Bill Sharman

William Walton Sharman (Bullseye Bill, Battling Bill, Willie)

Born: May 25, 1926 in Abilene, Texas

Died: October 25, 2013

High School: Porterville in Porterville, California

College: USC

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Franchises

Los Angeles Lakers: September 17, 1976 to June 24, 1982

Team Records

Team Records Table
			Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Tm	Lg	G	W	L	W/L%	W > .500	Finish	G	W	L	W/L%	Notes
1976-77	LAL	NBA	82	53	29	.646	12.0	1	11	4	7	.364
1977-78	LAL	NBA	82	45	37	.549	4.0	4	3	1	2	.333
1978-79	LAL	NBA	82	47	35	.573	6.0	3	8	3	5	.375
1979-80	LAL	NBA	82	60	22	.732	19.0	1	16	12	4	.750	NBA Champions
1980-81	LAL	NBA	82	54	28	.659	13.0	2	3	1	2	.333
1981-82	LAL	NBA	82	57	25	.695	16.0	1	14	12	2	.857	NBA Champions
Career			492	316	176	.642	70		55	33	22	.600

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.

Los Angeles Lakers Franchise (September 17, 1976 - June 24, 1982)

September 22, 1976: Signed Don Chaney as a free agent.

October 4, 1976: Traded a future draft pick to the Chicago Bulls for Allen Murphy.

October 20, 1976: Traded future considerations to the Indiana Pacers for Bo Lamar.

November 2, 1976: Signed Marv Roberts as a free agent.

November 16, 1976: Traded Mack Calvin to the San Antonio Spurs for a 1977 1st round draft pick (Brad Davis was later selected).

November 18, 1976: Signed Johnny Neumann as a free agent.

June 1, 1977: Traded Lucius Allen to the Kansas City Kings for 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).

June 10, 1977: Traded Johnny Neumann to the Buffalo Braves for a 1977 3rd round draft pick (James Edwards was later selected).

June 10, 1977: Selected Kenny Carr (1st round, 6th pick), Brad Davis (1st round, 15th pick), Norm Nixon (1st round, 22nd pick), James Edwards (3rd round, 46th pick), Tony Robertson (4th round, 88th pick), John Robinson (5th round, 110th pick), Grover Woolard (6th round, 131st pick), Lars Hansen (7th round, 151st pick) and Art Allen (8th round, 170th pick) in the 1977 NBA Draft.

July 11, 1977: Signed Jamaal Wilkes as a veteran free agent and sent cash and a 1978 1st round draft pick (Purvis Short was later selected) to the Golden State Warriors as compensation.

September 7, 1977: Traded future considerations to the Buffalo Braves for Ernie DiGregorio.

September 30, 1977: Traded Ollie Johnson to the Atlanta Hawks for Lou Hudson.

October 17, 1977: Traded Tony Robertson to the Atlanta Hawks for a 1979 4th round draft pick (Ray White was later selected).

December 13, 1977: Traded James Edwards, Earl Tatum and cash to the Indiana Pacers for Adrian Dantley and Dave Robisch.

December 27, 1977: Traded Don Chaney, Kermit Washington and a 1978 1st round draft pick (Freeman Williams was later selected) to the Boston Celtics for Charlie Scott.

June 7, 1978: Traded Tom Abernethy to the Buffalo Braves for a 1978 2nd round draft pick (Lew Massey was later selected).

June 9, 1978: Selected Ron Carter (2nd round, 26th pick), Lew Massey (2nd round, 38th pick), Michael Cooper (3rd round, 60th pick), Harold Robertson (4th round, 82nd pick), Carlos Terry (5th round, 104th pick), Kim Stewart (6th round, 126th pick) and Larry Paige (7th round, 147th pick) in the 1978 NBA Draft.

June 26, 1978: Traded Charlie Scott to the Denver Nuggets for 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).

August 24, 1978: Signed Derrek Dickey as a free agent.

October 27, 1978: Signed Jim Price as a veteran free agent and sent a 1980 2nd round draft pick (Brad Branson was later selected) to the Detroit Pistons as compensation.

June 25, 1979: Selected Magic Johnson (1st round, 1st pick), Brad Holland (1st round, 14th pick), Ollie Mack (2nd round, 25th pick), Victor King (2nd round, 39th pick), Mark Young (2nd round, 41st pick), Walter Daniels (3rd round, 60th pick), Ray White (4th round, 79th pick) and Ricky Reed (4th round, 81st pick) in the 1979 NBA Draft.

July 7, 1979: Signed Irv Kiffin as a free agent.

July 30, 1979: Hired Jack McKinney as Head Coach.

September 13, 1979: Traded Adrian Dantley to the Utah Jazz for Spencer Haywood.

October 5, 1979: Traded Dave Robisch and a 1980 3rd round draft pick (Ron Jones was later selected) to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Jim Chones.

October 5, 1979: Traded Irv Kiffin to the San Antonio Spurs for a 1980 2nd round draft pick (Butch Carter was later selected).

October 24, 1979: Traded Kenny Carr to the Cleveland Cavaliers for a 1980 2nd round draft pick (Wayne Robinson was later selected) and a 1981 2nd round draft pick (Gene Banks was later selected).

October 25, 1979: Signed Marty Byrnes as a free agent.

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

November 8, 1979: Appointed Paul Westhead as Interim Head Coach.

February 13, 1980: Traded Ollie Mack, a 1980 2nd round draft pick (Sam Worthen was later selected) and a 1981 2nd round draft pick (Gene Banks was later selected) to the Chicago Bulls for Mark Landsberger.

February 15, 1980: Traded Don Ford and a 1980 1st round draft pick (Chad Kinch was later selected) to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Butch Lee and a 1982 1st round draft pick (James Worthy was later selected).

May 13, 1980: Fired Jack McKinney as Head Coach.

May 20, 1980: Hired Paul Westhead as Head Coach.

June 10, 1980: Selected Wayne Robinson (2nd round, 31st pick), Butch Carter (2nd round, 37th pick), Tony Jackson (4th round, 87th pick), Ron Baxter (4th round, 91st pick), Rick Raivio (5th round, 114th pick), Otis Boddie (6th round, 137th pick) and Melvin Hooker (8th round, 178th pick) in the 1980 NBA Draft.

July 15, 1980: Signed Myles Patrick as a free agent.

July 30, 1980: Signed Alan Hardy as a free agent.

August 1, 1980: Signed Myles Patrick as a free agent.

October 1, 1980: Traded Wayne Robinson to the Detroit Pistons for a 1981 2nd round draft pick (Harvey Knuckles was later selected).

October 8, 1980: Traded a 1984 2nd round draft pick (Jerome Kersey was later selected) to the Portland Trail Blazers for Jim Brewer. Portland had the option to swap 1st round draft picks with Los Angeles in 1984 but opted for a 2nd round draft pick instead.

November 20, 1980: Traded a 1982 1st round draft pick (Eddie Phillips was later selected) to the New Jersey Nets for Eddie Jordan.

June 9, 1981: Selected Mike McGee (1st round, 19th pick), Harvey Knuckles (2nd round, 39th pick), Elvis Rolle (2nd round, 42nd pick), Zam Fredrick (3rd round, 51st pick), Ron Cornelius (3rd round, 65th pick), Kevin McKenna (4th round, 88th pick), Craig Watts (5th round, 111th pick), Kevin Singleton (6th round, 134th pick), Larry Petty (7th round, 157th pick) and Jay Triano (8th round, 179th pick) in the 1981 NBA Draft.

July 23, 1981: Signed Mitch Kupchak as a veteran free agent and sent Jim Chones, Brad Holland, a 1982 2nd round draft pick (Mike Gibson was later selected) and a 1983 1st round draft pick (Randy Wittman was later selected) to the Washington Bullets as compensation.

August 3, 1981: Signed Clay Johnson as a free agent.

August 19, 1981: Signed Kevin McKenna as a free agent.

August 19, 1981: Signed Harvey Knuckles as a free agent.

August 24, 1981: Signed Darrell Allums as a free agent.

September 13, 1981: Signed Kurt Rambis as a free agent.

October 15, 1981: Traded Butch Carter to the Indiana Pacers for a 1982 3rd round draft pick (Hutch Jones was later selected).

November 19, 1981: Fired Paul Westhead as Head Coach.

November 19, 1981: Hired Pat Riley as Head Coach.

December 24, 1981: Traded a 1983 2nd round draft pick (Kevin Williams was later selected) to the New Jersey Nets for Bob McAdoo.

April 12, 1982: Signed Clay Johnson as a free agent.