Transactions listed are from July 1, 1997 to June 30, 1998

• August 7, 1997

  Traded Otis Thorpe to the Vancouver Grizzlies for a 2003 1st round draft pick (Darko Miličić was later selected). 1st-rd pick was protected and required to land between pick 2 and 18, conveying by 2003 at the latest

• August 16, 1997

  Signed Bison Dele as a free agent.

• October 9, 1997

  Waived Randolph Childress.

• October 25, 1997

  Signed Malik Sealy as a free agent.

• December 18, 1997

  Traded Aaron McKie, Theo Ratliff and a 2003 1st round draft pick (Carlos Delfino was later selected) to the Philadelphia 76ers for Eric Montross, Jerry Stackhouse and a 2005 2nd round draft pick (Alex Acker was later selected). (Pick was PHI's choice of 2003-2005 2nd round picks. Ultimately PHI sent PHO's 2005 2nd round pick, acquired on 6/7/05 from UTA.)

• January 17, 1998

  Signed Steve Henson to the first of two 10-day contracts.

• February 2, 1998

  Fired Doug Collins as Head Coach.

  Hired Alvin Gentry as Head Coach.

• February 9, 1998

  Signed Steve Henson to a contract for the rest of the season.

• June 24, 1998

  Drafted Bonzi Wells in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1998 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Korleone Young in the 2nd round (40th pick) of the 1998 NBA Draft.