Transactions listed are from July 1, 1963 to June 30, 1964

• October 16, 1963

  Acquired player rights to Tom Hoover from the Philadelphia 76ers.

• October 18, 1963

  Traded Richie Guerin to the St. Louis Hawks for cash and a 1964 2nd round draft pick (Howard Komives was later selected).

• October 21, 1963

  Acquired player rights to Len Chappell from the Philadelphia 76ers.

• October 29, 1963

  Traded Paul Hogue and Gene Shue to the Baltimore Bullets for Bill McGill.

• November 11, 1963

  Acquired player rights to Bob Duffy from the St. Louis Hawks.

• November 12, 1963

  Waived Bevo Nordmann.

• December 16, 1963

  As part of a 3-team trade, the New York Knicks traded Donnie Butcher and Bob Duffy to the Detroit Pistons; the Cincinnati Royals traded Bob Boozer to the New York Knicks; the Detroit Pistons traded Larry Staverman to the Cincinnati Royals; and the Detroit Pistons traded Johnny Egan to the New York Knicks.

• May 1, 1964

  Claimed Hub Reed on waivers from the Los Angeles Lakers.

  Sold player rights to Hub Reed to the Detroit Pistons. (This completes the trade where New York obtained Johnny Egan from Detroit on December 11, 1963.)

• May 4, 1964

  Drafted Jim Barnes in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Willis Reed in the 2nd round (10th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Howard Komives in the 2nd round (15th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Brian Generalovich in the 3rd round (19th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Freddie Crawford in the 4th round (28th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Tony Gennari in the 5th round (37th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Tom Lavelle in the 6th round (46th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Em Bryant in the 7th round (55th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Jim Boutin in the 8th round (64th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Jack Brens in the 9th round (73rd pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Jim Christy in the 10th round (80th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Dennis Lynch in the 11th round (87th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.