1976-77 NBA Transactions

Transactions listed are from July 1, 1976 to June 30, 1977.

Transactions

July ?, 1976
The New York Knicks waived Harthorne Wingo.
July 6, 1976
The Detroit Pistons signed Cornelius Cash as a free agent.
July 13, 1976
The Los Angeles Lakers reassigned Head Coach Bill Sharman.
July 17, 1976
The Atlanta Hawks hired Hubie Brown as Head Coach.
July 19, 1976
The New Orleans Jazz signed Gail Goodrich as a veteran free agent.
July 28, 1976
The Detroit Pistons waived Archie Clark.
July 29, 1976
The Kansas City Kings waived Matt Guokas.
The Kansas City Kings waived Lee Winfield.
July 30, 1976
The Kansas City Kings waived Len Kosmalski.
August 5, 1976
The Los Angeles Lakers traded a 1977 2nd round draft pick (Essie Hollis was later selected) and a 1978 1st round draft pick (Jack Givens was later selected) to the New Orleans Jazz for a 1977 1st round draft pick (Kenny Carr was later selected), a 1978 1st round draft pick (Freeman Williams was later selected), a 1979 1st round draft pick (Magic Johnson was later selected) and a 1980 2nd round draft pick (Sam Worthen was later selected). This exchange was arranged as compensation for Utah signing veteran free agent Gail Goodrich on July 19, 1976.
The Atlanta Hawks traded Maurice Lucas to the Portland Trail Blazers for Steve Hawes and Geoff Petrie. This trade was for the 2nd pick in the ABA dispersal draft.
The Buffalo Braves traded a 1977 2nd round draft pick (Glen Williams was later selected) to the Milwaukee Bucks for Bird Averitt. This trade was for the 7th pick in the ABA dispersal draft.
The Chicago Bulls selected Artis Gilmore from the Kentucky Colonels in the dispersal draft.
The Portland Trail Blazers selected Maurice Lucas from the Kentucky Colonels in the dispersal draft.
The Kansas City Kings selected Ron Boone from the Spirits of St. Louis in the dispersal draft.
The Detroit Pistons selected Marvin Barnes from the Spirits of St. Louis in the dispersal draft.
The Portland Trail Blazers selected Moses Malone from the Spirits of St. Louis in the dispersal draft.
The New York Knicks selected Randy Denton from the Spirits of St. Louis in the dispersal draft.
The Milwaukee Bucks selected Bird Averitt from the Kentucky Colonels in the dispersal draft.
The Indiana Pacers selected Wil Jones from the Kentucky Colonels in the dispersal draft.
The San Antonio Spurs selected Louie Dampier from the Kentucky Colonels in the dispersal draft.
The New York Nets selected Jan van Breda Kolff from the Kentucky Colonels in the dispersal draft.
The Kansas City Kings selected Mike Barr from the Spirits of St. Louis in the dispersal draft.
The Denver Nuggets traded a 1977 2nd round draft pick (Herm Harris was later selected) to the Philadelphia 76ers for Fatty Taylor.
August 11, 1976
The Chicago Bulls signed Allen Murphy as a free agent.
The Portland Trail Blazers signed Robin Jones as a free agent.
August 12, 1976
The San Antonio Spurs signed Mike D'Antoni as a free agent.
August 18, 1976
The Indiana Pacers signed Darrell Elston as a free agent.
August 19, 1976
The Los Angeles Lakers hired Jerry West as Head Coach.
August 23, 1976
The New York Nets signed Earl Williams as a free agent.
August 25, 1976
The Buffalo Braves traded Tom Van Arsdale to the Phoenix Suns for a 1977 2nd round draft pick (Glen Williams was later selected).
August 26, 1976
John Wetzel retired from the Phoenix Suns.
August 28, 1976
The Chicago Bulls hired Ed Badger as Head Coach.
August 31, 1976
The Indiana Pacers signed Freddie Lewis as a free agent.
September ?, 1976
The Portland Trail Blazers waived Major Jones.
The Denver Nuggets signed Rudy Hackett as a free agent.
September 2, 1976
The Portland Trail Blazers waived Barry Clemens.
The Seattle SuperSonics sold the player rights to Herm Gilliam to the Portland Trail Blazers.
The Portland Trail Blazers traded LaRue Martin to the Seattle SuperSonics for future considerations.
September 9, 1976
The Kansas City Kings traded Larry McNeill to the New York Nets for a 1977 3rd round draft pick (Bill Paterno was later selected).
The Boston Celtics waived Art Collins.
September 10, 1976
The Kansas City Kings 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).
The Buffalo Braves sold the player rights to Jim McMillian to the New York Knicks.
September 13, 1976
The Chicago Bulls traded a 1977 3rd round draft pick (Steve Puidokas was later selected) to the Washington Bullets for Tom Kropp.
September 14, 1976
The Indiana Pacers signed Steve Green as a free agent.
September 15, 1976
The Chicago Bulls released Steve Patterson.
The Seattle SuperSonics signed Mike Green as a free agent.
The Buffalo Braves signed Fred Foster as a free agent.
The Denver Nuggets 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.
September 17, 1976
Jon McGlocklin retired from the Milwaukee Bucks.
The New Orleans Jazz sold the player rights to Henry Bibby to the Philadelphia 76ers.
September 21, 1976
Pat Riley retired from the Phoenix Suns.
The Denver Nuggets signed Willie Wise as a free agent.
September 22, 1976
The Buffalo Braves signed Johnny Neumann as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Lakers signed Don Chaney as a free agent.
September 23, 1976
The Phoenix Suns signed Marv Roberts as a free agent.
The New York Knicks signed Charlie Criss as a free agent.
The Buffalo Braves signed Major Jones as a free agent.
September 28, 1976
The Buffalo Braves waived Major Jones.
September 29, 1976
The Buffalo Braves waived Bob Weiss.
September 30, 1976
The Portland Trail Blazers waived Dan Anderson.
The Portland Trail Blazers waived Steve Jones.
October ?, 1976
The New York Knicks signed Mo Layton as a free agent.
October 1, 1976
The Atlanta Hawks traded a 1977 2nd round draft pick (Glen Gondrezick was later selected) to the New York Knicks for Randy Denton.
The New York Knicks waived Charlie Criss.
October 4, 1976
The Chicago Bulls traded Allen Murphy to the Los Angeles Lakers for a future draft pick.
The Phoenix Suns waived Al Fleming.
October 5, 1976
The Los Angeles Lakers waived Donnie Freeman.
The Denver Nuggets signed Goo Kennedy as a free agent.
October 6, 1976
The Los Angeles Lakers waived John Roche.
October 12, 1976
The Portland Trail Blazers sold the player rights to Sidney Wicks to the Boston Celtics.
October 13, 1976
John Block retired from the Chicago Bulls.
The Indiana Pacers signed Al Fleming as a free agent.
The San Antonio Spurs waived Henry Ward.
The Atlanta Hawks waived Bob Carrington.
October 14, 1976
The Chicago Bulls signed Paul McCracken as a free agent.
The Atlanta Hawks waived Gus Bailey.
October 15, 1976
The Phoenix Suns waived Nate Hawthorne.
The Phoenix Suns waived Phil Lumpkin.
The Phoenix Suns waived Marv Roberts.
October 18, 1976
The Denver Nuggets traded Rudy Hackett to the New York Nets for a future draft pick.
The Buffalo Braves traded a 1978 1st round draft pick (Rick Robey was later selected) to the Portland Trail Blazers for Moses Malone.
The Los Angeles Lakers waived Corky Calhoun.
The Chicago Bulls waived Bobby Wilson.
The Los Angeles Lakers waived Wayman Britt.
October 19, 1976
The New York Nets signed Mel Daniels as a free agent.
October 20, 1976
The Denver Nuggets waived Goo Kennedy.
The Indiana Pacers traded Bo Lamar to the Los Angeles Lakers for future considerations.
In a 3-team trade, the Boston Celtics traded Paul Silas to the Denver Nuggets; the Denver Nuggets traded Ralph Simpson to the Detroit Pistons; and the Detroit Pistons traded Curtis Rowe to the Boston Celtics.
The New York Nets sold the player rights to Julius Erving to the Philadelphia 76ers.
The Milwaukee Bucks waived Clyde Mayes.
The Milwaukee Bucks waived Jim Fox.
The Atlanta Hawks waived Wilbur Holland.
The Boston Celtics waived Jerome Anderson.
The New Orleans Jazz waived Louie Nelson.
The Buffalo Braves waived Dale Schlueter.
The Golden State Warriors waived Bubbles Hawkins.
The Detroit Pistons waived Henry Dickerson.
The New Orleans Jazz waived Jacky Dorsey.
The Indiana Pacers waived Al Fleming.
The Cleveland Cavaliers waived Abdul Jeelani.
The Philadelphia 76ers waived Connie Norman.
October 21, 1976
The Buffalo Braves signed Claude Terry as a free agent.
The Boston Celtics waived Glenn McDonald.
The Chicago Bulls waived Leon Benbow.
October 22, 1976
The Portland Trail Blazers signed Corky Calhoun as a free agent.
October 24, 1976
The Buffalo Braves traded Moses Malone to the Houston Rockets for a 1977 1st round draft pick (Wesley Cox was later selected) and a 1978 1st round draft pick (Micheal Ray Richardson was later selected).
October 25, 1976
The Indiana Pacers signed Clyde Mayes as a free agent.
October 27, 1976
The New York Nets signed Jim Fox as a free agent.
The New York Nets waived Earl Williams.
October 28, 1976
The Chicago Bulls signed Wilbur Holland as a free agent.
The Chicago Bulls waived Willie Smith.
October 29, 1976
The Houston Rockets signed Goo Kennedy as a free agent.
The New York Nets waived Rudy Hackett.
The Atlanta Hawks waived Ron Davis.
The Houston Rockets waived Phil Hicks.
November 1, 1976
The Seattle SuperSonics waived Norton Barnhill.
November 2, 1976
The Los Angeles Lakers waived Allen Murphy.
The Los Angeles Lakers released Cornell Warner.
The Indiana Pacers signed Jerome Anderson as a free agent.
The Indiana Pacers traded a 1980 1st round draft pick (Andrew Toney was later selected) to the Philadelphia 76ers for Mel Bennett.
The Los Angeles Lakers signed Marv Roberts as a free agent.
The Buffalo Braves traded a 1977 1st round draft pick (Tate Armstrong was later selected) to the Milwaukee Bucks for Jim Price.
November 3, 1976
The Indiana Pacers waived Clyde Mayes.
November 4, 1976
The San Antonio Spurs signed Louie Nelson as a free agent.
November 5, 1976
The Detroit Pistons waived Cornelius Cash.
November 9, 1976
The Indiana Pacers signed Rudy Hackett as a free agent.
The Buffalo Braves signed Clyde Mayes as a free agent.
The Buffalo Braves waived Johnny Neumann.
November 10, 1976
The New York Knicks waived Jim Barnett.
November 12, 1976
The Milwaukee Bucks signed Glenn McDonald as a free agent.
November 15, 1976
The Washington Bullets signed Bob Weiss as a free agent.
November 16, 1976
The Los Angeles Lakers traded Mack Calvin to the San Antonio Spurs for a 1977 1st round draft pick (Brad Davis was later selected).
November 17, 1976
The Atlanta Hawks signed Ron Davis as a free agent.
The San Antonio Spurs waived Louie Nelson.
November 18, 1976
The Detroit Pistons sold the player rights to John Mengelt to the Chicago Bulls.
The Los Angeles Lakers signed Johnny Neumann as a free agent.
November 19, 1976
The Chicago Bulls waived Paul McCracken.
November 22, 1976
Larry Costello resigns as Head Coach for Milwaukee Bucks.
Larry Costello resigns as Head Coach for Milwaukee Bucks.
The Milwaukee Bucks hired Don Nelson as Head Coach.
The San Antonio Spurs waived Mike D'Antoni.
The New York Knicks waived Neal Walk.
November 24, 1976
The Indiana Pacers waived Darrell Elston.
November 26, 1976
The Buffalo Braves signed Zaid Abdul-Aziz as a veteran free agent.
November 29, 1976
The Buffalo Braves waived Clyde Mayes.
November 30, 1976
The Chicago Bulls traded Bob Love to the New York Nets for a 1977 2nd round draft pick (Mike Glenn was later selected).
The Houston Rockets waived Goo Kennedy.
December 6, 1976
The Milwaukee Bucks waived Glenn McDonald.
The Indiana Pacers waived Rudy Hackett.
December 8, 1976
The Phoenix Suns signed Dale Schlueter as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Bucks traded a 1977 2nd round draft pick (Wilson Washington was later selected) and a 1978 2nd round draft pick (Maurice Cheeks was later selected) to the Philadelphia 76ers for Fred Carter.
December 9, 1976
The Buffalo Braves traded Bob McAdoo and Tom McMillen to the New York Knicks for John Gianelli and cash.
December 10, 1976
The Milwaukee Bucks waived Mickey Davis.
The New York Knicks waived Mel Davis.
The Cleveland Cavaliers waived Mo Howard.
December 13, 1976
The New York Nets waived Mel Daniels.
The Seattle SuperSonics traded Leonard Gray to the Washington Bullets for Nick Weatherspoon.
The New York Nets waived Larry McNeill.
December 14, 1976
The New Orleans Jazz fired Butch Van Breda Kolff as Head Coach.
December 15, 1976
The Buffalo Braves traded Jim Price to the Denver Nuggets for Gus Gerard and Chuck Williams.
December 16, 1976
The New Orleans Jazz hired Elgin Baylor as Head Coach.
The New York Nets signed Bubbles Hawkins as a free agent.
January 8, 1977
The Houston Rockets traded Dave Wohl to the New York Nets for a 1978 4th round draft pick (Jackie Robinson was later selected).
January 11, 1977
The Chicago Bulls signed Phil Hicks as a free agent.
January 13, 1977
The Cleveland Cavaliers traded Rowland Garrett, a 1977 1st round draft pick (Ernie Grunfeld was later selected) and a 1978 1st round draft pick (George Johnson was later selected) to the Milwaukee Bucks for Gary Brokaw and Elmore Smith.
January 14, 1977
The Philadelphia 76ers signed Jim Barnett as a free agent.
January 17, 1977
The Indiana Pacers waived Jerome Anderson.
January 18, 1977
The Buffalo Braves traded a 1977 1st round draft pick (Wesley Cox was later selected) to the Golden State Warriors for George Johnson.
January 19, 1977
The San Antonio Spurs signed Henry Ward as a free agent.
The New York Knicks signed Dean Meminger as a veteran free agent.
January 20, 1977
The New York Nets signed Mel Davis as a free agent.
The Atlanta Hawks traded Tom Henderson and a 1977 1st round draft pick (Greg Ballard was later selected) to the Washington Bullets for Truck Robinson and a 1977 1st round draft pick (Tree Rollins was later selected).
The New York Nets waived Bob Love.
The Buffalo Braves waived Zaid Abdul-Aziz.
January 25, 1977
The Buffalo Braves fired Tates Locke as Head Coach.
The Buffalo Braves appointed Bob MacKinnon as Interim Head Coach.
January 27, 1977
The New York Nets sold the player rights to James Donaldson to the Seattle SuperSonics.
January 28, 1977
The Boston Celtics signed Bobby Wilson as a free agent.
The Seattle SuperSonics signed Bob Love as a free agent.
February 1, 1977
The Houston Rockets signed Goo Kennedy as a free agent.
The Buffalo Braves sold the player rights to Claude Terry to the Atlanta Hawks.
The Indiana Pacers traded Darnell Hillman and a 1977 1st round draft pick (Bernard King was later selected) to the New York Nets for John Williamson. Trade was completed on April 14, 1977 when Hillman was sent to Nets
February 2, 1977
The New York Nets waived Rich Jones.
The Chicago Bulls signed Leon Benbow as a free agent.
February 4, 1977
The Indiana Pacers signed Jerome Anderson as a free agent.
February 11, 1977
The Portland Trail Blazers signed Clyde Mayes as a free agent.
February 13, 1977
The Indiana Pacers waived Jerome Anderson.
February 15, 1977
The Denver Nuggets claimed Mack Calvin on waivers from the San Antonio Spurs.
February 16, 1977
The Buffalo Braves appointed Joe Mullaney as Interim Head Coach.
February 22, 1977
The Portland Trail Blazers waived Clyde Mayes.
February 24, 1977
The Golden State Warriors signed Larry McNeill as a free agent.
February 27, 1977
The New Orleans Jazz signed Mo Howard as a free agent.
March 9, 1977
The New York Knicks hired Willis Reed as Head Coach.
March 17, 1977
The Atlanta Hawks signed Henry Dickerson as a free agent.
March 18, 1977
The Phoenix Suns traded a 1979 2nd round draft pick (Paul Mokeski was later selected) to the Seattle SuperSonics for Bayard Forrest.
April 1, 1977
The Boston Celtics waived Bobby Wilson.
April 4, 1977
The Philadelphia 76ers waived Jim Barnett.
April 10, 1977
Tom Van Arsdale retired from the Phoenix Suns.
May 4, 1977
Bill Russell resigns as Head Coach for Seattle SuperSonics.
May 12, 1977
Dick Van Arsdale retired from the Phoenix Suns.
May 13, 1977
The Seattle SuperSonics hired Bob Hopkins as Head Coach.
May 24, 1977
The Denver Nuggets 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).
May 25, 1977
The Denver Nuggets 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).
June ?, 1977
The New York Knicks waived Dean Meminger.
June 1, 1977
The Kansas City Kings 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 6, 1977
Keith Erickson retired from the Phoenix Suns.
June 7, 1977
The Buffalo Braves traded a 1977 1st round draft pick (Marques Johnson was later selected) to the Milwaukee Bucks for Swen Nater and a 1977 1st round draft pick (Tate Armstrong was later selected).
June 9, 1977
The Boston Celtics traded a 1977 2nd round draft pick (Larry Moffett was later selected) and a 1978 2nd round draft pick (Buster Matheney was later selected) to the Houston Rockets for John Johnson.
June 10, 1977
The Buffalo Braves traded a 1977 3rd round draft pick (James Edwards was later selected) to the Los Angeles Lakers for Johnny Neumann.
The Buffalo Braves traded a 1977 1st round draft pick (Tate Armstrong was later selected) to the Chicago Bulls for a 1977 2nd round draft pick (Larry Johnson was later selected).
June 13, 1977
The Denver Nuggets signed Jacky Dorsey as a free agent.

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