1968-69 ABA Transactions

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League Champion: Oakland Oaks

Most Valuable Player: Mel Daniels (24.0/16.5/1.5)

Rookie of the Year: Warren Jabali (21.5/9.7/3.5)

PPG Leader: Larry Jones (28.4)

RPG Leader: Mel Daniels (16.5)

APG Leader: Larry Brown (7.1)

WS Leader: Jimmy Jones (16.1)

Transactions listed are from July 1, 1968 to June 30, 1969.

Transactions

January 1, 1968
The Denver Rockets signed Julius Keye.
The Dallas Chaparrals signed Ron Boone.
July 9, 1968
The Dallas Chaparrals traded Maurice McHartley to the New Jersey Americans for a draft choice.
July 12, 1968
The Los Angeles Stars signed Bob Warren.
Vince Cazzetta resigns as Head Coach for Minnesota Pipers.
July 13, 1968
The Dallas Chaparrals traded Bob Verga to the Denver Rockets for a draft choice and Bob Bedell.
August 5, 1968
The Minnesota Pipers hired Jim Harding as Head Coach.
August 17, 1968
The Oakland Oaks signed Warren Jabali.
August 23, 1968
The Minnesota Pipers signed Frank Card.
August 25, 1968
Bobby Hooper announced retirement.
August 28, 1968
The Denver Rockets traded Willie Murrell to the Miami Floridians for a draft choice and cash.
The Miami Floridians traded Tom Kondla and Errol Palmer to the Minnesota Pipers for draft choices.
August 29, 1968
The Denver Rockets traded a draft choice to the Los Angeles Stars for Larry Bunce.
August 30, 1968
The Los Angeles Stars waived Bill Allen.
The Los Angeles Stars waived Bill Garner.
The Los Angeles Stars waived Willis Thomas.
September ?, 1968
The New York Nets waived Bruce Spraggins.
Jesse Branson announced retirement.
The traded a draft choice to the Houston Mavericks for Dewitt Menyard.
September 15, 1968
The Los Angeles Stars waived Steven Kramer.
The Denver Rockets traded a draft choice to the Los Angeles Stars for John Fairchild.
September 18, 1968
Carroll Hooser announced retirement.
September 21, 1968
The Houston Mavericks waived Don Carlos.
September 23, 1968
The Los Angeles Stars signed Bob Warlick.
September 25, 1968
The Los Angeles Stars signed Edgar Lacey.
September 30, 1968
The Kentucky Colonels waived Howard Bayne.
October 2, 1968
The Oakland Oaks waived David Lee.
October 8, 1968
The Dallas Chaparrals traded Rich Peek to the Kentucky Colonels for a draft choice.
October 9, 1968
The Indiana Pacers traded Ollie Darden to the New York Nets for cash.
October 15, 1968
The Indiana Pacers waived Bobby Edmonds.
October 25, 1968
The Houston Mavericks claimed Richard Clark on waivers from the Miami Floridians.
October 30, 1968
The Indiana Pacers signed Don Dee.
The Oakland Oaks signed John Clawson.
November 5, 1968
The Oakland Oaks waived Wesley Bialosuknia.
November 7, 1968
The Minnesota Pipers traded a draft choice to the New York Nets for Tony Jackson.
November 11, 1968
The Indiana Pacers fired Larry Staverman as Head Coach.
The Indiana Pacers hired Slick Leonard as Head Coach.
The Denver Rockets traded Bob Verga to the New York Nets for a draft choice.
November 18, 1968
The Houston Mavericks claimed Stew Johnson on waivers from the New York Nets.
November 22, 1968
The Kentucky Colonels hired Gene Rhodes as Head Coach.
November 24, 1968
The Houston Mavericks traded a draft choice to the Minnesota Pipers for Tony Jackson.
November 25, 1968
The Houston Mavericks traded Tom Hoover to the Minnesota Pipers for Willie Porter.
The Denver Rockets traded John Fairchild to the Indiana Pacers for a draft choice.
November 27, 1968
The Houston Mavericks appointed Jim Weaver as Interim Head Coach.
Slater Martin resigns as Head Coach for Houston Mavericks.
December 2, 1968
The Los Angeles Stars traded Stephen Chubin to the Minnesota Pipers for a draft choice and Jim Jarvis.
December 11, 1968
The Houston Mavericks waived Jerry Pettway.
December 16, 1968
The Miami Floridians traded Ron Perry to the New York Nets for Maurice McHartley.
December 19, 1968
The Indiana Pacers traded Mike Lewis to the Minnesota Pipers for Stephen Chubin.
December 23, 1968
The Oakland Oaks waived Andrew Anderson.
The Minnesota Pipers appointed Vern Mikkelsen as Interim Head Coach.
December 24, 1968
The Minnesota Pipers waived Tom Hoover.
December 25, 1968
The Miami Floridians signed Andrew Anderson.
December 28, 1968
The Indiana Pacers waived Jimmy Rayl.
December 29, 1968
The New York Nets signed Tom Hoover.
The Houston Mavericks waived Guy Manning.
December 30, 1968
The Kentucky Colonels traded Manny Leaks and Randolph Mahaffey to the New York Nets for Dan Anderson and Ollie Darden.
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The Houston Mavericks signed Steven Kramer.
The Washington Capitols signed Mike Barrett.
Mel Peterson announced retirement.
John Clawson announced retirement.
The Indiana Pacers signed John Barnhill.
The Washington Capitols signed Fatty Taylor.
The Indiana Pacers signed Bobby Edmonds.
The New York Nets signed Billy Evans.
The Kentucky Colonels waived Jim Caldwell.
January 4, 1969
The Dallas Chaparrals traded a draft choice and Rich Peek to the Denver Rockets for Larry Bunce.
January 16, 1969
The Los Angeles Stars traded Ben Warley to the New York Nets for a draft choice and cash.
January 30, 1969
The Minnesota Pipers appointed Verl Young as Interim Head Coach.
The Minnesota Pipers fired Jim Harding as Head Coach.
January 31, 1969
The Indiana Pacers traded Stephen Chubin to the New York Nets for Ron Perry.
The Los Angeles Stars signed George Lehmann.
The Houston Mavericks traded Leary Lentz and Willie Somerset to the New York Nets for Levern Tart, Bob Verga and Hank Whitney.
February 4, 1969
In a 3-team trade, the Kentucky Colonels traded Dan Anderson to the Memphis Pros; and the Minnesota Pipers traded a draft choice to the Kentucky Colonels.
February 10, 1969
The Miami Floridians waived Willie Iverson.
February 12, 1969
The Denver Rockets traded draft choices to the Houston Mavericks for Levern Tart.
The Dallas Chaparrals traded a draft choice to the New York Nets for Manny Leaks.
February 18, 1969
The Indiana Pacers signed Tom Thacker.
March 5, 1969
Max Zaslofsky resigns as Head Coach for New York Nets.
March 13, 1969
The Houston Mavericks claimed Spider Bennett on waivers from the Dallas Chaparrals.
The Houston Mavericks claimed Larry Bunce on waivers from the Dallas Chaparrals.
April 6, 1969
Bob Bass resigns as Head Coach for Denver Rockets.
April 8, 1969
The Carolina Cougars hired Bones McKinney as Head Coach.
April 15, 1969
The Miami Floridians signed Larry Cannon.
The Carolina Cougars signed Gene Littles.
May 7, 1969
The Carolina Cougars signed Gene Littles.
May 14, 1969
The Denver Rockets hired John McLendon as Head Coach.
May 15, 1969
The Carolina Cougars signed Bill Bunting.
May 16, 1969
The Denver Rockets traded Al Cueto to the Miami Floridians for a draft choice.
May 19, 1969
The New Orleans Buccaneers signed Skeeter Swift.
May 23, 1969
Ervin Inniger announced retirement.
May 28, 1969
The Los Angeles Stars signed Mack Calvin.
June 4, 1969
The Miami Floridians signed Wil Jones.
June 12, 1969
The Denver Rockets signed Julius Keye.
In a 3-team trade, the Carolina Cougars traded Stew Johnson to the Minnesota Pipers; the Minnesota Pipers traded Frank Card to the Oakland Oaks; and the Oakland Oaks traded Doug Moe to the Carolina Cougars.
The Carolina Cougars traded a draft choice to the New York Nets for Randolph Mahaffey.
June 14, 1969
The Dallas Chaparrals signed Tom Hagan.
June 18, 1969
The New York Nets hired Lou Carnesecca as Head Coach.
The New York Nets appointed York Larese as Interim Head Coach.
June 23, 1969
The Indiana Pacers signed Bill Keller.
June 26, 1969
The Miami Floridians traded Les Hunter to the New York Nets for cash.
The Denver Rockets traded Levern Tart to the New York Nets for cash.

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