1987-88 NBA Transactions

Transactions listed are from July 1, 1987 to June 30, 1988.

Transactions

July 1, 1987
The Washington Bullets waived Darwin Cook.
July 13, 1987
The New York Knicks hired Rick Pitino as Head Coach.
September 17, 1987
The Seattle SuperSonics released Tod Murphy.
October 1, 1987
The Houston Rockets signed World B. Free as a free agent.
October 2, 1987
The Phoenix Suns signed Jeff Cook as a free agent.
The Boston Celtics signed Mike O'Koren as a free agent.
October 5, 1987
The Indiana Pacers signed Clinton Wheeler as a free agent.
The Indiana Pacers signed Anthony Frederick as a free agent.
October 6, 1987
The Detroit Pistons signed Ralph Lewis as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Clippers signed Tod Murphy as a free agent.
October 7, 1987
The Los Angeles Lakers signed Jeff Lamp as a veteran free agent and sent a 1988 3rd round draft pick (Archie Marshall was later selected) to the San Antonio Spurs as compensation.
The Los Angeles Lakers signed Milt Wagner as a free agent.
The Washington Bullets signed Dave Henderson as a free agent.
The Seattle SuperSonics signed Ricky Wilson as a free agent.
October 8, 1987
The Chicago Bulls signed Scott Meents.
The Indiana Pacers signed Jim Thomas as a free agent.
The Washington Bullets signed Tony Campbell as a veteran free agent and sent a 1989 2nd round draft pick to the Detroit Pistons as compensation. 1989 2nd-rd draft pick was contingent upon Campbell making Washington's roster but he did not do so
The Cleveland Cavaliers traded Darryl Dawkins and Melvin Turpin to the Utah Jazz for Kent Benson and Dell Curry.
The Cleveland Cavaliers traded John Bagley and Keith Lee to the New Jersey Nets for James Bailey and Darryl Dawkins.
The Milwaukee Bucks signed Pace Mannion as a free agent.
The Utah Jazz signed Eddie Hughes as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Bucks signed John Stroeder as a free agent.
The Sacramento Kings signed Michael Jackson as a free agent.
October 9, 1987
The Golden State Warriors waived Perry Moss.
The New York Knicks signed Ray Tolbert as a free agent.
The Houston Rockets signed Lester Conner as a veteran free agent and sent a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Keith Smart was later selected) to the Golden State Warriors as compensation.
The Houston Rockets signed Andre Turner as a free agent.
October 12, 1987
The New York Knicks waived Brad Wright.
The Indiana Pacers waived Jim Thomas.
October 13, 1987
The Golden State Warriors traded a 1988 3rd round draft pick (Anthony Mason was later selected) to the Portland Trail Blazers for Kermit Washington.
The Phoenix Suns waived Grant Gondrezick.
October 15, 1987
The New York Knicks traded Jawann Oldham to the Sacramento Kings for a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Fennis Dembo was later selected).
October 16, 1987
The San Antonio Spurs signed Jerome Henderson as a free agent.
The Washington Bullets signed Bernard King as a free agent.
The Boston Celtics traded Sam Vincent and Scott Wedman to the Seattle SuperSonics for a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Sylvester Gray was later selected).
The Philadelphia 76ers waived Claude Gregory.
October 19, 1987
The Phoenix Suns waived Rafael Addison.
October 20, 1987
The Seattle SuperSonics waived Ricky Wilson.
October 21, 1987
The Washington Bullets waived Duane Washington.
October 23, 1987
The Cleveland Cavaliers waived Donald Royal.
October 26, 1987
The Chicago Bulls waived Scott Meents.
October 27, 1987
The San Antonio Spurs signed Kurt Nimphius as a veteran free agent and sent a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Jeff Moe was later selected) to the Detroit Pistons as compensation.
The Chicago Bulls waived Ricky Wilson.
October 28, 1987
The Seattle SuperSonics waived Michael Phelps.
October 29, 1987
The Cleveland Cavaliers traded James Bailey to the Phoenix Suns for a 1989 2nd round draft pick (Greg Grant was later selected).
The Detroit Pistons traded Sidney Green to the New York Knicks for Ron Moore and a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Fennis Dembo was later selected).
The Phoenix Suns waived Sedric Toney.
The Denver Nuggets waived Ron Grandison.
October 30, 1987
The Dallas Mavericks waived Dennis Nutt.
November 2, 1987
The Denver Nuggets traded Mark Alarie and Darrell Walker to the Washington Bullets for Michael Adams and Jay Vincent.
The Boston Celtics sold the player rights to Mike O'Koren to the New Jersey Nets.
November 3, 1987
The Atlanta Hawks traded Dallas Comegys to the New Jersey Nets for a 1990 2nd round draft pick (Les Jepsen was later selected).
The Sacramento Kings waived Johnny Rogers.
The Boston Celtics waived Rick Carlisle.
The Utah Jazz waived Billy Donovan.
The Chicago Bulls waived Pete Myers.
The Washington Bullets waived Ennis Whatley.
The Utah Jazz waived Eddie Hughes.
The Washington Bullets waived Tony Campbell.
The San Antonio Spurs waived Anthony Jones.
The Philadelphia 76ers waived Jim Les.
November 4, 1987
The Milwaukee Bucks waived Winston Garland.
The Milwaukee Bucks waived Bob McCann.
November 5, 1987
The Los Angeles Lakers sold the player rights to Adrian Branch to the New Jersey Nets.
The Golden State Warriors traded Purvis Short to the Houston Rockets for Dave Feitl and a 1989 1st round draft pick (Dana Barros was later selected).
The Golden State Warriors signed Dirk Minniefield as a veteran free agent.
The Cleveland Cavaliers waived Johnny Newman.
The New Jersey Nets waived Leon Wood.
The Washington Bullets waived Dave Henderson.
The Houston Rockets waived Anthony Bowie.
The Houston Rockets waived Doug Lee.
November 9, 1987
The Chicago Bulls waived Rickie Winslow.
The Los Angeles Clippers waived Tod Murphy.
November 10, 1987
The Portland Trail Blazers signed Maurice Lucas as a veteran free agent and sent a 1990 2nd round draft pick (Abdul Shamsid-Deen was later selected) to the Seattle SuperSonics as compensation.
The Cleveland Cavaliers signed Johnny Rogers as a free agent.
November 11, 1987
The Portland Trail Blazers waived Ken Johnson.
November 12, 1987
The New York Knicks signed Johnny Newman as a free agent.
The San Antonio Spurs signed Leon Wood as a free agent.
The Chicago Bulls traded a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Greg Butler was later selected) to the New York Knicks for Rory Sparrow.
The Chicago Bulls waived Tony White.
November 13, 1987
The Milwaukee Bucks signed Rickie Winslow as a free agent.
November 14, 1987
The New York Knicks waived Gerald Henderson.
November 16, 1987
The New York Knicks claimed Tony White on waivers from the Chicago Bulls.
November 17, 1987
The Dallas Mavericks waived Al Wood.
November 18, 1987
The Milwaukee Bucks traded Charles Davis and a 1989 2nd round draft pick (Reggie Turner was later selected) to the San Antonio Spurs for Larry Krystkowiak.
November 19, 1987
The San Antonio Spurs waived Johnny Moore.
The Philadelphia 76ers waived Michael Young.
November 24, 1987
The Philadelphia 76ers signed Albert King as a veteran free agent and sent a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Charles Shackleford was later selected) to the New Jersey Nets as compensation.
November 25, 1987
The Golden State Warriors waived Kermit Washington.
The Golden State Warriors signed Winston Garland as a free agent.
The Golden State Warriors waived Dirk Minniefield.
November 26, 1987
The Detroit Pistons traded cash, a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Jeff Moe was later selected) and a 1990 2nd round draft pick (Phil Henderson was later selected) to the Utah Jazz for Darryl Dawkins.
November 30, 1987
The New York Knicks signed Rick Carlisle as a free agent.
The Boston Celtics waived Conner Henry.
December 1, 1987
The San Antonio Spurs waived Nate Blackwell.
December 3, 1987
The New Jersey Nets waived Jamie Waller.
The Philadelphia 76ers signed Gerald Henderson as a free agent.
The New Jersey Nets signed Johnny Moore as a free agent.
The Denver Nuggets waived Andre Moore.
The Philadelphia 76ers waived Steve Colter.
December 5, 1987
The Milwaukee Bucks signed Conner Henry as a free agent.
December 7, 1987
The Houston Rockets waived Richard Anderson.
December 8, 1987
The Indiana Pacers waived Brian Rowsom.
December 9, 1987
The New Jersey Nets fired Dave Wohl as Head Coach.
The New Jersey Nets hired Bob MacKinnon as Head Coach.
The Golden State Warriors waived Winston Garland.
The Portland Trail Blazers claimed Richard Anderson on waivers from the Houston Rockets.
The New York Knicks waived Ray Tolbert.
The Portland Trail Blazers waived Kevin Gamble.
December 10, 1987
The Indiana Pacers waived Clint Richardson.
The Milwaukee Bucks waived Dudley Bradley.
December 11, 1987
The New York Knicks signed Billy Donovan as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Bucks signed Andre Moore as a free agent.
The New York Knicks waived Tony White.
December 12, 1987
The Golden State Warriors traded Joe Barry Carroll, Sleepy Floyd and cash to the Houston Rockets for Steve Harris and Ralph Sampson.
The Los Angeles Lakers signed Ray Tolbert as a free agent.
The Detroit Pistons waived Eric White.
December 14, 1987
The Sacramento Kings waived Joe Arlauckas.
The Golden State Warriors signed Winston Garland as a free agent.
The Atlanta Hawks traded Mike McGee to the Sacramento Kings for a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Rodney Monroe was later selected) and a 1995 2nd round draft pick (Donnie Boyce was later selected).
December 15, 1987
The New York Knicks waived Chris McNealy.
The New Jersey Nets signed Dudley Bradley as a free agent.
The Atlanta Hawks traded Ken Barlow to the Golden State Warriors for Chris Washburn.
The Golden State Warriors claimed Tony White on waivers from the New York Knicks.
The New Jersey Nets waived Johnny Moore.
December 16, 1987
The New York Knicks waived Bob Thornton.
December 17, 1987
The Boston Celtics signed Dirk Minniefield as a free agent.
December 19, 1987
The Philadelphia 76ers signed Bob Thornton as a free agent.
The Golden State Warriors waived Kevin Henderson.
December 20, 1987
The Golden State Warriors signed Nate Blackwell as a free agent.
December 22, 1987
The Milwaukee Bucks waived Rickie Winslow.
The Washington Bullets signed Steve Colter as a free agent.
The Denver Nuggets sold the player rights to Otis Smith to the Golden State Warriors.
The Philadelphia 76ers waived Vincent Askew.
The New Jersey Nets waived Adrian Branch.
December 26, 1987
The Chicago Bulls waived Artis Gilmore.
December 28, 1987
The Phoenix Suns waived Bill Martin.
The Milwaukee Bucks waived Andre Moore.
The San Antonio Spurs waived Charles Davis.
December 29, 1987
The San Antonio Spurs waived Nate Blackwell.
The Cleveland Cavaliers waived Kannard Johnson.
The Golden State Warriors traded a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Andrew Lang was later selected) to the Milwaukee Bucks for Don Nelson.
The Washington Bullets waived Steve Colter.
The Atlanta Hawks waived Dave Hoppen.
January 1, 1988
The Washington Bullets signed Steve Colter to a 10-day contract.
January 3, 1988
The Washington Bullets fired Kevin Loughery as Head Coach.
The Washington Bullets hired Wes Unseld as Head Coach.
January 5, 1988
The Indiana Pacers hired Dick Versace as Head Coach.
January 8, 1988
The Boston Celtics signed Artis Gilmore as a free agent.
January 12, 1988
The Milwaukee Bucks signed Dave Hoppen to a 10-day contract.
January 16, 1988
The New Jersey Nets 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).
January 18, 1988
The Sacramento Kings waived Franklin Edwards.
The Milwaukee Bucks waived Conner Henry.
January 20, 1988
The Los Angeles Clippers signed Michael Phelps to a 10-day contract.
The Utah Jazz waived Carey Scurry.
January 21, 1988
The Washington Bullets signed Steve Colter as a free agent.
January 22, 1988
The Golden State Warriors signed Dave Hoppen as a free agent.
January 29, 1988
The San Antonio Spurs signed Pete Myers as a free agent.
February 1, 1988
The Boston Celtics waived Greg Kite.
February 3, 1988
The Los Angeles Clippers waived Norris Coleman.
The Los Angeles Clippers claimed Greg Kite on waivers from the Boston Celtics.
February 8, 1988
The Philadelphia 76ers fired Matt Guokas as Head Coach.
The Philadelphia 76ers hired Jim Lynam as Head Coach.
February 11, 1988
The Atlanta Hawks signed Ennis Whatley to the first of two 10-day contracts.
February 17, 1988
The San Antonio Spurs waived Leon Wood.
February 21, 1988
The Denver Nuggets signed Brad Wright to a 10-day contract.
February 23, 1988
The Boston Celtics traded Jerry Sichting to the Portland Trail Blazers for Jim Paxson.
February 24, 1988
The Boston Celtics waived Darren Daye.
The Detroit Pistons traded Ron Moore and a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Richard Dumas was later selected) to the Phoenix Suns for James Edwards.
February 25, 1988
The Cleveland Cavaliers traded Tyrone Corbin, Kevin Johnson, Mark West, a 1988 1st round draft pick (Dan Majerle was later selected), a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Dean Garrett was later selected) and a 1989 2nd round draft pick (Greg Grant was later selected) to the Phoenix Suns for Larry Nance, Mike Sanders and a 1988 1st round draft pick (Randolph Keys was later selected).
The Milwaukee Bucks traded Craig Hodges and a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Andrew Lang was later selected) to the Phoenix Suns for Jay Humphries.
The Chicago Bulls traded Sedale Threatt to the Seattle SuperSonics for Sam Vincent.
The Utah Jazz signed Scott Roth as a free agent.
February 26, 1988
The Los Angeles Clippers waived Lancaster Gordon.
February 27, 1988
The New Jersey Nets signed Ricky Wilson to the first of two 10-day contracts.
February 29, 1988
The New Jersey Nets hired Willis Reed as Head Coach.
March 2, 1988
The New York Knicks signed Carey Scurry to the first of two 10-day contracts.
March 3, 1988
The Philadelphia 76ers signed Dave Henderson to the first of two 10-day contracts.
March 4, 1988
The Denver Nuggets signed Michael Brooks as a veteran free agent and sent a 1988 3rd round draft pick (Michael Anderson was later selected) to the Indiana Pacers as compensation.
The Atlanta Hawks signed Leon Wood to the first of two 10-day contracts.
March 7, 1988
The Sacramento Kings reassigned Head Coach Bill Russell.
The Sacramento Kings hired Jerry Reynolds as Head Coach.
The Los Angeles Clippers signed Claude Gregory to the first of two 10-day contracts.
March 13, 1988
The New York Knicks signed Sedric Toney to a 10-day contract.
March 14, 1988
The Los Angeles Lakers waived Ray Tolbert.
The Milwaukee Bucks waived Pace Mannion.
March 18, 1988
The Los Angeles Clippers signed Steve Burtt to two 10-day contracts, then signed to a contract for the rest of the season.
March 19, 1988
The New Jersey Nets signed Duane Washington to two 10-day contracts, then signed to a contract for the rest of the season.
March 22, 1988
The San Antonio Spurs signed Ricky Wilson to the first of two 10-day contracts.
March 23, 1988
George Karl resigns as Head Coach for Golden State Warriors.
The Golden State Warriors appointed Ed Gregory as Interim Head Coach.
The New York Knicks signed Sedric Toney as a free agent.
The Utah Jazz signed Eddie Hughes to a contract for the rest of the season.
The Los Angeles Clippers signed Eric White to the first of two 10-day contracts.
The Los Angeles Clippers waived Martin Nessley.
March 25, 1988
The Atlanta Hawks signed Leon Wood to a contract for the rest of the season.
March 26, 1988
The Sacramento Kings signed Conner Henry to the first of two 10-day contracts.
March 28, 1988
The New York Knicks waived Billy Donovan.
The Los Angeles Clippers signed Claude Gregory as a free agent.
March 29, 1988
The Cleveland Cavaliers signed Kevin Henderson as a free agent.
March 30, 1988
The Golden State Warriors signed Mark Wade to the first of two 10-day contracts.
The Los Angeles Lakers signed Tony Campbell as a free agent.
April 1, 1988
The Sacramento Kings signed Martin Nessley to the first of two 10-day contracts.
April 5, 1988
The Golden State Warriors hired Don Nelson as Head Coach.
April 8, 1988
The San Antonio Spurs signed Richard Rellford to a 10-day contract.
April 11, 1988
The San Antonio Spurs signed Ricky Wilson as a free agent.
April 12, 1988
The Los Angeles Clippers signed Eric White as a free agent.
April 14, 1988
The Sacramento Kings signed Conner Henry to a contract for the rest of the season.
April 18, 1988
The San Antonio Spurs signed Richard Rellford to a contract for the rest of the season.
April 20, 1988
The Golden State Warriors signed Mark Wade to a contract for the rest of the season.
April 21, 1988
The Sacramento Kings signed Martin Nessley as a free agent.
April 24, 1988
The Detroit Pistons signed Walker Russell as a veteran free agent.
April 25, 1988
The Sacramento Kings waived Martin Nessley.
April 29, 1988
Alvan Adams retired from the Phoenix Suns.
May ?, 1988
Maurice Lucas retired from the Portland Trail Blazers.
May 2, 1988
The Phoenix Suns fired John Wetzel as Head Coach.
May 3, 1988
K.C. Jones resigns as Head Coach for Boston Celtics.
The Boston Celtics hired Jimmy Rodgers as Head Coach.
May 10, 1988
The Phoenix Suns hired Cotton Fitzsimmons as Head Coach.
May 19, 1988
The Milwaukee Bucks signed Mark Davis as a free agent.
June 1, 1988
The Orlando Magic hired Matt Guokas as Head Coach.
June 3, 1988
The Charlotte Hornets hired Dick Harter as Head Coach.
June 6, 1988
The Houston Rockets fired Bill Fitch as Head Coach.
June 7, 1988
The San Antonio Spurs fired Bob Weiss as Head Coach.
June 8, 1988
The Golden State Warriors traded Dave Feitl and a 1989 2nd round draft pick (Doug Roth was later selected) to the Washington Bullets for Manute Bol.
June 13, 1988
The Houston Rockets hired Don Chaney as Head Coach.
The San Antonio Spurs hired Larry Brown as Head Coach.
June 23, 1988
The Boston Celtics traded a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Sylvester Gray was later selected) to the Miami Heat. Miami agreed not to select Dennis Johnson in the expansion draft.
The Dallas Mavericks traded a 1988 1st round draft pick (Kevin Edwards was later selected) to the Miami Heat. Miami agreed to select Arvid Kramer in the expansion draft.
The Los Angeles Lakers traded a 1992 2nd round draft pick (Matt Geiger was later selected) to the Miami Heat. Miami agreed not to select Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the expansion draft.
The Seattle SuperSonics traded a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Orlando Graham was later selected) to the Miami Heat. Miami agreed not to select Danny Young in the expansion draft.
The Charlotte Hornets drafted Muggsy Bogues from the Washington Bullets in the NBA expansion draft.
The Charlotte Hornets drafted Michael Brooks from the Denver Nuggets in the NBA expansion draft.
The Charlotte Hornets drafted Mike Brown from the Chicago Bulls in the NBA expansion draft.
The Charlotte Hornets drafted Dell Curry from the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA expansion draft.
The Miami Heat drafted Hansi Gnad from the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA expansion draft.
The Charlotte Hornets drafted Rickey Green from the Utah Jazz in the NBA expansion draft.
The Miami Heat drafted Scott Hastings from the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA expansion draft.
The Miami Heat drafted Conner Henry from the Sacramento Kings in the NBA expansion draft.
The Charlotte Hornets drafted Mike Holton from the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA expansion draft.
The Charlotte Hornets drafted Dave Hoppen from the Golden State Warriors in the NBA expansion draft.
The Miami Heat drafted Arvid Kramer from the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA expansion draft.
The Charlotte Hornets drafted Ralph Lewis from the Detroit Pistons in the NBA expansion draft.
The Miami Heat drafted Fred Roberts from the Boston Celtics in the NBA expansion draft.
The Miami Heat drafted John Stroeder from the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA expansion draft.
The Miami Heat drafted Jon Sundvold from the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA expansion draft.
The Charlotte Hornets drafted Bernard Thompson from the Phoenix Suns in the NBA expansion draft.
The Miami Heat drafted Billy Thompson from the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA expansion draft.
The Charlotte Hornets drafted Sedric Toney from the New York Knicks in the NBA expansion draft.
The Miami Heat drafted Andre Turner from the Houston Rockets in the NBA expansion draft.
The Miami Heat drafted Darnell Valentine from the Los Angeles Clippers in the NBA expansion draft.
The Miami Heat drafted Pearl Washington from the New Jersey Nets in the NBA expansion draft.
The Charlotte Hornets drafted Clinton Wheeler from the Indiana Pacers in the NBA expansion draft.
The Miami Heat drafted Kevin Williams from the Seattle SuperSonics in the NBA expansion draft.
The Charlotte Hornets traded Mike Brown to the Utah Jazz for Kelly Tripucka.
The Miami Heat traded Fred Roberts to the Milwaukee Bucks for a 1989 2nd round draft pick (Scott Haffner was later selected).
The Cleveland Cavaliers traded a 1990 2nd round draft pick (Steve Bardo was later selected) to the Miami Heat for Darnell Valentine.
The Milwaukee Bucks released John Lucas.
June 27, 1988
The Chicago Bulls traded Charles Oakley, a 1988 1st round draft pick (Rod Strickland was later selected) and a 1988 3rd round draft pick (Phil Stinnie was later selected) to the New York Knicks for Bill Cartwright, a 1988 1st round draft pick (Will Perdue was later selected) and a 1988 3rd round draft pick (Derrick Lewis was later selected).
The Atlanta Hawks traded Randy Wittman and a 1988 1st round draft pick (Ricky Berry was later selected) to the Sacramento Kings for Reggie Theus and a 1988 3rd round draft pick (Jorge Gonzalez was later selected).
June 28, 1988
The Los Angeles Clippers traded Michael Cage to the Seattle SuperSonics for Gary Grant and a 1989 1st round draft pick (Kenny Payne was later selected).
The Los Angeles Clippers traded Hersey Hawkins and a 1989 1st round draft pick (Kenny Payne was later selected) to the Philadelphia 76ers for Charles Smith.
The Denver Nuggets traded Vernon Maxwell to the San Antonio Spurs for a 1989 2nd round draft pick (Reggie Turner was later selected).
June 30, 1988
The Phoenix Suns released James Bailey.
The Phoenix Suns released Jeff Cook.

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