List of 1968–69 NBA season transactions
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These are the list of personnel changes in the NBA from the 1968–69 NBA season.
Events[]
July 9, 1968[]
- The Philadelphia 76ers traded Wilt Chamberlain to the Los Angeles Lakers for Jerry Chambers, Archie Clark and Darrall Imhoff.
August 27, 1968[]
- The Phoenix Suns traded Em Bryant to the Boston Celtics for a 1969 2nd round draft pick (Gene Williams was later selected).
September 9, 1968[]
- The Chicago Bulls sold Ken Wilburn to the Chicago Bulls.
September 11, 1968[]
- The Phoenix Suns traded Dennis Hamilton to the Atlanta Hawks for a 1969 3rd round draft pick ( was later selected).
September 12, 1968[]
- The Phoenix Suns traded Dick Cunningham to the Milwaukee Bucks for John Arthurs, cash and a future 2nd round draft pick.
September 23, 1968[]
- The Chicago Bulls traded Keith Erickson to the Los Angeles Lakers for Erwin Mueller.
September 30, 1968[]
- The Boston Celtics claimed Bud Olsen on waivers from the Milwaukee Bucks.
October 3, 1968[]
- The Detroit Pistons waived Bob Hogsett.
October 8, 1968[]
- The Milwaukee Bucks traded Johnny Egan to the Los Angeles Lakers for a future draft pick.
October 12, 1968[]
- The Seattle SuperSonics traded Walt Hazzard to the Atlanta Hawks for Lenny Wilkens.
- The Detroit Pistons signed Paul Long as a free agent.
October 17, 1968[]
- The Los Angeles Lakers waived Ed Biedenbach.
October 18, 1968[]
- The Phoenix Suns signed Ed Biedenbach as a free agent.
November 1, 1968[]
- The Chicago Bulls signed Ken Wilburn as a free agent.
November 6, 1968[]
- The Phoenix Suns waived Rod Knowles.
November 8, 1968[]
- The Chicago Bulls waived Ken Wilburn.
- The Phoenix Suns claimed Bob Warlick on waivers from the Milwaukee Bucks.
November 15, 1968[]
- The Seattle SuperSonics traded Richie Guerin to the Atlanta Hawks for Dick Smith.
November 21, 1968[]
- The Phoenix Suns waived Ed Biedenbach.
November 23, 1968[]
- The Milwaukee Bucks traded Bob Love and Bob Weiss to the Chicago Bulls for Flynn Robinson.
December 1, 1968[]
- The Chicago Bulls sold Jim Barnes to the Boston Celtics.
December 2, 1968[]
- The Detroit Pistons fired Donnie Butcher as head coach.
- The Detroit Pistons hired Paul Seymour as head coach.
December 6, 1968[]
- The Detroit Pistons claimed Bud Olsen on waivers from the Boston Celtics.
December 17, 1968[]
- The Detroit Pistons traded Jim Fox and a 1969 3rd round draft pick (Lamar Green was later selected) to the Phoenix Suns for McCoy McLemore.
December 19, 1968[]
- The New York Knicks traded Walt Bellamy and Howard Komives to the Detroit Pistons for Dave DeBusschere.
January 1, 1969[]
- The Detroit Pistons traded Rich Niemann and cash to the Milwaukee Bucks for Dave Gambee.
January 20, 1969[]
- The Philadelphia 76ers traded Jerry Chambers to the Phoenix Suns for George Wilson.
January 31, 1969[]
- The Baltimore Bullets signed John Barnhill as a free agent.
- The Milwaukee Bucks traded Fred Hetzel to the Cincinnati Royals for Zaid Abdul-Aziz and cash.
- The Chicago Bulls traded Erwin Mueller to the Seattle SuperSonics for a 1970 4th round draft pick (John Davis was later selected).
February 1, 1969[]
- The Cincinnati Royals traded John Tresvant to the Seattle SuperSonics for Al Tucker.
May 8, 1969[]
- The Phoenix Suns traded Gary Gregor to the Atlanta Hawks for Paul Silas.
May 9, 1969[]
- The Cincinnati Royals fired Ed Jucker as head coach.
- The Cincinnati Royals hired Bob Cousy as head coach.
May 19, 1969[]
- Butch Van Breda Kolff resigns as head coach for Los Angeles Lakers.
May 21, 1969[]
- The Detroit Pistons hired Butch Van Breda Kolff as head coach.
June 20, 1969[]
- The Phoenix Suns signed Connie Hawkins as a free agent.
June 30, 1969[]
- Player/Head Coach Bill Russell retired from the Boston Celtics.
- The Los Angeles Lakers hired Joe Mullaney as head coach.
References[]
Categories:
- 1968–69 NBA season
- NBA transactions