Willis Reed

Willis Reed Jr. (The Captain)

Born: June 25, 1942 in Hico, Louisiana
High School: West Side in Lillie, Louisiana
College: Grambling State University
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1982 (Full List)
As Player: 650 G, 18.7 PPG, 12.9 RPG, 1.8 APG (Full Record)
As Coach: 4 Yrs, 82-124, .398 W-L% (Full Record)

Franchises

• Brooklyn Nets: May 21, 1990 to June 7, 1996

Draft Picks, Trades, and Free Agent Signings

Brooklyn Nets Franchise

• June 25, 1990: Traded a 1993 2nd round draft pick (Adonis Jordan) and a 1995 2nd round draft pick (Rashard Griffith) to the Orlando Magic for Reggie Theus.
• June 26, 1990: Traded Dennis Hopson to the Chicago Bulls for a 1990 1st round draft pick (Tate George), a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Von McDade) and a 1992 2nd round draft pick (P.J. Brown).
• June 27, 1990: Selected Derrick Coleman (1st round, 1st pick) and Tate George (1st round, 22nd pick) in the 1990 NBA Draft.
• June 27, 1990: Traded TO_TRADE to the Seattle SuperSonics for Jud Buechler. New Jersey agreed not to select Dennis Scott in the 1990 draft.
• August 16, 1990: Signed Dan Godfread as a free agent.
• August 23, 1990: Signed Doug Lee as a free agent.
• October 1, 1990: Signed Kurk Lee as a free agent.
• October 1, 1990: Signed Dan O'Sullivan as a free agent.
• January 16, 1991: Traded Lester Conner to the Milwaukee Bucks for Greg Anderson.
• January 23, 1991: As part of a 3-team trade, the New Jersey Nets traded Greg Anderson and a 1992 1st round draft pick (Bryant Stith) to the Denver Nuggets; the Denver Nuggets traded Terry Mills to the New Jersey Nets; the Denver Nuggets traded Walter Davis and a 1992 2nd round draft pick (Reggie Smith) to the Portland Trail Blazers; and the Portland Trail Blazers traded Drazen Petrovic and a 1993 2nd round draft pick (Kevin Thompson) to the New Jersey Nets.
• June 26, 1991: Selected Kenny Anderson (1st round, 2nd pick) and Von McDade (2nd round, 53rd pick) in the 1991 NBA Draft.
• September 30, 1991: Signed Emanual Davis as a free agent.
• October 4, 1991: Signed Rafael Addison as a free agent.
• October 7, 1991: Signed Dave Feitl as a free agent.
• November 13, 1991: Signed Dave Feitl as a free agent.
• June 24, 1992: Selected P.J. Brown (2nd round, 29th pick) and Steve Rogers (2nd round, 40th pick) in the 1992 NBA Draft.
• July 30, 1992: Signed Dan O'Sullivan as a free agent.
• October 1, 1992: Signed Dwayne Schintzius as a free agent.
• October 7, 1992: Signed Melvin Newbern as a free agent.
• October 7, 1992: Signed Chucky Brown as a free agent.
• October 8, 1992: Traded a 1994 2nd round draft pick (William Njoku) and a 1997 2nd round draft pick (Kebu Stewart) to the Philadelphia 76ers for Jayson Williams.
• November 3, 1992: Traded Mookie Blaylock and Roy Hinson to the Atlanta Hawks for Rumeal Robinson.
• November 9, 1992: Signed Rick Mahorn as a free agent.
• January 7, 1993: Signed Maurice Cheeks as a free agent.
• February 6, 1993: Signed Bernard King as a free agent.
• March 3, 1993: Signed Doug Lee to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• April 9, 1993: Signed Dave Hoppen to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• June 21, 1993: Traded Sam Bowie and a 1998 2nd round draft pick (Toby Bailey) to the Los Angeles Lakers for Benoit Benjamin.
• June 30, 1993: Purchased John Best from the Denver Nuggets.
• June 30, 1993: Selected Rex Walters (1st round, 16th pick) and John Best (2nd round, 36th pick) in the 1993 NBA Draft.
• July 8, 1993: Signed Kevin Edwards as a free agent.
• July 27, 1993: Signed David Wesley as a free agent.
• August 11, 1993: Signed Armen Gilliam as a free agent.
• November 11, 1993: Signed Ron Anderson as a free agent.
• December 10, 1993: Traded Rumeal Robinson to the Charlotte Hornets for Johnny Newman.
• March 24, 1994: Signed Dave Jamerson to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• June 20, 1994: Signed Sean Higgins as a free agent.
• June 29, 1994: Selected Yinka Dare (1st round, 14th pick) in the 1994 NBA Draft.
• July 29, 1994: Signed Chris Childs as a free agent.
• September 1, 1994: Signed Ryan Lorthridge as a free agent.
• October 6, 1994: Signed Sleepy Floyd as an unrestricted free agent.
• June 28, 1995: Selected Ed O'Bannon (1st round, 9th pick) in the 1995 NBA Draft.
• October 6, 1995: Signed Robert Werdann as a free agent.
• October 9, 1995: Signed Vern Fleming as an unrestricted free agent.
• October 9, 1995: Signed Gerald Madkins as a free agent.
• October 13, 1995: Signed Gerald Glass as a free agent.
• November 30, 1995: Traded Derrick Coleman, Sean Higgins and Rex Walters to the Philadelphia 76ers for Shawn Bradley, Greg Graham and Tim Perry.
• January 19, 1996: Traded Kenny Anderson and Gerald Glass to the Charlotte Hornets for Kendall Gill and Khalid Reeves.