Joe Axelson

May 9, 1969: Fired Ed Jucker as Head Coach.

May 9, 1969: Hired Bob Cousy as Head Coach.

September 23, 1969: Signed Johnny Green as a free agent.

October 4, 1969: Traded Fred Hetzel to the Philadelphia 76ers for Craig Raymond and a future draft pick.

October 12, 1969: Traded Walt Wesley to the Chicago Bulls for Dave Newmark and Norm Van Lier.

October 12, 1969: Traded Dave Newmark to the Atlanta Hawks for Wally Anderzunas and a 1972 3rd round draft pick (Ron Riley was later selected).

October 25, 1969: Traded Jerry Lucas to the San Francisco Warriors for Jim King and Bill Turner.

November 18, 1969: Traded Bill Dinwiddie to the Boston Celtics for Bob Cousy.

December 25, 1969: Traded Adrian Smith to the San Francisco Warriors for a 1970 2nd round draft pick (Tiny Archibald was later selected).

March 23, 1970: Selected Sam Lacey (1st round, 5th pick), Tiny Archibald (2nd round, 19th pick), Doug Cook (2nd round, 22nd pick), Greg Hyder (3rd round, 39th pick), Wade Fuller (4th round, 56th pick), Uluss Thompson (5th round, 73rd pick), Charles Bishop (6th round, 90th pick), Mike Bernard (7th round, 107th pick), Joel McBride (8th round, 124th pick), Bob Mabry (9th round, 141st pick), Carl Johnson (10th round, 158th pick), Ted Hillary (11th round, 173rd pick), Reggie Roach (12th round, 186th pick), Larry Gray (13th round, 196th pick), Andy Jennings (14th round, 206th pick), Mike Neer (15th round, 216th pick) and Paul Favorite (16th round, 225th pick) in the 1970 NBA Draft.

April 21, 1970: Traded Oscar Robertson to the Milwaukee Bucks for Charlie Paulk and Flynn Robinson.

October 5, 1970: Signed Moe Barr as a free agent.

October 14, 1970: Signed Bob Arnzen as a free agent.

October 16, 1970: Traded Connie Dierking and Fred Foster to the Philadelphia 76ers for Darrall Imhoff and a future draft pick.

March 29, 1971: Selected Ken Durrett (1st round, 4th pick), John Mengelt (2nd round, 21st pick), Joe Bergman (2nd round, 31st pick), Rich Yunkus (3rd round, 38th pick), Sid Catlett (4th round, 55th pick), Jimmie Guymon (5th round, 72nd pick), Tyrone Marioneaux (5th round, 73rd pick), Gil McGregor (6th round, 89th pick), Ollie Shannon (7th round, 106th pick) and Frank Fitzgerald (8th round, 123rd pick) in the 1971 NBA Draft.

March 29, 1971: Traded Flynn Robinson to the Los Angeles Lakers for a 1971 2nd round draft pick (Joe Bergman was later selected).

May 14, 1971: Traded Charlie Paulk to the Chicago Bulls for Matt Guokas and a future draft pick.

November 9, 1971: Traded Norm Van Lier and a 1972 3rd round draft pick (Frank Russell was later selected) to the Chicago Bulls for Jim Fox and a 1972 2nd round draft pick (Mike Ratliff was later selected).

December 27, 1971: Traded a 1973 3rd round draft pick (Joe Reaves was later selected) to the Phoenix Suns for Fred Taylor.

April 10, 1972: Selected Sam Sibert (2nd round, 19th pick), Mike Ratliff (2nd round, 28th pick), Ron Riley (3rd round, 38th pick), Frank Schade (4th round, 53rd pick), Dave Bustion (5th round, 68th pick), Jerry Crocker (6th round, 86th pick), Mike Sneed (7th round, 102nd pick), Jerry Clack (8th round, 119th pick), Steve McMahon (9th round, 134th pick), David Hall (10th round, 148th pick), Floyd Mathew (11th round, 159th pick), Len Baltimore (12th round, 168th pick), Kent Scott (13th round, 177th pick), Bob Allen (14th round, 183rd pick), Mike Jeffries (15th round, 190th pick) and Mike Peterson (16th round, 195th pick) in the 1972 NBA Draft.

October 9, 1972: Traded a 1973 4th round draft pick (Clyde Turner was later selected) to the Milwaukee Bucks for Toby Kimball.

October 9, 1972: Traded Jim Fox and Dick Gibbs to the Seattle SuperSonics for Pete Cross and Don Kojis.

November 2, 1972: Acquired player rights to Dick Gibbs from the Houston Rockets.

November 9, 1972: Traded John Mengelt to the Detroit Pistons for a 1973 2nd round draft pick (Mike D'Antoni was later selected).

January 26, 1973: Traded Tom Van Arsdale and a 1974 3rd round draft pick (Harvey Catchings was later selected) to the Philadelphia 76ers for John Block.

April 24, 1973: Selected Ron Behagen (1st round, 7th pick), Mike D'Antoni (2nd round, 20th pick), Larry McNeill (2nd round, 25th pick), M.L. Carr (5th round, 76th pick), Mike Quick (6th round, 93rd pick), Mike Jeffries (7th round, 110th pick), Mike Williams (8th round, 127th pick), James Brown (9th round, 143rd pick) and Ernie Kusnyer (10th round, 157th pick) in the 1973 NBA Draft.

September 28, 1973: Sold player rights to Toby Kimball to the Philadelphia 76ers.

October 8, 1973: Signed Howard Komives as a free agent.

October 29, 1973: Traded Matt Guokas to the Houston Rockets for Jimmy Walker.

November 12, 1973: Traded Ron Riley to the Houston Rockets for Otto Moore.

November 16, 1973: Signed Ted Manakas as a free agent.

November 22, 1973: Appointed Draff Young as Interim Head Coach.

November 29, 1973: Hired Phil Johnson as Head Coach.

December 5, 1973: Signed Justus Thigpen as a free agent.

May 28, 1974: Selected Scott Wedman (1st round, 6th pick), Len Kosmalski (2nd round, 24th pick), Lloyd Batts (4th round, 60th pick), Terry Compton (5th round, 78th pick), Ron Kennedy (6th round, 96th pick), Mark Brown (7th round, 114th pick), Richie O'Connor (8th round, 132nd pick), Jeff Dawson (9th round, 150th pick) and Dennis White (10th round, 167th pick) in the 1974 NBA Draft.

October 16, 1974: Signed Don May as a free agent.

February 1, 1975: Traded Nate Williams to the New Orleans Jazz for Rick Adelman and Ollie Johnson.

February 1, 1975: Traded Ken Durrett to the Philadelphia 76ers for future considerations.

May 28, 1975: Traded Ron Behagen and a 1976 2nd round draft pick (Major Jones was later selected) to the New Orleans Jazz for a 1975 1st round draft pick (Bill Robinzine was later selected).

May 29, 1975: Selected Bill Robinzine (1st round, 10th pick), Bob Bigelow (1st round, 13th pick), Glenn Hansen (2nd round, 31st pick), Bob Guyette (3rd round, 49th pick), Kevin Cluess (4th round, 67th pick), Ed Stahl (5th round, 85th pick), Clint Chapman (6th round, 103rd pick), Wayne Croft (7th round, 121st pick) and Jim Bostic (8th round, 139th pick) in the 1975 NBA Draft.

November 12, 1975: Signed Rick Roberson as a free agent.

December 8, 1975: Traded a 1976 3rd round draft pick (Lars Hansen was later selected) and a 1977 2nd round draft pick (Steve Sheppard was later selected) to the Chicago Bulls for Matt Guokas.

June 8, 1976: Selected Richard Washington (1st round, 3rd pick), Clarence Ramsey (4th round, 54th pick), Willie Hodge (5th round, 71st pick), Andre McCarter (6th round, 89th pick), Craig Prosser (7th round, 107th pick), Mike Davis (8th round, 125th pick), Dave Logan (9th round, 143rd pick) and Terry Bailey (10th round, 160th pick) in the 1976 NBA Draft.

September 9, 1976: Traded Larry McNeill to the New York Nets for a 1977 3rd round draft pick (Bill Paterno was later selected).

September 10, 1976: Traded Tiny Archibald to the New York Nets for Jim Eakins, Brian Taylor, a 1977 1st round draft pick (Otis Birdsong was later selected) and a 1978 1st round draft pick (Phil Ford was later selected).

May 25, 1977: Traded Brian Taylor and a 1977 1st round draft pick (Tom LaGarde was later selected) to the Denver Nuggets for Tom Burleson and a 1977 2nd round draft pick (Steve Sheppard was later selected).

June 1, 1977: Traded Ollie Johnson, a 1978 1st round draft pick (Purvis Short was later selected) and a 1978 2nd round draft pick (Ron Carter was later selected) to the Los Angeles Lakers for Lucius Allen.

June 10, 1977: Selected Otis Birdsong (1st round, 2nd pick), Eddie Owens (2nd round, 31st pick), Bill Paterno (3rd round, 45th pick), John Kuester (3rd round, 53rd pick), Larry Williams (4th round, 75th pick), Bob Chapman (5th round, 97th pick), Bob Cooper (6th round, 119th pick) and Caitlyn Jenner (7th round, 139th pick) in the 1977 NBA Draft.

July 15, 1977: Glenn Hansen signed as a veteran free agent with the New Orleans Jazz; received a 1978 3rd round draft pick (Mike Russell was later selected) as compensation.

September 19, 1977: Signed Bob Nash as a free agent.

October 20, 1977: Signed Louie Nelson as a free agent.

January 8, 1978: Fired Phil Johnson as Head Coach.

January 13, 1978: Signed Glenn Hansen as a free agent.

May 10, 1978: Hired Cotton Fitzsimmons as Head Coach.

June 8, 1978: Appointed Larry Staverman as Interim Head Coach.

June 9, 1978: Selected Phil Ford (1st round, 2nd pick), Jeff Cook (3rd round, 49th pick), Mike Russell (3rd round, 52nd pick), Geoff Crompton (4th round, 70th pick), Derrick Clairborne (5th round, 93rd pick), Jim Krivacs (6th round, 114th pick), Charles McMillian (7th round, 136th pick) and Ron Hammye (8th round, 155th pick) in the 1978 NBA Draft.

June 26, 1978: Traded Ron Boone and a 1979 2nd round draft pick (Mark Young was later selected) to the Denver Nuggets for Mike Evans and Darnell Hillman.

July 10, 1978: Traded Geoff Crompton to the Denver Nuggets for a 1981 4th round draft pick (Kenny Dennard was later selected).

September 14, 1978: Signed Marlon Redmond as a free agent.

September 14, 1978: Signed Billy McKinney as a free agent.

September 18, 1978: Kevin Restani signed as a veteran free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks; received FROM_TRADE as compensation.

October 27, 1978: Signed Gus Gerard as a free agent.

March 9, 1979: Signed Ron Behagen to a 10-day contract.

April 9, 1979: Signed Lars Hansen as a free agent.

June 29, 1982: Selected LaSalle Thompson (1st round, 5th pick), Brook Steppe (1st round, 17th pick), Jim Johnstone (3rd round, 51st pick), Mike Sanders (4th round, 74th pick), Kenny Simpson (5th round, 97th pick), Poncho Wright (6th round, 120th pick), Perry Range (7th round, 143rd pick), Ed Nealy (8th round, 166th pick), Jack Moore (9th round, 189th pick) and Robert Estes (10th round, 210th pick) in the 1982 NBA Draft.

June 29, 1982: Traded Phil Ford to the New Jersey Nets for Ray Williams.

June 30, 1982: Traded Jim Johnstone to the Atlanta Hawks for a 1984 2nd round draft pick (Ben Coleman was later selected).

September 10, 1982: Ernie Grunfeld signed as a veteran free agent with the New York Knicks; received FROM_TRADE as compensation.

February 15, 1983: Sold player rights to Reggie Johnson to the Philadelphia 76ers.

June 28, 1983: Selected Ennis Whatley (1st round, 13th pick), Chris McNealy (2nd round, 38th pick), Steve Harriel (3rd round, 60th pick), Mike Jackson (4th round, 84th pick), Lorenza Andrews (5th round, 106th pick), Alvis Rogers (6th round, 130th pick), Dane Suttle (7th round, 152nd pick), Preston Neumayr (8th round, 176th pick), Bernard Hill (9th round, 197th pick) and Aaron Haskins (10th round, 219th pick) in the 1983 NBA Draft.

June 28, 1983: Traded Chris McNealy, Ennis Whatley and a 1984 2nd round draft pick (Ben Coleman was later selected) to the Chicago Bulls for Larry Micheaux and Mark Olberding.

September 17, 1983: Traded Ray Williams to the New York Knicks for Billy Knight and cash.

September 17, 1983: Traded Brook Steppe to the Indiana Pacers for a 1984 2nd round draft pick (Greg Wiltjer was later selected).

September 27, 1983: Traded Kenny Dennard to the Denver Nuggets for a 1985 3rd round draft pick (Michael Adams was later selected).

September 28, 1983: Signed Don Buse as a free agent.

October 26, 1983: Traded Reggie King to the Seattle SuperSonics for a 1985 2nd round draft pick (Ken Johnson was later selected).

October 28, 1983: Signed Dane Suttle to a contract for the rest of the season.

February 15, 1984: Traded Steve Johnson, a 1984 2nd round draft pick (Greg Wiltjer was later selected), a 1985 2nd round draft pick (Mike Brittain was later selected) and a 1985 2nd round draft pick (Ken Johnson was later selected) to the Chicago Bulls for Reggie Theus.

March 31, 1984: Signed Dave Robisch as a free agent.

May 15, 1984: Hired Jack McKinney as Head Coach.

June 19, 1984: Selected Otis Thorpe (1st round, 9th pick), Roosevelt Chapman (3rd round, 54th pick), Jeff Allen (3rd round, 56th pick), Carl Henry (4th round, 80th pick), Jim Foster (5th round, 102nd pick), Bruce Vanley (6th round, 126th pick), Chipper Harris (7th round, 148th pick), Nate Rollins (8th round, 172nd pick), Greg Turner (9th round, 193rd pick) and Victor Coleman (10th round, 216th pick) in the 1984 NBA Draft.

November 2, 1984: Signed Pete Verhoeven as a free agent.

November 18, 1984: Hired Phil Johnson as Head Coach.

December 8, 1984: Signed David Pope as a free agent.

December 11, 1984: Traded Billy Knight to the San Antonio Spurs for Mark McNamara.

December 14, 1984: Signed Kenny Natt as a free agent.

December 19, 1984: Signed Kenny Natt to a 10-day contract.

February 27, 1985: Signed Ed Nealy as a free agent.

June 18, 1985: Selected Joe Kleine (1st round, 6th pick), Charles Bradley (3rd round, 51st pick), Michael Adams (3rd round, 66th pick), Willie Simmons (4th round, 76th pick), Bob Lojewski (5th round, 98th pick), Charles Balentine (6th round, 120th pick) and Alton Lee Gipson (7th round, 145th pick) in the 1985 NBA Draft.

August 9, 1985: Traded Mark McNamara to the Milwaukee Bucks for a 1986 4th round draft pick (Bob Beecher was later selected).

August 13, 1985: Signed David Cooke as a free agent.

September 10, 1985: Signed Carl Henry as a free agent.

September 17, 1985: Signed Rich Kelley as a veteran free agent and sent cash to the Utah Jazz as compensation.

September 20, 1985: Signed Joe Binion as a free agent.

November 18, 1985: 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.

December 17, 1985: Signed Mike Bratz as a veteran free agent.

May 19, 1986: Signed Brook Steppe as a veteran free agent.

June 17, 1986: Selected Harold Pressley (1st round, 17th pick), Johnny Rogers (2nd round, 34th pick), Bruce Douglas (3rd round, 57th pick), Alvin Franklin (4th round, 80th pick), Bob Beecher (4th round, 91st pick), Keith Morrison (5th round, 103rd pick), John Flowers (6th round, 126th pick) and Ron Rankin (7th round, 149th pick) in the 1986 NBA Draft.

August 19, 1986: Traded Larry Drew, Mike Woodson, a 1988 1st round draft pick (Hersey Hawkins was later selected) and a 1989 2nd round draft pick (Jay Edwards was later selected) to the Los Angeles Clippers for Junior Bridgeman, Franklin Edwards and Derek Smith.

December 16, 1986: Signed Othell Wilson as a free agent.

December 27, 1986: Signed Brook Steppe to the first of two 10-day contracts.

February 3, 1987: Signed Jerry Eaves to a 10-day contract.

February 9, 1987: Fired Phil Johnson as Head Coach.

February 9, 1987: Appointed Jerry Reynolds as Interim Head Coach.

April 27, 1987: Hired Bill Russell as Head Coach.

June 21, 1987: Traded Eddie Johnson to the Phoenix Suns for Ed Pinckney and a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Fennis Dembo was later selected).

June 22, 1987: Selected Kenny Smith (1st round, 6th pick), Sven Meyer (3rd round, 51st pick), Joe Arlauckas (4th round, 74th pick), Vernon Carr (5th round, 97th pick), Daryl Thomas (6th round, 120th pick) and Scott Adubato (7th round, 143rd pick) in the 1987 NBA Draft.

October 8, 1987: Signed Michael Jackson as a free agent.

October 15, 1987: Traded a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Fennis Dembo was later selected) to the New York Knicks for Jawann Oldham.

December 14, 1987: Traded a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Rodney Monroe was later selected) and a 1995 2nd round draft pick (Donnie Boyce was later selected) to the Atlanta Hawks for Mike McGee.

March 7, 1988: Hired Jerry Reynolds as Head Coach.