Transactions listed are from July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009

• July 10, 2008

  Signed Brent Barry as a free agent.

• July 15, 2008

  Waived Loren Woods.

• August 6, 2008

  Traded Steve Novak to the Los Angeles Clippers. Houston had the option to swap 2nd round draft picks in 2011 but did not do so.

• August 14, 2008

  Traded Donté Greene, Bobby Jackson and a 2009 1st round draft pick (Omri Casspi was later selected) to the Sacramento Kings for Metta World Peace, Patrick Ewing and Sean Singletary.

• August 25, 2008

  Traded Sean Singletary to the Phoenix Suns for D.J. Strawberry.

• August 29, 2008

  Traded Patrick Ewing to the New York Knicks for Frederic Weis.

• September 29, 2008

  Signed Von Wafer as a free agent.

• October 22, 2008

  Waived Mike Harris.

• December 23, 2008

  Traded Steve Francis, cash and a 2009 2nd round draft pick (Sam Young was later selected) to the Memphis Grizzlies for a 2011 2nd round draft pick. Conditional 2011 2nd-rd pick did not convey

• December 26, 2008

  Assigned Joey Dorsey to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the G-League.

• January 9, 2009

  Recalled Joey Dorsey from the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the G-League.

• February 19, 2009

  As part of a 3-team trade, the Houston Rockets traded Rafer Alston to the Orlando Magic; the Memphis Grizzlies traded Kyle Lowry to the Houston Rockets; the Orlando Magic traded Brian Cook to the Houston Rockets; and the Orlando Magic traded Adonal Foyle, Mike Wilks and a 2009 1st round draft pick (DeMarre Carroll was later selected) to the Memphis Grizzlies.

• February 28, 2009

  Waived Luther Head.

• March 3, 2009

  Signed James White to two 10-day contracts, then signed to a contract for the rest of the season.

• June 25, 2009

  Acquired player rights to Jermaine Taylor from the Washington Wizards.

  Acquired player rights to Sergio Llull from the Denver Nuggets.

  Traded cash and a 2012 2nd round draft pick (Kim English was later selected) to the Detroit Pistons for Chase Budinger.