Transactions listed are from July 1, 1979 to June 30, 1980

• September 11, 1979

  Signed Marlon Redmond as a free agent.

• September 13, 1979

  Traded a 1980 2nd round draft pick (Michael Wiley was later selected) to the San Antonio Spurs for Mike Green.

• September 25, 1979

  Waived John McCullough.

• October 9, 1979

  Traded Richard Washington to the Milwaukee Bucks for Ernie Grunfeld and a 1980 2nd round draft pick (Dick Miller was later selected).

• October 12, 1979

  Waived Darnell Hillman.

• November 20, 1979

  Waived Terry Crosby.

• November 27, 1979

  Traded a 1980 2nd round draft pick (Dick Miller was later selected) to the Indiana Pacers for Len Elmore.

• May 28, 1980

  Lost Billy McKinney to the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA expansion draft.

• June 10, 1980

  Drafted Hawkeye Whitney in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1980 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Tony Murphy in the 3rd round (62nd pick) of the 1980 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Kelvin Blakely in the 5th round (108th pick) of the 1980 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Trent Grooms in the 6th round (131st pick) of the 1980 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Arnold McDowell in the 7th round (154th pick) of the 1980 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Charley Cole in the 9th round (193rd pick) of the 1980 NBA Draft.

• June 12, 1980

  Signed Leon Douglas as a veteran free agent and sent a 1981 1st round draft pick (Kelly Tripucka was later selected) to the Detroit Pistons as compensation.

• June 19, 1980

  Len Elmore signed as a veteran free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks; received a 1981 2nd round draft pick (Steve Lingenfelter was later selected) as compensation.