Slick Leonard

William Robert Leonard (Bob, Slick, Robert)

Born: July 17, 1932 in Terre Haute, Indiana
High School: Gerstmeyer in Terre Haute, Indiana
College: Indiana University
As Player: 426 G, 9.9 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 3.3 APG (Full Record)
As Coach: 14 Yrs, 573-534, .518 W-L% (Full Record)

Franchises

• Indiana Pacers: 1975 to June 9, 1980

Draft Picks, Trades, and Free Agent Signings

Indiana Pacers Franchise

• August 18, 1976: Signed Darrell Elston as a free agent.
• August 31, 1976: Signed Freddie Lewis as a free agent.
• September 14, 1976: Signed Steve Green as a free agent.
• October 13, 1976: Signed Al Fleming as a free agent.
• October 20, 1976: Traded Bo Lamar to the Los Angeles Lakers for future considerations.
• October 25, 1976: Signed Clyde Mayes as a free agent.
• November 2, 1976: Signed Jerome Anderson as a free agent.
• November 2, 1976: Traded a 1980 1st round draft pick (Andrew Toney) to the Philadelphia 76ers for Mel Bennett.
• November 9, 1976: Signed Rudy Hackett as a free agent.
• February 1, 1977: Traded Darnell Hillman and a 1977 1st round draft pick (Bernard King) to the New York Nets for John Williamson.
• February 4, 1977: Signed Jerome Anderson as a free agent.
• June 10, 1977: Selected Alonzo Bradley (2nd round, 29th pick), Stan Mayhew (3rd round, 51st pick), George Pendleton (4th round, 73rd pick), Marvin Jackson (5th round, 95th pick) and Tom Scheffler (6th round, 117th pick) in the 1977 NBA Draft.
• August 10, 1977: Signed Bobby Wilson as a free agent.
• September 1, 1977: Traded Billy Knight to the Buffalo Braves for Mike Bantom and Adrian Dantley.
• September 6, 1977: Traded Don Buse to the Phoenix Suns for Ricky Sobers.
• October 3, 1977: Wil Jones signed as a veteran free agent with the Buffalo Braves; received a 1980 2nd round draft pick (Kenny Natt) as compensation.
• October 14, 1977: Signed Willie Smith as a free agent.
• October 18, 1977: Traded a 1978 3rd round draft pick (Mike Santos) to the Buffalo Braves for Johnny Neumann.
• December 13, 1977: Traded Adrian Dantley and Dave Robisch to the Los Angeles Lakers for James Edwards, Earl Tatum and cash.
• December 22, 1977: Traded Alonzo Bradley to the Houston Rockets for Ron Behagen.
• January 27, 1978: Traded John Williamson to the New Jersey Nets for Bob Carrington, a 1980 2nd round draft pick (Louis Orr) and a 1981 2nd round draft pick (Brian Jackson).
• June 8, 1978: Traded a 1978 1st round draft pick (Mychal Thompson) to the Portland Trail Blazers for Johnny Davis and a 1978 1st round draft pick (Rick Robey).
• June 8, 1978: Signed Alex English as a veteran free agent and sent a 1979 1st round draft pick (Calvin Natt) to the Milwaukee Bucks as compensation.
• June 9, 1978: Selected Rick Robey (1st round, 3rd pick), Wayne Radford (2nd round, 27th pick), Ricky Lee (4th round, 71st pick), James Sparrow (5th round, 92nd pick), Sherman Dillard (6th round, 115th pick) and Ollie Matson Jr. (7th round, 135th pick) in the 1978 NBA Draft.
• June 9, 1978: Dan Roundfield signed as a veteran free agent with the Atlanta Hawks; received a 1979 1st round draft pick (Dudley Bradley) as compensation.
• June 30, 1978: Traded a 1980 2nd round draft pick (David Lawrence) to the Portland Trail Blazers for Corky Calhoun.
• July 19, 1978: Traded Earl Tatum to the Boston Celtics for a 1980 1st round draft pick (Carl Nicks).
• July 24, 1978: Signed Kevin Stacom as a veteran free agent and sent a 1979 3rd round draft pick (Wayne Kreklow) to the Boston Celtics as compensation.
• September 1, 1978: Traded Mel Bennett to the Denver Nuggets for future considerations.
• January 16, 1979: Traded Rick Robey to the Boston Celtics for Billy Knight.
• February 9, 1979: Sold Kevin Stacom to the Boston Celtics.
• February 14, 1979: Signed Brad Davis as a free agent.
• June 25, 1979: Selected Dudley Bradley (1st round, 13th pick), Tony Zeno (2nd round, 32nd pick), Don Newman (4th round, 74th pick), Billy Reid (5th round, 98th pick), Greg Guye (6th round, 117th pick), Dirk Ewing (7th round, 136th pick) and Brian Magid (8th round, 157th pick) in the 1979 NBA Draft.
• July 11, 1979: Signed Frankie Sanders as a veteran free agent and sent a 1980 3rd round draft pick (Ron Perry) to the Boston Celtics as compensation.
• July 17, 1979: Signed Mickey Johnson as a veteran free agent and sent Ricky Sobers to the Chicago Bulls as compensation.
• August 3, 1979: Signed John Kuester as a veteran free agent.
• October 9, 1979: Traded a 1981 2nd round draft pick (Brian Jackson) to the Portland Trail Blazers for Clemon Johnson.
• October 20, 1979: Signed Joe Hassett as a free agent.
• November 15, 1979: Signed Ron Carter as a free agent.
• November 27, 1979: Traded Len Elmore to the Kansas City Kings for a 1980 2nd round draft pick (Dick Miller).
• December 5, 1979: Traded future considerations to the Washington Bullets for Phil Chenier.
• February 1, 1980: Traded Alex English and a 1980 1st round draft pick (Carl Nicks) to the Denver Nuggets for George McGinnis.
• February 15, 1980: Signed Ron Carter as a free agent.