Transactions listed are from July 1, 1952 to June 30, 1953

• October 9, 1952

  Traded Bill Calhoun to the Syracuse Nationals for George Ratkovicz.

• November 12, 1952

  Fired Chick Reiser as Head Coach.

  Hired Clair Bee as Head Coach.

• November 20, 1952

  Acquired player rights to George Kaftan from the New York Knicks.

• November 24, 1952

  Traded George Ratkovicz to the Milwaukee Hawks for Eddie Miller.

• November 28, 1952

  Traded cash to the New York Knicks for Ray Lumpp.

• December 1, 1952

  Sold player rights to Frank Kudelka to the Philadelphia Warriors.

• January 2, 1953

  Traded Stan Miasek and Dave Minor to the Milwaukee Hawks for Don Boven, Pete Darcey and George McLeod.

• February 16, 1953

  Traded Don Boven and Fred Scolari to the Fort Wayne Pistons for Jack Kerris and Ralph O'Brien.

• April 24, 1953

  Drafted Joe Piorkowski in the 15th round (?? pick) of the 1953 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Rich Gott in the 16th round (?? pick) of the 1953 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Jack Walsh in the 16th round (?? pick) of the 1953 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Bob Karbach in the 14th round (?? pick) of the 1953 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Don Stemmerich in the 13th round (?? pick) of the 1953 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Russ Johnson in the 12th round (?? pick) of the 1953 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Jack Carby in the 10th round (?? pick) of the 1953 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Dennis Murphy in the 9th round (?? pick) of the 1953 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Connie Rea in the 8th round (?? pick) of the 1953 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Herman Sledzik in the 7th round (?? pick) of the 1953 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Elmer Tolson in the 6th round (?? pick) of the 1953 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Paul Nolen in the 4th round (?? pick) of the 1953 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Bill Schyman in the 5th round (?? pick) of the 1953 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Bob Peterson in the 3rd round (?? pick) of the 1953 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Ray Felix in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1953 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Bob Speight in the 2nd round (12th pick) of the 1953 NBA Draft.

• May ?, 1953

  Drafted Leo Barnhorst from the Indianapolis Olympians in the dispersal draft.