List of 1984–85 NBA season transactions

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This is a list of all transactions occurring in the 1984-85 NBA season.

• The San Antonio Spurs waived Brant Weidner.

• The Kansas City Kings waived Dave Robisch.

• The Atlanta Hawks signed Walker Russell as a free agent.

• The Denver Nuggets waived Anthony Roberts.
• The Portland Trail Blazers signed Tom Scheffler as a free agent.

• The Cleveland Cavaliers hired George Karl as head coach.

• The New York Knicks signed Ron Cavenall as a free agent.

• The New York Knicks signed Clinton Wheeler as a free agent.

• The Denver Nuggets signed Elston Turner as a veteran free agent and sent Howard Carter to the Dallas Mavericks as compensation.

• The Atlanta Hawks traded Johnny Davis to the Cleveland Cavaliers for John Garris and Stewart Granger.

• The Houston Rockets traded Caldwell Jones to the Chicago Bulls for Mitchell Wiggins, a 1985 2nd round draft pick (Tyrone Corbin was later selected) and a 1985 3rd round draft pick (Michael Payne was later selected).

• The New York Knicks waived Clinton Wheeler.

• The Cleveland Cavaliers signed Dale Wilkinson as a free agent.
• The Utah Jazz waived Jim Rowinski.

• The Golden State Warriors signed Chuck Aleksinas as a free agent.

• The Golden State Warriors signed Peter Thibeaux as a free agent.

• The San Antonio Spurs waived Charles Jones.

• The Chicago Bulls traded Wallace Bryant to the Dallas Mavericks for a 1986 2nd round draft pick (Rafael Addison was later selected).
• The Philadelphia 76ers traded Leo Rautins to the Indiana Pacers for a 1987 3rd round draft pick (Hansi Gnad was later selected).

• The Los Angeles Lakers signed Chuck Nevitt as a free agent.

• The Indiana Pacers traded Kevin McKenna to the Houston Rockets for a 1985 5th round draft pick (Ivan Daniels was later selected).

• The Chicago Bulls signed Charles Jones as a free agent.

• The Seattle SuperSonics signed John Schweitz as a free agent.

• The Seattle SuperSonics signed Frank Brickowski as a free agent.

• Bob Lanier retired from the Milwaukee Bucks
• The Phoenix Suns signed Mike Holton as a free agent.
• The Seattle SuperSonics waived Steve Hayes.

• The Washington Bullets traded Bryan Warrick to the Los Angeles Clippers for a 1985 3rd round draft pick (Ken Perry was later selected).

• The Portland Trail Blazers waived Tom Piotrowski.
• The Houston Rockets signed Lionel Hollins as a veteran free agent.

• The Washington Bullets signed Dudley Bradley as a free agent.
• The New Jersey Nets signed George Johnson as a veteran free agent.
• The Cleveland Cavaliers signed Robert Smith as a free agent.
• The Chicago Bulls signed Dirk Minniefield as a free agent.

• The Utah Jazz signed Billy Paultz as a veteran free agent and sent a 1985 3rd round draft pick (Sedric Toney was later selected) to the Atlanta Hawks as compensation.
• The Detroit Pistons signed Bobby Cattage as a free agent.

The Indiana Pacers signed Tony Brown as a free agent.

• The New York Knicks traded Campy Russell to the Cleveland Cavaliers for a 1985 2nd round draft pick. 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.
• The Milwaukee Bucks traded Junior Bridgeman, Harvey Catchings, Marques Johnson and cash to the Los Angeles Clippers for Terry Cummings, Craig Hodges and Ricky Pierce.

• The Houston Rockets traded James Bailey and a 1985 2nd round draft pick (Tyrone Corbin was later selected) to the San Antonio Spurs for John Lucas and a 1985 3rd round draft pick (Sam Mitchell was later selected).
• The Indiana Pacers waived Sidney Lowe.

• The Detroit Pistons waived Jerome Henderson.
• The Kansas City Kings waived Carl Henry.

• The Philadelphia 76ers waived Butch Graves.
• The Phoenix Suns waived Michael Young.

• The Utah Jazz waived Jerry Eaves.

• The Detroit Pistons signed Sidney Lowe as a free agent.
• The Milwaukee Bucks signed Butch Graves as a free agent.

• The Atlanta Hawks signed Leo Rautins as a free agent.
• The Atlanta Hawks signed Jerry Eaves as a free agent.
• The Kansas City Kings waived Larry Micheaux.
• The Indiana Pacers waived Brook Steppe.
• The Golden State Warriors waived Pace Mannion.
• The San Antonio Spurs waived Joe Binion.

• The Boston Celtics traded Gerald Henderson to the Seattle SuperSonics for a 1986 1st round draft pick (Len Bias was later selected).

• The Milwaukee Bucks signed Larry Micheaux as a free agent.

• The Detroit Pistons waived Bobby Cattage.

• The Indiana Pacers traded Butch Carter to the New York Knicks for a 1985 2nd round draft pick (Dwayne McClain was later selected).

• The Dallas Mavericks traded Bill Garnett and Terence Stansbury to the Indiana Pacers for a 1990 1st round draft pick (Travis Mays was later selected).
• The Cleveland Cavaliers waived Dale Wilkinson.
• The Milwaukee Bucks waived Butch Graves.
• The Chicago Bulls waived Dirk Minniefield.

• The Portland Trail Blazers waived Pete Verhoeven.
• The Dallas Mavericks waived Mark West.
• The Houston Rockets waived Major Jones.
• The Houston Rockets waived Terry Teagle.
• The Houston Rockets waived Kevin McKenna.
• The Golden State Warriors waived Chris Engler.
• The Golden State Warriors waived Don Collins.
• The Milwaukee Bucks waived McKinley Singleton.
• The Detroit Pistons waived Ray Tolbert.

• The Detroit Pistons signed Dale Wilkinson as a free agent.
• The San Antonio Spurs traded James Bailey to the New York Knicks for a 1986 3rd round draft pick (Forrest McKenzie was later selected).
• The Utah Jazz waived David Pope.
• The Indiana Pacers waived Kenton Edelin.

• The Washington Bullets waived Joe Kopicki.
• The Boston Celtics waived Michael Young.

• The Chicago Bulls signed Wes Matthews as a free agent.

• The Los Angeles Clippers traded Hank McDowell to the Houston Rockets for a 1985 3rd round draft pick (Ken Perry was later selected).

• The Denver Nuggets signed Joe Kopicki as a free agent.
• The Atlanta Hawks waived Jerry Eaves.

• The Kansas City Kings signed Pete Verhoeven as a free agent.

• The Atlanta Hawks waived Leo Rautins.
• The Milwaukee Bucks waived Lorenzo Romar.
• The Cleveland Cavaliers waived Campy Russell.

• The Milwaukee Bucks signed Mark West as a free agent.
• The Washington Bullets waived Charles Davis.
• The Los Angeles Lakers waived Chuck Nevitt.
• The Detroit Pistons waived Dale Wilkinson.

• The Detroit Pistons signed Major Jones as a free agent.
• The Detroit Pistons signed Terry Teagle as a free agent.

• The Detroit Pistons signed Lorenzo Romar as a free agent.
• The Utah Jazz waived Kenny Natt.

• The Indiana Pacers waived Ralph Jackson.

• The Milwaukee Bucks signed Charles Davis as a free agent.
• The Detroit Pistons waived Sidney Lowe.

• The Milwaukee Bucks waived Mark West.

• The Seattle SuperSonics waived Scooter McCray.

• The New Jersey Nets signed Tom LaGarde as a free agent.

• The Cleveland Cavaliers claimed Michael Wilson on waivers from the Washington Bullets.
• The Chicago Bulls waived Ronnie Lester.
• The Chicago Bulls waived Charles Jones.

• Jack McKinney resigns as head coach for the Kansas City Kings.
• The Kansas City Kings hired Phil Johnson as head coach.

• The Detroit Pistons waived Terry Teagle.

• The Cleveland Cavaliers signed Mark West as a free agent.

• The Detroit Pistons signed Brook Steppe as a free agent.

• The Cleveland Cavaliers waived Robert Smith.

• The Detroit Pistons waived Lorenzo Romar.
• The Phoenix Suns signed Michael Young as a free agent.

• The Los Angeles Lakers signed Ronnie Lester as a free agent.
• The Atlanta Hawks signed Sidney Lowe as a free agent.

• The Detroit Pistons waived David Thirdkill.

• The San Antonio Spurs waived Ron Brewer.

• The Kansas City Kings waived Dane Suttle.

• The Cleveland Cavaliers waived Geoff Huston.

• The Kansas City Kings signed David Pope as a free agent.

• The Utah Jazz waived John Drew.
• The New Jersey Nets signed Kevin McKenna as a free agent.

• The Kansas City Kings traded Billy Knight to the San Antonio Spurs for Mark McNamara.

• The Cleveland Cavaliers traded Jeff Cook to the San Antonio Spurs for Edgar Jones and cash.
• The Kansas City Kings signed Kenny Natt as a free agent.
• The Cleveland Cavaliers waived Michael Wilson.

• The Philadelphia 76ers signed George Johnson as a veteran free agent and sent a 1989 2nd round draft pick (Reggie Cross was later selected) to the Indiana Pacers as compensation.
• The Philadelphia 76ers traded Marc Iavaroni to the San Antonio Spurs for a 1986 3rd round draft pick (Keith Colbert was later selected).

• The Dallas Mavericks waived Howard Carter.
• The Kansas City Kings waived Kenny Natt.
• The Milwaukee Bucks waived Larry Micheaux.

• The Houston Rockets waived Phil Ford.
• The New Jersey Nets waived Tom LaGarde.
• The San Antonio Spurs traded Fred Roberts to the Utah Jazz for a 1986 2nd round draft pick (Lemone Lampley was later selected) and a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Jeff Moe was later selected).
• The Atlanta Hawks waived Sidney Lowe.
• The Atlanta Hawks waived Walker Russell.

• The Kansas City Kings signed Kenny Natt to a 10-day contract.

• The Atlanta Hawks signed Sidney Lowe to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• The Cleveland Cavaliers signed Kevin Williams as a free agent.

• The New Jersey Nets signed Chris Engler as a free agent.
• The Utah Jazz signed Pace Mannion as a free agent.

• The New Jersey Nets signed Michael Wilson as a free agent.

• The Houston Rockets signed Larry Micheaux as a free agent.

• The Cleveland Cavaliers signed Butch Graves to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• The Indiana Pacers signed Kenton Edelin to a 10-day contract.

• The Chicago Bulls signed Chris Engler to the first of two 10-day contracts.

• The Milwaukee Bucks signed David Thirdkill to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• The Cleveland Cavaliers traded Paul Thompson to the Milwaukee Bucks for a 1985 2nd round draft pick (Hot Rod Williams was later selected) and a 1987 2nd round draft pick (Kannard Johnson was later selected).

• The Washington Bullets signed Charles Jones as a free agent.
• The Atlanta Hawks waived Stewart Granger.

• The Los Angeles Clippers signed Chris Engler to a 10-day contract.

• The Boston Celtics signed Ray Williams as a veteran free agent and sent a 1985 2nd round draft pick (Gerald Wilkins was later selected) and a 1986 2nd round draft pick (Michael Jackson was later selected) to the New York Knicks as compensation.

• The Kansas City Kings signed Ed Nealy as a free agent.

• The Los Angeles Lakers signed Chuck Nevitt as a free agent.

• The Milwaukee Bucks waived David Thirdkill.

• The Los Angeles Clippers waived Bryan Warrick.

• The Los Angeles Clippers signed Franklin Edwards as a veteran free agent.
• The Los Angeles Clippers signed Dale Wilkinson as a free agent.

• The Golden State Warriors signed Terry Teagle as a free agent.

• The Washington Bullets signed Don Collins as a free agent.

• The Philadelphia 76ers signed Steve Hayes as a free agent.

• The New Jersey Nets signed Ron Brewer as a free agent.

• The Indiana Pacers signed Greg Kelser as a veteran free agent.

• The Indiana Pacers signed Kenton Edelin as a free agent.

• The Milwaukee Bucks signed Chris Engler as a free agent.

• The Philadelphia 76ers waived Steve Hayes.

• The San Antonio Spurs signed David Thirdkill as a free agent.

• The Seattle SuperSonics signed Joe Cooper to a contract for the rest of the season.

The San Antonio Spurs signed Linton Townes as a free agent.

The Seattle SuperSonics fired Lenny Wilkens as head coach.

• The Dallas Mavericks traded a 1985 1st round draft pick (Sam Vincent was later selected) to the Boston Celtics for a 1985 1st round draft pick (Terry Porter was later selected) and a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Jose Vargas was later selected).

The Washington Bullets waived Don Collins.

• The Dallas Mavericks waived Tom Sluby.

• The Utah Jazz signed Steve Hayes as a free agent.

• The Chicago Bulls fired Kevin Loughery as head coach.

• Billy Cunningham resigns as head coach for Philadelphia 76ers.

• The Detroit Pistons signed Jerome Henderson as a free agent.

• Stan Albeck resigns as head coach for the New Jersey Nets.

• The Philadelphia 76ers hired Matt Guokas as head coach.
• The Portland Trail Blazers traded Bernard Thompson to the Phoenix Suns for a 1987 2nd round draft pick (Nikita Wilson was later selected).

• The Chicago Bulls hired Stan Albeck as head coach.
• The Washington Bullets traded Greg Ballard to the Golden State Warriors for a 1985 2nd round draft pick (Manute Bol was later selected) and a 1987 2nd round draft pick (Duane Washington was later selected).
• The Washington Bullets traded Mike Gibson and Rick Mahorn to the Detroit Pistons for Dan Roundfield.

• The San Antonio Spurs traded Gene Banks to the Chicago Bulls for Steve Johnson and a 1985 2nd round draft pick (Mike Brittain was later selected).
• The Chicago Bulls traded Keith Lee and Ennis Whatley to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Charles Oakley and Calvin Duncan.
• The Portland Trail Blazers traded Mike Smrek to the Chicago Bulls for Ben Coleman and Ken Johnson.

• The San Antonio Spurs waived Billy Knight.

• The Seattle SuperSonics hired Bernie Bickerstaff as head coach.

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