1977-78 NBA Transactions

Transactions listed are from July 1, 1977 to June 30, 1978.

Transactions

July 8, 1977
The Detroit Pistons signed Wayman Britt as a free agent.
The San Antonio Spurs signed Jim Bostic as a free agent.
July 11, 1977
The Los Angeles Lakers 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.
July 15, 1977
The New Orleans Jazz signed Glenn Hansen as a veteran free agent and sent a 1978 3rd round draft pick (Mike Russell was later selected) to the Kansas City Kings as compensation.
The Phoenix Suns traded Dale Schlueter to the Portland Trail Blazers for a 1978 4th round draft pick (Wayne Smith was later selected).
July 18, 1977
The Seattle SuperSonics signed Al Fleming as a free agent.
July 25, 1977
The Atlanta Hawks signed Charlie Criss as a free agent.
July 27, 1977
The New Orleans Jazz signed Gus Bailey as a free agent.
August 5, 1977
The Buffalo Braves hired Cotton Fitzsimmons as Head Coach.
The New Orleans Jazz signed Truck Robinson as a veteran free agent and sent Ron Behagen and cash to the Atlanta Hawks as compensation.
The Detroit Pistons signed Don Adams as a veteran free agent and sent a 1978 3rd round draft pick (Ricky Gallon was later selected) to the Buffalo Braves as compensation.
August 8, 1977
The New Jersey Nets signed Bob Carrington as a free agent.
The Detroit Pistons waived Don Adams.
August 10, 1977
The Houston Rockets traded Tom Owens to the Portland Trail Blazers for Robin Jones.
The Indiana Pacers signed Bobby Wilson as a free agent.
August 16, 1977
The Washington Bullets signed Bob Dandridge as a veteran free agent and sent cash to the Milwaukee Bucks as compensation.
August 23, 1977
The Phoenix Suns waived Billy McKinney.
September 1, 1977
The Buffalo Braves traded George Johnson, a 1978 1st round draft pick (Micheal Ray Richardson was later selected) and a 1979 1st round draft pick (Cliff Robinson was later selected) to the New Jersey Nets for Tiny Archibald.
The Buffalo Braves signed Mike Bantom as a veteran free agent and sent a future 4th round draft pick to the New Jersey Nets as compensation.
The Buffalo Braves traded Mike Bantom and Adrian Dantley to the Indiana Pacers for Billy Knight.
September 2, 1977
The Detroit Pistons signed Abdul Jeelani as a free agent.
The Buffalo Braves traded John Gianelli to the Milwaukee Bucks for a 1979 1st round draft pick (Roy Hamilton was later selected).
September 6, 1977
The Indiana Pacers traded Don Buse to the Phoenix Suns for Ricky Sobers.
September 7, 1977
The Chicago Bulls released Keith Starr.
The Buffalo Braves traded Ernie DiGregorio to the Los Angeles Lakers for future considerations.
The Seattle SuperSonics waived Willie Norwood.
September 13, 1977
The Atlanta Hawks traded Bill Willoughby to the Buffalo Braves for a 1978 2nd round draft pick (Keith Herron was later selected).
September 16, 1977
The Buffalo Braves sold the player rights to Bird Averitt to the New Jersey Nets.
September 19, 1977
The Kansas City Kings signed Bob Nash as a free agent.
September 20, 1977
The Atlanta Hawks signed Major Jones as a free agent.
The Buffalo Braves signed Jim McDaniels as a free agent.
The Washington Bullets waived Dave Bing.
September 21, 1977
The Detroit Pistons signed Willie Norwood as a free agent.
September 26, 1977
The Cleveland Cavaliers waived Edmund Lawrence.
September 27, 1977
The Houston Rockets claimed C.J. Kupec on waivers from the Los Angeles Lakers.
September 28, 1977
The Boston Celtics signed Dave Bing as a free agent.
The Seattle SuperSonics waived Nick Weatherspoon.
The Atlanta Hawks waived Sam Smith.
September 29, 1977
The Denver Nuggets waived Monte Towe.
September 30, 1977
The New Orleans Jazz waived Mo Howard.
The Atlanta Hawks traded Lou Hudson to the Los Angeles Lakers for Ollie Johnson.
October 3, 1977
The Golden State Warriors signed E.C. Coleman as a veteran free agent and sent a 1978 1st round draft pick (James Hardy was later selected) to the New Orleans Jazz as compensation.
The Cleveland Cavaliers traded a 1981 1st round draft pick (Al Wood was later selected) and a 1983 1st round draft pick (Rodney McCray was later selected) to the Philadelphia 76ers for Terry Furlow.
The Buffalo Braves signed Wil Jones as a veteran free agent and sent a 1980 2nd round draft pick (Kenny Natt was later selected) to the Indiana Pacers as compensation.
The Detroit Pistons waived Abdul Jeelani.
October 5, 1977
The Chicago Bulls waived Leon Benbow.
The Atlanta Hawks traded a 1978 2nd round draft pick (Keith Herron was later selected) to the Portland Trail Blazers for Rich Laurel.
October 6, 1977
The Buffalo Braves signed Ted McClain as a veteran free agent and sent a 1978 3rd round draft pick (Hollis Copeland was later selected) to the Denver Nuggets as compensation.
The Atlanta Hawks waived Ron Davis.
The Chicago Bulls waived Phil Hicks.
October 7, 1977
The San Antonio Spurs waived Jim Bostic.
October 10, 1977
The New York Knicks signed Jim Cleamons as a veteran free agent and sent Walt Frazier to the Cleveland Cavaliers as compensation.
The Kansas City Kings waived Jim Eakins.
The Kansas City Kings waived Eddie Owens.
October 11, 1977
The Chicago Bulls signed Nick Weatherspoon as a free agent.
The Denver Nuggets traded a 1978 1st round draft pick (Dave Corzine was later selected) to the Washington Bullets for Bo Ellis.
The Philadelphia 76ers waived Bob Elliott.
October 12, 1977
The Atlanta Hawks waived Major Jones.
October 13, 1977
The San Antonio Spurs signed Jim Eakins as a free agent.
The Atlanta Hawks traded Joe Meriweather to the New Orleans Jazz for a 1978 1st round draft pick (Jack Givens was later selected).
The San Antonio Spurs waived Jeff Wilkins.
October 14, 1977
The Chicago Bulls waived John Laskowski.
The Indiana Pacers signed Willie Smith as a free agent.
The New York Knicks waived Mo Layton.
October 17, 1977
The Denver Nuggets waived Byron Beck.
The Denver Nuggets waived Fatty Taylor.
The Phoenix Suns waived Butch Feher.
The Portland Trail Blazers waived Herm Gilliam.
The Buffalo Braves traded future considerations to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Gary Brokaw.
The Seattle SuperSonics signed Gus Williams as a veteran free agent and sent cash to the Golden State Warriors as compensation.
The Atlanta Hawks traded a 1979 4th round draft pick (Ray White was later selected) to the Los Angeles Lakers for Tony Robertson.
The Chicago Bulls waived Cliff Pondexter.
The Los Angeles Lakers waived Cazzie Russell.
The Golden State Warriors waived Marlon Redmond.
The Detroit Pistons waived Roger Brown.
October 18, 1977
The Boston Celtics sold the player rights to John Johnson to the Houston Rockets. (Johnson returned to Houston but Houston kept the draft picks from trade on June 9, 1977.)
The Chicago Bulls traded a 1978 4th round draft pick (Jeff Covington was later selected) to the New Orleans Jazz for Glenn Hansen.
The Buffalo Braves traded Johnny Neumann to the Indiana Pacers for a 1978 3rd round draft pick (Mike Santos was later selected).
October 20, 1977
The Kansas City Kings signed Louie Nelson as a free agent.
The Boston Celtics waived Norm Cook.
The Indiana Pacers waived Willie Smith.
The Kansas City Kings waived Andre McCarter.
October 22, 1977
The Houston Rockets traded John Johnson to the Seattle SuperSonics for a 1979 2nd round draft pick (Paul Mokeski was later selected) and a 1980 2nd round draft pick (Billy Williams was later selected).
November 4, 1977
The Philadelphia 76ers fired Gene Shue as Head Coach.
The Philadelphia 76ers hired Billy Cunningham as Head Coach.
November 7, 1977
The Detroit Pistons traded Howard Porter, Kevin Porter and cash to the New Jersey Nets for Al Skinner, a 1978 2nd round draft pick (Terry Tyler was later selected) and a 1979 2nd round draft pick (Tony Price was later selected).
November 8, 1977
The Boston Celtics waived Jim Ard.
November 9, 1977
The Atlanta Hawks waived Tom Barker.
November 11, 1977
The Seattle SuperSonics waived Dean Tolson.
The Seattle SuperSonics waived Willie Wise.
The Portland Trail Blazers traded Wally Walker to the Seattle SuperSonics for a 1978 1st round draft pick (Ron Brewer was later selected) and a 1979 2nd round draft pick (Andrew Fields was later selected).
November 12, 1977
The San Antonio Spurs traded a 1978 2nd round draft pick (Keven McDonald was later selected) and a 1979 2nd round draft pick (Andrew Fields was later selected) to the Seattle SuperSonics for Mike Green.
November 14, 1977
The Houston Rockets waived Phil Bond.
The Detroit Pistons waived Wayman Britt.
The Atlanta Hawks traded a 1978 2nd round draft pick (John Rudd was later selected) to the New York Knicks for Tom McMillen.
The Buffalo Braves waived Larry Johnson.
The Chicago Bulls waived Glenn Hansen.
The Golden State Warriors waived Larry McNeill.
The Kansas City Kings waived Bob Bigelow.
The Denver Nuggets waived Jacky Dorsey.
November 16, 1977
The Kansas City Kings claimed Kevin Restani on waivers from the Milwaukee Bucks.
November 17, 1977
The Kansas City Kings waived Louie Nelson.
November 19, 1977
The New Jersey Nets waived Dave Wohl.
November 22, 1977
The San Antonio Spurs waived Jim Eakins.
November 23, 1977
The San Antonio Spurs signed Mo Layton as a free agent.
The Buffalo Braves traded Gus Gerard, John Shumate and a 1979 1st round draft pick (Roy Hamilton was later selected) to the Detroit Pistons for Marvin Barnes, a 1978 2nd round draft pick (Lew Massey was later selected) and a 1978 4th round draft pick (Larry Harris was later selected).
November 25, 1977
The Detroit Pistons waived Willie Norwood.
November 26, 1977
The Buffalo Braves signed Larry Johnson as a free agent.
November 28, 1977
The San Antonio Spurs waived Scott Sims.
The Atlanta Hawks released Rich Laurel.
The New Jersey Nets waived Bubbles Hawkins.
November 30, 1977
The Seattle SuperSonics fired Bob Hopkins as Head Coach.
The Seattle SuperSonics hired Lenny Wilkens as Head Coach.
December 2, 1977
The Milwaukee Bucks signed Rich Laurel as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Bucks waived Scott Lloyd.
December 5, 1977
The Houston Rockets waived Robin Jones.
December 8, 1977
The Atlanta Hawks waived Ken Charles.
The New Jersey Nets waived Mark Crow.
The Boston Celtics waived Steve Kuberski.
The Indiana Pacers waived Bobby Wilson.
The Buffalo Braves waived Larry Johnson.
The Chicago Bulls signed Jim Ard as a free agent.
The Buffalo Braves signed Scott Lloyd as a free agent.
The New Jersey Nets signed Louie Nelson as a free agent.
The Chicago Bulls waived Mike Glenn.
December 12, 1977
The New Jersey Nets claimed Eddie Jordan on waivers from the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The New Jersey Nets waived Bird Averitt.
December 13, 1977
The San Antonio Spurs waived Henry Ward.
The Indiana Pacers traded Adrian Dantley and Dave Robisch to the Los Angeles Lakers for James Edwards, Earl Tatum and cash.
December 14, 1977
The Buffalo Braves waived Gary Brokaw.
The Buffalo Braves signed Mike Glenn as a free agent.
December 15, 1977
The Detroit Pistons fired Herb Brown as Head Coach.
The Detroit Pistons appointed Bob Kauffman as Head Coach.
December 16, 1977
The Atlanta Hawks traded Ron Behagen to the Houston Rockets for a 1978 2nd round draft pick (Rick Wilson was later selected) and a 1979 2nd round draft pick (Larry Wilson was later selected).
December 21, 1977
The Philadelphia 76ers waived Glenn Mosley.
December 22, 1977
The Indiana Pacers waived Johnny Neumann.
The Houston Rockets traded Ron Behagen to the Indiana Pacers for Alonzo Bradley.
December 27, 1977
The Boston Celtics traded Charlie Scott to the Los Angeles Lakers for Don Chaney, Kermit Washington and a 1978 1st round draft pick (Freeman Williams was later selected).
January 3, 1978
The Boston Celtics fired Tom Heinsohn as Head Coach.
The Boston Celtics appointed Tom Sanders as Head Coach.
January 4, 1978
The New Orleans Jazz traded a 1981 1st round draft pick (Danny Vranes was later selected) to the Seattle SuperSonics for Slick Watts.
January 5, 1978
The Golden State Warriors traded a 1978 2nd round draft pick (Tommie Green was later selected) to the New Orleans Jazz for Nate Williams.
The Golden State Warriors waived Charles Johnson.
January 6, 1978
The Seattle SuperSonics signed Al Fleming as a free agent.
January 7, 1978
The Chicago Bulls signed Cliff Pondexter as a free agent.
January 8, 1978
The Kansas City Kings fired Phil Johnson as Head Coach.
January 13, 1978
The Milwaukee Bucks waived Rich Laurel.
The Milwaukee Bucks signed Jim Eakins as a free agent.
The Kansas City Kings signed Glenn Hansen as a free agent.
January 23, 1978
The Kansas City Kings waived Glenn Hansen.
The Chicago Bulls signed Cazzie Russell as a free agent.
The Chicago Bulls waived Nick Weatherspoon.
January 24, 1978
The Washington Bullets signed Charles Johnson as a free agent.
January 27, 1978
The Indiana Pacers traded John Williamson to the New Jersey Nets for Bob Carrington, a 1980 2nd round draft pick (Louis Orr was later selected) and a 1981 2nd round draft pick (Brian Jackson was later selected).
January 30, 1978
The Denver Nuggets traded a 1979 2nd round draft pick (Clint Richardson was later selected) to the New Jersey Nets for Darnell Hillman.
The Los Angeles Lakers waived Ernie DiGregorio.
January 31, 1978
The Buffalo Braves signed Bird Averitt as a free agent.
The Buffalo Braves traded Ted McClain to the Philadelphia 76ers for a 1978 3rd round draft pick (Marvin Delph was later selected).
The New Jersey Nets traded a 1979 2nd round draft pick (Clint Richardson was later selected), a 1982 2nd round draft pick (J.J. Anderson was later selected) and a 1983 3rd round draft pick (Claude Riley was later selected) to the Philadelphia 76ers for Wilson Washington.
February 1, 1978
The Boston Celtics signed Ernie DiGregorio as a free agent.
The Boston Celtics traded Fred Saunders to the New Orleans Jazz for a 1978 2nd round draft pick (Jeff Judkins was later selected).
The Denver Nuggets traded Jim Price and a 1979 1st round draft pick (Phil Hubbard was later selected) to the Detroit Pistons for Ralph Simpson.
February 2, 1978
The Buffalo Braves waived Jim McDaniels.
The Buffalo Braves signed Larry McNeill as a free agent.
February 10, 1978
The Houston Rockets waived Larry Moffett.
February 14, 1978
The Boston Celtics signed Zaid Abdul-Aziz as a free agent.
February 16, 1978
The Detroit Pistons waived Essie Hollis.
February 17, 1978
The Chicago Bulls signed Derrek Dickey as a veteran free agent and sent future considerations to the Golden State Warriors as compensation.
February 24, 1978
The Boston Celtics signed Bob Bigelow as a free agent.
The Boston Celtics waived Zaid Abdul-Aziz.
March 2, 1978
The Houston Rockets signed Zaid Abdul-Aziz as a free agent.
March 6, 1978
The Portland Trail Blazers signed Willie Norwood as a free agent.
March 8, 1978
The Buffalo Braves signed Eddie Owens as a free agent.
March 10, 1978
The Houston Rockets signed Mike Dunleavy as a free agent.
March 24, 1978
The Portland Trail Blazers signed Jacky Dorsey as a free agent.
April 4, 1978
George Karl retired from the San Antonio Spurs.
The Portland Trail Blazers waived Jacky Dorsey.
April 5, 1978
The Detroit Pistons signed Jim Bostic as a free agent.
April 7, 1978
The Denver Nuggets signed Norm Cook as a free agent.
April 11, 1978
The Denver Nuggets waived Norm Cook.
April 24, 1978
Dale Schlueter retired from the Portland Trail Blazers.
May 1, 1978
The Detroit Pistons hired Dick Vitale as Head Coach.
May 3, 1978
The Portland Trail Blazers waived Willie Norwood.
May 10, 1978
The Kansas City Kings hired Cotton Fitzsimmons as Head Coach.
May 11, 1978
The Houston Rockets signed Jacky Dorsey as a free agent.
May 22, 1978
The Detroit Pistons signed Bubbles Hawkins as a free agent.
June 1, 1978
The Cleveland Cavaliers traded a 1979 1st round draft pick (Greg Kelser was later selected) to the Milwaukee Bucks for a 1978 1st round draft pick (Mike Mitchell was later selected).
The Buffalo Braves signed Nick Weatherspoon as a free agent.
June 6, 1978
The Chicago Bulls hired Larry Costello as Head Coach.
June 7, 1978
The Buffalo Braves traded a 1978 2nd round draft pick (Lew Massey was later selected) to the Los Angeles Lakers for Tom Abernethy.
The Golden State Warriors traded a 1981 1st round draft pick (Albert King was later selected) to the Portland Trail Blazers for a 1978 1st round draft pick (Raymond Townsend was later selected).
June 8, 1978
The Kansas City Kings appointed Larry Staverman as Interim Head Coach.
The Houston Rockets signed Tom Barker as a free agent.
The Indiana Pacers traded a 1978 1st round draft pick (Mychal Thompson was later selected) to the Portland Trail Blazers for Johnny Davis and a 1978 1st round draft pick (Rick Robey was later selected).
The Indiana Pacers signed Alex English as a veteran free agent and sent a 1979 1st round draft pick (Calvin Natt was later selected) to the Milwaukee Bucks as compensation.
The New Jersey Nets traded a 1978 1st round draft pick (Micheal Ray Richardson was later selected) and a 1979 1st round draft pick (Vinnie Johnson was later selected) to the New York Knicks for Phil Jackson and a 1978 1st round draft pick (Winford Boynes was later selected).
June 9, 1978
The Denver Nuggets traded Tom LaGarde to the Seattle SuperSonics for a 1978 1st round draft pick (Rod Griffin was later selected).
The Atlanta Hawks signed Dan Roundfield as a veteran free agent and sent a 1979 1st round draft pick (Dudley Bradley was later selected) to the Indiana Pacers as compensation.
June 12, 1978
The New York Knicks signed Mike Glenn as a veteran free agent.
June 17, 1978
The Houston Rockets signed Rick Barry as a veteran free agent and sent John Lucas and cash to the Golden State Warriors as compensation.
June 20, 1978
The Houston Rockets waived Zaid Abdul-Aziz.
June 26, 1978
The Denver Nuggets 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).
The Denver Nuggets 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.
June 28, 1978
The Boston Celtics signed Kevin Kunnert as a veteran free agent and sent a 1981 2nd round draft pick (Ed Turner was later selected) to the Houston Rockets as compensation.
June 30, 1978
The Chicago Bulls signed Lars Hansen as a free agent.
The Indiana Pacers traded a 1980 2nd round draft pick (David Lawrence was later selected) to the Portland Trail Blazers for Corky Calhoun.

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