Transactions listed are from July 1, 1977 to June 30, 1978

• September 28, 1977

  Signed Dave Bing as a free agent.

• October 18, 1977

  Sold player rights to John Johnson to the Houston Rockets. (Johnson returned to Houston but Houston kept the draft picks from trade on June 9, 1977.)

• October 20, 1977

  Waived Norm Cook.

• November 8, 1977

  Waived Jim Ard.

• December 8, 1977

  Waived Steve Kuberski.

• December 27, 1977

  Traded Charlie Scott to the Los Angeles Lakers for Don Chaney, Kermit Washington and a 1978 1st round draft pick (Freeman Williams was later selected).

• January 3, 1978

  Appointed Tom Sanders as Head Coach.

  Fired Tom Heinsohn as Head Coach.

• February 1, 1978

  Signed Ernie DiGregorio as a free agent.

  Traded Fred Saunders to the New Orleans Jazz for a 1978 2nd round draft pick (Jeff Judkins was later selected).

• February 14, 1978

  Signed Zaid Abdul-Aziz as a free agent.

• February 24, 1978

  Signed Bob Bigelow as a free agent.

  Waived Zaid Abdul-Aziz.

• June 9, 1978

  Drafted Larry Bird in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1978 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Freeman Williams in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1978 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Jeff Judkins in the 2nd round (30th pick) of the 1978 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Dana Skinner in the 3rd round (50th pick) of the 1978 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Dave Nelson in the 4th round (72nd pick) of the 1978 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Greg Tynes in the 5th round (94th pick) of the 1978 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Dave Winey in the 6th round (116th pick) of the 1978 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Steve Balkun in the 7th round (137th pick) of the 1978 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Kim Fisher in the 8th round (156th pick) of the 1978 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Les Anderson in the 9th round (173rd pick) of the 1978 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Walter Harrigan in the 10th round (188th pick) of the 1978 NBA Draft.

• June 28, 1978

  Signed Kevin Kunnert as a veteran free agent and sent a 1981 2nd round draft pick (Ed Turner was later selected) to the Houston Rockets as compensation.