Transactions listed are from July 1, 1953 to June 30, 1954

• August 24, 1953

  Traded Jim Baechtold to the New York Knicks for Roy Belliveau, Jim Luisi and Max Zaslofsky.

• August 27, 1953

  Traded Don Barksdale to the Boston Celtics for Jim Doherty, Herm Hedderick, Mo Mahoney, Vernon Stokes and cash.

• November 11, 1953

  Traded cash to the Minneapolis Lakers for Jim Fritsche.

• November 25, 1953

  Traded Max Zaslofsky to the Milwaukee Hawks for Bob Houbregs.

• February 12, 1954

  Traded Leo Barnhorst to the Fort Wayne Pistons for cash.

• April 24, 1954

  Drafted Frank Selvy in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1954 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Slick Leonard in the 2nd round (10th pick) of the 1954 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Werner Killen in the 3rd round (19th pick) of the 1954 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Burt Spice in the 4th round (28th pick) of the 1954 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Lou Scott in the 5th round (37th pick) of the 1954 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Bob Heim in the 6th round (46th pick) of the 1954 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Joe Pehanick in the 7th round (55th pick) of the 1954 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Harry Brooks in the 8th round (64th pick) of the 1954 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Ron Goerrs in the 9th round (73rd pick) of the 1954 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Gary Shivers in the 10th round (81st pick) of the 1954 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Elliott Karver in the 11th round (90th pick) of the 1954 NBA Draft.