June 28, 1983: Selected Roy Hinson (1st round, 20th pick), Stewart Granger (1st round, 24th pick), John Garris (2nd round, 27th pick), Paul Thompson (3rd round, 50th pick), Larry Anderson (3rd round, 56th pick), Les Craft (3rd round, 66th pick), Derrick Hord (3rd round, 67th pick), Dwight Jones (4th round, 73rd pick), Chris Logan (5th round, 96th pick), Mel McLaughlin (6th round, 119th pick), John Columbo (7th round, 142nd pick), Larry Tucker (8th round, 165th pick), Joe Brown (9th round, 187th pick) and Jon Hanley (10th round, 208th pick) in the 1983 NBA Draft.
June 28, 1983: Traded Larry Andersen and Lee Craft to the San Diego Clippers for a 1985 2nd round draft pick (Calvin Duncan).
September 27, 1984: Signed Robert Smith as a free agent.
September 29, 1984: Traded a 1985 2nd round draft pick to the New York Knicks for Campy Russell. The 2nd round draft pick was contingent upon Russell being on Cleveland's roster on December 1, 1984 but he was waived on November 5, 1984.
November 23, 1984: Signed Mark West as a free agent.
June 18, 1985: Selected Charles Oakley (1st round, 9th pick), Calvin Duncan (2nd round, 30th pick), Hot Rod Williams (2nd round, 45th pick), Herb Johnson (3rd round, 55th pick), Mark Davis (4th round, 79th pick), Gunther Behnke (5th round, 101st pick), Ricky Johnson (6th round, 125th pick) and Buzz Peterson (7th round, 147th pick) in the 1985 NBA Draft.
March 4, 1986: Signed Ben McDonald as a free agent.
Brooklyn Nets Franchise
June 22, 1987: Selected Dennis Hopson (1st round, 3rd pick), Jamie Waller (3rd round, 48th pick), Andrew Moten (4th round, 72nd pick), James Blackmon (5th round, 94th pick), Perry Bromwell (6th round, 118th pick) and Frank Booker (7th round, 140th pick) in the 1987 NBA Draft.