Transactions listed are from July 1, 1996 to June 30, 1997

• July 15, 1996

  Signed Dikembe Mutombo as a free agent.

  Traded Stacey Augmon and Grant Long to the Detroit Pistons for a 1997 2nd round draft pick (Alain Digbeau was later selected), a 1999 1st round draft pick (Cal Bowdler was later selected), a 1999 1st round draft pick (Dion Glover was later selected) and a 1999 2nd round draft pick (Lari Ketner was later selected).

• August 13, 1996

  Signed Jon Barry as a free agent.

• September 12, 1996

  Signed Willie Burton as a free agent.

  Signed Tyrone Corbin as a free agent.

• September 27, 1996

  Signed Eldridge Recasner as a free agent.

• October 2, 1996

  Signed Melvin Booker as a free agent.

  Signed Ivano Newbill as a free agent.

• October 28, 1996

  Waived Willie Burton.

  Waived Melvin Booker.

• November 13, 1996

  Signed Derrick Alston as a free agent.

• November 14, 1996

  Signed Anthony Miller as a free agent.

  Signed Willie Burton as a free agent.

• November 18, 1996

  Waived Anthony Miller.

• November 26, 1996

  Waived Derrick Alston.

• December 20, 1996

  Signed Henry James as a free agent.

• January 2, 1997

  Signed Darrin Hancock as a free agent.

• January 7, 1997

  Waived Willie Burton.

  Waived Darrin Hancock.

• March 4, 1997

  Waived Donnie Boyce.

• March 5, 1997

  Signed Darrin Hancock to the first of two 10-day contracts.

• March 25, 1997

  Signed Darrin Hancock to a contract for the rest of the season.

• June 25, 1997

  Drafted Ed Gray in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 1997 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Alain Digbeau in the 2nd round (49th pick) of the 1997 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Chris Crawford in the 2nd round (50th pick) of the 1997 NBA Draft.