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1977-78 NBA transactions

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

20 transactions

  1. Signing

    The Chicago Bulls signed Lars Hansen as a free agent.

  2. Trade

    The Indiana Pacers traded a 1980 2nd round draft pick (David Lawrence was later selected) to the Portland Trail Blazers for Corky Calhoun.

  1. Signing

    The Boston Celtics signed Kevin Kunnert as a veteran free agent and sent a 1981 2nd round draft pick (Ed Turner was later selected) to the Houston Rockets as compensation.

  1. Trade

    The Denver Nuggets traded Mike Evans and Darnell Hillman to the Kansas City Kings for Ron Boone and a 1979 2nd round draft pick (Mark Young was later selected).

  2. Trade

    The Denver Nuggets traded Ron Boone, a 1979 2nd round draft pick (Ollie Mack was later selected) and a 1979 2nd round draft pick (Mark Young was later selected) to the Los Angeles Lakers for Charlie Scott.

  1. Waived

    The Houston Rockets waived Zaid Abdul-Aziz.

  1. Signing

    The Houston Rockets signed Rick Barry as a veteran free agent and sent John Lucas and cash to the Golden State Warriors as compensation.

  1. Signing

    The New York Knicks signed Mike Glenn as a veteran free agent.

  1. Trade

    The Denver Nuggets traded Tom LaGarde to the Seattle SuperSonics for a 1978 1st round draft pick (Rod Griffin was later selected).

  2. Signing

    The Atlanta Hawks signed Dan Roundfield as a veteran free agent and sent a 1979 1st round draft pick (Dudley Bradley was later selected) to the Indiana Pacers as compensation.

  1. Coaches and front office

    The Kansas City Kings appointed Larry Staverman as Interim Head Coach.

  2. Signing

    The Houston Rockets signed Tom Barker as a free agent.

  3. Trade

    The Indiana Pacers traded a 1978 1st round draft pick (Mychal Thompson was later selected) to the Portland Trail Blazers for Johnny Davis and a 1978 1st round draft pick (Rick Robey was later selected).

  4. Signing

    The Indiana Pacers signed Alex English as a veteran free agent and sent a 1979 1st round draft pick (Calvin Natt was later selected) to the Milwaukee Bucks as compensation.

  5. Trade

    The New Jersey Nets traded a 1978 1st round draft pick (Micheal Ray Richardson was later selected) and a 1979 1st round draft pick (Vinnie Johnson was later selected) to the New York Knicks for Phil Jackson and a 1978 1st round draft pick (Winford Boynes was later selected).

  1. Trade

    The Buffalo Braves traded a 1978 2nd round draft pick (Lew Massey was later selected) to the Los Angeles Lakers for Tom Abernethy.

  2. Trade

    The Golden State Warriors traded a 1981 1st round draft pick (Albert King was later selected) to the Portland Trail Blazers for a 1978 1st round draft pick (Raymond Townsend was later selected).

  1. Coaches and front office

    The Chicago Bulls hired Larry Costello as Head Coach.

  1. Trade

    The Cleveland Cavaliers traded a 1979 1st round draft pick (Greg Kelser was later selected) to the Milwaukee Bucks for a 1978 1st round draft pick (Mike Mitchell was later selected).

  2. Signing

    The Buffalo Braves signed Nick Weatherspoon as a free agent.