia 76ers sold the player rights to John Brisker to the Seattle SuperSonics.

  1. Trade

    The Baltimore Bullets sold the player rights to Dorie Murrey to the Chicago Bulls.

  1. Trade

    The Detroit Pistons traded Jimmy Walker to the Houston Rockets for Stu Lantz.

  1. Trade

    The Philadelphia 76ers traded Fred Foster to the Portland Trail Blazers for a 1973 2nd round draft pick (Allan Bristow was later selected).

  2. Trade

    The Detroit Pistons traded Terry Dischinger to the Portland Trail Blazers for Fred Foster.

  1. Signing

    The Philadelphia 76ers signed Luther Green as a free agent.

  1. Waived

    The New York Knicks waived Greg Fillmore.

  1. Signing

    The Golden State Warriors signed Rick Barry as a free agent. (Barry returned from the ABA.)