Bob Whitsitt

Bob Whitsitt

Franchises

• Oklahoma City Thunder: May 27, 1986 to June 21, 1994
• Portland Trail Blazers: July 12, 1994 to June 30, 2003

Awards

• 1993-94 NBA Executive of the Year

Draft Picks, Trades, and Free Agent Signings

Oklahoma City Thunder Franchise

• June 17, 1986: Selected Nate McMillan (2nd round, 30th pick), Lemone Lampley (2nd round, 38th pick), Tod Murphy (3rd round, 53rd pick), Michael Graham (4th round, 76th pick), Dominic Pressley (5th round, 99th pick), Curtis Kitchen (6th round, 122nd pick) and Glen McCants (7th round, 145th pick) in the 1986 NBA Draft.
• July 1, 1986: Traded Jack Sikma, a 1987 2nd round draft pick (Bob McCann) and a 1989 2nd round draft pick (Scott Haffner) to the Milwaukee Bucks for Alton Lister, a 1987 1st round draft pick (Mark Jackson) and a 1989 1st round draft pick (Jeff Sanders).
• July 11, 1986: Signed Kevin Williams as a free agent.
• July 23, 1986: Traded Al Wood to the Dallas Mavericks for Dale Ellis.
• September 5, 1986: John Schweitz signed as a veteran free agent with the Golden State Warriors; received FROM_TRADE as compensation.
• September 29, 1986: Traded Tim McCormick and Danny Vranes to the Philadelphia 76ers for Clemon Johnson and a 1989 1st round draft pick (Shawn Kemp).
• September 30, 1986: Traded a 1987 2nd round draft pick (Fred Banks) and a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Doug Overton) to the Detroit Pistons for John Long.
• October 2, 1986: Traded John Long and a 1993 2nd round draft pick (Spencer Dunkley) to the Indiana Pacers for Russ Schoene and Terence Stansbury.
• October 2, 1986: Purchased Ronnie Lester from the Los Angeles Lakers.
• October 8, 1986: Frank Brickowski signed as a veteran free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers; received cash as compensation.
• November 12, 1986: Traded Gerald Henderson and a 1987 1st round draft pick (Mark Jackson) to the New York Knicks for a 1987 1st round draft pick (Scottie Pippen) and a 1990 2nd round draft pick (Steve Henson).
• March 2, 1987: Signed Eddie Johnson to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• March 23, 1987: Signed Eddie Johnson to a contract for the rest of the season.
• April 3, 1987: Signed Curtis Kitchen to a contract for the rest of the season.
• June 22, 1987: Selected Scottie Pippen (1st round, 5th pick), Derrick McKey (1st round, 9th pick), Tommy Amaker (3rd round, 55th pick), Todd Linder (4th round, 78th pick), Michael Tait (5th round, 101st pick), Tom Gneiting (6th round, 124th pick) and Mike Giomi (7th round, 147th pick) in the 1987 NBA Draft.
• June 22, 1987: Traded Scottie Pippen and a 1989 1st round draft pick (Jeff Sanders) to the Chicago Bulls for Olden Polynice, a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Sylvester Gray) and a 1989 1st round draft pick (B.J. Armstrong).
• October 7, 1987: Signed Ricky Wilson as a free agent.
• October 16, 1987: Traded a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Sylvester Gray) to the Boston Celtics for Sam Vincent and Scott Wedman.
• November 10, 1987: Maurice Lucas signed as a veteran free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers; received a 1990 2nd round draft pick (Abdul Shamsid-Deen) as compensation.
• February 25, 1988: Traded Sam Vincent to the Chicago Bulls for Sedale Threatt.
• June 23, 1988: Traded a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Orlando Graham) to the Miami Heat. Miami agreed not to select Danny Young in the expansion draft.
• June 28, 1988: Selected Gary Grant (1st round, 15th pick) and Corey Gaines (3rd round, 65th pick) in the 1988 NBA Draft.
• June 28, 1988: Traded Gary Grant and a 1989 1st round draft pick (Kenny Payne) to the Los Angeles Clippers for Michael Cage.
• August 2, 1988: Signed Avery Johnson as a free agent.
• September 19, 1988: Signed John Lucas as a free agent.
• October 4, 1988: Signed Mike Champion as a free agent.
• October 4, 1988: Traded a 1990 2nd round draft pick (Steve Henson) to the Milwaukee Bucks for Jerry Reynolds.
• February 13, 1989: Signed Greg Ballard to a 10-day contract.
• February 26, 1989: Signed Mike Champion to a 10-day contract.
• June 26, 1989: Traded a 1989 1st round draft pick (B.J. Armstrong) to the Chicago Bulls for Brad Sellers.
• June 27, 1989: Traded a 1990 1st round draft pick (Gary Payton) to the Golden State Warriors for a 1989 1st round draft pick (Dana Barros).
• June 27, 1989: Selected Dana Barros (1st round, 16th pick) and Shawn Kemp (1st round, 17th pick) in the 1989 NBA Draft.
• June 27, 1989: Traded TO_TRADE to the Chicago Bulls for a 1993 2nd round draft pick (Mike Peplowski). Seattle agreed not to select B.J. Armstrong with the 16th or 17th pick in the 1989 draft.
• August 7, 1989: Traded Alton Lister to the Golden State Warriors for a 1990 1st round draft pick (Gary Payton).
• September 27, 1989: Signed Scott Meents as a free agent.
• January 22, 1990: Signed Jim Farmer to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• February 2, 1990: Signed Quintin Dailey to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• February 12, 1990: Signed Jim Farmer to a contract for the rest of the season.
• February 22, 1990: Signed Quintin Dailey to a contract for the rest of the season.
• February 22, 1990: Traded Brad Sellers to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Steve Johnson.
• June 27, 1990: Selected Gary Payton (1st round, 2nd pick), Jud Buechler (2nd round, 38th pick) and Abdul Shamsid-Deen (2nd round, 53rd pick) in the 1990 NBA Draft.
• June 27, 1990: Traded TO_TRADE to the Orlando Magic for a 1993 2nd round draft pick (Adonis Jordan) and a 1995 2nd round draft pick (Michael McDonald). Seattle agreed not to select Dennis Scott in the 1990 draft.
• June 27, 1990: Traded Jud Buechler to the New Jersey Nets. New Jersey agreed not to select Dennis Scott in the 1990 draft.
• October 4, 1990: Signed Dave Corzine as an unrestricted free agent.
• October 24, 1990: Traded Avery Johnson to the Denver Nuggets for a 1997 2nd round draft pick. The 2nd round draft pick traded to Seattle was conditional and was not exercised.
• December 7, 1990: Traded Xavier McDaniel to the Phoenix Suns for Eddie Johnson, a 1991 1st round draft pick (LeRon Ellis) and a 1994 1st round draft pick (Sharone Wright).
• February 15, 1991: Traded Dale Ellis to the Milwaukee Bucks for Ricky Pierce.
• February 20, 1991: Traded Olden Polynice, a 1991 1st round draft pick (LeRon Ellis) and a 1994 1st round draft pick (Brooks Thompson) to the Los Angeles Clippers for Benoit Benjamin.
• June 26, 1991: Selected Rich King (1st round, 14th pick) in the 1991 NBA Draft.
• August 23, 1991: Signed Bart Kofoed as a free agent.
• October 1, 1991: Signed Marty Conlon as a free agent.
• October 2, 1991: Traded Sedale Threatt to the Los Angeles Lakers for a 1994 2nd round draft pick (Dontonio Wingfield), a 1995 2nd round draft pick (Martin Lewis) and a 1996 2nd round draft pick (Jeff Nordgaard).
• February 20, 1992: Signed Tony Brown to a contract for the rest of the season.
• June 24, 1992: Selected Doug Christie (1st round, 17th pick) and Chris King (2nd round, 45th pick) in the 1992 NBA Draft.
• October 7, 1992: Signed Corey Gaines as a free agent.
• October 8, 1992: Signed Gerald Paddio as a free agent.
• October 8, 1992: Signed Steve Scheffler as a free agent.
• November 25, 1992: Traded a 1993 2nd round draft pick (Mike Peplowski) to the Sacramento Kings for Vincent Askew.
• December 2, 1992: Signed Steve Scheffler as a free agent.
• February 22, 1993: Traded Benoit Benjamin and Doug Christie to the Los Angeles Lakers for Sam Perkins.
• June 30, 1993: Selected Ervin Johnson (1st round, 23rd pick) and Adonis Jordan (2nd round, 42nd pick) in the 1993 NBA Draft.
• September 1, 1993: Traded Dana Barros, Eddie Johnson and a 1994 1st round draft pick (Sharone Wright) to the Charlotte Hornets for Kendall Gill and a 1994 1st round draft pick (Carlos Rogers).
• November 1, 1993: Traded Derrick McKey and Gerald Paddio to the Indiana Pacers for Detlef Schrempf.
• March 22, 1994: Signed Alphonso Ford to the first of two 10-day contracts.

Portland Trail Blazers Franchise

• September 19, 1994: Signed James Edwards as an unrestricted free agent.
• October 4, 1994: Signed Elmer Bennett as a free agent.
• October 27, 1994: Signed Negele Knight as a free agent.
• November 20, 1994: Signed Steve Henson as a free agent.
• February 14, 1995: Traded Clyde Drexler and Tracy Murray to the Houston Rockets for Otis Thorpe, Marcelo Nicola and a 1995 1st round draft pick (Randolph Childress).
• June 28, 1995: Traded a 1995 1st round draft pick (Randolph Childress), a 1995 1st round draft pick (Theo Ratliff) and a 1995 2nd round draft pick (Don Reid) to the Detroit Pistons for a 1995 1st round draft pick (Shawn Respert).
• June 28, 1995: Selected Shawn Respert (1st round, 8th pick) in the 1995 NBA Draft.
• June 28, 1995: Traded Shawn Respert to the Milwaukee Bucks for Gary Trent and a 1997 1st round draft pick (Paul Grant).
• September 20, 1995: Traded Otis Thorpe to the Detroit Pistons for Randolph Childress and Bill Curley.
• October 1, 1995: Signed Bob Thornton as a free agent.
• October 1, 1995: Signed Anthony Cook as a free agent.
• October 1, 1995: Signed Reggie Slater as a free agent.
• October 5, 1995: Signed Dontonio Wingfield as a free agent.
• October 10, 1995: Signed Michael Hawkins as a free agent.
• January 10, 1996: Signed Rumeal Robinson to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• January 10, 1996: Signed Elmore Spencer as a free agent.
• January 30, 1996: Signed Rumeal Robinson as a free agent.
• June 26, 1996: Selected Jermaine O'Neal (1st round, 17th pick) and Marcus Brown (2nd round, 46th pick) in the 1996 NBA Draft.
• June 27, 1996: Purchased Jason Sasser from the Sacramento Kings.
• July 15, 1996: Traded Harvey Grant and Rod Strickland to the Washington Bullets for Mitchell Butler and Rasheed Wallace.
• July 23, 1996: Signed Kenny Anderson as a free agent.
• July 23, 1996: Traded Bill Curley, James Robinson and a 1997 1st round draft pick (Paul Grant) to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Isaiah Rider.
• August 30, 1996: Signed Reggie Jordan as a free agent.
• September 20, 1996: Signed Aleksandar Djordjevic as a free agent.
• January 24, 1997: Signed Ennis Whatley to a 10-day contract.
• January 24, 1997: Traded Randolph Childress, Reggie Jordan and Aaron McKie to the Detroit Pistons for Stacey Augmon.
• January 30, 1997: Signed Ruben Nembhard to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• February 24, 1997: Signed Rumeal Robinson to a 10-day contract.
• March 6, 1997: Signed Rumeal Robinson to a contract for the rest of the season.
• June 25, 1997: Selected Chris Anstey (1st round, 18th pick) and Alvin Williams (2nd round, 47th pick) in the 1997 NBA Draft.
• June 25, 1997: Purchased C.J. Bruton from the Vancouver Grizzlies.
• June 25, 1997: Traded Chris Anstey and cash to the Dallas Mavericks for Kelvin Cato.
• August 23, 1997: Signed Brian Grant as a free agent.
• September 23, 1997: Signed John Crotty as a free agent.
• September 26, 1997: Signed Vincent Askew as a free agent.
• October 2, 1997: Signed Sean Higgins as a free agent.
• October 2, 1997: Signed Alton Lister as a free agent.
• October 10, 1997: As part of a 3-team trade, the Portland Trail Blazers traded Chris Dudley to the New York Knicks; the New York Knicks traded a 1998 1st round draft pick (Bryce Drew) to the Portland Trail Blazers; the New York Knicks traded John Wallace to the Toronto Raptors; the Toronto Raptors traded a 2000 1st round draft pick (Quentin Richardson) to the New York Knicks; and the Toronto Raptors traded a 2007 2nd round draft pick (Taurean Green) to the Portland Trail Blazers.
• December 2, 1997: Signed Rick Brunson as a free agent.
• February 13, 1998: Traded Kenny Anderson, Gary Trent, Alvin Williams, a 1998 1st round draft pick (Bryce Drew), a 1998 1st round draft pick (Mirsad Turkcan) and a 1998 2nd round draft pick (Tyson Wheeler) to the Toronto Raptors for Carlos Rogers, Damon Stoudamire and Walt Williams.
• March 5, 1998: Signed Gary Grant to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• March 25, 1998: Signed Gary Grant to a contract for the rest of the season.
• January 21, 1999: Signed Michael Hawkins as a free agent.
• January 22, 1999: Signed Art Long as a free agent.
• January 22, 1999: Traded a 1999 1st round draft pick (Jumaine Jones) and a 2000 2nd round draft pick (Scoonie Penn) to the Detroit Pistons for Bonzi Wells.
• January 22, 1999: Signed Greg Anthony as a free agent.
• February 2, 1999: Signed Jim Jackson as a free agent.
• April 6, 1999: Signed Brian Shaw to a 10-day contract.
• April 13, 1999: Signed Brian Shaw to a contract for the rest of the season.
• June 30, 1999: Selected Roberto Bergersen (2nd round, 52nd pick) in the 1999 NBA Draft.
• June 30, 1999: Purchased Roberto Bergersen from the Atlanta Hawks.
• August 2, 1999: Traded Jim Jackson and Isaiah Rider to the Atlanta Hawks for Ed Gray and Steve Smith.
• August 2, 1999: Signed Detlef Schrempf as a free agent.
• October 2, 1999: Traded Stacey Augmon, Kelvin Cato, Ed Gray, Carlos Rogers, Brian Shaw and Walt Williams to the Houston Rockets for Scottie Pippen.
• October 5, 1999: Signed Antonio Harvey as a free agent.
• October 6, 1999: Signed Joe Kleine as a free agent.
• October 18, 1999: Signed Stacey Augmon as a free agent.
• April 14, 2000: Signed Jamel Thomas to a contract for the rest of the season.
• June 28, 2000: Selected Erick Barkley (1st round, 28th pick) in the 2000 NBA Draft.
• August 30, 2000: As part of a 3-team trade, the Portland Trail Blazers traded Brian Grant to the Miami Heat; the Portland Trail Blazers traded Gary Grant to the Cleveland Cavaliers; the Cleveland Cavaliers traded Shawn Kemp to the Portland Trail Blazers; and the Miami Heat traded Chris Gatling, Clarence Weatherspoon and a 2001 1st round draft pick (Brendan Haywood) to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
• August 31, 2000: Traded Joe Kleine and Jermaine O'Neal to the Indiana Pacers for Dale Davis.
• September 13, 2000: Signed Will Perdue as a free agent.
• March 5, 2001: Signed Rod Strickland as a free agent.
• June 27, 2001: Selected Zach Randolph (1st round, 19th pick) and Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje (2nd round, 50th pick) in the 2001 NBA Draft.
• July 20, 2001: Traded Greg Anthony to the Chicago Bulls for a 2002 2nd round draft pick (Jason Jennings).
• July 25, 2001: Traded Steve Smith to the San Antonio Spurs for Derek Anderson, Steve Kerr and a 2003 2nd round draft pick (Andreas Glyniadakis).
• July 30, 2001: Signed Ruben Patterson as a free agent.
• September 21, 2001: Signed Chris Dudley as a free agent.
• October 1, 2001: Signed Mitchell Butler as a free agent.
• October 29, 2001: Traded Will Perdue to the Los Angeles Clippers for Doron Sheffer.
• December 21, 2001: Signed Rick Brunson as a free agent.
• June 26, 2002: Selected Qyntel Woods (1st round, 21st pick), Jason Jennings (2nd round, 43rd pick) and Federico Kammerichs (2nd round, 51st pick) in the 2002 NBA Draft.
• August 5, 2002: Traded Erick Barkley, Steve Kerr and a 2003 2nd round draft pick (Andreas Glyniadakis) to the San Antonio Spurs for Antonio Daniels, Amal McCaskill and Charles Smith.
• August 12, 2002: Signed Jeff McInnis as a free agent.
• September 30, 2002: Signed Richie Frahm as a free agent.