Transactions listed are from July 1, 1972 to June 30, 1973

• August 2, 1972

  Signed John Brisker.

• August 15, 1972

  Acquired player rights to John Brisker from the Philadelphia 76ers.

• August 23, 1972

  Traded Barry Clemens and Lenny Wilkens to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Butch Beard.

• September 18, 1972

  Sold player rights to Zaid Abdul-Aziz to the Houston Rockets.

• October 9, 1972

  Traded Pete Cross and Don Kojis to the Kansas City-Omaha Kings for Jim Fox and Dick Gibbs.

• October 20, 1972

  Traded Gar Heard and a 1973 3rd round draft pick (Martin Terry was later selected) to the Chicago Bulls for Kenny McIntosh.

• December 6, 1972

  Claimed Pete Cross on waivers from the Kansas City-Omaha Kings.

• January 10, 1973

  Appointed Bucky Buckwalter as Interim Head Coach.

  Fired Tom Nissalke as Head Coach.

• February 26, 1973

  Signed Charles Dudley as a free agent.

• April 24, 1973

  Drafted Mike Green in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1973 NBA Draft.

  Drafted June Harris in the 4th round (56th pick) of the 1973 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Chuck Iverson in the 5th round (73rd pick) of the 1973 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Bill McCoy in the 6th round (90th pick) of the 1973 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Jim Andrews in the 7th round (107th pick) of the 1973 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Wardell Jeffries in the 8th round (124th pick) of the 1973 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Greg Williams in the 9th round (141st pick) of the 1973 NBA Draft.

  Drafted Bob Bodell in the 10th round (155th pick) of the 1973 NBA Draft.

• April 27, 1973

  Released Jim Ard.

• May 11, 1973

  Hired Bill Russell as Head Coach.