List of 1949–50 NBA season transactions

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This is a list of all personnel changes for the 1949 NBA off-season and 1949–50 NBA season.

Events[]

July 16, 1949[]

• The Denver Nuggets signed Bob Brown as a free agent.
• The Denver Nuggets signed Kenny Sailors as a free agent.

July 26, 1949[]

• The Indianapolis Olympians sold Leo Mogus to the Philadelphia Warriors.

August 1949[]

• The Boston Celtics selected Chick Halbert from the Providence Steam Rollers in the dispersal draft.
• The Boston Celtics selected Les Pugh from the Providence Steam Rollers in the dispersal draft.
• The Boston Celtics selected Howie Shannon from the Providence Steam Rollers in the dispersal draft.
• The Boston Celtics selected Brady Walker from the Providence Steam Rollers in the dispersal draft.
• The Boston Celtics selected Ernie Calverley from the Providence Steam Rollers in the dispersal draft. Boston agreed to play 10 home games in Providence.

August 3, 1949[]

• The Tri-Cities Blackhawks hired Roger Potter as head coach.
• The Syracuse Nationals hired Al Cervi as head coach.
• The Sheboygan Red Skins hired Ken Suesens as head coach.
• The Waterloo Hawks hired Charley Shipp as head coach.

August 13, 1949[]

• The Indianapolis Olympians sold John Mandic to the Washington Capitols.

September 3, 1949[]

• The Syracuse Nationals signed Andrew Levane as a free agent.

September 28, 1949[]

• The Washington Capitols traded Sonny Hertzberg to the Boston Celtics for Chick Halbert.
• The Baltimore Bullets sold Chick Reiser to the Washington Capitols.

October 4, 1949[]

• The Washington Capitols traded Kleggie Hermsen to the Chicago Stags for Chuck Gilmur.

October 11, 1949[]

• The Indianapolis Olympians signed Bruce Hale as a free agent.

October 18, 1949[]

• The Boston Celtics waived Les Pugh.

November ?, 1949[]

• The Baltimore Bullets signed Les Pugh as a free agent.
• The Denver Nuggets signed Dillard Crocker as a free agent.

November 2, 1949[]

• The Fort Wayne Pistons sold Jack Smiley to the Anderson Packers.
• The Fort Wayne Pistons waived Dillard Crocker.

November 9, 1949[]

• The Tri-Cities Blackhawks traded Jack Kerris to the Fort Wayne Pistons for John Mahnken.

November 23, 1949[]

• The Rochester Royals sold Mike Novak to the Philadelphia Warriors.

November 28, 1949[]

• The St. Louis Bombers traded Mike Todorovich to the Tri-Cities Blackhawks for Mac Otten and cash.

December ?, 1949[]

• The Denver Nuggets released Ed Bartels.

December 3, 1949[]

• The Fort Wayne Pistons sold Dick Triptow to the Baltimore Bullets.

December 5, 1949[]

• The Waterloo Hawks signed Hoot Gibson as a free agent.

December 6, 1949[]

• The New York Knicks signed Ed Bartels as a free agent.
• The Washington Capitols sold Dick Schulz to the Tri-Cities Blackhawks.

December 7, 1949[]

• The Philadelphia Warriors traded Ed Sadowski and cash to the Baltimore Bullets for Ron Livingstone.
• The Tri-Cities Blackhawks sold Billy Hassett to the Minneapolis Lakers.

December 8, 1949[]

• The New York Knicks sold Lee Knorek to the Baltimore Bullets.

December 12, 1949[]

• The Chicago Stags sold Ed Mikan to the Rochester Royals.

December 13, 1949[]

• The Baltimore Bullets released Dick Triptow.

December 15, 1949[]

• The Indianapolis Olympians sold Floyd Volker to the Denver Nuggets.
• The Boston Celtics sold George Nostrand to the Tri-Cities Blackhawks.

December 20, 1949[]

• The Tri-Cities Blackhawks traded George Nostrand to the Chicago Stags for Gene Vance.

December 21, 1949[]

• The Minneapolis Lakers sold Paul Walther to the Indianapolis Olympians.

December 29, 1949[]

• The Philadelphia Warriors signed Freddie Lewis as a free agent.

December 30, 1949[]

• The Anderson Packers traded Walt Kirk to the Tri-Cities Blackhawks for Red Owens.

?[]

• The Tri-Cities Blackhawks sold Bob Cousy to the Chicago Stags.

January 5, 1950[]

• The Washington Capitols released John Mandic.
• The Baltimore Bullets signed John Mandic as a free agent.

January 12, 1950[]

• The Waterloo Hawks released Stan Patrick.

January 13, 1950[]

• The Tri-Cities Blackhawks sold Whitey Von Nieda to the Baltimore Bullets.

January 18, 1950[]

• The Anderson Packers traded Ralph Johnson and Howie Schultz to the Fort Wayne Pistons for Charlie Black and Richie Niemiera.

January 29, 1950[]

• The Tri-Cities Blackhawks traded John Mahnken to the Boston Celtics for Gene Englund.
• The Boston Celtics waived Dermie O'Connell.

February 1, 1950[]

• The Boston Celtics sold Dermie O'Connell to the St. Louis Bombers.

February 5, 1950[]

• The Sheboygan Red Skins signed Stan Patrick as a free agent.

February 6, 1950[]

• The Denver Nuggets sold Duane Klueh to the Fort Wayne Pistons.

February 7, 1950[]

• The Fort Wayne Pistons sold Bill Henry to the Tri-Cities Blackhawks.

February 9, 1950[]

• The Waterloo Hawks signed Johnny Orr as a free agent.

February 10, 1950[]

• The Tri-Cities Blackhawks traded Don Otten to the Washington Capitols for Jack Nichols.

March 10, 1950[]

• The Washington Capitols hired Bones McKinney as head coach.

March 22, 1950[]

• Alvin Julian resigns as head coach for Boston Celtics.

April 16, 1950[]

• The Sheboygan Red Skins sold Noble Jorgensen to the Tri-Cities Blackhawks.

April 25, 1950[]

• The Chicago Stags selected Frankie Brian from the Anderson Packers in the dispersal draft.
• The Philadelphia Warriors selected Bill Closs from the Anderson Packers in the dispersal draft.
• The Philadelphia Warriors selected Milo Komenich from the Anderson Packers in the dispersal draft.
• The Philadelphia Warriors selected Frank Gates from the Anderson Packers in the dispersal draft.
• The Philadelphia Warriors selected Easy Parham from the St. Louis Bombers in the dispersal draft.
• The Syracuse Nationals selected Belus Smawley from the St. Louis Bombers in the dispersal draft.
• The Rochester Royals selected Charlie Black from the Anderson Packers in the dispersal draft.
• The Minneapolis Lakers selected Mac Otten from the St. Louis Bombers in the dispersal draft.
• The Fort Wayne Pistons selected John Hargis from the Anderson Packers in the dispersal draft.
• The Baltimore Bullets selected Red Rocha from the St. Louis Bombers in the dispersal draft.
• The Baltimore Bullets selected Bill Roberts from the St. Louis Bombers in the dispersal draft.
• The Baltimore Bullets selected Red Owens from the Anderson Packers in the dispersal draft.
• The Boston Celtics selected Ed Macauley from the St. Louis Bombers in the dispersal draft.
• The Boston Celtics selected Ed Stanczak from the Anderson Packers in the dispersal draft.
• The Washington Capitols selected Ariel Maughan from the St. Louis Bombers in the dispersal draft.
• The Washington Capitols selected Don Putman from the St. Louis Bombers in the dispersal draft.
• The Tri-Cities Blackhawks selected John Logan from the St. Louis Bombers in the dispersal draft.
• The Tri-Cities Blackhawks selected Richie Niemiera from the Anderson Packers in the dispersal draft.

April 27, 1950[]

• Red Auerbach resigns as head coach for Tri-Cities Blackhawks.
• The Boston Celtics hired Red Auerbach as head coach.

May 21, 1950[]

The Chicago Stags sold Frankie Brian to the Tri-Cities Blackhawks.

June 19, 1950[]

• The Baltimore Bullets selected Harry Boykoff from the Waterloo Hawks in the dispersal draft.
• The Baltimore Bullets select Dick Mehen from the Waterloo Hawks in the dispersal draft.

June 21, 1950[]

• The Boston Celtics sold George Kaftan to the New York Knicks.

June 22, 1950[]

• The Denver Nuggets sold Kenny Sailors to the Boston Celtics.

June 27, 1950[]

• The Rochester Royals sold Andy Duncan to the Boston Celtics.

Notes[]

• ^a Number of years played in the NBA prior to the draft
• ^b Career with the franchise that drafted the player
• ^c Never played a game for the franchise

External links[]

• NBA Transactions at NBA.com
• 1949-50 NBA Transactions| Basketball-Reference.com

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