Jerry Colangelo

Jerry Colangelo

Born: November 20, 1939 in Chicago Heights, Illinois
High School: Bloom Township in Chicago Heights, Illinois
College: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Contributor in 2004 (Full List)
As Coach: 2 Yrs, 59-60, .496 W-L% (Full Record)

Franchises

• Phoenix Suns: 1968 to February 23, 1994

Awards

• 1975-76 NBA Executive of the Year
• 1980-81 NBA Executive of the Year
• 1988-89 NBA Executive of the Year
• 1992-93 NBA Executive of the Year

Draft Picks, Trades, and Free Agent Signings

Phoenix Suns Franchise

• June 4, 1968: Selected Gary Gregor (1st round, 8th pick), Dick Cunningham (2nd round, 21st pick), Art Beatty (3rd round, 36th pick), Rich Jones (4th round, 49th pick), Harry Hollines (5th round, 64th pick), Rod Knowles (6th round, 77th pick), Charles Parkes (7th round, 92nd pick), Brian Clare (8th round, 105th pick), Merv Jackson (9th round, 120th pick), Lee Davis (10th round, 133rd pick), Ron Boone (11th round, 147th pick), Bill Davis (12th round, 160th pick) and Pat Hobard (13th round, 171st pick) in the 1968 NBA Draft.
• August 27, 1968: Traded Em Bryant to the Boston Celtics for a 1969 2nd round draft pick (Gene Williams).
• September 11, 1968: Traded Dennis Hamilton to the Atlanta Hawks for a 1969 3rd round draft pick (Lloyd Kerr).
• September 12, 1968: Traded Dick Cunningham to the Milwaukee Bucks for John Arthurs, cash and a future 2nd round draft pick.
• October 18, 1968: Signed Ed Biedenbach as a free agent.
• December 17, 1968: Traded McCoy McLemore to the Detroit Pistons for Jim Fox and a 1969 3rd round draft pick (Lamar Green).
• January 20, 1969: Traded George Wilson to the Philadelphia 76ers for Jerry Chambers.
• April 7, 1969: Selected Neal Walk (1st round, 2nd pick), Gene Williams (2nd round, 24th pick), Floyd Kerr (3rd round, 30th pick), Lamar Green (3rd round, 33rd pick), Lloyd Kerr (3rd round, 39th pick), Dennis Stewart (4th round, 44th pick), Rich Jones (5th round, 58th pick), Dan Sadlier (6th round, 72nd pick), Bill Sweet (7th round, 86th pick), Bob Edwards (8th round, 100th pick), Steve Jennings (9th round, 114th pick), Rich Abrahamson (10th round, 128th pick), Fred Lind (11th round, 142nd pick), Bob Miller (12th round, 156th pick), Andy White (13th round, 169th pick), Marv Schmitt (14th round, 180th pick), Bob Beamon (15th round, 189th pick), Wayne Huckel (16th round, 195th pick), Howie Dickerman (17th round, 201st pick), Al Nuness (18th round, 207th pick), Solomon Davis (19th round, 212th pick) and Jim Plump (20th round, 216th pick) in the 1969 NBA Draft.
• May 8, 1969: Traded Gary Gregor to the Atlanta Hawks for Paul Silas.
• June 20, 1969: Signed Connie Hawkins as a free agent.
• September 13, 1969: Traded Bill Melchionni to the Philadelphia 76ers for a 1970 2nd round draft pick (Joe DePre).
• September 20, 1969: Traded Gene Tormohlen to the Atlanta Hawks for a 1970 3rd round draft pick (Vann Williford).
• October 26, 1969: Traded Dick Snyder to the Seattle SuperSonics for Art Harris.
• March 23, 1970: Selected Greg Howard (1st round, 10th pick), Fred Taylor (2nd round, 27th pick), Joe DePre (2nd round, 29th pick), Greg McDivitt (3rd round, 44th pick), Vann Williford (3rd round, 48th pick), Bob Lienhard (4th round, 61st pick), John Canine (5th round, 78th pick), Joe Thomas (6th round, 95th pick), Heyward Dotson (7th round, 112th pick), Steve Patterson (8th round, 129th pick), Carl Ashley (9th round, 146th pick), Gerhardus Schreur (10th round, 163rd pick), Jim Walls (11th round, 178th pick), Ric Cobb (12th round, 190th pick), Fred Carpenter (13th round, 200th pick), Chad Calabria (14th round, 210th pick) and Walt Williams (15th round, 219th pick) in the 1970 NBA Draft.
• April 23, 1970: Traded Jim Fox and a 1971 2nd round draft pick (Howard Porter) to the Chicago Bulls for Clem Haskins.
• May 20, 1970: Traded Gail Goodrich to the Los Angeles Lakers for Mel Counts.
• July 8, 1970: Traded Heywood Dotson to the New York Knicks for a 1971 5th round draft pick (Bob Kissane).
• March 29, 1971: Selected John Roche (1st round, 14th pick), Mo Layton (3rd round, 48th pick), Walt Szerbiak (4th round, 65th pick), Ken Gardner (5th round, 82nd pick), Bob Kissane (5th round, 84th pick), William Graham (6th round, 99th pick), Ralph Brateris (7th round, 116th pick), Vernell Ellzy (8th round, 133rd pick), Mike Johnson (9th round, 149th pick), Tom Newell (10th round, 165th pick), Paul Leitz (11th round, 179th pick), Floyd Mason (12th round, 192nd pick), Ron Dorsey (13th round, 204th pick), Ken Booker (14th round, 213th pick) and Curtis Carter (15th round, 222nd pick) in the 1971 NBA Draft.
• April 2, 1971: Traded a 1972 1st round draft pick (Bob Nash) to the Detroit Pistons for Otto Moore.
• August 13, 1971: Traded Greg Howard to the Cleveland Cavaliers for a 1972 3rd round draft pick (Scott English) and a future 3rd round draft pick.
• December 27, 1971: Traded Fred Taylor to the Cincinnati Royals for a 1973 3rd round draft pick (Joe Reaves).
• January 4, 1972: Signed Jeff Webb as a free agent.
• March 14, 1972: Traded Paul Silas and cash to the Boston Celtics for Charlie Scott. Silas agreed to terms with Boston in September 1972 to complete the trade.
• April 7, 1972: Traded Otto Moore to the Houston Rockets for a 1972 1st round draft pick (Corky Calhoun).
• April 10, 1972: Traded a 1972 2nd round draft pick (Tom Patterson) to the Baltimore Bullets for Gus Johnson.
• April 10, 1972: Selected Corky Calhoun (1st round, 4th pick), Scott English (3rd round, 33rd pick), Don Buse (3rd round, 34th pick), Claude Terry (3rd round, 42nd pick), Matt Gantt (4th round, 59th pick), Wardell Dyson (5th round, 75th pick), Charles Edge (6th round, 92nd pick), Bernie Fryer (7th round, 109th pick), Russell Golden (8th round, 125th pick), Bill Kennedy (9th round, 140th pick), Al Vilcheck (10th round, 153rd pick), John Belcher (11th round, 164th pick), Mark Soderberg (12th round, 172nd pick), Kelly Utley (13th round, 179th pick) and Ray Golson (14th round, 186th pick) in the 1972 NBA Draft.
• September 19, 1972: Traded a 1974 2nd round draft pick (Truck Robinson) and a future draft pick to the Los Angeles Lakers for Paul Stovall.
• October 10, 1972: Traded Mel Counts to the Philadelphia 76ers for a 1973 2nd round draft pick (Gary Melchionni).
• November 22, 1972: Traded a 1973 2nd round draft pick (Allan Hornyak) to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Walt Wesley.
• April 24, 1973: Selected Mike Bantom (1st round, 8th pick), Gary Melchionni (2nd round, 33rd pick), Joe Reaves (3rd round, 42nd pick), Steve Mitchell (3rd round, 43rd pick), Ron Robinson (4th round, 60th pick), Clinton Harris (5th round, 77th pick), Gene Doyle (6th round, 94th pick), Jerry Bisbano (7th round, 111th pick), Jim Owens (8th round, 128th pick), Sandy Smith (9th round, 144th pick), Claude White (10th round, 158th pick), Lynn Greer (11th round, 170th pick), Lyman Williamson (12th round, 179th pick) and Kalevi Sarkalahti (13th round, 186th pick) in the 1973 NBA Draft.
• October 8, 1973: Traded a 1976 2nd round draft pick (Bob Carrington) and a 1977 3rd round draft pick (Eddie Johnson) to the Atlanta Hawks for Bob Christian.
• October 9, 1973: Traded Walt Wesley to the Capital Bullets for a 1974 3rd round draft pick (Earl Williams) and a 1975 3rd round draft pick (Bayard Forrest).
• October 30, 1973: Traded Connie Hawkins to the Los Angeles Lakers for Keith Erickson and a 1974 2nd round draft pick (Fred Saunders).
• January 24, 1974: Traded a 1975 3rd round draft pick (Otis Johnson) to the Golden State Warriors for Bill Chamberlain.
• May 28, 1974: Selected John Shumate (1st round, 4th pick), Fred Saunders (2nd round, 31st pick), George Gervin (3rd round, 40th pick), Earl Williams (3rd round, 49th pick), Randy Allen (4th round, 58th pick), Ralph Bobik (5th round, 76th pick), Collis Temple (6th round, 94th pick), Clyde Dickey (7th round, 112th pick), Tom Holland (8th round, 130th pick), Ted Evans (9th round, 148th pick) and Mark Wasley (10th round, 165th pick) in the 1974 NBA Draft.
• September 6, 1974: Traded Clem Haskins to the Washington Bullets for Dave Stallworth and a 1975 2nd round draft pick (Allen Murphy).
• September 16, 1974: Traded Neal Walk and a 1975 2nd round draft pick (Clyde Mayes) to the New Orleans Jazz for Dennis Awtrey, Nate Hawthorne, Curtis Perry and a 1976 1st round draft pick (Adrian Dantley).
• November 27, 1974: Traded Corky Calhoun to the Los Angeles Lakers for a 1976 2nd round draft pick (Jacky Dorsey) and a 1977 3rd round draft pick (Mike Bratz).
• January 2, 1975: Signed Greg Jackson as a free agent.
• May 23, 1975: Traded Charlie Scott to the Boston Celtics for Paul Westphal, a 1975 2nd round draft pick (Jimmy Dan Conner) and a 1976 2nd round draft pick (Butch Feher).
• May 29, 1975: Traded a 1976 1st round draft pick (Adrian Dantley) to the Buffalo Braves for a 1975 1st round draft pick (Ricky Sobers).
• May 29, 1975: Selected Alvan Adams (1st round, 4th pick), Ricky Sobers (1st round, 16th pick), Allen Murphy (2nd round, 35th pick), Jimmy Dan Conner (2nd round, 36th pick), Bayard Forrest (3rd round, 54th pick), Sam McCants (4th round, 58th pick), Joe Pace (5th round, 76th pick), Buff Burrell (6th round, 94th pick), Dave Edmunds (7th round, 112th pick), Jack Schrader (8th round, 130th pick), Owen Brown (9th round, 147th pick) and Mike Moon (10th round, 163rd pick) in the 1975 NBA Draft.
• June 9, 1975: Traded a 1976 2nd round draft pick (Jacky Dorsey) to the Portland Trail Blazers for Phil Lumpkin.
• September 17, 1975: Traded Greg Jackson to the Washington Bullets for a future draft pick.
• September 30, 1975: Traded Earl Williams to the Detroit Pistons for a 1976 2nd round draft pick (Earl Tatum). Williams was originally traded for Willie Norwood on May 28, 1975 but the trade was cancelled.
• November 3, 1975: Traded John Roche and a 1976 2nd round draft pick (Earl Tatum) to the Los Angeles Lakers for Pat Riley.
• November 22, 1975: Sold Mike Bantom to the Seattle SuperSonics.
• January 20, 1976: Traded John Roche to the Los Angeles Lakers for future considerations.
• February 1, 1976: Traded John Shumate to the Buffalo Braves for Gar Heard and a 1976 2nd round draft pick (Al Fleming).
• June 8, 1976: Selected Ron Lee (1st round, 10th pick), Al Fleming (2nd round, 30th pick), Butch Feher (2nd round, 33rd pick), Ira Terrell (3rd round, 45th pick), Paul Miller (4th round, 62nd pick), Ralph Walker (5th round, 79th pick), Carl Brown (6th round, 97th pick), Brad Warble (7th round, 115th pick), Tom DeBerry (8th round, 133rd pick), John Irving (9th round, 150th pick) and Gary Jackson (10th round, 166th pick) in the 1976 NBA Draft.
• August 25, 1976: Traded a 1977 2nd round draft pick (Glenn Williams) to the Buffalo Braves for Tom Van Arsdale.
• September 23, 1976: Signed Marv Roberts as a free agent.
• December 8, 1976: Signed Dale Schlueter as a free agent.
• March 18, 1977: Traded a 1979 2nd round draft pick (Paul Mokeski) to the Seattle SuperSonics for Bayard Forrest.
• June 10, 1977: Selected Walter Davis (1st round, 5th pick), Mike Bratz (3rd round, 66th pick), Greg Griffin (4th round, 71st pick), Cecil Rellford (5th round, 93rd pick), Billy McKinney (6th round, 115th pick), Alvin Scott (7th round, 136th pick) and Alvin Joseph (8th round, 156th pick) in the 1977 NBA Draft.
• July 15, 1977: Traded Dale Schlueter to the Portland Trail Blazers for a 1978 4th round draft pick (Wayne Smith).
• September 6, 1977: Traded Ricky Sobers to the Indiana Pacers for Don Buse.
• June 9, 1978: Selected Marty Byrnes (1st round, 19th pick), Joel Kramer (3rd round, 63rd pick), Bob Miller (4th round, 85th pick), Wayne Smith (4th round, 88th pick), Andre Wakefield (5th round, 107th pick), Charles Thompson (6th round, 128th pick), Steve Malovic (7th round, 149th pick), George Fowler (8th round, 167th pick), Nate Stokes (9th round, 184th pick) and Lewis Cohen (10th round, 199th pick) in the 1978 NBA Draft.
• October 11, 1978: Traded Dennis Awtrey to the Boston Celtics for a 1979 2nd round draft pick (Johnny High).
• January 12, 1979: Traded Marty Byrnes, Ron Lee, a 1979 1st round draft pick (Larry Knight) and a 1980 1st round draft pick (John Duren) to the New Orleans Jazz for Truck Robinson.
• January 16, 1979: Signed Ted McClain as a free agent.
• May 22, 1979: Signed Jeff Cook as a free agent.
• June 22, 1979: Traded Steve Malovic to the Washington Bullets for a 1979 1st round draft pick (Kyle Macy) and a 1980 3rd round draft pick (John Campbell).
• June 25, 1979: Selected Kyle Macy (1st round, 22nd pick), Johnny High (2nd round, 24th pick), Al Green (3rd round, 64th pick), Malcolm Cesare (4th round, 86th pick), Mark Eaton (5th round, 107th pick), Dale Shackelford (6th round, 127th pick), Ollie Matson (7th round, 147th pick), Charles Jones (8th round, 165th pick), Hosea Champine (9th round, 183rd pick) and Korky Nelson (10th round, 201st pick) in the 1979 NBA Draft.
• August 24, 1979: Traded a 1981 4th round draft pick (Don Koonce) to the Detroit Pistons for Andre Wakefield.
• February 15, 1980: Traded a 1982 1st round draft pick (Brook Steppe) and a 1983 2nd round draft pick (Pace Mannion) to the New Jersey Nets for Rich Kelley.
• June 4, 1980: Traded Paul Westphal to the Seattle SuperSonics for Dennis Johnson.
• June 9, 1980: Traded a 1981 2nd round draft pick (Elston Turner) to the Dallas Mavericks for Wiley Peck.
• June 10, 1980: Selected Kimberly Belton (2nd round, 42nd pick), John Campbell (3rd round, 59th pick), Doug True (3rd round, 65th pick), Leroy Stampley (4th round, 88th pick), Mark Stevens (5th round, 111th pick), Coby Leavitt (6th round, 134th pick), Ron Williams (7th round, 157th pick), Jim Conolly (8th round, 175th pick), Keith French (9th round, 196th pick) and Randy Carroll (10th round, 211th pick) in the 1980 NBA Draft.
• June 25, 1980: Signed John McCullough as a free agent.
• June 25, 1980: Signed Mike Niles as a free agent.
• October 14, 1980: Gar Heard signed as a veteran free agent with the San Diego Clippers; received a 1981 3rd round draft pick (Sam Clancy) and a 1983 3rd round draft pick (Derek Whittenburg) as compensation. The compensatory draft picks were sent to San Diego on February 3, 1981.
• November 25, 1980: Traded Don Buse to the Indiana Pacers for a 1981 2nd round draft pick (Al Leslie) and a 1982 2nd round draft pick (Jose Slaughter).
• April 28, 1981: Signed John McCullough as a free agent.
• June 8, 1981: Traded a 1981 2nd round draft pick (Al Leslie) and a 1982 2nd round draft pick (Jose Slaughter) to the Indiana Pacers for Dudley Bradley. Phoenix also relinquished the option to swap 1st round draft picks with Indiana in 1983.
• June 9, 1981: Selected Larry Nance (1st round, 20th pick), Sam Clancy (3rd round, 62nd pick), Craig Dykema (3rd round, 66th pick), Paul Heuerman (5th round, 112th pick), Pete Harris (6th round, 135th pick), David Williams (7th round, 158th pick), Steve Risley (8th round, 180th pick), Brian Johnson (9th round, 200th pick) and Felton Sealey (10th round, 220th pick) in the 1981 NBA Draft.
• September 30, 1981: Traded Johnny High to the Chicago Bulls for a 1983 3rd round draft pick (Winfred King).
• October 26, 1981: Signed John McCullough as a free agent.
• June 21, 1982: Traded Rich Kelley to the Denver Nuggets for a 1982 1st round draft pick (David Thirdkill).
• June 29, 1982: Selected David Thirdkill (1st round, 15th pick), Kevin Magee (2nd round, 39th pick), Charles Pittman (3rd round, 61st pick), Rory White (4th round, 86th pick), Marvin McCrary (5th round, 108th pick), Jake Bethany (6th round, 130th pick), Phil Ward (7th round, 155th pick), Rick Elrod (8th round, 177th pick), Ken Lyles (9th round, 199th pick) and Dale Wilkinson (10th round, 221st pick) in the 1982 NBA Draft.
• July 7, 1982: Traded Truck Robinson to the New York Knicks for Maurice Lucas.
• October 2, 1982: Dudley Bradley signed as a veteran free agent with the Chicago Bulls; received FROM_TRADE as compensation.
• February 7, 1983: Signed Charles Pittman as a free agent.
• February 7, 1983: Traded Jeff Cook, a 1983 1st round draft pick (Roy Hinson) and a 1983 3rd round draft pick (Derrick Hord) to the Cleveland Cavaliers for James Edwards and a 1983 1st round draft pick (Greg Kite).
• June 27, 1983: Traded Dennis Johnson, a 1983 1st round draft pick (Greg Kite) and a 1983 3rd round draft pick (Winfred King) to the Boston Celtics for Rick Robey, a 1983 2nd round draft pick (Rod Foster) and a 1983 2nd round draft pick (Paul Williams).
• June 28, 1983: Selected Rod Foster (2nd round, 28th pick), Paul Williams (2nd round, 45th pick), Derek Whittenburg (3rd round, 51st pick), Sam Mosley (4th round, 89th pick), Rick Lamb (5th round, 113th pick), Edward Bona (6th round, 135th pick), Fred Brown (7th round, 159th pick), Mike Mulquin (8th round, 181st pick), Joe Dykstra (9th round, 204th pick) and Bo Overton (10th round, 224th pick) in the 1983 NBA Draft.
• September 27, 1983: Signed Paul Westphal as a free agent.
• October 17, 1983: Traded David Thirdkill to the Detroit Pistons for a 1986 2nd round draft pick (Jeff Hornacek) and a 1987 2nd round draft pick (Bruce Dalrymple).
• December 19, 1983: Signed Mike Sanders as a free agent.
• January 11, 1984: Signed Johnny High to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• June 19, 1984: Selected Jay Humphries (1st round, 13th pick), Charles Jones (2nd round, 36th pick), Murray Jarman (3rd round, 59th pick), Jeff Collins (4th round, 82nd pick), Bill Flye (5th round, 105th pick), Herman Veal (6th round, 128th pick), Raymond Crenshaw (7th round, 151st pick), Mark Fothergill (8th round, 174th pick), Buddy Cox (9th round, 196th pick) and Ezra Hill (10th round, 218th pick) in the 1984 NBA Draft.
• September 24, 1984: Signed Mike Holton as a free agent.
• November 27, 1984: Signed Michael Young as a free agent.
• June 14, 1985: Traded a 1987 2nd round draft pick (Nikita Wilson) to the Portland Trail Blazers for Bernard Thompson.
• June 18, 1985: Selected Ed Pinckney (1st round, 10th pick), Nick Vanos (2nd round, 32nd pick), Jerry Everett (3rd round, 56th pick), Granger Hall (4th round, 78th pick), Shawn Campbell (5th round, 102nd pick), Charles Rayne (6th round, 124th pick) and Georgi Glouchkov (7th round, 148th pick) in the 1985 NBA Draft.
• August 19, 1985: Traded Maurice Lucas to the Los Angeles Lakers for a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Steve Kerr) and a 1989 2nd round draft pick (Greg Grant).
• October 4, 1985: Kyle Macy signed as a veteran free agent with the Chicago Bulls; received a 1986 2nd round draft pick (Rafael Addison) and a 1990 2nd round draft pick (Milos Babic) as compensation.
• October 9, 1985: Signed Devin Durrant as a free agent.
• March 29, 1986: Signed Sedric Toney as a free agent.
• June 17, 1986: Selected William Bedford (1st round, 6th pick), Joe Ward (2nd round, 31st pick), Rafael Addison (2nd round, 39th pick), Jeff Hornacek (2nd round, 46th pick), Kenny Gattison (3rd round, 55th pick), Grant Gondrezick (4th round, 77th pick), Greg Spurling (5th round, 101st pick), Jim McCaffrey (6th round, 123rd pick) and Damon Goodwin (7th round, 147th pick) in the 1986 NBA Draft.
• June 11, 1987: Signed Bill Martin as a free agent.
• June 21, 1987: Traded William Bedford to the Detroit Pistons for a 1988 1st round draft pick (Randolph Keys).
• June 21, 1987: Traded Ed Pinckney and a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Fennis Dembo) to the Sacramento Kings for Eddie Johnson.
• June 22, 1987: Selected Armen Gilliam (1st round, 2nd pick), Bruce Dalrymple (2nd round, 46th pick), Winston Crite (3rd round, 53rd pick), Steve Beck (4th round, 76th pick), Brent Counts (5th round, 99th pick), Marcel Boyce (6th round, 122nd pick) and Roy Singleton (7th round, 145th pick) in the 1987 NBA Draft.
• October 2, 1987: Signed Jeff Cook as a free agent.
• October 29, 1987: Traded a 1989 2nd round draft pick (Greg Grant) to the Cleveland Cavaliers for James Bailey.
• February 24, 1988: Traded James Edwards to the Detroit Pistons for Ron Moore and a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Richard Dumas).
• February 25, 1988: Traded Larry Nance, Mike Sanders and a 1988 1st round draft pick (Randolph Keys) to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Tyrone Corbin, Kevin Johnson, Mark West, a 1988 1st round draft pick (Dan Majerle), a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Dean Garrett) and a 1989 2nd round draft pick (Greg Grant).
• February 25, 1988: Traded Jay Humphries to the Milwaukee Bucks for Craig Hodges and a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Andrew Lang).
• June 28, 1988: Selected Tim Perry (1st round, 7th pick), Dan Majerle (1st round, 14th pick), Andrew Lang (2nd round, 28th pick), Dean Garrett (2nd round, 38th pick), Steve Kerr (2nd round, 50th pick) and Rodney Johns (3rd round, 55th pick) in the 1988 NBA Draft.
• July 5, 1988: Signed Tom Chambers as an unrestricted free agent.
• December 14, 1988: Traded Craig Hodges to the Chicago Bulls for Ed Nealy and a 1989 2nd round draft pick (Ricky Blanton).
• December 30, 1988: Signed Mark Davis to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• January 16, 1989: Signed T.R. Dunn to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• February 5, 1989: Signed T.R. Dunn to a contract for the rest of the season.
• June 27, 1989: Selected Anthony Cook (1st round, 24th pick), Ricky Blanton (2nd round, 46th pick), Mike Morrison (2nd round, 51st pick) and Greg Grant (2nd round, 52nd pick) in the 1989 NBA Draft.
• June 27, 1989: Traded Anthony Cook to the Detroit Pistons for Kenny Battle and Micheal Williams.
• August 24, 1989: Signed Steve Kerr as a free agent.
• September 5, 1989: Traded Steve Kerr to the Cleveland Cavaliers for a 1993 2nd round draft pick (Mark Buford).
• October 5, 1989: Traded Ed Nealy to the Chicago Bulls for a 1996 2nd round draft pick. The 2nd round draft pick traded to Phoenix was conditional and was not exercised.
• December 13, 1989: Traded Armen Gilliam to the Charlotte Hornets for Kurt Rambis, a 1990 2nd round draft pick (Negele Knight) and a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Chad Gallagher).
• March 21, 1990: Signed Tim Legler to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• March 26, 1990: Signed Mike McGee to a contract for the rest of the season.
• June 27, 1990: Selected Jayson Williams (1st round, 21st pick), Negele Knight (2nd round, 31st pick), Cedric Ceballos (2nd round, 48th pick) and Milos Babic (2nd round, 50th pick) in the 1990 NBA Draft.
• June 27, 1990: Traded Milos Babic to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Stefano Rusconi.
• July 23, 1990: Signed Ed Nealy as a veteran free agent.
• August 28, 1990: Signed Ian Lockhart as a free agent.
• September 28, 1990: Traded Mike Morrison to the Washington Bullets for a 1993 2nd round draft pick. The 2nd round draft pick traded to Phoenix was conditional and was not exercised.
• October 28, 1990: Traded Jayson Williams to the Philadelphia 76ers for a 1994 1st round draft pick (Sharone Wright).
• December 7, 1990: Traded Eddie Johnson, a 1991 1st round draft pick (LeRon Ellis) and a 1994 1st round draft pick (Sharone Wright) to the Seattle SuperSonics for Xavier McDaniel.
• January 26, 1991: Signed Joe Barry Carroll as an unrestricted free agent.
• June 26, 1991: Selected Chad Gallagher (2nd round, 32nd pick), Richard Dumas (2nd round, 46th pick) and Joey Wright (2nd round, 50th pick) in the 1991 NBA Draft.
• October 1, 1991: Traded Xavier McDaniel to the New York Knicks for Jerrod Mustaf, Trent Tucker, a 1992 2nd round draft pick (Brian Davis) and a 1994 2nd round draft pick (Anthony Goldwire).
• February 14, 1992: Signed Steve Burtt to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• March 5, 1992: Signed Steve Burtt to a contract for the rest of the season.
• June 17, 1992: Traded Jeff Hornacek, Andrew Lang and Tim Perry to the Philadelphia 76ers for Charles Barkley.
• June 24, 1992: Selected Oliver Miller (1st round, 22nd pick), Brian Davis (2nd round, 48th pick) and Ron Ellis (2nd round, 49th pick) in the 1992 NBA Draft.
• July 3, 1992: Signed Danny Ainge as a free agent.
• August 18, 1992: Signed Tim Kempton as an unrestricted free agent.
• September 29, 1992: Signed Alex Stivrins as a free agent.
• October 8, 1992: Signed Frank Johnson as a free agent.
• November 5, 1992: Signed Frank Johnson as a free agent.
• March 31, 1993: Signed Alex Stivrins to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• June 30, 1993: Selected Malcolm Mackey (1st round, 27th pick), Mark Buford (2nd round, 49th pick) and Byron Wilson (2nd round, 54th pick) in the 1993 NBA Draft.
• August 16, 1993: Signed Joe Kleine as an unrestricted free agent.
• September 3, 1993: Signed Joe Courtney as a free agent.
• September 28, 1993: Signed A.C. Green as an unrestricted free agent.
• October 6, 1993: Signed Rod Higgins as a free agent.
• November 8, 1993: Traded Negele Knight to the San Antonio Spurs for a 1994 2nd round draft pick (Antonio Lang).
• November 10, 1993: Signed Duane Cooper as a free agent.
• January 22, 1994: Signed Elliot Perry to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• February 11, 1994: Signed Elliot Perry to a contract for the rest of the season.