October 28, 1982: Signed Randy Smith as a veteran free agent.
November 17, 1982: Signed Hutch Jones as a free agent.
January 29, 1983: Signed Lowes Moore as a free agent.
February 14, 1983: Signed Bob Gross as a veteran free agent.
March 21, 1983: Signed Joe Cooper as a free agent.
June 28, 1983: Selected Byron Scott (1st round, 4th pick), Manute Bol (5th round, 97th pick), Dan Evans (7th round, 143rd pick), Mark Gannon (8th round, 166th pick), David Maxwell (9th round, 188th pick) and Keith Smith (10th round, 209th pick) in the 1983 NBA Draft.
June 28, 1983: Traded a 1985 2nd round draft pick (Calvin Duncan) to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Larry Andersen and Lee Craft.