Donnie Walsh

Joseph Donald Walsh Jr. (Donnie)

Born: March 1, 1941 in New York, New York
High School: Fordham Preparatory School in Bronx, New York
College: University of North Carolina
As Coach: 3 Yrs, 60-82, .423 W-L% (Full Record)

Franchises

• Indiana Pacers (April 20, 1986 to July 11, 2003)
• New York Knicks (April 2, 2008 to June 30, 2011)

Draft Picks, Trades, and Free Agent Signings

In some cases the starting date and/or ending date for an executive could not be found, so conservative estimates are used in their place. Therefore, transactions from the beginning and/or end of an executive's tenure with a particular franchise may be missing from the register below.

Indiana Pacers Franchise

• June 17, 1986: Selected Chuck Person (1st round, 4th pick), Greg Dreiling (2nd round, 26th pick), Derrick Taylor (4th round, 72nd pick), Richard Rellford (5th round, 95th pick), Jeff Hall (6th round, 118th pick) and Steve Woodside (7th round, 141st pick) in the 1986 NBA Draft.
• September 18, 1986: Traded a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Greg Butler) and a 1992 2nd round draft pick (Litterial Green) to the Chicago Bulls for Kyle Macy.
• October 2, 1986: Traded Russ Schoene and Terence Stansbury to the Seattle SuperSonics for John Long and a 1993 2nd round draft pick (Spencer Dunkley).
• October 2, 1986: Signed Walker Russell as a free agent.
• December 29, 1986: Signed Pete Verhoeven to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• January 1, 1987: Signed Michael Brooks as a free agent.
• June 21, 1987: Traded a 1989 2nd round draft pick (Gary Leonard) to the Milwaukee Bucks for Scott Skiles.
• June 22, 1987: Selected Reggie Miller (1st round, 11th pick), Brian Rowsom (2nd round, 34th pick), Sean Couch (3rd round, 60th pick), Mike Milling (5th round, 103rd pick), Gary Graham (6th round, 126th pick) and Montel Hatcher (7th round, 149th pick) in the 1987 NBA Draft.
• October 5, 1987: Signed Clinton Wheeler as a free agent.
• October 5, 1987: Signed Anthony Frederick as a free agent.
• October 8, 1987: Signed Jim Thomas as a free agent.
• March 4, 1988: Michael Brooks signed as a veteran free agent with the Denver Nuggets; received a 1988 3rd round draft pick (Michael Anderson) as compensation.
• April 24, 1988: Walker Russell signed as a veteran free agent with the Detroit Pistons; received FROM_TRADE as compensation.
• June 28, 1988: Selected Rik Smits (1st round, 2nd pick), Herbert Crook (3rd round, 61st pick) and Michael Anderson (3rd round, 73rd pick) in the 1988 NBA Draft.
• October 4, 1988: Traded Ron Anderson to the Philadelphia 76ers for Everette Stephens.
• October 5, 1988: Signed Richard Morton as a free agent.
• January 5, 1989: Traded a 1999 2nd round draft pick (Melvin Levett) to the Detroit Pistons for Dick Versace (coach).
• February 2, 1989: Signed Sedric Toney to a 10-day contract.
• February 20, 1989: Traded Wayman Tisdale and a 1990 2nd round draft pick (Bimbo Coles) to the Sacramento Kings for LaSalle Thompson and Randy Wittman.
• February 21, 1989: Traded Herb Williams to the Dallas Mavericks for Detlef Schrempf and a 1990 2nd round draft pick (Antonio Davis).
• June 27, 1989: Selected George McCloud (1st round, 7th pick) in the 1989 NBA Draft.
• June 27, 1989: Traded Stuart Gray to the Charlotte Hornets for Dyron Nix.
• September 8, 1989: Signed Mike Sanders as an unrestricted free agent.
• October 3, 1989: Signed Rickey Green as an unrestricted free agent.
• October 9, 1989: Signed Calvin Natt as a free agent.
• June 27, 1990: Selected Antonio Davis (2nd round, 45th pick) and Kenny Williams (2nd round, 46th pick) in the 1990 NBA Draft.
• August 7, 1990: Signed Micheal Williams as a free agent.
• January 16, 1991: Signed Byron Dinkins to a 10-day contract.
• January 22, 1991: Signed Jawann Oldham to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• June 26, 1991: Selected Dale Davis (1st round, 13th pick) and Sean Green (2nd round, 41st pick) in the 1991 NBA Draft.
• September 6, 1991: Signed Greg Grant as a free agent.
• January 24, 1992: Signed Jerome Lane to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• June 24, 1992: Selected Malik Sealy (1st round, 14th pick) in the 1992 NBA Draft.
• September 8, 1992: Traded Chuck Person and Micheal Williams to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Sam Mitchell and Pooh Richardson.
• October 7, 1992: Signed Andre Spencer as a free agent.
• June 30, 1993: Selected Scott Haskin (1st round, 14th pick), Thomas Hill (2nd round, 39th pick) and Spencer Dunkley (2nd round, 51st pick) in the 1993 NBA Draft.
• August 31, 1993: Signed Haywoode Workman as a free agent.
• October 8, 1993: Signed Ledell Eackles as a free agent.
• October 11, 1993: Traded Sean Green to the Philadelphia 76ers for a 1994 2nd round draft pick (William Njoku).
• November 1, 1993: Traded Detlef Schrempf to the Seattle SuperSonics for Derrick McKey and Gerald Paddio.
• December 6, 1993: Signed Byron Scott as a free agent.
• April 5, 1994: Signed Lester Conner as a free agent.
• June 29, 1994: Selected Eric Piatkowski (1st round, 15th pick), William Njoku (2nd round, 41st pick) and Damon Bailey (2nd round, 44th pick) in the 1994 NBA Draft.
• June 30, 1994: Traded Eric Piatkowski, Pooh Richardson and Malik Sealy to the Los Angeles Clippers for Mark Jackson and Greg Minor.
• September 30, 1994: Signed Duane Ferrell as a free agent.
• October, 1994: Signed Joe Wolf as a free agent.
• October 6, 1994: Signed Dan O'Sullivan as a free agent.
• October 7, 1994: Signed John Williams as a free agent.
• March 4, 1995: Signed Mark Strickland to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• March 24, 1995: Signed Greg Kite to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• April 13, 1995: Signed Greg Kite to a contract for the rest of the season.
• June 28, 1995: Selected Travis Best (1st round, 23rd pick) and Fred Hoiberg (2nd round, 52nd pick) in the 1995 NBA Draft.
• October 3, 1995: Signed Eddie Johnson as a free agent.
• October 3, 1995: Signed Ricky Pierce as an unrestricted free agent.
• October 4, 1995: Signed Adrian Caldwell as a free agent.
• October 4, 1995: Signed Kevin Salvadori as a free agent.
• October 18, 1995: Signed Dwayne Schintzius as a free agent.
• June 13, 1996: Traded Mark Jackson, Ricky Pierce and a 1996 1st round draft pick (Efthimi Rentzias) to the Denver Nuggets for Jalen Rose, Reggie Williams and a 1996 1st round draft pick (Erick Dampier).
• June 26, 1996: Selected Erick Dampier (1st round, 10th pick) and Mark Pope (2nd round, 52nd pick) in the 1996 NBA Draft.
• August 17, 1996: Signed Jerome Allen as a free agent.
• September 27, 1996: Signed Brent Scott as a free agent.
• November 4, 1996: Traded Reggie Williams to the New Jersey Nets for Vincent Askew.
• February 20, 1997: Traded Vincent Askew, Eddie Johnson, a 1997 2nd round draft pick (Jason Lawson) and a 1998 2nd round draft pick (Tremaine Fowlkes) to the Denver Nuggets for Mark Jackson and LaSalle Thompson.
• February 20, 1997: Traded Jerome Allen to the Denver Nuggets for Darvin Ham.
• June 25, 1997: Selected Austin Croshere (1st round, 12th pick) in the 1997 NBA Draft.
• July 10, 1997: Signed Etdrick Bohannon as a free agent.
• August 12, 1997: Traded Erick Dampier and Duane Ferrell to the Golden State Warriors for Chris Mullin.
• September 8, 1997: Signed Mark West as a free agent.
• October 2, 1997: Signed Gerald Madkins as a free agent.
• June 24, 1998: Selected Al Harrington (1st round, 25th pick) in the 1998 NBA Draft.
• January 21, 1999: Signed Sam Perkins as a free agent.
• June 30, 1999: Selected Vonteego Cummings (1st round, 26th pick) in the 1999 NBA Draft.
• June 30, 1999: Traded Vonteego Cummings and a 2001 1st round draft pick (Troy Murphy) to the Golden State Warriors for Jeff Foster.
• August 1, 1999: Traded Antonio Davis to the Toronto Raptors for Jonathan Bender.
• October 1, 1999: Signed Zan Tabak as a free agent.
• October 4, 1999: Signed Mitchell Butler as a free agent.
• June 28, 2000: Selected Primoz Brezec (1st round, 27th pick) and Jaquay Walls (2nd round, 56th pick) in the 2000 NBA Draft.
• August 31, 2000: Traded Dale Davis to the Portland Trail Blazers for Joe Kleine and Jermaine O'Neal.
• September 22, 2000: Signed Tyus Edney as a free agent.
• October 2, 2000: Signed Lari Ketner as a free agent.
• October 3, 2000: Signed Bruno Sundov as a free agent.
• October 5, 2000: Signed Terry Mills as a free agent.
• June 27, 2001: Selected Jamison Brewer (2nd round, 41st pick) in the 2001 NBA Draft.
• June 27, 2001: Traded a 2003 1st round draft pick (Boris Diaw) to the Atlanta Hawks for Jamaal Tinsley.
• September 6, 2001: Signed Carlos Rogers as a free agent.
• September 21, 2001: Signed Norm Richardson as a free agent.
• February 19, 2002: Traded Travis Best, Norm Richardson, Jalen Rose and a 2002 2nd round draft pick (Lonny Baxter) to the Chicago Bulls for Metta World Peace, Ron Mercer, Brad Miller and Kevin Ollie.
• June 26, 2002: Selected Fred Jones (1st round, 14th pick) in the 2002 NBA Draft.
• September 5, 2002: Signed Erick Strickland as a free agent.
• November 6, 2002: Signed Greg Foster as a free agent.
• March 27, 2003: Signed Tim Hardaway to a contract for the rest of the season.

New York Knicks Franchise

• June 26, 2008: Selected Danilo Gallinari (1st round, 6th pick) in the 2008 NBA Draft.
• July 9, 2008: Signed Chris Duhon as a free agent.
• July 24, 2008: Signed Anthony Roberson as a free agent.
• July 28, 2008: Traded Renaldo Balkman and cash to the Denver Nuggets for Taurean Green, Bobby Jones and a 2010 2nd round draft pick (Andy Rautins).
• August 29, 2008: Traded Frederic Weis to the Houston Rockets for Patrick Ewing.
• November 21, 2008: Traded Mardy Collins and Zach Randolph to the Los Angeles Clippers for Cuttino Mobley and Tim Thomas.
• November 21, 2008: Traded Jamal Crawford to the Golden State Warriors for Al Harrington.
• February 19, 2009: Traded Jerome James, Anthony Roberson and Tim Thomas to the Chicago Bulls for Larry Hughes.
• February 19, 2009: Traded Malik Rose to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Chris Wilcox.
• March 3, 2009: Signed Cheikh Samb to a 10-day contract.
• March 6, 2009: Signed Demetris Nichols to a 10-day contract.
• March 23, 2009: Signed Courtney Sims to a 10-day contract.
• March 27, 2009: Signed Joe Crawford to a 10-day contract.
• April 9, 2009: Signed Mouhamed Sene as a free agent.
• April 14, 2009: Signed Chris Hunter as a free agent.
• June 25, 2009: Selected Jordan Hill (1st round, 8th pick) in the 2009 NBA Draft.
• June 25, 2009: Traded cash and a 2011 2nd round draft pick (Andrew Goudelock) to the Los Angeles Lakers for Toney Douglas.
• June 25, 2009: Traded Quentin Richardson and cash to the Memphis Grizzlies for Darko Milicic.
• September 11, 2009: Signed Gabe Pruitt as a free agent.
• September 25, 2009: Signed Marcus Landry as a free agent.
• December 13, 2009: Signed Jonathan Bender as a free agent.
• February 17, 2010: Traded Darko Milicic and cash to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Brian Cardinal.
• February 18, 2010: Traded Marcus Landry and Nate Robinson to the Boston Celtics for J.R. Giddens, Eddie House, Bill Walker and a 2014 2nd round draft pick.
• February 18, 2010: As part of a 3-team trade, the New York Knicks traded Larry Hughes to the Sacramento Kings; the New York Knicks traded Jordan Hill, Jared Jeffries and a future 1st round draft pick to the Houston Rockets; the Houston Rockets traded Tracy McGrady to the New York Knicks; the Houston Rockets traded Joey Dorsey and Carl Landry to the Sacramento Kings; the Sacramento Kings traded Hilton Armstrong and Kevin Martin to the Houston Rockets; and the Sacramento Kings traded Sergio Rodriguez to the New York Knicks. Houston had the right to swap 1st round draft picks with New York in 2011 but did not do so.
• April 2, 2010: Signed Earl Barron to a contract for the rest of the season.
• April 2, 2010: Signed Earl Barron to a 10-day contract.
• June 24, 2010: Selected Andy Rautins (2nd round, 38th pick) and Landry Fields (2nd round, 39th pick) in the 2010 NBA Draft.
• June 24, 2010: Purchased Jerome Jordan from the Milwaukee Bucks.
• July 8, 2010: Signed Amare Stoudemire as a free agent.
• July 9, 2010: Traded David Lee to the Golden State Warriors for Kelenna Azubuike, Anthony Randolph, Ronny Turiaf and a 2012 2nd round draft pick.
• July 12, 2010: Signed Raymond Felton as a free agent.
• July 13, 2010: Signed Timofey Mozgov as a free agent.
• August 10, 2010: Signed Roger Mason as a free agent.
• September 23, 2010: Signed Shawne Williams as a free agent.
• February 22, 2011: As part of a 3-team trade, the New York Knicks traded Eddy Curry, Anthony Randolph and cash to the Minnesota Timberwolves; the New York Knicks traded Wilson Chandler, Raymond Felton, Danilo Gallinari, Timofey Mozgov, cash, a 2012 2nd round draft pick, a 2013 2nd round draft pick and a 2014 1st round draft pick to the Denver Nuggets; the Denver Nuggets traded a 2015 2nd round draft pick to the Minnesota Timberwolves; the Denver Nuggets traded Carmelo Anthony, Renaldo Balkman, Chauncey Billups, Anthony Carter and Shelden Williams to the New York Knicks; the Minnesota Timberwolves traded Kosta Koufos to the Denver Nuggets; and the Minnesota Timberwolves traded Corey Brewer to the New York Knicks.
• March 1, 2011: Signed Jared Jeffries as a free agent.
• June 23, 2011: Selected Iman Shumpert (1st round, 17th pick) in the 2011 NBA Draft.
• June 23, 2011: Traded cash to the New Orleans Hornets for Josh Harrellson.