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1989-90 NBA transactions

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

39 transactions

  1. Trade

    The Atlanta Hawks traded a 1990 1st round draft pick (Tyrone Hill was later selected) and a 1990 2nd round draft pick (Les Jepsen was later selected) to the Golden State Warriors for a 1990 1st round draft pick (Rumeal Robinson was later selected), a 1990 2nd round draft pick (Steve Bardo was later selected) and a 1990 2nd round draft pick (Trevor Wilson was later selected).

  2. Trade

    The Orlando Magic traded a 1993 2nd round draft pick (Adonis Jordan was later selected) and a 1995 2nd round draft pick (Michael McDonald was later selected) to the Seattle SuperSonics. Seattle agreed not to select Dennis Scott in the 1990 draft.

  3. Trade

    The Miami Heat traded Rory Sparrow to the Sacramento Kings for Bimbo Coles.

  4. Trade

    The Cleveland Cavaliers traded Stefano Rusconi to the Phoenix Suns for Miloš Babić.

  5. Trade

    The Seattle SuperSonics traded Jud Buechler to the New Jersey Nets. New Jersey agreed not to select Dennis Scott in the 1990 draft.

  6. Trade

    The Houston Rockets traded Alec Kessler to the Miami Heat for Carl Herrera and Dave Jamerson.

  1. Trade

    The Chicago Bulls traded a 1990 1st round draft pick (Tate George was later selected), a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Von McDade was later selected) and a 1992 2nd round draft pick (P.J. Brown was later selected) to the New Jersey Nets for Dennis Hopson.

  2. Trade

    The Dallas Mavericks traded Bill Wennington, a 1990 1st round draft pick (Duane Causwell was later selected) and a 1990 1st round draft pick (Travis Mays was later selected) to the Sacramento Kings for Rodney McCray, a 1990 2nd round draft pick (Phil Henderson was later selected) and a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Mike Iuzzolino was later selected).

  1. Trade

    The Minnesota Timberwolves traded a 1990 2nd round draft pick (Brian Oliver was later selected) to the Philadelphia 76ers for Scott Brooks.

  2. Trade

    In a 3-team trade, the Sacramento Kings traded Pervis Ellison to the Washington Bullets; the Utah Jazz traded Bob Hansen, Eric Leckner, a 1990 1st round draft pick (Anthony Bonner was later selected), a 1990 2nd round draft pick (Phil Henderson was later selected) and a 1990 2nd round draft pick (Walter Palmer was later selected) to the Sacramento Kings; the Washington Bullets traded a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Mike Iuzzolino was later selected) to the Sacramento Kings; and the Washington Bullets traded Jeff Malone to the Utah Jazz.

  3. Trade

    The New Jersey Nets traded a 1993 2nd round draft pick (Adonis Jordan was later selected) and a 1995 2nd round draft pick (Rashard Griffith was later selected) to the Orlando Magic for Reggie Theus.

  1. Trade

    The Denver Nuggets traded a 1990 1st round draft pick (Willie Burton was later selected) and a 1990 1st round draft pick (Dave Jamerson was later selected) to the Miami Heat for a 1990 1st round draft pick (Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf was later selected).

  1. Trade

    The Dallas Mavericks traded a 1990 1st round draft pick (Willie Burton was later selected) and a 1991 1st round draft pick (LaBradford Smith was later selected) to the Denver Nuggets for Fat Lever.

  1. Trade

    The Golden State Warriors traded Uwe Blab to the San Antonio Spurs for Chris Welp.

  2. Trade

    The Golden State Warriors traded Winston Garland to the Los Angeles Clippers for a 1990 2nd round draft pick (Kevin Pritchard was later selected) and a 1992 2nd round draft pick (Sasha Danilović was later selected).

  3. Trade

    The Charlotte Hornets traded Stuart Gray to the New York Knicks for a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Jimmy Oliver was later selected).

  4. Trade

    The Minnesota Timberwolves traded Steve Johnson to the Seattle SuperSonics for Brad Sellers.

  5. Trade

    The Charlotte Hornets traded a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Jimmy Oliver was later selected) to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Randolph Keys.

  1. Trade

    The Denver Nuggets traded Michael Cutright to the New Jersey Nets for Joe Barry Carroll.

  2. Trade

    The Cleveland Cavaliers traded Chris Dudley to the New Jersey Nets for a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Žan Tabak was later selected) and a 1993 2nd round draft pick (Richard Petruška was later selected).

  3. Trade

    The Cleveland Cavaliers traded a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Žan Tabak was later selected), a 1992 2nd round draft pick (Curtis Blair was later selected) and a 1993 2nd round draft pick (Richard Petruška was later selected) to the Houston Rockets for Derrick Chievous.

  4. Trade

    The San Antonio Spurs sold the player rights to Vernon Maxwell to the Houston Rockets.

  5. Trade

    The New York Knicks traded Rod Strickland to the San Antonio Spurs for Maurice Cheeks.

  1. Trade

    The Atlanta Hawks traded Antoine Carr, Sedric Toney and a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Steve Hood was later selected) to the Sacramento Kings for Kenny Smith and Mike Williams.

  1. Trade

    The Milwaukee Bucks traded Randy Breuer and a 1992 2nd round draft pick (Chris Smith was later selected) to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Brad Lohaus and a 1992 2nd round draft pick (Duane Cooper was later selected).

  1. Trade

    The Charlotte Hornets traded Kurt Rambis, a 1990 2nd round draft pick (Negele Knight was later selected) and a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Chad Gallagher was later selected) to the Phoenix Suns for Armen Gilliam.

  1. Trade

    The Cleveland Cavaliers traded Ron Harper, a 1990 1st round draft pick (Loy Vaught was later selected), a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Joe Wylie was later selected) and a 1992 1st round draft pick (Elmore Spencer was later selected) to the Los Angeles Clippers for Danny Ferry and Reggie Williams.

  1. Trade

    The Minnesota Timberwolves traded Rick Mahorn to the Philadelphia 76ers for a 1990 1st round draft pick (Gerald Glass was later selected), a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Alvaro Teheran was later selected) and a 1992 2nd round draft pick (Duane Cooper was later selected).

  1. Trade

    The Dallas Mavericks traded Pat Durham to the Milwaukee Bucks for a 1993 2nd round draft pick (Eric Riley was later selected).

  1. Trade

    The Charlotte Hornets traded Robert Reid to the Portland Trail Blazers for Richard Anderson.

  1. Trade

    The Boston Celtics traded a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Žan Tabak was later selected) and a 1993 2nd round draft pick (Richard Petruška was later selected) to the New Jersey Nets for John Bagley.

  2. Trade

    The Chicago Bulls traded a 1996 2nd round draft pick to the Phoenix Suns for Ed Nealy. Conditional 1996 2nd-rd pick did not convey

  1. Trade

    The Golden State Warriors traded Tellis Frank to the Miami Heat for a 1990 2nd round draft pick (Steve Bardo was later selected).

  1. Trade

    The Golden State Warriors traded Ralph Sampson to the Sacramento Kings for Jim Petersen.

  1. Trade

    The Charlotte Hornets traded Tim Kempton to the Denver Nuggets for a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Kevin Lynch was later selected).

  1. Trade

    The Cleveland Cavaliers traded a 1993 2nd round draft pick (Mark Buford was later selected) to the Phoenix Suns for Steve Kerr.

  1. Trade

    The Philadelphia 76ers traded Maurice Cheeks, Chris Welp and David Wingate to the San Antonio Spurs for Johnny Dawkins and Jay Vincent.

  1. Trade

    The San Antonio Spurs sold the player rights to Anthony Bowie to the Houston Rockets.

  1. Trade

    The Golden State Warriors traded a 1990 1st round draft pick (Gary Payton was later selected) to the Seattle SuperSonics for Alton Lister.