Dick Vertlieb

Dick Vertlieb

Franchises

• Oklahoma City Thunder: May 9, 1968 to October 1, 1969
• Golden State Warriors: June 17, 1974 to May 18, 1976
• Indiana Pacers: June 9, 1980 to March 29, 1981

Awards

• 1974-75 NBA Executive of the Year

Draft Picks, Trades, and Free Agent Signings

Oklahoma City Thunder Franchise

• June 4, 1968: Selected Bob Kauffman (1st round, 3rd pick), Art Harris (2nd round, 16th pick), Jeff Ockel (3rd round, 24th pick), Ed Johnson (3rd round, 34th pick), Henry Logan (4th round, 38th pick), Al Hairston (5th round, 52nd pick), Ron Guziak (6th round, 66th pick), Jim McKean (7th round, 80th pick), Willie Rodgers (8th round, 94th pick), Jimmy Smith (9th round, 108th pick), Joe Kennedy (10th round, 122nd pick), Jim Marsh (11th round, 136th pick), Walt Simon (12th round, 149th pick), Bud Ogden (13th round, 162nd pick) and Mike Warren (14th round, 173rd pick) in the 1968 NBA Draft.
• October 12, 1968: Traded Mahdi Abdul-Rahman to the Atlanta Hawks for Lenny Wilkens.
• November 15, 1968: Traded Richie Guerin to the Atlanta Hawks for Dick Smith.
• January 31, 1969: Traded a 1970 4th round draft pick (John Davis) to the Chicago Bulls for Erwin Mueller.
• February 1, 1969: Traded Al Tucker to the Cincinnati Royals for John Tresvant.
• April 7, 1969: Selected Lucius Allen (1st round, 3rd pick), Ron Taylor (2nd round, 18th pick), Lee Winfield (3rd round, 32nd pick), Hal Booker (4th round, 46th pick), Jerry King (5th round, 60th pick), Ben McGilmer (6th round, 74th pick), Greg Wittman (7th round, 88th pick), Theartis Wallace (8th round, 102nd pick), Vince Fritz (9th round, 116th pick), Al Cueto (10th round, 130th pick), Jim Connolly (11th round, 144th pick), John Smith (12th round, 158th pick), Bob Burrow (13th round, 171st pick), Jerry Conley (14th round, 182nd pick), Ernie Powell (15th round, 191st pick), Danny Cornett (16th round, 197th pick) and Steve Honeycutt (17th round, 203rd pick) in the 1969 NBA Draft.
• September 5, 1969: Traded Bob Kauffman and a 1971 3rd round draft pick (Clifford Ray) to the Chicago Bulls for Bob Boozer and Barry Clemens.

Golden State Warriors Franchise

• August 14, 1974: Signed Charles Dudley as a free agent.
• September 3, 1974: Traded Nate Thurmond to the Chicago Bulls for Clifford Ray and a 1975 1st round draft pick (Joe Bryant).
• September 6, 1974: Cazzie Russell signed as a veteran free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers; received a 1976 1st round draft pick (Robert Parish) as compensation.
• September 9, 1974: Purchased Steve Bracey from the Atlanta Hawks.
• March 1, 1975: Signed Bill Bridges as a free agent.
• May 29, 1975: Traded Butch Beard, a 1975 1st round draft pick (John Lambert) and a 1975 2nd round draft pick (Mel Utley) to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Dwight Davis.
• May 29, 1975: Selected Joe Bryant (1st round, 14th pick), Gus Williams (2nd round, 20th pick), Otis Johnson (3rd round, 40th pick), Robert Hawkins (3rd round, 51st pick), Billy Taylor (4th round, 69th pick), Larry Pounds (5th round, 87th pick), Tony Styles (6th round, 105th pick), Stan Boyer (7th round, 123rd pick), Mike Rozenski (8th round, 141st pick), Scott Trobbe (9th round, 157th pick) and Maurice Harper (10th round, 171st pick) in the 1975 NBA Draft.
• September 12, 1975: Sold Joe Bryant to the Philadelphia 76ers.
• October 23, 1975: Traded Steve Jones to the Portland Trail Blazers for a 1976 6th round draft pick (Duane Barnett).

Indiana Pacers Franchise

• June 10, 1980: Selected Louis Orr (2nd round, 29th pick), Kenny Natt (2nd round, 30th pick), Dick Miller (2nd round, 40th pick), Rich Branning (4th round, 78th pick), Joe Galvin (5th round, 100th pick), Randy Owens (6th round, 124th pick), Charles Naddaff (7th round, 146th pick), Steve Stielper (8th round, 167th pick), Scott Rogers (9th round, 186th pick) and John Bates (10th round, 204th pick) in the 1980 NBA Draft.
• September 11, 1980: Traded Mickey Johnson to the Milwaukee Bucks for George Johnson and a 1982 2nd round draft pick (Jose Slaughter).
• October 9, 1980: Signed Jerry Sichting as a free agent.
• November 11, 1980: Signed Dick Miller as a free agent.
• November 25, 1980: Traded a 1981 2nd round draft pick (Al Leslie) and a 1982 2nd round draft pick (Jose Slaughter) to the Phoenix Suns for Don Buse.
• December 26, 1980: Signed Tom Abernethy as a free agent.