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1973-74 NBA transactions

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

102 transactions

  1. Coaches and front office

    The New Orleans Jazz appointed Elgin Baylor as Interim Head Coach.

  1. Waived

    The Portland Trail Blazers waived Mark Sibley.

  2. Waived

    The Portland Trail Blazers waived Bob Verga.

  3. Trade

    The Los Angeles Lakers traded Mel Counts to the New Orleans Jazz for future considerations.

  1. Trade

    The Cleveland Cavaliers sold the player rights to Kevin Restani to the Milwaukee Bucks.

  1. Trade

    The Boston Celtics traded George Thompson to the Milwaukee Bucks for cash and future considerations.

  1. Trade

    The Chicago Bulls traded Howard Porter and a 1975 2nd round draft pick (Larry Fogle was later selected) to the New York Knicks for a 1974 1st round draft pick (Maurice Lucas was later selected).

  2. Trade

    The Cleveland Cavaliers traded a 1974 1st round draft pick (Tom Burleson was later selected) to the Seattle SuperSonics for Dick Snyder and a 1974 1st round draft pick (Campy Russell was later selected).

  1. Coaches and front office

    The Portland Trail Blazers hired Lenny Wilkens as Head Coach.

  1. Signing

    The New Orleans Jazz drafted Dennis Awtrey from the Chicago Bulls in the NBA expansion draft.

  2. Signing

    The New Orleans Jazz drafted Jim Barnett from the Golden State Warriors in the NBA expansion draft.

  3. Signing

    The New Orleans Jazz drafted Walt Bellamy from the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA expansion draft.

  4. Signing

    The New Orleans Jazz drafted John Block from the Kansas City-Omaha Kings in the NBA expansion draft.

  5. Signing

    The New Orleans Jazz drafted Barry Clemens from the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA expansion draft.

  6. Signing

    The New Orleans Jazz drafted E.C. Coleman from the Houston Rockets in the NBA expansion draft.

  7. Signing

    The New Orleans Jazz drafted Lamar Green from the Phoenix Suns in the NBA expansion draft.

  8. Signing

    The New Orleans Jazz drafted Nate Hawthorne from the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA expansion draft.

  9. Signing

    The New Orleans Jazz drafted Ollie Johnson from the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA expansion draft.

  10. Signing

    The New Orleans Jazz drafted Bob Kauffman from the Buffalo Braves in the NBA expansion draft.

  11. Signing

    The New Orleans Jazz drafted Toby Kimball from the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA expansion draft.

  12. Signing

    The New Orleans Jazz drafted Steve Kuberski from the Boston Celtics in the NBA expansion draft.

  13. Signing

    The New Orleans Jazz drafted Stu Lantz from the Detroit Pistons in the NBA expansion draft.

  14. Signing

    The New Orleans Jazz drafted Dean Meminger from the New York Knicks in the NBA expansion draft.

  15. Signing

    The New Orleans Jazz drafted Louie Nelson from the Capital Bullets in the NBA expansion draft.

  16. Signing

    The New Orleans Jazz drafted Curtis Perry from the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA expansion draft.

  17. Signing

    The New Orleans Jazz drafted Bud Stallworth from the Seattle SuperSonics in the NBA expansion draft.

  18. Trade

    The Atlanta Hawks traded Pete Maravich to the New Orleans Jazz for Bob Kauffman, Dean Meminger, a 1974 1st round draft pick (Mike Sojourner was later selected), a 1975 1st round draft pick (David Thompson was later selected), a 1975 2nd round draft pick (Bill Willoughby was later selected), a 1976 2nd round draft pick (Alex English was later selected) and a 1980 3rd round draft pick (Jonathan Moore was later selected).

  1. Trade

    The Cleveland Cavaliers traded a 1975 1st round draft pick (Junior Bridgeman was later selected) to the Los Angeles Lakers for Jim Chones.

  1. Coaches and front office

    The Portland Trail Blazers fired Jack McCloskey as Head Coach.

  1. Signing

    The Seattle SuperSonics signed Vester Marshall as a free agent.

  1. Trade

    The Chicago Bulls traded Larry Cannon to the Philadelphia 76ers for a future draft pick.

  1. Trade

    The Buffalo Braves traded Kevin Kunnert and Dave Wohl to the Houston Rockets for Matt Guokas and Jack Marin.

  1. Trade

    The Golden State Warriors traded Bill Chamberlain to the Phoenix Suns for a 1975 3rd round draft pick (Otis Johnson was later selected).

  1. Signing

    The Milwaukee Bucks signed Dick Garrett as a free agent.

  2. Waived

    The Portland Trail Blazers waived Bernie Fryer.

  1. Trade

    The Chicago Bulls traded John Hummer to the Seattle SuperSonics for a 1975 2nd round draft pick (Steve Green was later selected).

  1. Waived

    The Seattle SuperSonics waived Vester Marshall.

  1. Signing

    The Seattle SuperSonics signed Vester Marshall as a free agent.

  2. Waived

    The Seattle SuperSonics waived Jim McDaniels.

  1. Signing

    The Portland Trail Blazers signed Bob Verga as a free agent.

  2. Waived

    The New York Knicks waived Dick Garrett.

  1. Signing

    The Kansas City-Omaha Kings signed Justus Thigpen as a free agent.

  1. Waived

    The Cleveland Cavaliers waived Bob Rule.

  2. Waived

    The Portland Trail Blazers waived Mo Layton.

  1. Coaches and front office

    The Kansas City-Omaha Kings hired Phil Johnson as Head Coach.

  1. Waived

    The Philadelphia 76ers waived Luther Rackley.

  1. Waived

    The Phoenix Suns waived Joe Reaves.

  2. Signing

    The Buffalo Braves signed Lee Winfield as a free agent.

  3. Waived

    The Houston Rockets waived Paul McCracken.

  1. Waived

    The Capital Bullets waived Tom Patterson.

  1. Waived

    The Buffalo Braves waived Jim Garvin.

  1. Coaches and front office

    Bob Cousy resigns as Head Coach for Cincinnati Royals.

  2. Coaches and front office

    The Kansas City-Omaha Kings appointed Draff Young as Interim Head Coach.

  1. Signing

    The Kansas City-Omaha Kings signed Ted Manakas as a free agent.

  1. Waived

    The Capital Bullets waived Rich Rinaldi.

  2. Waived

    The Milwaukee Bucks waived Chuck Terry.

  1. Trade

    The Houston Rockets traded Otto Moore to the Kansas City-Omaha Kings for Ron Riley.

  1. Waived

    The Houston Rockets waived Stan McKenzie.

  1. Signing

    The Milwaukee Bucks signed Cornell Warner as a free agent.

  1. Waived

    The Portland Trail Blazers waived Charlie Davis.

  2. Signing

    The Portland Trail Blazers signed Mark Sibley as a free agent.

  1. Waived

    The Los Angeles Lakers waived Travis Grant.

  2. Trade

    The Los Angeles Lakers traded Keith Erickson and a 1974 2nd round draft pick (Fred Saunders was later selected) to the Phoenix Suns for Connie Hawkins.

  1. Signing

    The Cleveland Cavaliers signed Fred Foster as a free agent.

  2. Trade

    The Houston Rockets traded Jimmy Walker to the Kansas City-Omaha Kings for Matt Guokas.

  3. Waived

    The Cleveland Cavaliers waived Cornell Warner.

  1. Waived

    The New York Knicks waived Dick Barnett.

  2. Waived

    The New York Knicks waived Allie McGuire.

  3. Signing

    The New York Knicks signed Dick Garrett as a free agent.

  1. Signing

    The Capital Bullets signed Manny Leaks as a free agent.

  1. Waived

    The Kansas City-Omaha Kings waived Mike Ratliff.

  1. Signing

    The Seattle SuperSonics signed Milt Williams as a free agent.

  1. Trade

    The Chicago Bulls traded a 1974 2nd round draft pick (Phil Lumpkin was later selected) to the Portland Trail Blazers for Rick Adelman.

  1. Waived

    The Milwaukee Bucks waived Bob Verga.

  1. Trade

    The Capital Bullets traded a 1974 3rd round draft pick (Earl Williams was later selected) and a 1975 3rd round draft pick (Bayard Forrest was later selected) to the Phoenix Suns for Walt Wesley.

  1. Trade

    The Atlanta Hawks traded Bob Christian to the Phoenix Suns for a 1976 2nd round draft pick (Bob Carrington was later selected) and a 1977 3rd round draft pick (Eddie Johnson was later selected).

  2. Signing

    The Kansas City-Omaha Kings signed Howard Komives as a free agent.

  3. Waived

    The Philadelphia 76ers waived Manny Leaks.

  4. Waived

    The Detroit Pistons waived Fred Foster.

  5. Waived

    The Chicago Bulls waived Mark Sibley.

  6. Waived

    The Atlanta Hawks waived Ted Manakas.

  7. Waived

    The Cleveland Cavaliers waived John Coughran.

  1. Signing

    The Portland Trail Blazers signed Mo Layton as a free agent.

  1. Trade

    The Kansas City-Omaha Kings sold the player rights to Toby Kimball to the Philadelphia 76ers.

  2. Signing

    The Philadelphia 76ers claimed Luther Rackley on waivers from the New York Knicks.

  1. Waived

    The Portland Trail Blazers waived Bob Davis.

  1. Waived

    The Seattle SuperSonics waived Charles Dudley.

  1. Waived

    The Phoenix Suns waived Mo Layton.

  1. Waived

    The Phoenix Suns waived Scott English.

  1. Waived

    The Buffalo Braves waived Dick Garrett.

  2. Waived

    The Buffalo Braves waived Bill Hewitt.

  1. Waived

    The Phoenix Suns waived Paul Stovall.

  1. Trade

    The Buffalo Braves traded Elmore Smith to the Los Angeles Lakers for Jim McMillian.

  1. Signing

    The Buffalo Braves signed Paul Ruffner as a free agent.

  1. Signing

    The Milwaukee Bucks signed Bob Verga as a free agent.

  2. Signing

    The Seattle SuperSonics signed Slick Watts as a free agent.

  3. Trade

    The Buffalo Braves traded John Hummer, a 1974 2nd round draft pick (Leon Benbow was later selected) and a 1975 2nd round draft pick (Larry Fogle was later selected) to the Chicago Bulls for Gar Heard and Kevin Kunnert.

  1. Trade

    The Capital Bullets traded John Tresvant to the Chicago Bulls for a future draft pick.

  1. Signing

    The Philadelphia 76ers signed Steve Mix as a free agent.

  1. Trade

    The Golden State Warriors sold the player rights to Ron Williams to the Milwaukee Bucks.

  1. Trade

    The Capital Bullets traded Stan Love to the Los Angeles Lakers for a 1974 2nd round draft pick (Truck Robinson was later selected).

  1. Trade

    The Golden State Warriors traded Walt Hazzard to the Seattle SuperSonics for Butch Beard.