Elgin Baylor

Elgin Gay Baylor

Born: September 16, 1934 in Washington, District of Columbia
High School: Springarn in Washington, District of Columbia
College: Seattle University
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1977 (Full List)
As Player: 846 G, 27.4 PPG, 13.5 RPG, 4.3 APG (Full Record)
As Coach: 4 Yrs, 86-135, .389 W-L% (Full Record)

Franchises

• Los Angeles Clippers (April 15, 1986 to October 7, 2008)

Awards

• 2005-06 NBA Executive of the Year

Draft Picks, Trades, and Free Agent Signings

In some cases the starting date and/or ending date for an executive could not be found, so conservative estimates are used in their place. Therefore, transactions from the beginning and/or end of an executive's tenure with a particular franchise may be missing from the register below.

Los Angeles Clippers Franchise

• June 17, 1986: Selected Dwayne Polee (3rd round, 54th pick), John Brownlee (4th round, 78th pick), Steffond Johnson (5th round, 100th pick), Tim Kempton (6th round, 124th pick) and Johnny Brown (7th round, 146th pick) in the 1986 NBA Draft.
• August 19, 1986: Traded Junior Bridgeman, Franklin Edwards and Derek Smith to the Sacramento Kings for Larry Drew, Mike Woodson, a 1988 1st round draft pick (Hersey Hawkins) and a 1989 2nd round draft pick (Jay Edwards).
• November 11, 1986: Signed Geoff Huston as a veteran free agent.
• November 17, 1986: Signed Kenny Fields as a free agent.
• December 29, 1986: Signed Quintin Dailey as a free agent.
• January 16, 1987: Traded Cedric Maxwell to the Houston Rockets for a 1987 1st round draft pick (Joe Wolf) and a 1989 2nd round draft pick (Chucky Brown).
• January 29, 1987: Traded Kurt Nimphius to the Detroit Pistons for a 1987 1st round draft pick (Ken Norman) and a 1987 2nd round draft pick (Norris Coleman).
• January 30, 1987: Signed Steffond Johnson as a free agent.
• February 11, 1987: Traded a 1989 2nd round draft pick (Chucky Brown) to the Chicago Bulls for Earl Cureton.
• June 22, 1987: Selected Reggie Williams (1st round, 4th pick), Joe Wolf (1st round, 13th pick), Ken Norman (1st round, 19th pick), Norris Coleman (2nd round, 38th pick), Tim McCalister (3rd round, 47th pick), Chad Kessler (5th round, 93rd pick), Martin Nessley (6th round, 116th pick) and Henry Carr (7th round, 139th pick) in the 1987 NBA Draft.
• October 6, 1987: Signed Tod Murphy as a free agent.
• January 20, 1988: Signed Michael Phelps to a 10-day contract.
• March 7, 1988: Signed Claude Gregory to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• March 18, 1988: Signed Steve Burtt to two 10-day contracts, then signed to a contract for the rest of the season.
• March 23, 1988: Signed Eric White to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• March 28, 1988: Signed Claude Gregory as a free agent.
• April 12, 1988: Signed Eric White as a free agent.
• June 28, 1988: Selected Danny Manning (1st round, 1st pick), Hersey Hawkins (1st round, 6th pick), Tom Garrick (2nd round, 45th pick) and Rob Lock (3rd round, 51st pick) in the 1988 NBA Draft.
• June 28, 1988: Traded Michael Cage to the Seattle SuperSonics for Gary Grant and a 1989 1st round draft pick (Kenny Payne).
• June 28, 1988: Traded Hersey Hawkins and a 1989 1st round draft pick (Kenny Payne) to the Philadelphia 76ers for Charles Smith.
• October 1, 1988: Signed Grant Gondrezick as a free agent.
• November 17, 1988: Signed Dave Popson as a free agent.
• November 17, 1988: Signed Tom Garrick as a free agent.
• January 8, 1989: Signed Dave Popson to a 10-day contract.
• February 3, 1989: Signed Eric White to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• February 23, 1989: Signed Eric White as a free agent.
• March 20, 1989: Signed Ennis Whatley to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• March 27, 1989: Signed Rob Rose to a 10-day contract.
• March 27, 1989: Signed Barry Sumpter to a 10-day contract.
• April 5, 1989: Signed Ken Bannister to a 10-day contract.
• April 5, 1989: Signed Kevin Williams to a 10-day contract.
• April 14, 1989: Signed Ken Bannister as a free agent.
• April 14, 1989: Signed Kevin Williams as a free agent.
• June 27, 1989: Selected Danny Ferry (1st round, 2nd pick), Jeff Martin (2nd round, 31st pick) and Jay Edwards (2nd round, 33rd pick) in the 1989 NBA Draft.
• August 4, 1989: Larry Drew signed as a veteran free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers; received FROM_TRADE as compensation.
• August 15, 1989: Signed Carlton McKinney as a free agent.
• September 6, 1989: Signed Michael Young as a free agent.
• October 21, 1989: Signed Torgeir Bryn as a free agent.
• November 14, 1989: Signed David Rivers as a free agent.
• November 16, 1989: Traded Danny Ferry and Reggie Williams to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Ron Harper, a 1990 1st round draft pick (Loy Vaught), a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Joe Wylie) and a 1992 1st round draft pick (Elmore Spencer).
• February 6, 1990: Signed Jim Les to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• February 22, 1990: Traded a 1990 2nd round draft pick (Kevin Pritchard) and a 1992 2nd round draft pick (Sasha Danilovic) to the Golden State Warriors for Winston Garland.
• February 27, 1990: Signed Steve Harris to a 10-day contract.
• March 10, 1990: Signed Steve Harris as a free agent.
• June 27, 1990: Selected Bo Kimble (1st round, 8th pick) and Loy Vaught (1st round, 13th pick) in the 1990 NBA Draft.
• August 20, 1990: Signed Clinton Smith as a free agent.
• September 20, 1990: Signed Cedric Ball as a free agent.
• September 28, 1990: Signed Greg Butler as an unrestricted free agent.
• November 14, 1990: Signed Cedric Ball as a free agent.
• February 20, 1991: Traded Benoit Benjamin to the Seattle SuperSonics for Olden Polynice, a 1991 1st round draft pick (LeRon Ellis) and a 1994 1st round draft pick (Brooks Thompson).
• June 26, 1991: Traded a 1991 1st round draft pick (Stacey Augmon), a 1993 2nd round draft pick (Rich Manning) and a 1994 2nd round draft pick (Gaylon Nickerson) to the Atlanta Hawks for Doc Rivers.
• June 26, 1991: Selected LeRon Ellis (1st round, 22nd pick), Elliot Perry (2nd round, 37th pick) and Joe Wylie (2nd round, 38th pick) in the 1991 NBA Draft.
• June 26, 1991: Traded Winston Garland to the Denver Nuggets for a 1996 2nd round draft pick (Russ Millard).
• July 3, 1991: Traded Joe Wylie to the New York Knicks for a 1993 2nd round draft pick (Leonard White).
• August 13, 1991: Traded Jeff Martin and a 1995 2nd round draft pick (Lou Roe) to the Detroit Pistons for James Edwards.
• August 30, 1991: Signed Lanard Copeland as an unrestricted free agent.
• September 20, 1991: Signed Tony Brown as a free agent.
• October 9, 1991: Signed Rory Sparrow as a free agent.
• November 23, 1991: Signed David Rivers as a free agent.
• January 9, 1992: Signed Danny Young as a free agent.
• March 3, 1992: Signed Tharon Mayes to a 10-day contract.
• June 24, 1992: Selected Randy Woods (1st round, 16th pick) and Elmore Spencer (1st round, 25th pick) in the 1992 NBA Draft.
• June 24, 1992: Traded Olden Polynice, a 1996 2nd round draft pick (Russ Millard) and a 1997 2nd round draft pick (Eddie Elisma) to the Detroit Pistons for William Bedford and Don MacLean.
• September 22, 1992: As part of a 3-team trade, the Los Angeles Clippers traded a 1994 1st round draft pick (Brooks Thompson) to the Orlando Magic; the Los Angeles Clippers traded Bo Kimble, Doc Rivers and Charles Smith to the New York Knicks; the New York Knicks traded Mark Jackson and a 1995 2nd round draft pick (Constantin Popa) to the Los Angeles Clippers; the New York Knicks traded a 1993 1st round draft pick (Geert Hammink) to the Orlando Magic; and the Orlando Magic traded Stanley Roberts to the Los Angeles Clippers.
• October 7, 1992: Signed Jaren Jackson as a free agent.
• October 8, 1992: Traded William Bedford and Don MacLean to the Washington Bullets for John Williams.
• October 11, 1992: Signed Kiki Vandeweghe as a free agent.
• January 15, 1993: Signed Duane Washington to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• February 6, 1993: Signed Lester Conner to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• February 11, 1993: Signed Alex Stivrins to a 10-day contract.
• March 5, 1993: Signed Lester Conner as a free agent.
• June 30, 1993: Selected Terry Dehere (1st round, 13th pick) and Leonard White (2nd round, 53rd pick) in the 1993 NBA Draft.
• July 19, 1993: Signed Henry James as a free agent.
• October 1, 1993: Signed Tom Tolbert as a free agent.
• October 25, 1993: Signed Mark Aguirre as a free agent.
• November, 1993: Signed Bob Martin as a free agent.
• January 7, 1994: Signed Harold Ellis as a free agent.
• February 14, 1994: Signed Bo Outlaw to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• February 24, 1994: Traded Danny Manning to the Atlanta Hawks for Dominique Wilkins and a 1994 1st round draft pick (Greg Minor).
• March 8, 1994: Signed Bo Outlaw to a contract for the rest of the season.
• June 27, 1994: Signed Tony Massenburg as a free agent.
• June 29, 1994: Selected Lamond Murray (1st round, 7th pick) and Greg Minor (1st round, 25th pick) in the 1994 NBA Draft.
• June 30, 1994: Traded Mark Jackson and Greg Minor to the Indiana Pacers for Eric Piatkowski, Pooh Richardson and Malik Sealy.
• August 26, 1994: Signed Alphonso Ford as a free agent.
• October 5, 1994: Signed Robert Werdann as a free agent.
• October 5, 1994: Signed Matt Fish as a free agent.
• December 18, 1994: Signed Eric Riley as a free agent.
• February 20, 1995: Signed Michael Smith to a contract for the rest of the season.
• June 28, 1995: Selected Antonio McDyess (1st round, 2nd pick) and Constantin Popa (2nd round, 53rd pick) in the 1995 NBA Draft.
• June 28, 1995: Traded Antonio McDyess and Randy Woods to the Denver Nuggets for Brent Barry and Rodney Rogers.
• September 19, 1995: Traded Elmore Spencer to the Denver Nuggets for Bison Dele.
• October 1, 1995: Signed Logan Vander Velden as a free agent.
• October 4, 1995: Signed Keith Tower as a free agent.
• January 3, 1996: Signed Antonio Harvey as a free agent.
• June 26, 1996: Selected Lorenzen Wright (1st round, 7th pick) and Doron Sheffer (2nd round, 36th pick) in the 1996 NBA Draft.
• September 19, 1996: Signed Darrick Martin as a free agent.
• September 24, 1996: Signed Dwayne Schintzius as a free agent.
• October 10, 1996: Signed Kevin Duckworth as a free agent.
• April 1, 1997: Signed Rich Manning to a 10-day contract.
• April 11, 1997: Signed Rich Manning to a contract for the rest of the season.
• June 25, 1997: Selected Maurice Taylor (1st round, 14th pick) in the 1997 NBA Draft.
• June 25, 1997: Traded Stanley Roberts to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Stojko Vrankovic.
• June 25, 1997: Traded a 1998 2nd round draft pick (Jelani McCoy) to the Philadelphia 76ers for James Collins.
• August 8, 1997: Signed Keith Closs as a free agent.
• August 16, 1997: Signed James Robinson as a free agent.
• August 18, 1997: Signed Nate Huffman as a free agent.
• October 2, 1997: Signed Kiwane Garris as a free agent.
• February 19, 1998: Traded Brent Barry to the Miami Heat for Isaac Austin, Charles Smith and a 1998 1st round draft pick (Brian Skinner).
• June 24, 1998: Selected Michael Olowokandi (1st round, 1st pick) and Brian Skinner (1st round, 22nd pick) in the 1998 NBA Draft.
• January 21, 1999: Signed Tyrone Nesby as a free agent.
• January 22, 1999: Signed Juaquin Hawkins as a free agent.
• January 22, 1999: Signed Mark Blount as a free agent.
• February 4, 1999: Signed Sherman Douglas as a free agent.
• March 23, 1999: Signed Troy Hudson to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• April 13, 1999: Signed Troy Hudson to a contract for the rest of the season.
• June 30, 1999: Selected Lamar Odom (1st round, 4th pick) and Rico Hill (2nd round, 31st pick) in the 1999 NBA Draft.
• August 4, 1999: Traded Lamond Murray to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Derek Anderson and Johnny Newman.
• August 8, 1999: Traded Lorenzen Wright to the Atlanta Hawks for a 2000 1st round draft pick (Quentin Richardson) and a 2002 1st round draft pick (Chris Wilcox).
• September 23, 1999: Traded Johnny Newman to the New Jersey Nets for Eric Murdock.
• October 4, 1999: Signed Anthony Avent as a free agent.
• October 4, 1999: Signed Charles Jones as a free agent.
• December 17, 1999: Signed Marty Conlon as a free agent.
• January 18, 2000: Signed Pete Chilcutt to a 10-day contract.
• February 26, 2000: Signed Jeff McInnis to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• February 26, 2000: Signed Pete Chilcutt to a 10-day contract.
• March 7, 2000: Signed Mario Bennett to a 10-day contract.
• March 7, 2000: Signed Pete Chilcutt to a contract for the rest of the season.
• March 16, 2000: Signed Jeff McInnis to a contract for the rest of the season.
• March 27, 2000: Signed Etdrick Bohannon to a 10-day contract.
• April 6, 2000: Signed Etdrick Bohannon to a contract for the rest of the season.
• June 28, 2000: Selected Darius Miles (1st round, 3rd pick), Quentin Richardson (1st round, 18th pick) and Marko Jaric (2nd round, 30th pick) in the 2000 NBA Draft.
• June 28, 2000: Traded a 2006 1st round draft pick (Marcus Williams) to the Orlando Magic for Keyon Dooling, Corey Maggette, Derek Strong and cash.
• June 28, 2000: Traded Eric Murdock to the Dallas Mavericks for Sean Rooks.
• September 29, 2000: Signed Zendon Hamilton as a free agent.
• September 29, 2000: Signed Earl Boykins as a free agent.
• November 28, 2000: Traded Tyrone Nesby to the Washington Wizards for Obinna Ekezie and Cherokee Parks.
• June 26, 2001: Traded cash and a 2001 2nd round draft pick (Damone Brown) to the Philadelphia 76ers.
• June 27, 2001: Selected Tyson Chandler (1st round, 2nd pick) in the 2001 NBA Draft.
• June 27, 2001: Traded Tyson Chandler and Brian Skinner to the Chicago Bulls for Elton Brand.
• September 28, 2001: Signed Ansu Sesay as a free agent.
• September 28, 2001: Signed Harold Jamison as a free agent.
• September 28, 2001: Signed Obinna Ekezie as a free agent.
• October 29, 2001: Traded Doron Sheffer to the Portland Trail Blazers for Will Perdue.
• November 16, 2001: As part of a 3-team trade, the Orlando Magic traded Bo Outlaw and a 2002 1st round draft pick (Amare Stoudemire) to the Phoenix Suns; the Phoenix Suns traded Vinny Del Negro and cash to the Los Angeles Clippers; and the Phoenix Suns traded Jud Buechler to the Orlando Magic. Philadelphia had the right to swap 2nd round draft picks with Los Angeles in 2005 but did not do so.
• December 20, 2001: Signed Eldridge Recasner as a free agent.
• February 23, 2002: Signed Tremaine Fowlkes to two 10-day contracts, then signed to a contract for the rest of the season.
• March 14, 2002: Signed Doug Overton to a 10-day contract, then signed to a contract for the rest of the season.
• June 26, 2002: Selected Chris Wilcox (1st round, 8th pick), Melvin Ely (1st round, 12th pick) and Mario Kasun (2nd round, 41st pick) in the 2002 NBA Draft.
• June 26, 2002: Traded Mario Kasun to the Orlando Magic for future considerations.
• July 30, 2002: Traded Harold Jamison and Darius Miles to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Andre Miller and Bryant Stith.
• September 27, 2002: Signed Cherokee Parks as a free agent.
• September 30, 2002: Signed Mike Batiste as a free agent.
• October 1, 2002: Signed Wang Zhizhi as a free agent.
• June 26, 2003: Selected Chris Kaman (1st round, 6th pick) and Sofoklis Schortsanitis (2nd round, 34th pick) in the 2003 NBA Draft.
• August 4, 2003: Signed Olden Polynice as a free agent.
• August 13, 2003: Signed Eddie House as a free agent.
• September 27, 2003: Signed Bobby Simmons as a free agent.
• September 28, 2003: Traded a 2004 2nd round draft pick (Andre Emmett) to the Seattle SuperSonics for Predrag Drobnjak.
• September 30, 2003: Signed Rick Brunson as a free agent.
• October 10, 2003: Signed Glen Rice as a free agent.
• November 21, 2003: Signed Doug Overton as a free agent.
• January 18, 2004: Signed Matt Barnes to two 10-day contracts, then signed to a contract for the rest of the season.
• March 28, 2004: Signed Randy Livingston to a 10-day contract.
• June 22, 2004: Traded a 2004 1st round draft pick (Emeka Okafor) to the Charlotte Bobcats for a 2004 1st round draft pick (Shaun Livingston) and a 2004 2nd round draft pick (Lionel Chalmers). Charlotte also agreed to select Predrag Drobnjak in the expansion draft.
• June 24, 2004: Selected Shaun Livingston (1st round, 4th pick) and Lionel Chalmers (2nd round, 33rd pick) in the 2004 NBA Draft.
• July 14, 2004: Traded Melvin Ely and Eddie House to the Charlotte Bobcats for a 2005 2nd round draft pick (Daniel Ewing) and a 2006 2nd round draft pick (Paul Davis).
• July 29, 2004: Traded a 2005 2nd round draft pick (Chris Taft) to the New Jersey Nets for Kerry Kittles.
• August 12, 2004: Signed Zeljko Rebraca as a free agent.
• August 16, 2004: Signed Mamadou N'Diaye as a free agent.
• August 16, 2004: Signed Quinton Ross as a free agent.
• August 20, 2004: Signed Mikki Moore as a free agent.
• September 30, 2004: Signed Terence Morris as a free agent.
• October 4, 2004: Signed Kaniel Dickens as a free agent.
• December 26, 2004: Signed Kirk Penney as a free agent.
• January 5, 2005: Signed Darrick Martin to a 10-day contract.
• February 22, 2005: Signed Maurice Baker as a free agent.
• June 28, 2005: Selected Yaroslav Korolev (1st round, 12th pick) and Daniel Ewing (2nd round, 32nd pick) in the 2005 NBA Draft.
• August 3, 2005: Signed Cuttino Mobley as a free agent.
• August 12, 2005: Traded Lionel Chalmers and Marko Jaric to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Sam Cassell and a future 1st round draft pick.
• August 30, 2005: Signed James Singleton as a free agent.
• September 29, 2005: Signed Walter McCarty as a free agent.
• October 1, 2005: Signed Boniface N'Dong as a free agent.
• October 23, 2005: Signed Anthony Goldwire as a free agent.
• November 17, 2005: Signed Howard Eisley as a free agent.
• January 10, 2006: Signed Kaniel Dickens to a 10-day contract.
• February 14, 2006: Traded Chris Wilcox to the Seattle SuperSonics for Vladimir Radmanovic.
• February 20, 2006: Signed Vin Baker as a free agent.
• June 28, 2006: Selected Paul Davis (2nd round, 34th pick) and Guillermo Diaz (2nd round, 52nd pick) in the 2006 NBA Draft.
• July 13, 2006: Signed Tim Thomas as a free agent.
• August 1, 2006: Signed Aaron Williams as a free agent.
• January 8, 2007: Signed Luke Jackson to a 10-day contract.
• January 20, 2007: Signed Alvin Williams to a 10-day contract.
• January 31, 2007: Signed Doug Christie to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• February 21, 2007: Signed Von Wafer to a 10-day contract.
• February 28, 2007: Signed Will Conroy to a 10-day contract.
• March 5, 2007: Signed Jason Hart as a free agent.
• April 6, 2007: Signed Will Conroy as a free agent.
• June 28, 2007: Selected Al Thornton (1st round, 14th pick) and Jared Jordan (2nd round, 45th pick) in the 2007 NBA Draft.
• August 13, 2007: Signed Brevin Knight as a free agent.
• August 14, 2007: Signed Josh Powell as a free agent.
• August 29, 2007: Signed Ruben Patterson as a free agent.
• October 3, 2007: Signed Dan Dickau as a free agent.
• December 14, 2007: Signed Richie Frahm as a free agent.
• February 27, 2008: Signed Nick Fazekas to two 10-day contracts, then signed to a contract for the rest of the season.
• March 1, 2008: Signed Andre Barrett to a 10-day contract.
• March 12, 2008: Signed Smush Parker as a free agent.
• March 28, 2008: Signed Marcus Williams as a free agent.
• June 26, 2008: Selected Eric Gordon (1st round, 7th pick) and DeAndre Jordan (2nd round, 35th pick) in the 2008 NBA Draft.
• June 26, 2008: Traded a 2009 2nd round draft pick (Dante Cunningham) to the Portland Trail Blazers for Mike Taylor.
• July 9, 2008: Signed Baron Davis as a free agent.
• July 15, 2008: Traded a 2010 2nd round draft pick (Andy Rautins) to the Denver Nuggets for Marcus Camby and a 2010 2nd round draft pick (Willie Warren).
• July 23, 2008: Traded Brevin Knight to the Utah Jazz for Jason Hart.
• July 28, 2008: Signed Ricky Davis as a free agent.
• July 31, 2008: Signed Brian Skinner as a free agent.
• August 6, 2008: Traded TO_TRADE to the Houston Rockets for Steve Novak. Houston received the right to swap 2nd round draft picks in 2011 but did not do so.
• August 8, 2008: Signed Jason Williams as a free agent.
• September 28, 2008: Signed Dontell Jefferson as a free agent.