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

• July 8, 1977

  Signed Wayman Britt as a free agent.

• August 5, 1977

  Signed Don Adams as a veteran free agent and sent a 1978 3rd round draft pick (Ricky Gallon was later selected) to the Buffalo Braves as compensation.

• August 8, 1977

  Waived Don Adams.

• September 2, 1977

  Signed Abdul Jeelani as a free agent.

• September 21, 1977

  Signed Willie Norwood as a free agent.

• October 3, 1977

  Waived Abdul Jeelani.

• October 17, 1977

  Waived Roger Brown.

• November 7, 1977

  Traded Howard Porter, Kevin Porter and cash to the New Jersey Nets for Al Skinner, a 1978 2nd round draft pick (Terry Tyler was later selected) and a 1979 2nd round draft pick (Tony Price was later selected).

• November 14, 1977

  Waived Wayman Britt.

• November 23, 1977

  Traded Marvin Barnes, a 1978 2nd round draft pick (Lew Massey was later selected) and a 1978 4th round draft pick (Larry Harris was later selected) to the Buffalo Braves for Gus Gerard, John Shumate and a 1979 1st round draft pick (Roy Hamilton was later selected).

• November 25, 1977

  Waived Willie Norwood.

• December 15, 1977

  Appointed Bob Kauffman as Head Coach.

  Fired Herb Brown as Head Coach.

• February 1, 1978

  Traded Ralph Simpson to the Denver Nuggets for Jim Price and a 1979 1st round draft pick (Phil Hubbard was later selected).

• February 16, 1978

  Waived Essie Hollis.

• April 5, 1978

  Signed Jim Bostic as a free agent.

• May 1, 1978

  Hired Dick Vitale as Head Coach.

• May 22, 1978

  Signed Bubbles Hawkins as a free agent.

• June 9, 1978

  Drafted Terry Tyler in the 2nd round (23rd pick) of the 1978 NBA Draft.

  Drafted John Long in the 2nd round (29th pick) of the 1978 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Dave Caligaris in the 5th round (95th pick) of the 1978 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Audie Matthews in the 6th round (117th pick) of the 1978 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Herb Entzminger in the 7th round (138th pick) of the 1978 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Earl Evans in the 8th round (157th pick) of the 1978 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Ulice Payne in the 9th round (174th pick) of the 1978 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Dave Grauzer in the 10th round (189th pick) of the 1978 NBA Draft.