May 29, 1975: Selected George Bucci (3rd round, 52nd pick), Bob Fleischer (4th round, 70th pick), Sam Berry (5th round, 88th pick), Larry Jackson (6th round, 106th pick), Mike Franklin (7th round, 124th pick), Allen Jones (8th round, 142nd pick), George Rautins (9th round, 158th pick) and Art Allen (10th round, 172nd pick) in the 1975 NBA Draft.
June 8, 1976: Selected Adrian Dantley (1st round, 6th pick), Gary Brewster (3rd round, 48th pick), Danny Odums (6th round, 100th pick), Frank Jones (7th round, 118th pick), Mark McAndrew (8th round, 136th pick), Bob Rozyczko (9th round, 153rd pick) and Tim Stokes (10th round, 169th pick) in the 1976 NBA Draft.
August 5, 1976: Traded a 1977 2nd round draft pick (Glenn Williams) to the Milwaukee Bucks for Bird Averitt. This trade was for the 7th pick in the ABA dispersal draft.
August 25, 1976: Traded Tom Van Arsdale to the Phoenix Suns for a 1977 2nd round draft pick (Glenn Williams).
June 9, 1981: Selected Buck Williams (1st round, 3rd pick), Albert King (1st round, 10th pick), Ray Tolbert (1st round, 18th pick), David Burns (3rd round, 49th pick), Ed Sherod (4th round, 72nd pick), Joe Cooper (5th round, 95th pick), Kevin Lynam (6th round, 118th pick), Rod Robertson (7th round, 141st pick), Ken Webb (8th round, 164th pick), Rudy Williams (9th round, 186th pick) and Vic Sison (10th round, 206th pick) in the 1981 NBA Draft.
August 12, 1981: Traded Rory Sparrow and a 1985 4th round draft pick (John Battle) to the Atlanta Hawks for a 1982 4th round draft pick (James Griffin).
November 12, 1981: Traded Mike Woodson and a 1982 1st round draft pick (Brook Steppe) to the Kansas City Kings for Sam Lacey. Kansas City received the earlier of two 1st round draft picks in 1982 (both owned by New Jersey).
June 29, 1982: Selected Sleepy Floyd (1st round, 13th pick), Eddie Phillips (1st round, 21st pick), Jimmy Black (3rd round, 59th pick), James Griffin (4th round, 80th pick), Tony Brown (4th round, 82nd pick), Chris Giles (5th round, 105th pick), Mel Daniel (6th round, 128th pick), Tony Anderson (7th round, 151st pick), Otis Jackson (8th round, 174th pick), Gary Johnson (9th round, 197th pick) and Sean Tuohy (10th round, 218th pick) in the 1982 NBA Draft.
November 10, 1982: Traded James Bailey to the Houston Rockets for a 1983 2nd round draft pick (Horace Owens) and a 1985 2nd round draft pick (Yvon Joseph).
November 10, 1982: Traded Phil Ford and a 1983 2nd round draft pick (Ted Kitchel) to the Milwaukee Bucks for Mickey Johnson and Fred Roberts. Milwaukee received the best of three 2nd round draft picks in 1983 (all owned by New Jersey).
December 6, 1982: Sam Lacey signed as a veteran free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers; received FROM_TRADE as compensation.