Record: 41-41, Finished 3rd in NBA Central Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Doug Moe (33-33), Bob Bass (8-8)
PTS/G: 119.4 (1st of 22) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 119.7 (22nd of 22)
SRS: -0.25 (11th of 22) ▪ Pace: 109.5 (1st of 22)
Off Rtg: 108.6 (3rd of 22) ▪ Def Rtg: 109.0 (20th of 22)
Expected W-L: 40-42 (11th of 22)
Arena: HemisFair Arena ▪ Attendance: 468,657 (9th of 22)
Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference First Round (2-1) versus Houston Rockets
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Transactions listed are from July 1, 1979 to June
30, 1980.
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stats.
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accomplishments.
July, 1979
Waived Louie Dampier.
July 27, 1979
Waived Chubby Cox.
August 6, 1979
Received Tate Armstrong and cash as compensation for the Chicago Bulls signing Coby Dietrick as a veteran free agent.
August 31, 1979
Purchased Kevin Restani from the Milwaukee Bucks.
September 13, 1979
Traded Mike Green to the Kansas City Kings for a 1980 2nd round draft pick (Michael Wiley).
October, 1979
Waived Glenn Mosley.
October 5, 1979
Traded a 1980 2nd round draft pick (Butch Carter) to the Los Angeles Lakers for Irv Kiffin.
October 12, 1979
Waived Johnny Moore.
December 19, 1979
Waived Irv Kiffin.
March 3, 1980
Waived Harry Davis.
June 6, 1980
Waived Tim Bassett.
January 17, 1980
Traded Billy Paultz to the Houston Rockets for John Shumate and a 1980 3rd round draft pick (Lavon Mercer).
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Signed Harry Davis to a 10-day contract.
March 9, 1980
Signed Johnny Moore as a free agent.
March 22, 1980
Signed Tim Bassett as a free agent.
May 28, 1980
Lost Wiley Peck to the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA expansion draft.
June 10, 1980
Drafted Reggie Johnson in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 1980 NBA Draft.
Drafted Michael Wiley in the 2nd round (39th pick) of the 1980 NBA Draft.
Drafted Lavon Mercer in the 3rd round (60th pick) of the 1980 NBA Draft.
Drafted Rich Yonakor in the 3rd round (61st pick) of the 1980 NBA Draft.
Drafted Calvin Roberts in the 4th round (83rd pick) of the 1980 NBA Draft.
Drafted Gib Hinz in the 5th round (107th pick) of the 1980 NBA Draft.
Drafted Dean Uthoff in the 6th round (129th pick) of the 1980 NBA Draft.
Drafted Allan Zahn in the 7th round (153rd pick) of the 1980 NBA Draft.
Drafted Bill Bailey in the 8th round (172nd pick) of the 1980 NBA Draft.
Drafted Al Williams in the 9th round (192nd pick) of the 1980 NBA Draft.
Drafted Steve Schall in the 10th round (209th pick) of the 1980 NBA Draft.
June 19, 1980
Signed Edmund Lawrence as a free agent.