1995-96 NBA Transactions

Transactions listed are from July 1, 1995 to June 30, 1996.

Transactions

July 1, 1995
The Miami Heat released Brad Lohaus.
The Minnesota Timberwolves released Stacey King.
The Minnesota Timberwolves released Greg Foster.
The Miami Heat released Ledell Eackles.
The Minnesota Timberwolves released Mike Brown.
The Washington Bullets released Scott Skiles.
July 5, 1995
Bill Cartwright retired from the Seattle SuperSonics.
July 6, 1995
The New York Knicks hired Don Nelson as Head Coach.
September 1, 1995
The Miami Heat traded a 1996 1st round draft pick (Walter McCarty was later selected) to the New York Knicks for Pat Riley.
September 18, 1995
Danny Ainge retired from the Phoenix Suns.
The Golden State Warriors traded Victor Alexander, Martin Lewis, Michael McDonald, Carlos Rogers and Dwayne Whitfield to the Toronto Raptors for B.J. Armstrong.
The Sacramento Kings traded Frank Brickowski to the Seattle SuperSonics for Byron Houston and Šarūnas Marčiulionis.
The San Antonio Spurs released Jack Haley.
September 19, 1995
The Los Angeles Clippers released Michael Smith.
The Denver Nuggets traded Bison Dele to the Los Angeles Clippers for Elmore Spencer.
The Los Angeles Clippers released Harold Ellis.
September 20, 1995
The Detroit Pistons traded Randolph Childress and Bill Curley to the Portland Trail Blazers for Otis Thorpe.
September 21, 1995
The Philadelphia 76ers signed Richard Dumas as a free agent.
September 22, 1995
The Boston Celtics signed Dana Barros as an unrestricted free agent.
September 25, 1995
The Houston Rockets signed Eldridge Recasner as a free agent.
The Phoenix Suns signed John Coker as a free agent.
September 26, 1995
The Denver Nuggets signed Rastko Cvetković as a free agent.
The Philadelphia 76ers signed Vernon Maxwell as a free agent.
September 27, 1995
The Charlotte Hornets signed Rafael Addison as an unrestricted free agent.
The Washington Bullets signed Tim Legler as an unrestricted free agent.
The Cleveland Cavaliers traded Mark Price to the Washington Bullets for a 1996 1st round draft pick (Vitaly Potapenko was later selected).
September 29, 1995
Sam Bowie retired from the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Los Angeles Lakers released Kurt Rambis.
The San Antonio Spurs signed Greg Anderson as an unrestricted free agent.
The Houston Rockets signed Mark Bryant as an unrestricted free agent.
The San Antonio Spurs signed Carl Herrera as an unrestricted free agent.
The San Antonio Spurs signed Brad Lohaus as an unrestricted free agent.
The Minnesota Timberwolves signed Sam Mitchell as an unrestricted free agent.
The Los Angeles Lakers signed Gerard King as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Lakers released Randolph Keys.
The Portland Trail Blazers released Terry Porter.
The Portland Trail Blazers released James Edwards.
The Los Angeles Lakers released Tony Smith.
The Los Angeles Clippers released Gary Grant.
The San Antonio Spurs signed Doc Rivers.
The Portland Trail Blazers signed Arvydas Sabonis.
October 1, 1995
The Los Angeles Clippers signed Logan Vander Velden as a free agent.
The Portland Trail Blazers signed Bob Thornton as a free agent.
The Portland Trail Blazers signed Anthony Cook as a free agent.
The Portland Trail Blazers signed Reggie Slater as a free agent.
October 2, 1995
The Denver Nuggets signed Nate Driggers as a free agent.
The Chicago Bulls traded Will Perdue to the San Antonio Spurs for Dennis Rodman.
The Chicago Bulls released Larry Krystkowiak.
The Milwaukee Bucks signed Voshon Lenard.
October 3, 1995
The Indiana Pacers signed Eddie Johnson as a free agent.
The Charlotte Hornets signed Pete Myers as an unrestricted free agent.
The Orlando Magic signed Jon Koncak as an unrestricted free agent.
The Indiana Pacers signed Ricky Pierce as an unrestricted free agent.
The Los Angeles Lakers signed Fred Roberts as a free agent.
The Washington Bullets signed Brent Price as a free agent.
The Indiana Pacers released LaSalle Thompson.
October 4, 1995
The Golden State Warriors signed Jon Barry as an unrestricted free agent.
The Indiana Pacers signed Adrian Caldwell as a free agent.
The Boston Celtics signed Doug Smith as an unrestricted free agent.
The Los Angeles Clippers signed Keith Tower as a free agent.
The Indiana Pacers signed Kevin Salvadori as a free agent.
The Golden State Warriors signed Kevin Ollie as a free agent.
The Charlotte Hornets signed Corey Beck as a free agent.
The Charlotte Hornets signed Negele Knight as an unrestricted free agent.
The Toronto Raptors released Jerome Kersey.
October 5, 1995
The Minnesota Timberwolves signed Marques Bragg as a free agent.
The Houston Rockets signed Alvin Heggs as a free agent.
The Atlanta Hawks signed Howard Nathan as a free agent.
The Philadelphia 76ers signed Charles Smith as a free agent.
The Detroit Pistons signed Steve Bardo as a free agent.
The Toronto Raptors signed Alvin Robertson as a free agent.
The Atlanta Hawks signed Matt Bullard as a free agent.
The Cleveland Cavaliers signed Joe Courtney as a free agent.
The Vancouver Grizzlies signed Litterial Green as a free agent.
The Utah Jazz signed Jimmy Oliver as a free agent.
The Philadelphia 76ers signed Elmer Bennett as a free agent.
The Chicago Bulls signed Randy Brown as an unrestricted free agent.
The Utah Jazz signed Howard Eisley as a free agent.
The Miami Heat signed Ron Grandison as a free agent.
The Miami Heat signed Stacey King as a free agent.
The Orlando Magic signed Ivano Newbill as a free agent.
The Portland Trail Blazers signed Dontonio Wingfield as a free agent.
The Vancouver Grizzlies signed Ashraf Amaya as a free agent.
The Minnesota Timberwolves signed Rich King as a free agent.
The Miami Heat signed Bruce Bowen as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Bucks signed Emanual Davis as a free agent.
The Vancouver Grizzlies signed Rich Manning as a free agent.
The Cleveland Cavaliers signed John Amaechi as a free agent.
The Boston Celtics signed Fred Vinson as a free agent.
The Atlanta Hawks signed Gaylon Nickerson.
The Seattle SuperSonics signed Steve Scheffler as a free agent.
The Orlando Magic signed Brian Shaw to a multi-year contract.
The Orlando Magic signed Dennis Scott to a multi-year contract.
October 6, 1995
The New Jersey Nets signed Robert Werdann as a free agent.
The San Antonio Spurs signed Dell Demps as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Bucks signed Bob McCann as a free agent.
The Utah Jazz signed Greg Foster as an unrestricted free agent.
The Chicago Bulls signed Jack Haley as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Bucks signed Randolph Keys as a free agent.
The Utah Jazz signed Chris Morris as an unrestricted free agent.
The Milwaukee Bucks signed Mike Peplowski as an unrestricted free agent.
The Golden State Warriors signed Matt Maloney as a free agent.
The Toronto Raptors signed Thomas Hamilton as a free agent.
The New York Knicks signed Anthony Tucker.
October 7, 1995
The Cleveland Cavaliers traded Hot Rod Williams to the Phoenix Suns for Antonio Lang, Dan Majerle and a 1997 1st round draft pick (Brevin Knight was later selected).
October 9, 1995
The New Jersey Nets signed Vern Fleming as an unrestricted free agent.
The New Jersey Nets signed Gerald Madkins as a free agent.
October 10, 1995
The Portland Trail Blazers signed Michael Hawkins as a free agent.
October 11, 1995
The Utah Jazz waived Jimmy Oliver.
The Golden State Warriors waived Kevin Ollie.
The Minnesota Timberwolves waived Brian Davis.
October 13, 1995
The New Jersey Nets signed Gerald Glass as a free agent.
The Philadelphia 76ers waived Charles Smith.
The Miami Heat waived Bruce Bowen.
October 14, 1995
The Minnesota Timberwolves signed Terry Porter as a free agent.
The Minnesota Timberwolves signed Eric Riley as a free agent.
October 16, 1995
The Denver Nuggets waived Nate Driggers.
October 18, 1995
The Vancouver Grizzlies signed Chris King as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Bucks traded Bob McCann to the Washington Bullets for Kevin Duckworth.
The Golden State Warriors signed Jerome Kersey as a free agent.
The Indiana Pacers signed Dwayne Schintzius as a free agent.
The Toronto Raptors waived Thomas Hamilton.
The New Jersey Nets waived Gerald Madkins.
October 23, 1995
The Cleveland Cavaliers signed John Crotty as a free agent.
October 24, 1995
The Portland Trail Blazers waived Bob Thornton.
The Charlotte Hornets waived Negele Knight.
The Boston Celtics signed Charles Claxton as a free agent.
October 25, 1995
The Sacramento Kings released Doug Lee.
The Sacramento Kings released Henry Turner.
The Seattle SuperSonics signed Trevor Wilson as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Bucks waived Voshon Lenard.
The Milwaukee Bucks waived Emanual Davis.
October 26, 1995
The Chicago Bulls signed James Edwards as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Lakers signed Derek Strong as an unrestricted free agent.
October 30, 1995
The Atlanta Hawks signed Todd Mundt as a free agent.
The Denver Nuggets traded Robert Pack to the Washington Bullets for Don MacLean and Doug Overton.
The Utah Jazz waived Howard Eisley.
The Atlanta Hawks waived Cuonzo Martin.
The Atlanta Hawks waived Gaylon Nickerson.
October 31, 1995
The Portland Trail Blazers waived Kevin Thompson.
The Seattle SuperSonics waived Trevor Wilson.
The Vancouver Grizzlies waived Litterial Green.
The Minnesota Timberwolves waived Rich King.
The Indiana Pacers waived Kevin Salvadori.
The Los Angeles Lakers waived Gerard King.
November 1, 1995
The Orlando Magic traded Anthony Avent to the Vancouver Grizzlies for Kevin Pritchard and Larry Stewart.
The Toronto Raptors signed Tracy Murray as a free agent.
The Phoenix Suns signed Tony Smith as an unrestricted free agent.
The Minnesota Timberwolves waived Darrick Martin.
The Golden State Warriors waived Matt Maloney.
November 2, 1995
The Sacramento Kings signed Clint McDaniel as a free agent.
The Milwaukee Bucks signed Terry Cummings as an unrestricted free agent.
The Milwaukee Bucks waived Mike Peplowski.
The Charlotte Hornets waived Corey Beck.
The Orlando Magic waived Kevin Pritchard.
The Toronto Raptors waived Dwayne Whitfield.
The Portland Trail Blazers waived Michael Hawkins.
The Boston Celtics waived Fred Vinson.
November 3, 1995
The Charlotte Hornets traded LeRon Ellis, Alonzo Mourning and Pete Myers to the Miami Heat for Matt Geiger, Khalid Reeves, Glen Rice and a 1996 1st round draft pick (Tony Delk was later selected).
The Vancouver Grizzlies signed Darrick Martin as a free agent.
November 5, 1995
The Orlando Magic waived Larry Stewart.
November 6, 1995
The Charlotte Hornets waived Joe Wolf.
November 8, 1995
The Boston Celtics signed Larry Sykes as a free agent.
The New York Knicks signed Gary Grant as a free agent.
November 9, 1995
The Washington Bullets signed Mike Peplowski as a free agent.
November 16, 1995
The Orlando Magic signed Joe Wolf as a free agent.
November 20, 1995
The Houston Rockets waived Alvin Heggs.
The Philadelphia 76ers waived Elmer Bennett.
November 21, 1995
The Philadelphia 76ers signed Greg Grant as a free agent.
November 24, 1995
The Boston Celtics waived Larry Sykes.
The Boston Celtics signed Thomas Hamilton as a free agent.
November 26, 1995
The Boston Celtics traded Sherman Douglas to the Milwaukee Bucks for Todd Day and Alton Lister.
November 27, 1995
The Boston Celtics waived Charles Claxton.
The Milwaukee Bucks traded Eric Mobley and Eric Murdock to the Vancouver Grizzlies for Benoit Benjamin.
The Vancouver Grizzlies waived Rich Manning.
The Washington Bullets waived Mike Peplowski.
November 30, 1995
The New Jersey Nets traded Derrick Coleman, Sean Higgins and Rex Walters to the Philadelphia 76ers for Shawn Bradley, Greg Graham and Tim Perry.
December 1, 1995
The Milwaukee Bucks signed Jerry Reynolds as a free agent.
December 3, 1995
The Philadelphia 76ers signed Trevor Ruffin as a free agent.
December 4, 1995
The Utah Jazz waived James Donaldson.
December 5, 1995
The Minnesota Timberwolves signed Charles Smith as a free agent.
December 6, 1995
Roy Tarpley was suspended from the Dallas Mavericks.
December 7, 1995
The Utah Jazz signed Howard Eisley as a free agent.
The Philadelphia 76ers signed Trevor Wilson as a free agent.
December 8, 1995
The Portland Trail Blazers waived Reggie Slater.
The Orlando Magic waived Geert Hammink.
December 11, 1995
The Washington Bullets waived Jeff Webster.
The Washington Bullets signed Ledell Eackles as a free agent.
December 12, 1995
The Philadelphia 76ers signed Mike Brown as a free agent.
The Miami Heat signed Danny Schayes to a contract for the rest of the season.
The Philadelphia 76ers signed Scott Skiles as a free agent.
The Philadelphia 76ers waived Greg Grant.
December 14, 1995
The Atlanta Hawks signed Tim Kempton as a free agent.
The Atlanta Hawks waived Howard Nathan.
December 18, 1995
The Minnesota Timberwolves fired Bill Blair as Head Coach.
The Minnesota Timberwolves hired Flip Saunders as Head Coach.
December 21, 1995
The Denver Nuggets waived Randy Woods.
The Denver Nuggets waived Elmore Spencer.
December 23, 1995
The Charlotte Hornets signed Corey Beck to a contract for the rest of the season.
The Philadelphia 76ers waived Trevor Wilson.
December 26, 1995
The Denver Nuggets signed Reggie Slater as a free agent.
December 27, 1995
The Miami Heat waived LeRon Ellis.
December 28, 1995
The Vancouver Grizzlies waived Antonio Harvey.
The Washington Bullets waived Ed Stokes.
December 29, 1995
The Detroit Pistons waived Walter Bond.
The Miami Heat signed Voshon Lenard as a free agent.
The Utah Jazz waived Andy Toolson.
January 3, 1996
The Los Angeles Clippers signed Antonio Harvey as a free agent.
The Charlotte Hornets waived Greg Sutton.
January 4, 1996
The Minnesota Timberwolves waived Charles Smith.
The Los Angeles Clippers waived Logan Vander Velden.
The Philadelphia 76ers waived Jeff Malone.
The Philadelphia 76ers waived Mike Brown.
January 5, 1996
The Detroit Pistons waived Steve Bardo.
The Portland Trail Blazers waived Anthony Cook.
The Washington Bullets waived Bob McCann.
The Denver Nuggets waived Reggie Slater.
The Miami Heat waived Ron Grandison.
The Charlotte Hornets waived Corey Beck.
The Atlanta Hawks waived Tim Kempton.
January 6, 1996
Scott Skiles retired from the Philadelphia 76ers.
January 10, 1996
The Portland Trail Blazers signed Rumeal Robinson to the first of two 10-day contracts.
The Washington Bullets signed Bob McCann to the first of two 10-day contracts.
The Dallas Mavericks signed Reggie Slater to the first of two 10-day contracts.
The Portland Trail Blazers signed Elmore Spencer as a free agent.
The Philadelphia 76ers signed Greg Sutton to the first of two 10-day contracts.
January 11, 1996
The Philadelphia 76ers signed LaSalle Thompson as a free agent.
January 12, 1996
The Washington Bullets signed Michael Curry to a 10-day contract.
The Minnesota Timberwolves traded a 1996 2nd round draft pick (Amal McCaskill was later selected) to the Vancouver Grizzlies for Darrick Martin.
The Vancouver Grizzlies signed Rich Manning to a contract for the rest of the season.
January 15, 1996
The Golden State Warriors waived David Wood.
January 16, 1996
The Atlanta Hawks signed Ron Grandison to the first of two 10-day contracts.
The Phoenix Suns fired Paul Westphal as Head Coach.
The Phoenix Suns hired Cotton Fitzsimmons as Head Coach.
January 18, 1996
The Phoenix Suns signed David Wood to a 10-day contract.
January 19, 1996
The Charlotte Hornets traded Kendall Gill and Khalid Reeves to the New Jersey Nets for Kenny Anderson and Gerald Glass.
The Utah Jazz signed Andy Toolson.
January 20, 1996
The Houston Rockets signed Henry James to the first of two 10-day contracts.
January 22, 1996
The Charlotte Hornets signed Anthony Goldwire to a 10-day contract.
January 23, 1996
The Utah Jazz waived Andy Toolson.
January 27, 1996
The Dallas Mavericks waived Reggie Slater.
January 29, 1996
The Los Angeles Lakers signed Magic Johnson as a free agent.
January 30, 1996
The Portland Trail Blazers signed Rumeal Robinson as a free agent.
The Philadelphia 76ers signed Greg Sutton as a free agent.
January 31, 1996
The Phoenix Suns waived Stefano Rusconi.
The Detroit Pistons signed Michael Curry to the first of two 10-day contracts.
The Charlotte Hornets signed Anthony Goldwire to a contract for the rest of the season.
February 1, 1996
The Dallas Mavericks signed David Wood to the first of two 10-day contracts.
February 2, 1996
The Washington Bullets signed Greg Grant to the first of two 10-day contracts.
The Toronto Raptors waived John Salley.
February 3, 1996
The Washington Bullets signed Bob McCann to a contract for the rest of the season.
February 8, 1996
The New York Knicks traded Charles Smith and Monty Williams to the San Antonio Spurs for Brad Lohaus, J.R. Reid and a 1996 1st round draft pick (John Wallace was later selected).
February 12, 1996
The Houston Rockets signed Sam Mack to the first of two 10-day contracts.
The Miami Heat signed Jeff Malone to the first of two 10-day contracts.
The Miami Heat waived Pete Myers.
February 16, 1996
The Charlotte Hornets signed Pete Myers as a free agent.
February 18, 1996
The New York Knicks traded Doug Christie, Herb Williams and cash to the Toronto Raptors for Victor Alexander and Willie Anderson.
February 19, 1996
The Dallas Mavericks waived Donald Hodge.
February 22, 1996
The Charlotte Hornets waived Gerald Glass.
The Atlanta Hawks signed Howard Nathan to a 10-day contract.
The Houston Rockets signed Jaren Jackson to the first of two 10-day contracts.
The Washington Bullets signed Kevin Pritchard to a 10-day contract.
The Golden State Warriors traded Chris Gatling and Tim Hardaway to the Miami Heat for Bimbo Coles and Kevin Willis.
The Miami Heat traded Kevin Gamble and Billy Owens to the Sacramento Kings for Tyrone Corbin and Walt Williams.
The Detroit Pistons signed Michael Curry to a contract for the rest of the season.
The Atlanta Hawks traded Andrew Lang and Spud Webb to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Christian Laettner and Sean Rooks.
The Philadelphia 76ers traded Sharone Wright to the Toronto Raptors for Tony Massenburg, Ed Pinckney, a 1996 2nd round draft pick (Ryan Minor was later selected) and a 1997 2nd round draft pick (James Collins was later selected). Philadelphia had the option to swap 1st round draft picks with Toronto in either 1996 or 1997 but did not do so; Philadelphia received a 2nd round draft pick in 1997 instead.
The Miami Heat traded Terrence Rencher to the Phoenix Suns for Tony Smith.
The Orlando Magic traded Jeff Turner to the Vancouver Grizzlies for Kenny Gattison and a 1996 2nd round draft pick (Amal McCaskill was later selected).
February 23, 1996
The Toronto Raptors signed Dwayne Whitfield as a free agent.
The Charlotte Hornets signed Donald Hodge to a 10-day contract.
The Dallas Mavericks signed David Wood to a contract for the rest of the season.
The Toronto Raptors waived Herb Williams.
February 24, 1996
The New York Knicks signed Matt Fish to a 10-day contract.
February 27, 1996
The Milwaukee Bucks waived Jerry Reynolds.
The Milwaukee Bucks signed Mike Peplowski to a contract for the rest of the season.
February 28, 1996
The New York Knicks signed Herb Williams to a contract for the rest of the season.
March 2, 1996
The Atlanta Hawks waived Howard Nathan.
March 3, 1996
The Houston Rockets signed Sam Mack to a contract for the rest of the season.
The Washington Bullets signed Chris Whitney to a 10-day contract.
The Miami Heat signed Jeff Malone to a contract for the rest of the season.
March 4, 1996
The Charlotte Hornets released Donald Hodge.
The Chicago Bulls signed John Salley to the first of two 10-day contracts.
March 5, 1996
The Cleveland Cavaliers signed Darryl Johnson to the first of two 10-day contracts.
The Houston Rockets signed Melvin Booker to the first of two 10-day contracts.
The New York Knicks waived Matt Fish.
The Cleveland Cavaliers waived Joe Courtney.
March 6, 1996
The Atlanta Hawks signed Reggie Jordan to the first of two 10-day contracts.
March 7, 1996
The Denver Nuggets signed Matt Fish to the first of two 10-day contracts.
March 8, 1996
The Vancouver Grizzlies waived Jeff Turner.
The New York Knicks fired Don Nelson as Head Coach.
The New York Knicks hired Jeff Van Gundy as Head Coach.
March 9, 1996
The Atlanta Hawks waived Todd Mundt.
March 12, 1996
The New York Knicks signed Ron Grandison to the first of two 10-day contracts.
The New York Knicks waived Victor Alexander.
March 13, 1996
The Houston Rockets signed Tracy Moore to the first of two 10-day contracts.
March 14, 1996
The Golden State Warriors signed Robert Churchwell to the first of two 10-day contracts.
March 23, 1996
The Washington Bullets signed Chris Whitney to a contract for the rest of the season.
The Boston Celtics signed Todd Mundt to the first of two 10-day contracts.
March 24, 1996
The Chicago Bulls signed John Salley as a free agent.
March 25, 1996
The Washington Bullets signed Bob Thornton to the first of two 10-day contracts.
The Golden State Warriors signed Geert Hammink to the first of two 10-day contracts.
March 26, 1996
The Atlanta Hawks signed Reggie Jordan to a contract for the rest of the season.
March 27, 1996
The Houston Rockets signed Melvin Booker to a contract for the rest of the season.
The Denver Nuggets signed Matt Fish to a contract for the rest of the season.
March 29, 1996
The New York Knicks signed Ron Grandison as a free agent.
The Denver Nuggets signed Greg Grant as a free agent.
April 2, 1996
The Houston Rockets signed Tracy Moore as a free agent.
April 3, 1996
The Golden State Warriors signed Robert Churchwell to a contract for the rest of the season.
The Vancouver Grizzlies signed Cuonzo Martin to a 10-day contract.
April 9, 1996
The Toronto Raptors signed Dan O'Sullivan to a 10-day contract.
April 12, 1996
The Boston Celtics signed Todd Mundt as a free agent.
April 13, 1996
The Vancouver Grizzlies signed Cuonzo Martin to a contract for the rest of the season.
April 14, 1996
The Washington Bullets signed Bob Thornton as a free agent.
The Golden State Warriors signed Geert Hammink to a contract for the rest of the season.
April 15, 1996
The Orlando Magic signed Anthony Bonner to a contract for the rest of the season.
April 16, 1996
The Washington Bullets signed Cedric Lewis to a contract for the rest of the season.
April 18, 1996
The Toronto Raptors waived Dan O'Sullivan.
April 22, 1996
The New Jersey Nets fired Butch Beard as Head Coach.
The Toronto Raptors fired Brendan Malone as Head Coach.
The Toronto Raptors hired Darrell Walker as Head Coach.
April 23, 1996
The Charlotte Hornets fired Allan Bristow as Head Coach.
April 26, 1996
The Milwaukee Bucks fired Mike Dunleavy as Head Coach.
May 1, 1996
The Dallas Mavericks reassigned Head Coach Dick Motta.
May 13, 1996
The Philadelphia 76ers fired John Lucas as Head Coach.
May 14, 1996
Magic Johnson retired from the Los Angeles Lakers.
May 29, 1996
The Charlotte Hornets hired Dave Cowens as Head Coach.
May 31, 1996
The Dallas Mavericks hired Jim Cleamons as Head Coach.
June 6, 1996
The New Jersey Nets hired John Calipari as Head Coach.
June 13, 1996
The Denver Nuggets traded Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf to the Sacramento Kings for Šarūnas Marčiulionis and a 1996 2nd round draft pick (Jeff McInnis was later selected).
The Denver Nuggets traded Jalen Rose, Reggie Williams and a 1996 1st round draft pick (Erick Dampier was later selected) to the Indiana Pacers for Mark Jackson, Ricky Pierce and a 1996 1st round draft pick (Efthimis Rentzias was later selected).
June 15, 1996
The Milwaukee Bucks hired Chris Ford as Head Coach.
June 19, 1996
The Houston Rockets traded Tim Breaux, Pete Chilcutt, a 1996 1st round draft pick (Roy Rogers was later selected), a 1996 2nd round draft pick (Chris Robinson was later selected) and a 1997 2nd round draft pick (C.J. Bruton was later selected) to the Vancouver Grizzlies for a 1996 2nd round draft pick (Othella Harrington was later selected), a 1996 2nd round draft pick (Randy Livingston was later selected) and a 1997 2nd round draft pick (Serge Zwikker was later selected).
June 21, 1996
The Boston Celtics traded Eric Montross and a 1996 1st round draft pick (Samaki Walker was later selected) to the Dallas Mavericks for a 1996 1st round draft pick (Antoine Walker was later selected) and a 1997 1st round draft pick (Ron Mercer was later selected).
June 25, 1996
The Atlanta Hawks traded a 1996 2nd round draft pick (Ron Riley was later selected) and a 1996 2nd round draft pick (Joe Vogel was later selected) to the Seattle SuperSonics for a 1996 1st round draft pick (Priest Lauderdale was later selected).
The Atlanta Hawks released Craig Ehlo.
June 26, 1996
The Miami Heat traded a 2000 1st round draft pick (DeShawn Stevenson was later selected) to the Utah Jazz for Martin Müürsepp.
The Milwaukee Bucks traded Stephon Marbury to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Ray Allen and a 1998 1st round draft pick (Rasho Nesterović was later selected).
The Houston Rockets signed Emanual Davis as a free agent.
June 27, 1996
The Sacramento Kings sold the player rights to Jason Sasser to the Portland Trail Blazers.
June 28, 1996
The Detroit Pistons traded a 1997 2nd round draft pick (Eddie Elisma was later selected) to the Seattle SuperSonics for Ron Riley.
June 29, 1996
The Dallas Mavericks traded Cherokee Parks to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Minnesota removed the 2nd overall draft pick through 6th overall draft pick protection on the 1st round draft pick obtained for Sean Rooks on November 1, 1994; the draft pick was changed to either 1997 (unless it was the 1st draft pick overall) or 1998.

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