June 29, 1982: Selected Clark Kellogg (1st round, 8th pick), Guy Morgan (2nd round, 40th pick), Jose Slaughter (2nd round, 43rd pick), Jeff Jones (4th round, 77th pick), Rich DiBenedetto (5th round, 100th pick), Jeff Clark (6th round, 123rd pick), Brad Leaf (7th round, 146th pick), Donald Reese (8th round, 169th pick), Mike Scearce (9th round, 192nd pick) and Craig Summers (10th round, 213th pick) in the 1982 NBA Draft.
August 16, 1982: Signed Marty Byrnes as a veteran free agent.
September 22, 1982: Traded Tom Owens to the Detroit Pistons for a 1984 2nd round draft pick (Greg Wiltjer).
October 19, 1982: Signed John Duren as a free agent.
October 22, 1982: Signed Joe Kopicki as a free agent.
January 7, 1983: Traded Don Buse to the Portland Trail Blazers for cash. Indiana also received the consultation services of Portland vice president Jon Spolestra.
December 15, 1984: George Johnson signed as a veteran free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers; received a 1989 2nd round draft pick (Reggie Cross) as compensation.
January 10, 1985: Signed Kenton Edelin to a 10-day contract.
March 25, 1985: Signed Greg Kelser as a veteran free agent.
March 29, 1985: Signed Kenton Edelin as a free agent.
June 18, 1985: Selected Wayman Tisdale (1st round, 2nd pick), Bill Martin (2nd round, 26th pick), Dwayne McClain (2nd round, 27th pick), Kenny Patterson (3rd round, 48th pick), Vince Hamilton (4th round, 72nd pick), Kelvin Johnson (5th round, 94th pick), Ivan Daniels (5th round, 111th pick), Stu Primus (6th round, 118th pick), Jeff Acres (7th round, 140th pick) and Don Turney (7th round, 157th pick) in the 1985 NBA Draft.
October 23, 1985: Traded a 1989 2nd round draft pick (Reggie Cross) and a future 2nd round draft pick to the Philadelphia 76ers for Clint Richardson. The future 2nd round draft pick traded to Philadelphia was conditional and was not exercised.