Harry Weltman

October 21, 1982: Hired Tom Nissalke as Head Coach.

October 25, 1982: Traded Brad Branson to the Indiana Pacers for a 1983 2nd round draft pick (Scooter McCray was later selected).

December 6, 1982: Signed Sam Lacey as a veteran free agent.

December 15, 1982: Traded Ron Brewer to the Golden State Warriors for World B. Free.

January 10, 1983: Acquired player rights to Larry Kenon from the Golden State Warriors.

January 14, 1983: Traded Scott Wedman to the Boston Celtics for Darren Tillis and a 1983 1st round draft pick (Greg Kite was later selected).

February 7, 1983: Traded James Edwards and a 1983 1st round draft pick (Greg Kite was later selected) to the Phoenix Suns for Jeff Cook, a 1983 1st round draft pick (Roy Hinson was later selected) and a 1983 3rd round draft pick (Derrick Hord was later selected).

March 30, 1983: Signed Carl Nicks as a free agent.

June 27, 1983: Traded a 1983 2nd round draft pick (Scooter McCray was later selected) to the Seattle SuperSonics for Lonnie Shelton.

June 28, 1983: Selected Roy Hinson (1st round, 20th pick), Stewart Granger (1st round, 24th pick), John Garris (2nd round, 27th pick), Paul Thompson (3rd round, 50th pick), Larry Anderson (3rd round, 56th pick), Les Craft (3rd round, 66th pick), Derrick Hord (3rd round, 67th pick), Dwight Jones (4th round, 73rd pick), Chris Logan (5th round, 96th pick), Mel McLaughlin (6th round, 119th pick), John Colombo (7th round, 142nd pick), Larry Tucker (8th round, 165th pick), Joe Brown (9th round, 187th pick) and Jon Hanley (10th round, 208th pick) in the 1983 NBA Draft.

June 28, 1983: Traded Larry Anderson and Les Craft to the San Diego Clippers for a 1985 2nd round draft pick (Calvin Duncan was later selected).

August 16, 1983: Traded Darren Tillis to the Golden State Warriors for a 1986 2nd round draft pick (Johnny Newman was later selected).

September 6, 1983: Traded a 1987 2nd round draft pick (Lester Fonville was later selected) to the Portland Trail Blazers for Linton Townes.

October 14, 1983: Acquired player rights to Ben Poquette from the Utah Jazz.

March 10, 1984: Signed Geoff Crompton as a free agent.

May 24, 1984: Fired Tom Nissalke as Head Coach.

June 19, 1984: Selected Tim McCormick (1st round, 12th pick), Ron Anderson (2nd round, 27th pick), Ben McDonald (3rd round, 50th pick), Leonard Mitchell (3rd round, 60th pick), Art Aaron (4th round, 73rd pick), Vince Hinchen (5th round, 96th pick), Matt Doherty (6th round, 119th pick), Joe Jakubick (7th round, 142nd pick), Elliot Beard (8th round, 165th pick), John Shimko (9th round, 187th pick) and Darrell Space (10th round, 209th pick) in the 1984 NBA Draft.

June 19, 1984: Traded Tim McCormick and Cliff Robinson to the Washington Bullets for Melvin Turpin.

July 26, 1984: Hired George Karl as Head Coach.

August 8, 1984: Traded John Garris and Stewart Granger to the Atlanta Hawks for Johnny Davis.

September, 1984: Signed Dale Wilkinson as a free agent.

September 27, 1984: Signed Robert Smith as a free agent.

September 29, 1984: Traded a 1985 2nd round draft pick to the New York Knicks for Campy Russell. The 2nd round draft pick was contingent upon Russell being on Cleveland's roster on December 1, 1984 but he was waived on November 5, 1984

November 23, 1984: Signed Mark West as a free agent.

December 14, 1984: Traded Jeff Cook to the San Antonio Spurs for Edgar Jones and cash.

December 20, 1984: Signed Kevin Williams as a free agent.

January 10, 1985: Signed Butch Graves to the first of two 10-day contracts.

February 12, 1985: Traded Paul Thompson to the Milwaukee Bucks for a 1985 2nd round draft pick (Hot Rod Williams was later selected) and a 1987 2nd round draft pick (Kannard Johnson was later selected).

June 18, 1985: Selected Charles Oakley (1st round, 9th pick), Calvin Duncan (2nd round, 30th pick), Hot Rod Williams (2nd round, 45th pick), Herb Johnson (3rd round, 55th pick), Mark Davis (4th round, 79th pick), Gunther Behnke (5th round, 101st pick), Rickie Johnson (6th round, 125th pick) and Buzz Peterson (7th round, 147th pick) in the 1985 NBA Draft.

June 18, 1985: Traded Calvin Duncan and Charles Oakley to the Chicago Bulls for Keith Lee and Ennis Whatley.

September 5, 1985: Signed Derrick Rowland as a free agent.

September 11, 1985: Signed Dirk Minniefield as a free agent.

December 10, 1985: Traded Ron Anderson to the Indiana Pacers for a 1987 4th round draft pick (Carven Holcomb was later selected).

January 11, 1986: Signed Ron Brewer as a free agent.

February 10, 1986: Traded Johnny Davis to the Atlanta Hawks for Eddie Johnson.

March 4, 1986: Signed Ben McDonald as a free agent.

March 16, 1986: Fired George Karl as Head Coach.

March 16, 1986: Appointed Gene Littles as Interim Head Coach.

June 22, 1987: Selected Dennis Hopson (1st round, 3rd pick), Jamie Waller (3rd round, 48th pick), Andrew Moten (4th round, 72nd pick), James Blackmon (5th round, 94th pick), Perry Bromwell (6th round, 118th pick) and Frank Booker (7th round, 140th pick) in the 1987 NBA Draft.

October 8, 1987: Traded James Bailey and Darryl Dawkins to the Cleveland Cavaliers for John Bagley and Keith Lee.

November 2, 1987: Acquired player rights to Mike O'Koren from the Boston Celtics.

November 3, 1987: Traded a 1990 2nd round draft pick (Les Jepsen was later selected) to the Atlanta Hawks for Dallas Comegys.

November 5, 1987: Acquired player rights to Adrian Branch from the Los Angeles Lakers.

November 24, 1987: Albert King signed as a veteran free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers; received a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Charles Shackleford was later selected) as compensation.

December 3, 1987: Signed Johnny Moore as a free agent.

December 9, 1987: Fired Dave Wohl as Head Coach.

December 9, 1987: Hired Bob MacKinnon as Head Coach.

December 15, 1987: Signed Dudley Bradley as a free agent.

January 16, 1988: Traded Ben Coleman and Mike Gminski to the Philadelphia 76ers for Roy Hinson, Tim McCormick and a 1989 2nd round draft pick (Stanley Brundy was later selected).

February 27, 1988: Signed Ricky Wilson to the first of two 10-day contracts.

February 29, 1988: Hired Willis Reed as Head Coach.

March 19, 1988: Signed Duane Washington to two 10-day contracts, then signed to a contract for the rest of the season.

June 28, 1988: Selected Chris Morris (1st round, 4th pick), Charles Shackleford (2nd round, 32nd pick) and Derrick Hamilton (3rd round, 52nd pick) in the 1988 NBA Draft.

July 19, 1988: Signed Anthony Bowie as a free agent.

August 29, 1988: Traded Dallas Comegys to the San Antonio Spurs for Walter Berry.

August 30, 1988: Signed Kevin Williams as a free agent.

October 4, 1988: Signed Frank Johnson as a free agent.

October 31, 1988: Traded a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Randy Brown was later selected) and a 1996 2nd round draft pick (Jeff McInnis was later selected) to the Sacramento Kings for Mike McGee.

November 2, 1988: Traded Tony Brown, Frank Johnson, Tim McCormick and Lorenzo Romar to the Houston Rockets for Joe Barry Carroll and Lester Conner.

November 23, 1988: Signed Ron Cavenall as a free agent.

January 31, 1989: Signed Bill Jones as a free agent.

February 7, 1989: Signed Corey Gaines to the first of two 10-day contracts.

February 27, 1989: Signed Corey Gaines as a free agent.

June 24, 1989: Traded Buck Williams to the Portland Trail Blazers for Sam Bowie and a 1989 1st round draft pick (Mookie Blaylock was later selected).

June 27, 1989: Selected Mookie Blaylock (1st round, 12th pick) and Stanley Brundy (2nd round, 32nd pick) in the 1989 NBA Draft.

August 1, 1989: Signed Jay Taylor as a free agent.

August 21, 1989: Hired Bill Fitch as Head Coach.

September 19, 1989: Signed Anthony Mason as a free agent.

September 20, 1989: Signed Purvis Short as an unrestricted free agent.

October 3, 1989: Signed Jaren Jackson as a free agent.

October 4, 1989: Signed Rick Carlisle as an unrestricted free agent.

October 5, 1989: Traded John Bagley to the Boston Celtics for a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Žan Tabak was later selected) and a 1993 2nd round draft pick (Richard Petruška was later selected).

February 12, 1990: Signed Leon Wood to the first of two 10-day contracts.

February 12, 1990: Signed Derrick Gervin to two 10-day contracts, then signed to a contract for the rest of the season.

February 21, 1990: Traded Joe Barry Carroll to the Denver Nuggets for Michael Cutright.

February 21, 1990: 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 Cleveland Cavaliers for Chris Dudley.

March 5, 1990: Signed Leon Wood as a free agent.