Jim Paxson

James Edward Paxson (Jim)

Born: December 19, 1932
High School: Catholic Central in Springfield, Ohio
College: University of Dayton
As Player: 138 G, 8.0 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 1.6 APG (Full Record)

Franchises

• Cleveland Cavaliers: June 1, 1999 to April 21, 2005

Draft Picks, Trades, and Free Agent Signings

Cleveland Cavaliers Franchise

• June 30, 1999: Selected Andre Miller (1st round, 8th pick), Trajan Langdon (1st round, 11th pick) and A.J. Bramlett (2nd round, 39th pick) in the 1999 NBA Draft.
• August 4, 1999: Traded Derek Anderson and Johnny Newman to the Los Angeles Clippers for Lamond Murray.
• August 12, 1999: Signed Mark Bryant as a free agent.
• October 4, 1999: Signed Tony Smith as a free agent.
• October 4, 1999: Signed Jamel Thomas as a free agent.
• November 1, 1999: Signed Benoit Benjamin as a free agent.
• December 27, 1999: Signed Mark Hendrickson as a free agent.
• January 6, 2000: Signed Kornel David to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• January 8, 2000: Signed Mark Hendrickson to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• January 31, 2000: Signed Pete Chilcutt to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• February 8, 2000: Signed Earl Boykins to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• February 22, 2000: Signed Lari Ketner to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• February 25, 2000: Signed Isaac Fontaine as a free agent.
• February 25, 2000: Signed Donny Marshall to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• February 28, 2000: Signed Earl Boykins to a contract for the rest of the season.
• March 13, 2000: Signed Lari Ketner to a contract for the rest of the season.
• June 27, 2000: As part of a 3-team trade, the Cleveland Cavaliers traded Bob Sura to the Golden State Warriors; the Golden State Warriors traded Jason Caffey and Billy Owens to the Milwaukee Bucks; the Milwaukee Bucks traded J.R. Reid and Robert Traylor to the Cleveland Cavaliers; and the Milwaukee Bucks traded Vinny Del Negro to the Golden State Warriors.
• June 28, 2000: Selected Jamal Crawford (1st round, 8th pick) in the 2000 NBA Draft.
• June 28, 2000: Traded Jamal Crawford and cash to the Chicago Bulls for Chris Mihm.
• August 3, 2000: Traded Andrew DeClercq to the Orlando Magic for Matt Harpring.
• August 12, 2000: Signed Bimbo Coles as a free agent.
• August 30, 2000: As part of a 3-team trade, the Cleveland Cavaliers traded Shawn Kemp to the Portland Trail Blazers; the Miami Heat traded Chris Gatling, Clarence Weatherspoon and a 2001 1st round draft pick (Brendan Haywood) to the Cleveland Cavaliers; the Portland Trail Blazers traded Gary Grant to the Cleveland Cavaliers; and the Portland Trail Blazers traded Brian Grant to the Miami Heat.
• October 16, 2000: Signed Michael Hawkins as a free agent.
• January 2, 2001: Traded Brevin Knight to the Atlanta Hawks for Jim Jackson, Anthony Johnson and Larry Robinson.
• January 7, 2001: Signed Etdrick Bohannon to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• January 29, 2001: Signed Chucky Brown to two 10-day contracts, then signed to a contract for the rest of the season.
• June 27, 2001: Selected DeSagana Diop (1st round, 8th pick), Brendan Haywood (1st round, 20th pick) and Jeff Trepagnier (2nd round, 36th pick) in the 2001 NBA Draft.
• June 27, 2001: Traded Brendan Haywood to the Orlando Magic for Michael Doleac.
• August 3, 2001: Traded Matt Harpring, Cedric Henderson and Robert Traylor to the Philadelphia 76ers for Tyrone Hill and Jumaine Jones.
• August 13, 2001: Signed Bryant Stith as a free agent.
• October 1, 2001: Signed Anthony Goldwire as a free agent.
• October 1, 2001: Signed Reggie Slater as a free agent.
• October 26, 2001: As part of a 3-team trade, the Cleveland Cavaliers traded Chris Gatling to the Miami Heat; the Miami Heat traded Ricky Davis to the Cleveland Cavaliers; the Miami Heat traded Don MacLean and cash to the Toronto Raptors; and the Toronto Raptors traded Brian Skinner to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
• June 26, 2002: Selected Dajuan Wagner (1st round, 6th pick) and Carlos Boozer (2nd round, 35th pick) in the 2002 NBA Draft.
• June 26, 2002: Traded Wesley Person to the Memphis Grizzlies for Nick Anderson and Matt Barnes.
• July 30, 2002: Traded Andre Miller and Bryant Stith to the Los Angeles Clippers for Harold Jamison and Darius Miles.
• September 17, 2002: Traded a 2008 2nd round draft pick (Malik Hairston) to the Phoenix Suns for Milt Palacio.
• September 25, 2002: Traded Lamond Murray and a 2004 2nd round draft pick (Albert Miralles) to the Toronto Raptors for Michael Stewart and a 2007 1st round draft pick (Jared Dudley).
• September 26, 2002: Signed Smush Parker as a free agent.
• September 30, 2002: Signed Anthony Johnson as a free agent.
• September 30, 2002: Signed Vonteego Cummings as a free agent.
• March 3, 2003: Signed Tierre Brown to a 10-day contract, then signed to a contract for the rest of the season.
• June 26, 2003: Selected LeBron James (1st round, 1st pick) and Jason Kapono (2nd round, 31st pick) in the 2003 NBA Draft.
• July 17, 2003: Signed Kevin Ollie as a free agent.
• July 22, 2003: Signed Ira Newble as a free agent.
• July 29, 2003: Traded Jumaine Jones to the Boston Celtics for J.R. Bremer, Bruno Sundov and a 2005 2nd round draft pick (Ryan Gomes).
• October 2, 2003: Signed Jelani McCoy as a free agent.
• December 15, 2003: Traded Ricky Davis, Chris Mihm, Michael Stewart and a 2005 2nd round draft pick (Ryan Gomes) to the Boston Celtics for Tony Battie, Kedrick Brown and Eric Williams.
• January 21, 2004: Traded Darius Miles to the Portland Trail Blazers for Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje and Jeff McInnis.
• March 3, 2004: Signed Lee Nailon to two 10-day contracts, then signed to a contract for the rest of the season.
• March 29, 2004: Signed Mateen Cleaves to a 10-day contract.
• June 23, 2004: Traded a 2007 1st round draft pick (Jared Dudley) to the Charlotte Bobcats for Sasha Pavlovic.
• June 24, 2004: Selected Luke Jackson (1st round, 10th pick) in the 2004 NBA Draft.
• July 20, 2004: Traded Kedrick Brown and Kevin Ollie to the Philadelphia 76ers for Eric Snow.
• July 23, 2004: Traded Tony Battie, a 2005 2nd round draft pick (Martynas Andriuskevicius) and a 2007 2nd round draft pick (Brad Newley) to the Orlando Magic for Drew Gooden, Steven Hunter and Anderson Varejao.
• August 5, 2004: Signed Robert Traylor as a free agent.
• September 28, 2004: Signed Scott Williams as a free agent.
• October 1, 2004: Signed Lucious Harris as a free agent.
• February 1, 2005: Signed Jerome Moiso as a free agent.
• February 22, 2005: Signed James Thomas to a 10-day contract.
• February 24, 2005: Traded a 2007 1st round draft pick (Rudy Fernandez) to the Boston Celtics for Jiri Welsch.