Billy McKinney

William Mervin McKinney (Billy)

Born: June 5, 1955 in Waukegan, Illinois
High School: Zion-Benton in Zion, Illinois
College: Northwestern University
As Player: 476 G, 8.0 PPG, 1.4 RPG, 3.5 APG (Full Record)

Franchises

• Minnesota Timberwolves: 1988 to November 29, 1990
• Detroit Pistons: June 23, 1992 to April 26, 1995

Draft Picks, Trades, and Free Agent Signings

Minnesota Timberwolves Franchise

• June 15, 1989: Traded TO_TRADE to the Milwaukee Bucks for a 1989 2nd round draft pick (Gary Leonard). Minnesota agreed to select Mark Davis in the expansion draft.
• June 27, 1989: Selected Pooh Richardson (1st round, 10th pick), Gary Leonard (2nd round, 34th pick) and Doug West (2nd round, 38th pick) in the 1989 NBA Draft.
• July 23, 1989: Signed Sam Mitchell as a free agent.
• August 3, 1989: Signed Sidney Lowe as a free agent.
• August 16, 1989: Signed Tod Murphy as a free agent.
• August 30, 1989: Signed Jim Farmer as a free agent.
• September 12, 1989: Signed Donald Royal as a free agent.
• September 13, 1989: Signed Tony Campbell as an unrestricted free agent.
• October 3, 1989: Signed Jim Thomas as a free agent.
• October 20, 1989: Signed Adrian Branch as a free agent.
• October 27, 1989: Traded Rick Mahorn to the Philadelphia 76ers for a 1990 1st round draft pick (Gerald Glass), a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Alvaro Teheran) and a 1992 2nd round draft pick (Duane Cooper).
• January 4, 1990: Traded Brad Lohaus and a 1992 2nd round draft pick (Duane Cooper) to the Milwaukee Bucks for Randy Breuer and a 1992 2nd round draft pick (Chris Smith).
• February 22, 1990: Traded Steve Johnson to the Seattle SuperSonics for Brad Sellers.
• June 25, 1990: Traded a 1990 2nd round draft pick (Brian Oliver) to the Philadelphia 76ers for Scott Brooks.
• June 27, 1990: Selected Felton Spencer (1st round, 6th pick) and Gerald Glass (1st round, 20th pick) in the 1990 NBA Draft.
• July 20, 1990: Signed Tim Legler as a free agent.
• August 20, 1990: Signed Leon Wood as an unrestricted free agent.
• October 2, 1990: Signed Richard Coffey as a free agent.
• October 3, 1990: Signed Jim Thomas as a free agent.
• November 10, 1990: Traded a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Alvaro Teheran) to the Philadelphia 76ers for Bob Thornton.

Detroit Pistons Franchise

• June 24, 1992: Selected Don MacLean (1st round, 19th pick) in the 1992 NBA Draft.
• June 24, 1992: Traded William Bedford and Don MacLean to the Los Angeles Clippers for Olden Polynice, a 1996 2nd round draft pick (Russ Millard) and a 1997 2nd round draft pick (Eddie Elisma).
• September 8, 1992: Traded John Salley to the Miami Heat for Isaiah Morris and a 1993 1st round draft pick (Lindsey Hunter).
• October 1, 1992: Signed Terry Mills as a free agent.
• October 7, 1992: Signed Earl Cureton as a free agent.
• October 9, 1992: Signed Jimmy Oliver as a free agent.
• November 15, 1992: Traded Lance Blanks, Brad Sellers and a 2000 2nd round draft pick to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Gerald Glass and Mark Randall. The 2nd round draft pick traded to Minnesota was conditional and was not exercised.
• November 25, 1992: Signed Danny Young as a free agent.
• December 30, 1992: Signed Jeff Ruland as a free agent.
• January 18, 1993: Signed Melvin Newbern to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• February 14, 1993: Signed Melvin Newbern to a contract for the rest of the season.
• February 25, 1993: Traded Orlando Woolridge to the Milwaukee Bucks for Alvin Robertson.
• June 30, 1993: Selected Lindsey Hunter (1st round, 10th pick) and Allan Houston (1st round, 11th pick) in the 1993 NBA Draft.
• September 8, 1993: Signed Greg Anderson as a free agent.
• October 1, 1993: Traded Isaiah Morris, Dennis Rodman, a 1994 2nd round draft pick (Antonio Lang) and a 1996 1st round draft pick (John Wallace) to the San Antonio Spurs for Sean Elliott, David Wood and a 1996 1st round draft pick (Jerome Williams).
• November 1, 1993: Signed Tracy Moore as a free agent.
• November 1, 1993: Signed Dan O'Sullivan as a free agent.
• November 19, 1993: Traded Alvin Robertson and a 1995 2nd round draft pick to the Denver Nuggets for Marcus Liberty and Mark Macon. The 2nd round draft pick traded to Denver was conditional and was not exercised.
• December 17, 1993: Signed Tod Murphy to a 10-day contract.
• January 17, 1994: Signed Ben Coleman to a 10-day contract.
• January 21, 1994: Signed Charles Jones to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• February 10, 1994: Signed Charles Jones as a free agent.
• February 20, 1994: Traded Olden Polynice to the Sacramento Kings for Pete Chilcutt, a 1994 2nd round draft pick (Jevon Crudup) and a 1999 1st round draft pick (Cal Bowdler).
• June 29, 1994: Selected Grant Hill (1st round, 3rd pick) and Jevon Crudup (2nd round, 48th pick) in the 1994 NBA Draft.
• July 19, 1994: Traded Sean Elliott to the San Antonio Spurs for Bill Curley and a 1997 2nd round draft pick (Charles O'Bannon).
• July 25, 1994: Traded a 1996 2nd round draft pick (Jamie Feick) to the Philadelphia 76ers for Eric Leckner.
• July 27, 1994: Signed Rafael Addison as a free agent.
• August 1, 1994: Traded a 1996 2nd round draft pick (Russ Millard) and a 1999 2nd round draft pick to the Phoenix Suns for Mark West. The 2nd round draft pick traded to Phoenix was conditional and was not exercised.
• September 6, 1994: Signed Oliver Miller as a free agent.
• October 6, 1994: Signed Ivano Newbill as a free agent.
• October 10, 1994: Signed Johnny Dawkins as a free agent.
• December 12, 1994: Signed Walter Bond as a free agent.
• December 30, 1994: Signed Mike Peplowski as a free agent.
• December 30, 1994: Signed Negele Knight as a free agent.
• January 10, 1995: Signed Mike Peplowski to a 10-day contract.