Frank Layden

June 19, 1979: Hired Tom Nissalke as Head Coach.

June 22, 1979: Traded Rickey Williams to the Chicago Bulls for Wilbur Holland.

June 25, 1979: Selected Larry Knight (1st round, 20th pick), Tico Brown (2nd round, 23rd pick), Arvid Kramer (3rd round, 45th pick), Greg Deane (4th round, 67th pick), Perry Wolfe (5th round, 89th pick), Ernie Cobb (6th round, 109th pick), Paul Poe (7th round, 129th pick), Keith McDonald (8th round, 148th pick), Milt Huggins (9th round, 167th pick) and Paul Dawkins (10th round, 185th pick) in the 1979 NBA Draft.

June 28, 1979: Signed Allan Bristow as a veteran free agent and sent Paul Griffin to the San Antonio Spurs as compensation.

July 27, 1979: Jim McElroy signed as a veteran free agent with the Detroit Pistons; received Ben Poquette and a 1980 2nd round draft pick (Brad Branson was later selected) as compensation.

September 13, 1979: Traded Spencer Haywood to the Los Angeles Lakers for Adrian Dantley.

October 2, 1979: Traded Rich Kelley to the New Jersey Nets for Jim Boylan, John Gianelli and Bernard King.

October 9, 1979: Traded a 1980 3rd round draft pick (Eddie Lee was later selected) and a 1981 2nd round draft pick (Ken Green was later selected) to the Denver Nuggets for Robert Smith.

October 10, 1979: Traded Ron Lee to the Atlanta Hawks for a 1980 2nd round draft pick (Jawann Oldham was later selected) and a 1981 2nd round draft pick (Eddie Johnson was later selected).

October 25, 1979: Traded a 1981 3rd round draft pick (Zam Fredrick was later selected) to the Los Angeles Lakers for Ron Boone.

November 6, 1979: Signed Andre Wakefield as a free agent.

November 11, 1979: Signed John Brown as a veteran free agent.

November 20, 1979: Traded a 1980 2nd round draft pick (Jawann Oldham was later selected) to the Denver Nuggets for Tom Boswell.

November 23, 1979: Traded a 1981 2nd round draft pick (Eddie Johnson was later selected) and a 1982 2nd round draft pick (Ricky Frazier was later selected) to the Atlanta Hawks for Terry Furlow.

November 27, 1979: Signed Mack Calvin as a free agent.

January 18, 1980: Signed Jerome Whitehead as a free agent.

February 29, 1980: Signed Brad Davis as a free agent.

June 10, 1980: Selected Darrell Griffith (1st round, 2nd pick), John Duren (1st round, 19th pick), Alan Taylor (4th round, 72nd pick), Wally West (5th round, 94th pick), Kenny Cunningham (6th round, 118th pick), Dave Colescott (7th round, 140th pick), Jim Brandon (8th round, 163rd pick), Paul Renfro (9th round, 181st pick) and Leroy Coleman (10th round, 201st pick) in the 1980 NBA Draft.

July 28, 1980: Signed Jeff Judkins as a veteran free agent.

July 29, 1980: Signed Brett Vroman as a free agent.

September 11, 1980: Traded Bernard King to the Golden State Warriors for Wayne Cooper and a 1981 2nd round draft pick (Ken Green was later selected).

September 11, 1980: Traded a 1983 2nd round draft pick (Mark West was later selected) and a 1984 2nd round draft pick (Anthony Teachey was later selected) to the Dallas Mavericks for Billy McKinney.

December 2, 1980: Signed Rickey Green as a free agent.

December 2, 1980: Signed Jeff Wilkins as a free agent.

December 9, 1980: Signed Dick Miller as a free agent.

December 19, 1980: Mack Calvin signed as a veteran free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers; received FROM_TRADE as compensation.

December 22, 1980: Traded Billy McKinney to the Denver Nuggets for Carl Nicks.

January 3, 1981: Signed Mel Bennett as a free agent.

June 9, 1981: Selected Danny Schayes (1st round, 13th pick), Howard Wood (2nd round, 27th pick), Georgie Torres (4th round, 73rd pick), Mike Clark (5th round, 97th pick), Kevin Sprewer (6th round, 119th pick), Mike Robinson (7th round, 143rd pick), Bobby Cattage (8th round, 165th pick), Ken Ollie (9th round, 188th pick) and Joe Merten (10th round, 207th pick) in the 1981 NBA Draft.

August 20, 1981: Traded Allan Bristow and Wayne Cooper to the Dallas Mavericks for Bill Robinzine.

October 1, 1981: Traded Jeff Judkins to the Detroit Pistons for a 1982 3rd round draft pick (Jerry Eaves was later selected).

December 4, 1981: Signed Sam Worthen as a free agent.

December 10, 1981: Fired Tom Nissalke as Head Coach.

June 29, 1982: Selected Dominique Wilkins (1st round, 3rd pick), Steve Trumbo (3rd round, 49th pick), Jerry Eaves (3rd round, 55th pick), Mark Eaton (4th round, 72nd pick), Mike McKay (5th round, 95th pick), Alvin Jackson (6th round, 118th pick), Thad Garner (7th round, 141st pick), Rick Campbell (8th round, 164th pick), Riley Clarida (9th round, 187th pick) and Michael Edwards (10th round, 208th pick) in the 1982 NBA Draft.

September 2, 1982: Traded Dominique Wilkins to the Atlanta Hawks for John Drew and Freeman Williams.

December 23, 1982: Signed J.J. Anderson as a free agent.

February 7, 1983: Traded Danny Schayes and cash to the Denver Nuggets for Rich Kelley.

February 24, 1983: Signed Kenny Natt as a free agent.

June 28, 1983: Selected Thurl Bailey (1st round, 7th pick), Bob Hansen (3rd round, 54th pick), Doug Arnold (4th round, 76th pick), Matt Clark (5th round, 100th pick), Fred Gilliam (6th round, 122nd pick), Gerald Kazanowski (7th round, 146th pick), Michael McCombs (8th round, 168th pick), Ron Webb (9th round, 191st pick) and Odell Mosteller (10th round, 211th pick) in the 1983 NBA Draft.

October 14, 1983: Sold player rights to Ben Poquette to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

June 19, 1984: Selected John Stockton (1st round, 16th pick), David Pope (3rd round, 62nd pick), Jim Rowinski (4th round, 86th pick), Marcus Gaither (5th round, 108th pick), Chris Harrison (6th round, 132nd pick), Bob Evans (7th round, 154th pick), Eric Booker (8th round, 178th pick), Kelly Knight (9th round, 199th pick) and Mike Curran (10th round, 222nd pick) in the 1984 NBA Draft.

September 28, 1984: Signed Billy Paultz as a veteran free agent and sent a 1985 3rd round draft pick (Sedric Toney was later selected) to the Atlanta Hawks as compensation.

December 18, 1984: Traded a 1986 2nd round draft pick (Lemone Lampley was later selected) and a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Jeff Moe was later selected) to the San Antonio Spurs for Fred Roberts.

December 22, 1984: Signed Pace Mannion as a free agent.

May 23, 1985: Signed Steve Hayes as a free agent.

June 18, 1985: Selected Karl Malone (1st round, 13th pick), Carey Scurry (2nd round, 37th pick), Delaney Rudd (4th round, 83rd pick), Ray Hall (5th round, 105th pick), Jim Miller (6th round, 129th pick) and Mike Wacker (7th round, 151st pick) in the 1985 NBA Draft.

September 1, 1985: Signed Delaney Rudd.

September 17, 1985: Rich Kelley signed as a veteran free agent with the Sacramento Kings; received cash as compensation.

February 15, 1986: Traded Jeff Wilkins to the San Antonio Spurs for Jeff Cook and Marc Iavaroni.

June 17, 1986: Selected Dell Curry (1st round, 15th pick), John Shasky (3rd round, 61st pick), Bill Breeding (3rd round, 63rd pick), Marty Embry (4th round, 84th pick), Kerry Boagni (5th round, 107th pick), Chuck Everson (6th round, 130th pick) and Mark Mitchell (7th round, 153rd pick) in the 1986 NBA Draft.

August 21, 1986: Traded Adrian Dantley, a 1987 2nd round draft pick (Norris Coleman was later selected) and a 1990 2nd round draft pick (Phil Henderson was later selected) to the Detroit Pistons for Kent Benson and Kelly Tripucka.

September 25, 1986: Traded Fred Roberts to the Boston Celtics for a 1987 3rd round draft pick (Billy Donovan was later selected).

October 3, 1986: Signed Eddie Hughes as a free agent.