Ray Patterson

Ray Patterson

Franchises

• Milwaukee Bucks: May 19, 1970 to February 16, 1972
• Houston Rockets: February 16, 1972 to September 11, 1989

Awards

• 1976-77 NBA Executive of the Year

Draft Picks, Trades, and Free Agent Signings

Milwaukee Bucks Franchise

• September 17, 1970: Traded Zaid Abdul-Aziz and cash to the Seattle SuperSonics for Lucius Allen and Bob Boozer.
• October 5, 1970: Signed Bobby Washington as a free agent.
• October 5, 1970: Signed Jeff Webb as a free agent.
• February 1, 1971: Traded Gary Freeman and a 1971 2nd round draft pick (Willie Long) to the Cleveland Cavaliers for McCoy McLemore.
• March 29, 1971: Selected Collis Jones (1st round, 17th pick), Gary Brell (3rd round, 51st pick), Henry Smith (4th round, 68th pick), Barry Nelson (5th round, 85th pick), Ed Kemp (6th round, 102nd pick), Gene Phillips (7th round, 119th pick), Felix Thurston (8th round, 136th pick), Rick Howat (9th round, 152nd pick), Dan Fife (10th round, 168th pick), Blaine Henry (11th round, 182nd pick), Gene Mumford (12th round, 195th pick), Pierre Russell (13th round, 207th pick), George Jackson (14th round, 216th pick) and Loyd King (15th round, 224th pick) in the 1971 NBA Draft.
• July 30, 1971: Purchased Toby Kimball from the Houston Rockets.
• September 12, 1971: Traded Dick Cunningham to the Houston Rockets for John Block.
• October 11, 1971: Traded a 1972 6th round draft pick (Wally Wright) to the Boston Celtics for Bill Dinwiddie.
• November 16, 1971: Signed Charlie Lowery as a free agent.
• December 9, 1971: Traded Greg Smith and a 1973 3rd round draft pick (E.C. Coleman) to the Houston Rockets for Curtis Perry and a 1972 1st round draft pick (Russ Lee).
• December 13, 1971: Traded John Block and a 1974 2nd round draft pick (Rubin Collins) to the Philadelphia 76ers for Wali Jones. Block was sent as the player to be named later on July 28, 1972.

Houston Rockets Franchise

• April 7, 1972: Traded a 1972 1st round draft pick (Corky Calhoun) to the Phoenix Suns for Otto Moore.
• April 10, 1972: Selected John Gianelli (2nd round, 20th pick), Eric McWilliams (3rd round, 37th pick), Wil Robinson (4th round, 54th pick), James Silas (5th round, 70th pick), Mike Collins (6th round, 87th pick), Mike Jackson (7th round, 104th pick) and Henry Harris (8th round, 120th pick) in the 1972 NBA Draft.
• June 23, 1972: Traded Elvin Hayes to the Baltimore Bullets for Jack Marin.
• August 1, 1972: Traded Stu Lantz to the Detroit Pistons for Jimmy Walker.
• September 6, 1972: Signed Paul McCracken as a free agent.
• September 18, 1972: Purchased Zaid Abdul-Aziz from the Seattle SuperSonics.
• September 18, 1972: Sold Dick Cunningham to the Milwaukee Bucks.
• September 19, 1972: Sold John Gianelli to the New York Knicks.
• September 22, 1972: Traded a 1973 3rd round draft pick (James Lister) to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Steve Hawes.
• October 27, 1972: Traded Greg Smith to the Portland Trail Blazers for Stan McKenzie.
• November 2, 1972: Sold Dick Gibbs to the Kansas City-Omaha Kings.
• January 29, 1973: Signed Paul McCracken as a free agent.
• February 1, 1973: Signed George Johnson as a free agent.
• April 24, 1973: Selected Ed Ratleff (1st round, 6th pick), E.C. Coleman (3rd round, 51st pick), Lee Colburn (4th round, 58th pick), Gary Rhoades (5th round, 75th pick), Tom Peck (6th round, 92nd pick), Fred DeVaughn (7th round, 109th pick) and John Thomas (8th round, 126th pick) in the 1973 NBA Draft.
• October 29, 1973: Traded Jimmy Walker to the Kansas City-Omaha Kings for Matt Guokas.
• November 12, 1973: Traded Otto Moore to the Kansas City-Omaha Kings for Ron Riley.
• February 1, 1974: Traded Matt Guokas and Jack Marin to the Buffalo Braves for Kevin Kunnert and Dave Wohl.
• May 28, 1974: Selected Bobby Jones (1st round, 5th pick), Gus Bailey (2nd round, 23rd pick), Robert Wilson (3rd round, 41st pick), Larry Robinson (4th round, 59th pick), Owen Wells (5th round, 77th pick), Lawrence Johnson (6th round, 95th pick), Kevin Fitzgerald (7th round, 113th pick), Steve Brooks (8th round, 131st pick), Ken Stalling (9th round, 149th pick), Marcus Washington (10th round, 166th pick) and Joe Meriweather (1st round, 11th pick) in the 1974 NBA Draft.
• May 29, 1975: Selected Jim Blanks (2nd round, 29th pick), Rudy White (3rd round, 47th pick), Ken Smith (4th round, 65th pick), Rick Whitlow (5th round, 83rd pick), William Johnson (6th round, 101st pick), Nate Barnett (7th round, 119th pick), Leon Johnson (8th round, 137th pick) and Steve Storther (9th round, 154th pick) in the 1975 NBA Draft.
• November 13, 1975: Traded Steve Hawes to the Portland Trail Blazers for John Johnson.
• June 7, 1976: Traded Gus Bailey, Joe Meriweather and a 1976 1st round draft pick (Armond Hill) to the Atlanta Hawks for Dwight Jones and a 1976 1st round draft pick (John Lucas).
• June 8, 1976: Selected John Lucas (1st round, 1st pick), Phil Hicks (2nd round, 27th pick), Barnes Hauptfuhrer (3rd round, 44th pick), Hercle Ivy (4th round, 61st pick), Dave Marrs (5th round, 78th pick), Robert Paige (6th round, 96th pick), Barry Davis (7th round, 114th pick) and Dan Kruger (8th round, 132nd pick) in the 1976 NBA Draft.
• October 24, 1976: Traded a 1977 1st round draft pick (Wesley Cox) and a 1978 1st round draft pick (Micheal Ray Richardson) to the Buffalo Braves for Moses Malone.
• October 29, 1976: Signed Goo Kennedy as a free agent.
• January 8, 1977: Traded Dave Wohl to the New York Nets for a 1978 4th round draft pick (Jackie Robinson).
• February 1, 1977: Signed Goo Kennedy as a free agent.
• June 9, 1977: Traded John Johnson to the Boston Celtics for a 1977 2nd round draft pick (Larry Moffett) and a 1978 2nd round draft pick (Buster Matheney).
• June 10, 1977: Selected Larry Moffett (2nd round, 34th pick), Robert Reid (2nd round, 40th pick), Phil Bond (3rd round, 62nd pick), Rocky Smith (4th round, 84th pick) and Ed Thompson (5th round, 106th pick) in the 1977 NBA Draft.
• August 10, 1977: Traded Tom Owens to the Portland Trail Blazers for Robin Jones.
• October 18, 1977: Purchased John Johnson from the Boston Celtics. Johnson returned to Houston but Houston kept the draft picks.
• October 22, 1977: Traded John Johnson to the Seattle SuperSonics for a 1979 2nd round draft pick (Paul Mokeski) and a 1980 2nd round draft pick (Billy Williams).
• December 16, 1977: Traded a 1978 2nd round draft pick (Rick Wilson) and a 1979 2nd round draft pick (Larry Wilson) to the Atlanta Hawks for Ron Behagen.
• December 22, 1977: Traded Ron Behagen to the Indiana Pacers for Alonzo Bradley.
• March 2, 1978: Signed Zaid Abdul-Aziz as a free agent.
• March 10, 1978: Signed Mike Dunleavy as a free agent.
• May 11, 1978: Signed Jacky Dorsey as a free agent.
• June 8, 1978: Signed Tom Barker as a free agent.
• June 9, 1978: Selected Buster Matheney (2nd round, 28th pick), Billy Ray Bates (3rd round, 47th pick), Jackie Robinson (4th round, 67th pick), Joel Thompson (4th round, 69th pick), Gary Goodner (5th round, 91st pick), Eddie Joe Chavez (6th round, 113th pick) and Stan Stewart (7th round, 134th pick) in the 1978 NBA Draft.
• June 17, 1978: Signed Rick Barry as a veteran free agent and sent John Lucas and cash to the Golden State Warriors as compensation.
• June 28, 1978: Kevin Kunnert signed as a veteran free agent with the Boston Celtics; received a 1981 2nd round draft pick (Ed Turner) as compensation.
• July 26, 1978: Traded C.J. Kupec to the Milwaukee Bucks for a 1979 4th round draft pick (Sammy Drummer).
• September 21, 1978: Traded a 1981 1st round draft pick (Danny Schayes) to the New Orleans Jazz for Slick Watts.
• November 14, 1978: Signed E.C. Coleman as a free agent.
• June 25, 1979: Selected Lee Johnson (1st round, 17th pick), Paul Mokeski (2nd round, 42nd pick), Ricardo Brown (3rd round, 59th pick), Sammy Drummer (4th round, 76th pick), Lionel Green (4th round, 80th pick), Allen Leavell (5th round, 104th pick), Collie Davis (6th round, 124th pick), Rich Valavicius (7th round, 143rd pick) and Delbert Watson (8th round, 161st pick) in the 1979 NBA Draft.
• July 16, 1979: Signed Tom Henderson as a veteran free agent and sent a 1980 1st round draft pick (Wes Matthews) to the Washington Bullets as compensation.
• September 10, 1979: Signed Major Jones as a free agent.
• October 12, 1979: Traded Mike Newlin to the New Jersey Nets for a 1980 2nd round draft pick (John Stroud).
• November 7, 1979: Signed John Shumate as a free agent.
• January 17, 1980: Traded John Shumate and a 1980 3rd round draft pick (Lavon Mercer) to the San Antonio Spurs for Billy Paultz.
• June 10, 1980: Selected John Stroud (2nd round, 27th pick), Terry Stotts (2nd round, 38th pick), Billy Williams (2nd round, 43rd pick), Dean Hunger (4th round, 84th pick), Albert Jones (5th round, 106th pick), Everette Jefferson (6th round, 130th pick), Joe Nehls (7th round, 152nd pick) and Rosie Barnes (8th round, 173rd pick) in the 1980 NBA Draft.
• June 10, 1980: Traded a 1982 2nd round draft pick (Wayne Sappleton) to the Chicago Bulls for Calvin Garrett.
• October 7, 1980: Traded Paul Mokeski to the Detroit Pistons for a 1982 2nd round draft pick (Richard Anderson).
• November 27, 1980: Signed Bill Willoughby as a veteran free agent and sent a 1981 3rd round draft pick (Russell Bowers) to the Cleveland Cavaliers as compensation.
• June 8, 1981: Traded a 1981 2nd round draft pick (Charles Davis) and a 1983 2nd round draft pick (Sidney Lowe) to the Washington Bullets for Elvin Hayes.
• June 9, 1981: Selected Ed Turner (2nd round, 45th pick), Larry Spriggs (4th round, 81st pick), Hasan Houston (5th round, 105th pick), Fred Cowan (6th round, 127th pick), Joe Faine (7th round, 151st pick) and Stanley Brewer (8th round, 172nd pick) in the 1981 NBA Draft.
• October 2, 1981: Sold Terry Stotts to the Chicago Bulls.
• October 28, 1981: Signed Jawann Oldham as a free agent.
• March 9, 1982: Signed Larry Spriggs as a free agent.
• June 28, 1982: Traded a 1982 2nd round draft pick (Richard Anderson) to the San Diego Clippers for Joe Bryant and a 1982 2nd round draft pick (Jeff Taylor).
• June 29, 1982: Selected Terry Teagle (1st round, 16th pick), Jeff Taylor (2nd round, 42nd pick), Chuck Nevitt (3rd round, 63rd pick), Andre Gaddy (4th round, 85th pick), Jeff Schneider (5th round, 107th pick), Don Wilson (6th round, 132nd pick), Mike Helms (7th round, 154th pick) and Dan Callandrillo (8th round, 176th pick) in the 1982 NBA Draft.
• September 2, 1982: Moses Malone signed as a veteran free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers; received Caldwell Jones and a 1983 1st round draft pick (Rodney McCray) as compensation.
• October 5, 1982: Traded a 1984 2nd round draft pick (Cory Blackwell) to the Seattle SuperSonics for Wally Walker.
• October 16, 1982: Mike Dunleavy signed as a veteran free agent with the San Antonio Spurs; received a 1983 2nd round draft pick (Horace Owens) as compensation.
• October 18, 1982: Bill Willoughby signed as a veteran free agent with the San Antonio Spurs; received a 1985 2nd round draft pick (Yvon Joseph) as compensation.
• November 10, 1982: Traded a 1983 2nd round draft pick (Horace Owens) and a 1985 2nd round draft pick (Yvon Joseph) to the New Jersey Nets for James Bailey.
• June 1, 1983: Signed Chuck Nevitt as a free agent.
• June 28, 1983: Selected Ralph Sampson (1st round, 1st pick), Rodney McCray (1st round, 3rd pick), Craig Ehlo (3rd round, 48th pick), Darrell Browder (4th round, 71st pick), Chuck Barnett (5th round, 94th pick), Jim Stack (6th round, 117th pick), Brian Kellerman (7th round, 140th pick), Jeff Bolding (8th round, 163rd pick) and James Campbell (9th round, 185th pick) in the 1983 NBA Draft.
• August 29, 1983: Signed Lewis Lloyd as a veteran free agent and sent a 1985 2nd round draft pick (Bobby Lee Hurt) to the Golden State Warriors as compensation.
• October 5, 1983: Signed Phil Ford as a veteran free agent and sent a 1984 6th round draft pick (McKinley Singleton) to the Milwaukee Bucks as compensation.
• June 19, 1984: Selected Hakeem Olajuwon (1st round, 1st pick), Jim Petersen (3rd round, 51st pick), Willie Jackson (4th round, 74th pick), Al McClain (5th round, 97th pick), Joedy Gardner (7th round, 143rd pick), Greg Wolff (8th round, 166th pick), Bill Coon (9th round, 188th pick) and Robert Turner (10th round, 210th pick) in the 1984 NBA Draft.
• August 10, 1984: Traded Caldwell Jones to the Chicago Bulls for Mitchell Wiggins, a 1985 2nd round draft pick (Tyrone Corbin) and a 1985 3rd round draft pick (Michael Payne).
• September 17, 1984: Traded a 1985 5th round draft pick (Ivan Daniels) to the Indiana Pacers for Kevin McKenna.
• September 26, 1984: Signed Lionel Hollins as a veteran free agent.
• October 4, 1984: Traded James Bailey and a 1985 2nd round draft pick (Tyrone Corbin) to the San Antonio Spurs for John Lucas and a 1985 3rd round draft pick (Sam Mitchell).
• October 29, 1984: Traded a 1985 3rd round draft pick (Ken Perry) to the Los Angeles Clippers for Hank McDowell.
• December 28, 1984: Signed Larry Micheaux as a free agent.
• June 18, 1985: Selected Steve Harris (1st round, 19th pick), Sam Mitchell (3rd round, 54th pick), Michael Payne (3rd round, 57th pick), Mike Brooks (4th round, 88th pick) and Sam Potter (6th round, 134th pick) in the 1985 NBA Draft.
• August 1, 1985: Traded a 1987 3rd round draft pick (Sean Couch) to the Indiana Pacers for Granville Waiters.
• June 17, 1986: Selected Buck Johnson (1st round, 20th pick), Dave Feitl (2nd round, 43rd pick), Anthony Bowie (3rd round, 66th pick), Conner Henry (4th round, 89th pick), Andre Banks (5th round, 112th pick), Robert Worthy (6th round, 135th pick) and Rick Olson (7th round, 158th pick) in the 1986 NBA Draft.
• October 7, 1986: Signed Sam Mitchell as a free agent.
• October 11, 1986: Signed Richard Anderson as a veteran free agent and sent a 1988 3rd round draft pick (Dwight Boyd) to the Denver Nuggets as compensation.
• October 23, 1986: Traded Granville Waiters to the Chicago Bulls for a 1989 2nd round draft pick (Chucky Brown).
• December 9, 1986: Traded a 1989 2nd round draft pick (Chucky Brown) to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Dirk Minniefield.
• January 16, 1987: Traded a 1987 1st round draft pick (Joe Wolf) and a 1989 2nd round draft pick (Chucky Brown) to the Los Angeles Clippers for Cedric Maxwell.
• June 11, 1987: Signed Anthony Bowie as a free agent.
• June 22, 1987: Selected Doug Lee (2nd round, 35th pick), Joe Niego (4th round, 82nd pick), Andre LaFleur (5th round, 104th pick), Fred Jenkins (6th round, 129th pick) and Clarence Grier (7th round, 151st pick) in the 1987 NBA Draft.
• October 1, 1987: Signed World B. Free as a free agent.
• October 9, 1987: Signed Lester Conner as a veteran free agent and sent a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Keith Smart) to the Golden State Warriors as compensation.
• October 9, 1987: Signed Andre Turner as a free agent.
• November 5, 1987: Traded Dave Feitl and a 1989 1st round draft pick (Dana Barros) to the Golden State Warriors for Purvis Short.
• November 5, 1987: Dirk Minniefield signed as a veteran free agent with the Golden State Warriors; received FROM_TRADE as compensation.
• December 12, 1987: Traded Steve Harris and Ralph Sampson to the Golden State Warriors for Joe Barry Carroll, Sleepy Floyd and cash.
• June 28, 1988: Selected Derrick Chievous (1st round, 16th pick) in the 1988 NBA Draft.
• July 18, 1988: Traded Robert Reid and a 1990 2nd round draft pick (Steve Scheffler) to the Charlotte Hornets for Bernard Thompson.
• July 19, 1988: Signed Mike Woodson as an unrestricted free agent.
• October 6, 1988: Traded Cedric Maxwell to the Washington Bullets for Jim Grandholm.
• October 11, 1988: Traded Rodney McCray and Jim Petersen to the Sacramento Kings for Otis Thorpe.
• October 19, 1988: Signed Jim Grandholm as a free agent.
• October 26, 1988: Signed Chuck Nevitt as a free agent.
• November 2, 1988: Traded Joe Barry Carroll and Lester Conner to the New Jersey Nets for Tony Brown, Frank Johnson, Tim McCormick and Lorenzo Romar.
• February 2, 1989: Signed Walter Berry as a free agent.
• July 11, 1989: Signed Larry Smith as an unrestricted free agent.
• July 31, 1989: Signed Byron Dinkins as a free agent.
• August 2, 1989: Signed Adrian Caldwell as a free agent.
• August 15, 1989: Purchased Anthony Bowie from the San Antonio Spurs.
• August 17, 1989: Signed John Lucas as an unrestricted free agent.