Franchises
- Spirits of St. Louis: 1970 to ?
- Denver Nuggets: June 3, 1974 to May 7, 1984
- Los Angeles Clippers: July 18, 1984 to April 15, 1986
- Charlotte Hornets: 1987 to March 26, 1990
Team Records
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Season | Tm | Lg | G | W | L | W/L% | W > .500 | Finish | G | W | L | W/L% | Notes | |
1970-71 | CAR | ABA | 84 | 34 | 50 | .405 | -8.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1971-72 | CAR | ABA | 84 | 35 | 49 | .417 | -7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1972-73 | CAR | ABA | 84 | 57 | 27 | .679 | 15.0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | .583 | ||
1973-74 | CAR | ABA | 84 | 47 | 37 | .560 | 5.0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .000 | ||
1974-75 | DNA | ABA | 84 | 65 | 19 | .774 | 23.0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | .538 | ||
1975-76 | DNA | ABA | 84 | 60 | 24 | .714 | 18.0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | .462 | ||
1976-77 | DEN | NBA | 82 | 50 | 32 | .610 | 9.0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | ||
1977-78 | DEN | NBA | 82 | 48 | 34 | .585 | 7.0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | .462 | ||
1978-79 | DEN | NBA | 82 | 47 | 35 | .573 | 6.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | ||
1979-80 | DEN | NBA | 82 | 30 | 52 | .366 | -11.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1980-81 | DEN | NBA | 82 | 37 | 45 | .451 | -4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1981-82 | DEN | NBA | 82 | 46 | 36 | .561 | 5.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | ||
1982-83 | DEN | NBA | 82 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 4.0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | .375 | ||
1983-84 | DEN | NBA | 82 | 38 | 44 | .463 | -3.0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | ||
1984-85 | LAC | NBA | 82 | 31 | 51 | .378 | -10.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1985-86 | LAC | NBA | 82 | 32 | 50 | .390 | -9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1988-89 | CHH | NBA | 82 | 20 | 62 | .244 | -21.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1989-90 | CHH | NBA | 68 | 14 | 54 | .206 | -20.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Career | 1474 | 736 | 738 | .499 | -1 | 80 | 35 | 45 | .438 | |||||
4 seasons | CAR | 336 | 173 | 163 | .515 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | ||||
2 seasons | DNA | 168 | 125 | 43 | .744 | 41 | 26 | 13 | 13 | .500 | ||||
8 seasons | DEN | 656 | 341 | 315 | .520 | 13 | 38 | 15 | 23 | .395 | ||||
2 seasons | LAC | 164 | 63 | 101 | .384 | -19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2 seasons | CHH | 150 | 34 | 116 | .227 | -41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Awards
- 1972-73 ABA Executive of the Year
- 1974-75 ABA Executive of the Year
- 1975-76 ABA Executive of the Year
Draft Picks, Trades, and Free Agent Signings
- In some cases the starting date and/or ending date for
an executive could not be found, so conservative estimates are used in
their place.
Therefore, transactions from the beginning and/or end of an executive's tenure with a particular franchise may be missing from the register below.
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January 7, 1971: Hired Jerry Steele as Head Coach.
January 7, 1971: Fired Bones McKinney as Head Coach.
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January 8, 1971: Signed Billy Cunningham.
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January 23, 1971: Selected Ted McClain (?? round, ?? pick) in the 1971 ABA Draft.
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March 30, 1971: Signed Jim McDaniels.
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May 1, 1971: Signed Ted McClain.
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May 27, 1971: Traded a draft choice and cash to the Memphis Pros for Randy Denton.
May 27, 1971: Signed Randy Denton.
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May 30, 1971: Traded Jim McDaniels and George Peeples to the Utah Stars. Compensation
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July 21, 1971: Traded cash to the Dallas Chaparrals for Wayne Hightower.
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September 2, 1971: Hired Tom Meschery as Head Coach.
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October 4, 1971: Signed Ed Manning.
October 4, 1971: Signed Ted McClain.
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November 1, 1971: Traded a draft choice to the Utah Stars for George Stone.
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November 18, 1971: Traded Bob Verga to the Pittsburgh Condors for Stew Johnson.
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January 2, 1972: Traded Warren Davis, Randy Denton and George Lehmann to the Memphis Pros for Wendell Ladner, Tom Owens and Bob Warren.
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February 2, 1972: Traded a draft choice and cash to the Pittsburgh Condors for George Carter.
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March, 1972: Traded Brian Taylor to the New York Nets for Bill Chamberlain and Dennis Wuycik.
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March 2, 1972: Selected Brian Taylor (?? round, ?? pick) in the 1972 ABA Draft.
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April 21, 1972: Hired Larry Brown as Head Coach.
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June 19, 1972: Signed Dennis Wuycik.
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July 26, 1972: Traded Wendell Ladner to the Memphis Tams for David Brent.
July 26, 1972: Traded George Carter to the New York Nets for a draft choice and cash.
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September 20, 1972: Traded Wayne Hightower to the Denver Rockets for cash.
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November 1, 1972: Signed Roger Brown.
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November 13, 1972: Traded Bob Warren to the Dallas Chaparrals for Steve Jones.
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January 15, 1973: Selected Bobby Jones (?? round, ?? pick) and Maurice Lucas (?? round, ?? pick) in the 1973 ABA Draft.
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January 15, 1973: Selected Bobby Jones (?? round, ?? pick) and Maurice Lucas (?? round, ?? pick) in the 1973 ABA Draft.
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April 25, 1973: Selected in the 1973 ABA Draft.
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September 2, 1973: Traded a draft choice and cash to the New York Nets for Jim Chones.
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June 3, 1974: Hired Larry Brown as Head Coach.
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June 15, 1974: Traded Marvin Barnes to the Carolina Cougars for Bobby Jones.
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June 18, 1974: Signed Bobby Jones.
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June 20, 1974: Traded future considerations to the Carolina Cougars for Mack Calvin.
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June 25, 1974: Signed Jan van Breda Kolff.
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August, 1974: Traded Julius Keye to the Utah Stars for cash.
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September 4, 1974: Traded Darrell Elston and a first-round draft choice to the Virginia Squires for Fatty Taylor.
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September 10, 1974: Traded Willie Long to the New York Nets for a draft choice.
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September 18, 1974: Traded Al Smith to the Utah Stars for a draft choice.
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June 13, 1975: Signed Marvin Webster.
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June 16, 1975: Selected Monte Towe (?? round, ?? pick) and Marvin Webster (?? round, ?? pick) in the 1975 ABA Draft.
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June 17, 1975: Signed Monte Towe.
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June 18, 1975: Signed Marvin Webster.
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July 8, 1975: Signed David Thompson.
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July 14, 1975: Signed David Thompson.
July 14, 1975: Traded Mack Calvin, Mike Green and Jan van Breda Kolff to the Virginia Squires for George Irvine and David Thompson.
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July 30, 1975: Traded a draft choice to the Spirits of St. Louis for Jimmy Foster.
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August 1, 1975: Traded Patrick McFarland to the San Diego Sails for a draft choice.
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October 8, 1975: Traded Dave Robisch and cash to the Memphis Sounds for Dan Issel.
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October 21, 1975: Traded Fatty Taylor to the Virginia Squires for Chuck Williams.
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December 18, 1975: Traded cash to the Spirits of St. Louis for Gus Gerard.
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August 5, 1976: Traded a 1977 2nd round draft pick (Herm Harris was later selected) to the Philadelphia 76ers for Fatty Taylor.
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September, 1976: Signed Rudy Hackett as a free agent.
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September 15, 1976: Traded a 1978 3rd round draft pick (Dave Batton was later selected) and a 1978 4th round draft pick (Walter Jordan was later selected) to the New York Nets for Ted McClain.
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September 21, 1976: Signed Willie Wise as a free agent.
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October 5, 1976: Signed Goo Kennedy as a free agent.
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October 18, 1976: Traded Rudy Hackett to the New York Nets for a future draft pick.
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October 20, 1976: As part of a 3-team trade, the Denver Nuggets traded Ralph Simpson to the Detroit Pistons; the Boston Celtics traded Paul Silas to the Denver Nuggets; and the Detroit Pistons traded Curtis Rowe to the Boston Celtics.
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December 15, 1976: Traded Gus Gerard and Chuck Williams to the Buffalo Braves for Jim Price.
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May 24, 1977: Traded Paul Silas, Marvin Webster and Willie Wise to the Seattle SuperSonics for Tom Burleson, Bob Wilkerson and a 1977 2nd round draft pick (Steve Sheppard was later selected).
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May 25, 1977: Traded Tom Burleson and a 1977 2nd round draft pick (Steve Sheppard was later selected) to the Kansas City Kings for Brian Taylor and a 1977 1st round draft pick (Tom LaGarde was later selected).
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June 10, 1977: Selected Tom LaGarde (1st round, 9th pick), Anthony Roberts (1st round, 21st pick), Robert Smith (3rd round, 65th pick), John Billips (5th round, 109th pick), Jim Town (6th round, 130th pick), Willie High (7th round, 150th pick) and Len Sanders (8th round, 169th pick) in the 1977 NBA Draft.
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June 13, 1977: Signed Jacky Dorsey as a free agent.
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October 6, 1977: Ted McClain signed as a veteran free agent with the Buffalo Braves; received a 1978 3rd round draft pick (Hollis Copeland was later selected) as compensation.
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October 11, 1977: Traded a 1978 1st round draft pick (Dave Corzine was later selected) to the Washington Bullets for Bo Ellis.
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January 30, 1978: Traded a 1979 2nd round draft pick (Clint Richardson was later selected) to the New Jersey Nets for Darnell Hillman.
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February 1, 1978: Traded Jim Price and a 1979 1st round draft pick (Phil Hubbard was later selected) to the Detroit Pistons for Ralph Simpson.
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April 7, 1978: Signed Norm Cook as a free agent.
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June 9, 1978: Traded Tom LaGarde to the Seattle SuperSonics for a 1978 1st round draft pick (Rod Griffin was later selected).
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June 9, 1978: Selected Rod Griffin (1st round, 17th pick), Mike Evans (1st round, 21st pick), Hollis Copeland (3rd round, 46th pick), Michael Edwards (5th round, 106th pick), Robert Heard (6th round, 127th pick), Jack Gilloon (7th round, 148th pick), Larry Vaculik (8th round, 166th pick), Tom Schneeberger (9th round, 183rd pick) and Phil Taylor (10th round, 198th pick) in the 1978 NBA Draft.
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June 26, 1978: 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).
June 26, 1978: 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.
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July 8, 1978: Signed Kim Hughes as a veteran free agent and sent a 1980 2nd round draft pick (John Stroud was later selected) to the New Jersey Nets as compensation.
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July 10, 1978: Traded a 1981 4th round draft pick (Kenny Dennard was later selected) to the Kansas City Kings for Geoff Crompton.
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August 16, 1978: Traded Bobby Jones, Ralph Simpson and a 1984 1st round draft pick (Leon Wood was later selected) to the Philadelphia 76ers for George McGinnis and a 1978 1st round draft pick (Mike Evans was later selected).
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August 23, 1978: Signed Phil Hicks as a free agent.
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September 1, 1978: Traded future considerations to the Indiana Pacers for Mel Bennett.
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September 8, 1978: Signed Tom Boswell as a veteran free agent and sent a 1979 3rd round draft pick (Ernesto Malcolm was later selected) to the Boston Celtics as compensation.
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October 15, 1978: Signed John Kuester as a free agent.
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November 13, 1978: Signed Phil Hicks as a free agent.
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February 1, 1979: Hired Donnie Walsh as Head Coach.
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February 15, 1979: Brian Taylor signed as a veteran free agent with the San Diego Clippers; received a 1979 2nd round draft pick (Lawrence Butler was later selected) and a 1979 2nd round draft pick (Gary Garland was later selected) as compensation.
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June 23, 1979: Sold player rights to Lawrence Butler to the Chicago Bulls.
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June 25, 1979: Selected Gary Garland (2nd round, 30th pick), Larry Williams (5th round, 102nd pick), Odell Ball (6th round, 122nd pick), John Johnson (7th round, 144th pick), Matt Teahan (8th round, 162nd pick) and Emmett Lewis (9th round, 179th pick) in the 1979 NBA Draft.
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June 29, 1979: Signed John Roche as a free agent.
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August 3, 1979: John Kuester signed as a veteran free agent with the Indiana Pacers; received FROM_TRADE as compensation.
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October 9, 1979: Traded Robert Smith to the Utah Jazz for a 1980 3rd round draft pick (Eddie Lee was later selected) and a 1981 2nd round draft pick (Ken Green was later selected).
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October 19, 1979: Acquired player rights to George Johnson from the Milwaukee Bucks.
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November 20, 1979: Traded Tom Boswell to the Utah Jazz for a 1980 2nd round draft pick (Jawann Oldham was later selected).
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November 27, 1979: Signed Glen Gondrezick as a free agent.
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February 1, 1980: Traded George McGinnis to the Indiana Pacers for Alex English and a 1980 1st round draft pick (Carl Nicks was later selected).
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March 2, 1980: Signed Arvid Kramer to the first of two 10-day contracts.
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May 16, 1980: Sold player rights to George Johnson to the Milwaukee Bucks.
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June 9, 1980: Traded a 1981 2nd round draft pick (Mike Olliver was later selected) to the Chicago Bulls for Cedrick Hordges.
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June 10, 1980: Selected James Ray (1st round, 5th pick), Carl Nicks (1st round, 23rd pick), Jawann Oldham (2nd round, 41st pick), Kurt Nimphius (3rd round, 47th pick), Eddie Lee (3rd round, 48th pick), Ronnie Valentine (3rd round, 51st pick), Sammie Ellis (4th round, 73rd pick), James Patrick (5th round, 97th pick), Ernie Hill (6th round, 119th pick), Tommy Springer (7th round, 143rd pick), Jim Graziano (9th round, 184th pick) and Earl Sango (10th round, 202nd pick) in the 1980 NBA Draft.
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July 28, 1980: Signed Kenny Higgs as a free agent.
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August 15, 1980: Traded a 1983 1st round draft pick (Clyde Drexler was later selected) and a 1984 2nd round draft pick (Steve Colter was later selected) to the Portland Trail Blazers for T.R. Dunn and a 1983 1st round draft pick (Howard Carter was later selected).
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October 8, 1980: Sold player rights to Bob Wilkerson to the Chicago Bulls.
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October 31, 1980: Traded Kim Hughes, a 1981 3rd round draft pick (Mickey Dillard was later selected) and a 1982 2nd round draft pick (Guy Morgan was later selected) to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Dave Robisch.
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December 3, 1980: Traded a 1981 1st round draft pick (Rolando Blackman was later selected) and a 1985 1st round draft pick (Sam Vincent was later selected) to the Dallas Mavericks for Kiki Vandeweghe and a 1986 1st round draft pick (Maurice Martin was later selected).
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December 17, 1980: Fired Donnie Walsh as Head Coach.
December 17, 1980: Hired Doug Moe as Interim Head Coach.
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December 22, 1980: Traded Carl Nicks to the Utah Jazz for Billy McKinney.
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June 9, 1981: Selected Ken Green (2nd round, 34th pick), Willie Sims (5th round, 101st pick), Alonzo Weatherly (6th round, 124th pick), Greg Manning (7th round, 147th pick), Curtis Redding (8th round, 169th pick), Andrew Burton (9th round, 191st pick) and Derrick Rowland (10th round, 211th pick) in the 1981 NBA Draft.
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November 27, 1981: Signed David Burns as a free agent.
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December 17, 1981: Sold player rights to Ronnie Valentine to the Washington Bullets.
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June 16, 1982: Traded David Thompson to the Seattle SuperSonics for Bill Hanzlik and a 1982 1st round draft pick (Rob Williams was later selected). Denver originally received Wally Walker but he was ruled ineligible.
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June 21, 1982: Traded a 1982 1st round draft pick (David Thirdkill was later selected) to the Phoenix Suns for Rich Kelley.
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June 29, 1982: Selected Rob Williams (1st round, 19th pick), Roylin Bond (3rd round, 62nd pick), Alford Turner (4th round, 84th pick), Bill Duffy (5th round, 109th pick), Chris Brust (6th round, 131st pick), Jeb Barlow (7th round, 153rd pick), Donnie Speer (8th round, 178th pick), Dean Sears (9th round, 200th pick) and Mike Phillips (10th round, 220th pick) in the 1982 NBA Draft.
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December 30, 1982: Signed Dwight Anderson to a 10-day contract.
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January 12, 1983: Signed Mike Evans as a free agent.
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February 7, 1983: Traded Rich Kelley to the Utah Jazz for Danny Schayes and cash.
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June 28, 1983: Selected Howard Carter (1st round, 15th pick), David Russell (2nd round, 37th pick), David Little (3rd round, 61st pick), York Gross (4th round, 83rd pick), James Braddock (5th round, 107th pick), Glenn Green (6th round, 129th pick), Maurice McDaniel (7th round, 153rd pick), Cliff Tribus (8th round, 175th pick), Bobby Van Noy (9th round, 198th pick) and Cleveland McCrae (10th round, 218th pick) in the 1983 NBA Draft.
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September 27, 1983: Traded a 1985 3rd round draft pick (Michael Adams was later selected) to the Kansas City Kings for Kenny Dennard.
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October 4, 1983: Traded Billy McKinney to the San Diego Clippers for Richard Anderson.
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January 21, 1984: Traded a 1984 3rd round draft pick (Joe Binion was later selected) to the San Antonio Spurs for Keith Edmonson.
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February 16, 1984: Signed Anthony Roberts to a 10-day contract.
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February 25, 1984: Signed Anthony Roberts to a contract for the rest of the season.
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September 25, 1984: Traded a 1985 3rd round draft pick (Ken Perry was later selected) to the Washington Bullets for Bryan Warrick.
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September 29, 1984: Traded Terry Cummings, Craig Hodges and Ricky Pierce to the Milwaukee Bucks for Junior Bridgeman, Harvey Catchings, Marques Johnson and cash.
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October 29, 1984: Traded Hank McDowell to the Houston Rockets for a 1985 3rd round draft pick (Ken Perry was later selected).
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February 18, 1985: Signed Chris Engler to a 10-day contract.
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March 10, 1985: Signed Franklin Edwards as a veteran free agent.
March 10, 1985: Signed Dale Wilkinson as a free agent.
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March 25, 1985: Greg Kelser signed as a veteran free agent with the Indiana Pacers; received FROM_TRADE as compensation.
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June 18, 1985: Selected Benoit Benjamin (1st round, 3rd pick), Anicet Lavodrama (3rd round, 52nd pick), Jim Deines (4th round, 74th pick), Wayne Carlander (5th round, 99th pick), Malcolm Thomas (6th round, 121st pick) and Gary Maloncon (7th round, 143rd pick) in the 1985 NBA Draft.
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September 6, 1985: Traded Bill Walton to the Boston Celtics for Cedric Maxwell and a 1986 1st round draft pick (Arvydas Sabonis was later selected).
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September 26, 1985: 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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September 27, 1985: Signed Jamaal Wilkes as a free agent.
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November 15, 1985: Signed Jim Thomas as a free agent.
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November 25, 1985: Traded James Donaldson to the Dallas Mavericks for Kurt Nimphius.
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January 6, 1986: Signed Wallace Bryant to the first of two 10-day contracts.
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January 14, 1986: Traded a 1986 1st round draft pick (Arvydas Sabonis was later selected) and a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Rolando Ferreira was later selected) to the Portland Trail Blazers for Darnell Valentine and a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Tom Garrick was later selected).
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January 31, 1986: Signed Jeff Cross to a 10-day contract, then signed to a contract for the rest of the season.
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March 31, 1986: Signed Ozell Jones as a free agent.
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June 3, 1988: Hired Dick Harter as Head Coach.
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June 23, 1988: Traded Mike Brown to the Utah Jazz for Kelly Tripucka.
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June 28, 1988: Selected Rex Chapman (1st round, 8th pick), Tom Tolbert (2nd round, 34th pick) and Jeff Moore (3rd round, 58th pick) in the 1988 NBA Draft.
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July 18, 1988: Signed Earl Cureton as a free agent.
July 18, 1988: Traded Bernard Thompson to the Houston Rockets for Robert Reid and a 1990 2nd round draft pick (Steve Scheffler was later selected).
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July 28, 1988: Signed Kurt Rambis as an unrestricted free agent.
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August 17, 1988: Signed Tim Kempton as a free agent.
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October 6, 1988: Signed Brian Rowsom as a free agent.
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March 27, 1989: Signed Sidney Lowe to the first of two 10-day contracts.
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March 29, 1989: Signed Greg Kite to a contract for the rest of the season.
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June 27, 1989: Selected J.R. Reid (1st round, 5th pick) and Dyron Nix (2nd round, 29th pick) in the 1989 NBA Draft.
June 27, 1989: Traded Dyron Nix to the Indiana Pacers for Stuart Gray.
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August 16, 1989: Signed Clifford Lett as a free agent.
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September 11, 1989: Traded Tim Kempton to the Denver Nuggets for a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Kevin Lynch was later selected).
September 11, 1989: Signed Jerry Sichting as a free agent.
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September 26, 1989: Signed Kenny Gattison as a free agent.
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September 28, 1989: Signed Terry Dozier as a free agent.
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October 5, 1989: Signed Andre Turner as a free agent.
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October 17, 1989: Traded Robert Reid to the Portland Trail Blazers for Richard Anderson.
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November 23, 1989: Signed Andre Turner as a free agent.
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December 2, 1989: Signed Kenny Gattison as a free agent.
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December 13, 1989: 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.
December 13, 1989: Signed Robert Reid as a free agent.
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January 31, 1990: Fired Dick Harter as Head Coach.
January 31, 1990: Hired Gene Littles as Head Coach.
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February 22, 1990: Traded Stuart Gray to the New York Knicks for a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Jimmy Oliver was later selected).
February 22, 1990: Traded a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Jimmy Oliver was later selected) to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Randolph Keys.
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March 13, 1990: Signed Micheal Williams to the first of two 10-day contracts.
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