1985-86 NBA transactions
Who left, who arrived and who was let go: every move of the season, newest first.
99 transactions
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The Cleveland Cavaliers signed Adrian Branch as a free agent.
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The Sacramento Kings signed Brook Steppe as a veteran free agent.
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The Washington Bullets signed Michael Adams as a free agent.
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The Portland Trail Blazers signed Fernando Martín as a free agent.
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The New York Knicks signed Ken Green to a contract for the rest of the season.
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The Philadelphia 76ers signed Michael Young as a free agent.
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The Los Angeles Clippers signed Ozell Jones as a free agent.
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The New Jersey Nets claimed Ray Williams on waivers from the San Antonio Spurs.
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The Phoenix Suns signed Sedric Toney as a free agent.
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The Portland Trail Blazers signed Brian Martin as a free agent.
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The New York Knicks signed Ken Green to a 10-day contract.
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The Los Angeles Lakers signed Pétur Guðmundsson as a free agent.
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The Chicago Bulls signed Rod Higgins to the first of two 10-day contracts.
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The Los Angeles Lakers signed Jerome Henderson to a 10-day contract.
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The Milwaukee Bucks signed Derrick Rowland as a free agent.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers signed Ben McDonald as a free agent.
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The Chicago Bulls signed Mike Holton to a contract for the rest of the season.
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The Portland Trail Blazers signed Brian Martin to the first of two 10-day contracts.
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The Chicago Bulls signed Tony Brown to the first of two 10-day contracts.
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The New Jersey Nets signed Rod Higgins to a 10-day contract.
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The Indiana Pacers signed Bryan Warrick as a free agent.
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The New York Knicks signed Chris McNealy to a 10-day contract, then signed to a contract for the rest of the season.
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The Chicago Bulls signed Mike Holton to the first of two 10-day contracts.
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The Seattle SuperSonics signed David Pope to a contract for the rest of the season.
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The San Antonio Spurs signed Jeff Lamp to a 10-day contract.
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The San Antonio Spurs signed Ray Williams as a free agent.
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The Milwaukee Bucks signed Earl Jones.
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The San Antonio Spurs signed Ennis Whatley to a 10-day contract.
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The Philadelphia 76ers signed Bob McAdoo as a free agent.
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The Los Angeles Clippers signed Jeff Cross to a 10-day contract, then signed to a contract for the rest of the season.
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The Washington Bullets signed Kevin McKenna as a free agent.
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The Dallas Mavericks signed Harold Keeling to the first of two 10-day contracts.
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The Washington Bullets signed Claude Gregory to the first of two 10-day contracts.
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The Seattle SuperSonics signed David Pope to the first of two 10-day contracts.
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The San Antonio Spurs signed Rod Higgins to the first of two 10-day contracts.
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The Milwaukee Bucks signed Earl Jones to the first of two 10-day contracts.
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The Milwaukee Bucks signed Mike Glenn as a veteran free agent.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers signed Ron Brewer as a free agent.
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The Los Angeles Clippers signed Wallace Bryant to the first of two 10-day contracts.
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The Washington Bullets signed Ennis Whatley to a 10-day contract.
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The Washington Bullets signed Freeman Williams to the first of two 10-day contracts.
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The Sacramento Kings signed Mike Bratz as a veteran free agent.
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The Philadelphia 76ers signed Butch Carter as a free agent.
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The Philadelphia 76ers signed Perry Moss as a free agent.
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The Detroit Pistons signed Chuck Nevitt as a free agent.
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The Detroit Pistons signed Ron Crevier as a free agent.
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The Sacramento Kings signed Terry Tyler as a veteran free agent and sent a 1986 1st round draft pick (John Salley was later selected) and a 1987 2nd round draft pick (Rickie Winslow was later selected) to the Detroit Pistons as compensation. Detroit had the option to swap 1st round draft picks with Sacramento in either 1986 or 1987.
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The Los Angeles Clippers signed Jim Thomas as a free agent.
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The Washington Bullets signed George Johnson as a free agent.
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The Utah Jazz claimed Chuck Aleksinas on waivers from the Golden State Warriors.
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The Chicago Bulls signed Ron Brewer as a free agent.
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The Seattle SuperSonics signed Rod Higgins as a free agent.
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The Detroit Pistons signed Walker Russell as a free agent.
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The Chicago Bulls signed John Paxson as a veteran free agent and sent cash to the San Antonio Spurs as compensation.
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The Atlanta Hawks signed Eddie Johnson as a free agent.
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The Seattle SuperSonics signed Alex Stivrins as a free agent.
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The Atlanta Hawks signed Ray Williams as a free agent.
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The Golden State Warriors signed Geoff Huston as a free agent.
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The Golden State Warriors signed Pete Verhoeven as a free agent.
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The Golden State Warriors signed Guy Williams as a free agent.
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The San Antonio Spurs signed Wes Matthews as a free agent.
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The Seattle SuperSonics claimed George Johnson on waivers from the New Jersey Nets.
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The Philadelphia 76ers signed Paul Thompson as a free agent.
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The Phoenix Suns signed Devin Durrant as a free agent.
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The Seattle SuperSonics signed Jeff Cross as a free agent.
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The Chicago Bulls signed Kyle Macy as a veteran free agent and sent a 1986 2nd round draft pick (Rafael Addison was later selected) and a 1990 2nd round draft pick (Miloš Babić was later selected) to the Phoenix Suns as compensation.
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The Portland Trail Blazers signed Caldwell Jones as a veteran free agent and sent a 1987 2nd round draft pick (Winston Garland was later selected) to the Chicago Bulls as compensation.
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The Milwaukee Bucks signed Bryan Warrick as a free agent.
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The Atlanta Hawks signed Scott Hastings to a multi-year contract.
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The Los Angeles Clippers signed Jamaal Wilkes as a free agent.
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The New York Knicks signed Clinton Wheeler as a free agent.
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The Houston Rockets signed Michael Young.
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The Milwaukee Bucks signed McKinley Singleton as a free agent.
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The Milwaukee Bucks signed Jeff Lamp as a free agent.
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The Los Angeles Clippers signed Ray Williams as a veteran free agent and sent a 1987 4th round draft pick (Tom Sheehey was later selected) to the Boston Celtics as compensation.
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The Boston Celtics signed Sly Williams as a free agent.
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The Washington Bullets signed Perry Moss as a free agent.
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The Atlanta Hawks signed Spud Webb as a free agent.
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The Chicago Bulls signed Billy McKinney as a free agent.
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The Seattle SuperSonics signed Brian Martin as a free agent.
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The Portland Trail Blazers signed Ken Green as a free agent.
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The Sacramento Kings signed Joe Binion as a free agent.
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The Los Angeles Lakers signed Earl Jones.
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The Sacramento Kings signed Rich Kelley as a veteran free agent and sent cash to the Utah Jazz as compensation.
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The New Jersey Nets signed Bobby Cattage as a free agent.
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The Boston Celtics signed David Thirdkill as a free agent.
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The Golden State Warriors signed Chris McNealy as a free agent.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers signed Dirk Minniefield as a free agent.
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The Los Angeles Lakers signed Chuck Nevitt as a free agent.
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The Sacramento Kings signed Carl Henry as a free agent.
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The San Antonio Spurs signed Stewart Granger.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers signed Derrick Rowland as a free agent.
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The Utah Jazz signed Delaney Rudd.
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The Golden State Warriors signed Ron Crevier as a free agent.
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The Dallas Mavericks signed Dennis Nutt as a free agent.
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The Sacramento Kings signed David Cooke as a free agent.
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The Denver Nuggets signed Eddie Hughes as a free agent.
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The Chicago Bulls signed Mike Smrek to a multi-year contract.
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The Dallas Mavericks signed Wallace Bryant.