Best transaction: Selected Amare Stoudemire (9th overall pick) in the 2002 NBA Draft.
Worst transaction: Traded Jason Kidd and Chris Dudley to the New Jersey Nets for Stephon Marbury, Johnny Newman and Soumaila Samake on July 18, 2001.
Executive of the Year: Two times (2004-05 and 2006-07).
TRANSACTIONS:
SEASON 2011-12
December 14 Signed guard Gary Forbes. December 12 Signed guard Anthony Carter. December 11 Signed center Aaron Gray. December 10 Signed guard Gary Forbes to an offer sheet and signed forward Rasual Butler. December 9 Signed center Jamaal Magloire. June 30 2011 Signed assistant general manager Maurizio Gherardini and director of scouting Jim Kelly to contract extensions. June 27 2011 Tendered a qualifying offer to guard Sonny Weems. June 24 2011 Exercised the contract options on guards DeMar DeRozan and forwards James Johnson and Ed Davis through 2012-13. Draft 2011 Selected center Jonas Valanciunas (5th overall pick). June 21 2011 Named Dwane Casey head coach.
SEASON 2010-11
June 1 2011 Named Jay Triano special assistant to the president and general manager. February 22 2011 Traded a first-round pick to the Chicago Bulls for forward James Johnson. February 7 2011 Signed guard Trey Johnson to a second 10-day contract. January 26 2011 Signed guard Trey Johnson to a 10-day contract and waived guard Sundiata Gaines. January 24 2011 Traded the draft rights to forward Giorgos Printezis to the Dallas Mavericks for center Alexis Ajinca, a future second-round draft pick and cash and signed guard Sundiata Gaines to a second 10-day contract. January 20 2011 Waived forward Predrag Stojakovic. January 13 2011 Signed guard Sundiata Gaines to a 10-day contract. January 5 2011 Waived forward Ronald Dupree. December 26 2010 Signed forward Ronald Dupree. November 20 2010 Traded guards Jarrett Jack and Marcus Banks and center David Andersen to the New Orleans Hornets for guard Jerryd Bayless and forward Peja Stojakovic. October 19 2010 Waived forward Ronald Dupree. September 30 2010 Exercised the contract option on guard DeMar DeRozan through 2011-12. September 24 2010 Named Marc Eversley assistant general manager and Alvin Williams director of player development. September 16 2010 Signed forward Ronald Dupree. August 16 2010 Waived forward Dwyane Jones and named Scott Roth assistant coach. August 11 2010 Traded guard Marco Belinelli to the New Orleans Hornets for forward Julian Wright. July 28 2010 Traded a 2015 protected second-round pick to the Houston Rockets for center David Andersen and cash considerations. July 26 2010 Signed forward Linas Kleiza. July 14 2010 Traded forward Hedo Turkoglu to the Phoenix Suns for guard Leandro Barbosa and center Dwayne Jones. July 9 2010 Signed forward Chris Bosh and traded him to the Miami Heat for two first-round picks in 2011 and a trade exception. July 8 2010 Re-signed forward Amir Johnson, signed forward Linas Kleiza to an offer sheet and signed center Solomon Alabi. July 6 2010 Signed forward Ed Davis. Draft 2010 Selected forward Ed Davis (13th overall pick). Traded a future second-round pick and cash to the Dallas Mavericks for the draft rights to center Solomon Alabi.
SEASON 2009-10
June 2 2010 Named PJ Carlesimo assistant coach. April 4 2010 Signed forward Joey Dorsey for the remainder of the season. January 5 2010 Waived forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu. November 17 2009 Signed forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu. November 12 2009 Waived guard Quincy Douby. October 29 2009 Exercised the contract option on guard Marco Belinelli through 2010-11. August 18 2009 Traded guards Carlos Delfino and Roko Leni Ukic to the Milwaukee Bucks for forward Amir Johnson and guard Sonny Weems. July 30 2009 Signed center Rasho Nesterovic and traded forward Devean George and cash to the Golden State Warriors for guard Marco Belinelli. July 21 2009 Signed guard Jarrett Jack. July 13 2009 Signed guard Jarrett Jack to an offer sheet. July 10 2009 Signed guard DeMar DeRozan. July 9 2009 Traded forwards Shawn Marion and Kris Humphries, center Nathan Jawai and cash to the Dallas Mavericks for guard Antoine Wright and forward Devean George; traded cash to the Orlando Magic for forward Hidayet Turkoglu. July 8 2009 Signed forward Andrea Bargnani to a contract extension. June 29 2009 Tendered a qualifying offer to forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu. Draft 2009 Selected guard DeMar DeRozan (9th overall pick). June 16 2009 Tendered a qualifying offer to forward Carlos Delfino. June 9 2009 Traded forward Jason Kapono to the Philadelphia 76ers for forward Reggie Evans. June 5 2009 Named Marc Iavaroni and Alex English assistant coaches. May 11 2009 Signed head coach Jay Triano to a contract extension.
SEASON 2008-09
April 13 2009 Signed guard Quincy Douby for the remainder of the season. April 3 2009 Signed guard Quincy Douby to a second 10-day contract. March 24 2009 Signed guard Quincy Douby to a 10-day contract. March 6 2009 Signed forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu for the remainder of the season. February 19 2009 Traded guard Will Solomon to the Sacramento Kings; acquired center Patrick O'Bryant from the Boston Celtics. February 13 2009 Traded center Jermaine O’Neal, forward Jamario Moon and a future first-round pick to the Miami Heat for forward Shawn Marion, guard Marcus Banks and cash. January 7 2009 Traded guard Hassan Adams and cash to the Los Angeles Clippers for a future conditional second-round pick. December 14 2008 Signed center Jake Voskuhl. December 3 2008 Fired head coach Sam Mitchell and named Jay Triano interim head coach. October 27 2008 Exercised the contract option on forward Andrea Bargnani through 2009-10. October 22 2008 Waived forward Jamal Sampson. September 30 2008 Signed forward Jamal Sampson. July 28 2008 Signed guard Willie Solomon. July 16 2008 Signed guard Roko Leni Ukic. July 9 2008 Traded guard TJ Ford, forward Maceo Baston, center Radoslav Nesterovic and the draft rights to center Roy Hibbert to the Indiana Pacers for forward Jermaine O'Neal and the draft rights to center Nathan Jawai; signed guard Jose Manuel Calderon to a contract extension. July 8 2008 Signed guard Hassan Adams. Draft 2008 Selected center Roy Hibbert (17th overall pick). June 20 2008 Tendered qualifying offers to guard Jose Manuel Calderon and forward Carlos Delfino. June 18 2008 Waived forward Jorge Garbajosa. May 16 2008 Exercised the contract option on center Rasho Nesterovic through 2008-09. May 14 2008 Exercised the contract option on forward Jamario Moon through 2008-09.
SEASON 2007-08
March 27 2008 Signed forward Linton Johnson to a 10-day contract and waived guard Darrick Martin. February 29 2008 Named John Lucas basketball development consultant. February 21 2008 Traded guard Juan Dixon to the Detroit Pistons for center Primoz Brezec. October 31 2007 Signed forward Kris Humphries to a contract extension. October 29 2007 Waived guard Luke Jackson and exercised the contract option on forward Joey Graham through 2008-09. October 5 2007 Exercised the contract option on forward Andrea Bargnani through 2008-09. September 30 2007 Re-signed guard Darrick Martin. September 29 2007 Signed senior basketball advisor Wayne Embry to a contract extension. September 12 2007 Named Eric Hughes assistant coach. July 30 2007 Named Masai Ujiri director of global scouting. July 19 2007 Signed forward Maceo Baston. July 11 2007 Signed forward Jason Kapono and signed forward Maceo Baston to an offer sheet. July 10 2007 Signed forward Jamario Moon. June 28 2007 Traded a 2008 second-round pick to the San Antonio Spurs for the draft rights to forward Giorgos Printezis. June 15 2007 Traded two future second-round picks to the Detroit Pistons for forward Carlos Delfino. May 22 2007 Signed head coach Sam Mitchell to a contract extension.
SEASON 2006-07
April 14 2007 Signed guard Luke Jackson for the remainder of the season. April 4 2007 Signed guard Luke Jackson to a second 10-day contract. March 25 2007 Signed guard Luke Jackson to a 10-day contract. March 24 2007 Waived forward PJ Tucker. February 22 2007 Traded guard Fred Jones to the Portland Trail Blazer for guard Juan Dixon. October 31 2006 Signed guard TJ Ford to a contract extension and exercised the contract option on forward Kris Humphries through 2007-08. October 15 2006 Waived forward LaVell Blanchard and center Cezary Trybanski. September 29 2006 Signed forward LaVell Blanchard and center Cezary Trybanski. September 27 2006 Re-signed guard Darrick Martin. July 27 2006 Signed forward Uros Slokar. July 26 2006 Signed guard Fred Jones and waived guard Alvin Williams. July 25 2006 Signed forward PJ Tucker. July 24 2006 Signed forward Jorge Garbajosa. July 14 2006 Signed forward Chris Bosh to a contract extension. July 13 2006 Signed guard Anthony Parker and waived guard Andre Barrett. July 1 2006 Signed forward Andrea Bargnani. June 30 2006 Traded forward Charlie Villanueva to the Milwaukee Bucks for TJ Ford and cash. Draft 2006 Selected forwards Andrea Bargnani (1st overall pick), PJ Tucker (35th overall pick) and Edin Bavcic (56th overall pick). Traded the draft rights to forward Edin Bavcic to the Philadelphia 76ers for cash. June 27 2006 Exercised the contract options on forwards Charlie Villanueva and Joey Graham through 2007-08. June 22 2006 Named Maurizio Gherardini vice president and assistant general manager. June 21 2006 Traded forwards Matt Bonner and Eric Williams and a 2009 second-round draft pick to the San Antonio Spurs for center Radoslav Nesterovic and cash; waived forward Robert Whaley. June 8 2006 Traded center Rafael Araujo to the Utah Jazz for forwards Kris Humphries and Robert Whaley.
SEASON 2005-06
April 4 2006 Signed guard Andre Barrett to a contract extension. April 3 2006 Waived center James Lang. March 27 2006 Signed center James Lang to a 10-day contract. March 25 2006 Signed guard Andre Barrett to a second 10-day contract. March 23 2006 Waived forward Antonio Davis. March 15 2006 Signed guard Andre Barrett to a 10-day contract. February 28 2006 Named president and general manager of the Toronto Raptors. February 27 2006 Resigned as general manager of the Phoenix Suns. January 26 2006 Traded a second-round pick to the Minnesota Timberwolves for forward Nikoloz Tskitishvili. January 9 2006 Signed forward Josh Davis. January 5 2006 Waived center Jared Reiner. December 24 2005 Waived forward Sharrod Ford. November 2 2005 Signed forward Sharrod Ford and waived forward Lucas Tischer. October 27 2005 Exercised the contract options on guard Leandrinho Barbosa and forward Boris Diaw through 2006-07 and waived guard Anthony Lever-Pedroza. October 24 2005 Signed center Jared Reiner. October 3 2005 Signed forward Amare Stoudemire to a contract extension. September 30 2005 Signed guard Anthony Lever-Pedroza. September 12 2005 Signed guard Eddie House and forward Lucas Tischer. August 25 2005 Traded a second-round pick to the Indiana Pacers for forward James Jones; signed head coach Mike D'Antoni to a contract extension. August 19 2005 Re-signed guard Joe Johnson and traded him to the Atlanta Hawks for forward Boris Diaw, two conditional first-round picks and cash. August 18 2005 Signed forward Brian Grant and center Pat Burke. August 3 2005 Signed guard Raja Bell. August 2 2005 Traded center Jake Voskuhl to the Charlotte Bobcats for a conditional 2007 second-round pick. July 11 2005 Signed forward Dijon Thompson. June 29 2005 Named Dan D'Antoni assistant coach. Draft 2005 Selected guard Nate Robinson (21st overall pick) and center Marcin Gortat (57th overall pick). Traded guard Quentin Richardson and the draft rights to guard Nate Robinson to the New York Knicks for forward Kurt Thomas and the draft rights to forward Dijon Thompson; traded the draft rights to center Marcin Gortat to the Orlando Magic for cash considerations. June 28 2005 Tendered a qualifying offer to guard Joe Johnson.
SEASON 2004-05
February 24 2005 Signed assistant coaches Marc Iavaroni and Phil Weber to contract extensions. February 8 2005 Traded a a second-round pick to the Boston Celtics for forward Walter McCarty and cash. February 4 2005 Waived guard Smush Parker. January 29 2005 Signed guard Smush Parker to a second 10-day contract. January 23 2005 Signed forward Paul Shirley. January 21 2005 Traded guard Casey Jacobsen and forwards Maciej Lampe and Jackson Vroman to the New Orleans Hornets for forward Jim Jackson and a 2005 second-round pick. January 19 2005 Signed guard Smush Parker to a 10-day contract. January 3 2005 Traded forward Zarko Cabarkapa to the Golden State Warriors for two second-round picks. December 18 2004 Waived guard Yuta Tabuse. November 8 2004 Signed forward Bo Outlaw. November 3 2004 Waived forward Paul Shirley. October 29 2004 Waived guard Howard Eisley. October 27 2004 Exercised the contract option on forward Amare Stoudemire through 2005-06. October 26 2004 Waived guard Derrick Dial. October 13 2004 Waived center Justin Rowe. October 1 2004 Signed guard Derrick Dial, forward Paul Shirley and center Justin Rowe. September 7 2004 Signed guard Yuta Tabuse. August 20 2004 Signed center Steven Hunter. July 29 2004 Signed guard Quentin Richardson. July 14 2004 Signed guard Steve Nash and signed guard Quentin Richardson to an offer sheet. July 9 2004 Signed forward Jackson Vroman. Draft 2004 Selected forward Luol Deng (7th overall pick). Acquired the draft rights to forward Jackson Vroman, a future first-round pick and cash considerations from the Chicago Bulls for the draft rights to forward Luol Deng. May 31 2004 Named Alvin Gentry assistant coach. May 12 2004 Signed head coach Mike D'Antoni to a two-year contract extension.
SEASON 2003-04
February 20 2004 Waived center Ben Handlogten. February 19 2004 Traded forward Tom Gugliotta, two conditional first-round picks, a 2005 second-round pick and cash to the Utah Jazz for forward Keon Clark and center Ben Handlogten. January 28 2004 Waived center Scott Williams. January 6 2004 Waived guard Charlie Ward. January 5 2004 Traded guards Stephon Marbury and Anfernee Hardaway and center Cezary Trybanski to the New York Knicks for guards Howard Eisley and Charlie Ward, forwards forward Antonio McDyess and Maciej Lampe, the draft rights to guard Milos Vujanic, a 2004 first-round draft, a conditional first round pick and cash. December 26 2003 Traded center Robert Archibald to the Orlando Magic for a 2004 second-round draft pick. December 22 2003 Traded a 2004 second-round draft pick to the Orlando Magic for forward Donnell Harvey. December 10 2003 Fired head coach Frank Johnson and named Mike D'Antoni head coach. November 5 2003 Traded guard Brevin Knight to the Washington Wizards for center Jahidi White. October 24 2003 Exercised the contract option on guard Joe Johnson through 2004-05. October 23 2003 Waived guard Ray Weathers and centers Nick Sheppard and Dejan Koturovic. October 16 2003 Waived forward DerMarr Johnson. October 8 2003 Signed center Dejan Koturovic and waived guard Trevor Huffman and forward William Pippen. October 7 2003 Signed guard Stephon Marbury to a four-year contract extension. October 1 2003 Signed forward DerMarr Johnson. September 30 2003 Traded forward Bo Outlaw and center Iakovos Tsakalidis to the Memphis Grizzlies for guard Brevin Knight and centers Cezary Trybanski and Robert Archibald. September 26 2003 Signed guard Trevor Huffman and Ray Weathers, forward William Pippen and center Nick Sheppard. July 23 2003 Re-signed center Jake Voskuhl. July 16 2003 Signed guard Leandrinho Barbosa and re-signed center Scott Williams. July 14 2003 Signed forward Zarko Cabarkapa. Draft 2003 Selected forward Zarko Cabarkapa (17th overall pick). Traded a future first-round pick to the San Antonio Spurs for the draft rights to guard Leandrinho Barbosa.
SEASON 2002-03
October 8 2002 Waived guard Maurice Baker and forward Bobby Lazor. September 30 2002 Signed guards Anthony Goldwire and Maurice Baker and forwards Chris Burgess and Bobby Lazor. September 27 2002 Signed forward Dan Langhi. September 25 2002 Named Tim Grgurich assistant coach. September 17 2002 Traded guard Milt Palacio to the Cleveland Cavaliers for a future second-round draft pick. August 1 2002 Agreed to terms with forward Shawn Marion on a six-year contract. July 19 2002 Signed center Scott Williams. July 5 2002 Signed forward Amare Stoudemire and guard Casey Jacobsen. June 27 2002 Exercised their 2002-03 option on the contract of forward Alton Ford. Draft 2002 Selected forward Amare Stoudemire (9th overall pick) and guard Casey Jacobsen (22nd overall pick). June 10 2002 Named Marc Iavaroni assistant coach.
SEASON 2001-02
February 20 2002 Traded guard Tony Delk and forward Rodney Rogers for guards Randy Brown, Joe Johnson and Milt Palacio and a first-round draft pick. February 17 2002 Named Frank Johnson coach. January 7 2002 Signed guard Joseph Crispin; waived center Daniel Santiago. December 11 2001 Waived guard Charlie Bell. November 16 2001 Traded forward Jud Buechler to the Orlando Magic and guard Vinny Del Negro to the Los Angeles Clippers for forward Bo Outlaw, a first-round pick in 2002 and cash from the Orlando Magic. October 29 2001 Traded center Soumaila Samake and a 2003 second-round pick to the Chicago Bulls for center Jake Voskuhl. October 11 2001 Waived guard Kendrick Johnson. October 3 2001 Exercised the fourth-year contract option on forward Shawn Marion. July 19 2001 Signed free agent guard Dan Majerle. July 18 2001 Traded guard Jason Kidd and center Chris Dudley to the New Jersey Nets for guard Stephon Marbury, forward Johnny Newman and center Soumaila Samake; traded forward Clifford Robinson for forwards John Wallace and Jud Buechler. Draft 2001 Selected forward Alton Ford (51st overall pick).
SEASON 2000-01
January 26 2001 Traded forwards Corie Blount, Ruben Garces and guard Paul McPherson to the Golden State Warriors for guard Vinny Del Negro. January 5 2001 Waived guard Elliot Perry. December 8 2000 Signed guard Elliot Perry. December 7 2000 Waived guard Rex Chapman. October 25 2000 Waived center Tim Kempton and guards Justin Love and DeJuan Wheat. October 16 2000 Waived forwards Carlos Daniel and Reed Rawlings. October 6 2000 Released forward JR Koch and guard Lelan McDougal. October 2 2000 Signed center Iakovos Tsakalidis, their first-round pick in the 2000 draft. September 15 2000 Signed free agent guard Mario Elie, who had been with the San Antonio Spurs. August 31 2000 Waived guard Randy Livingston. August 23 2000 Signed guard Paul McPherson. August 3 2000 Re-signed free agent forward Corie Blount; signed forward Ruben Garces, guard Justin Love and center Daniel Santiago. August 1 2000 Signed free agent guard Tony Delk, who had been with the Sacramento Kings. Draft 2000 Selected center Iakovos Tsakalidis (25th overall pick) June 13 2000 Re-signed assistant coaches Frank Johnson and Phil Weber; named Jim Boylan assistant coach. May 26 2000 Signed guard Jason Kidd to a one-year contract extension through the 2003-04 season.
SEASON 1999-00
March 25 2000 Signed guard Kevin Johnson for the remainder of the season; waived center Mark West. March 23 2000 Agreed to terms with guard Kevin Johnson. March 13 2000 Signed forward Don MacLean to a 10-day contract. January 11 2000 Released forward Ben Davis from his 10-day contract. December 21 1999 Waived guard Gerald Brown. December 13 1999 Announced the resignation of coach Danny Ainge; promoted assistant Scott Skiles to coach. October 19 1999 Signed center Mark West. October 16 1999 Waived center Peter Aluma. October 14 1999 Waived guards Jason Singleton and LaMarcus Golden. September 8 1999 Agreed to terms with free agent forward Corie Blount, who had been with the Cleveland Cavaliers, to a two-year contract. August 17 1999 Re-signed guard Randy Livingston to a multi-year contract. August 5 1999 Traded forwards Danny Manning and Pat Garrity and two first-round draft picks to the Orlando Magic for guard Anfernee Hardaway. August 2 1999 Signed free agent forward Rodney Rogers, who had been with the Los Angeles Clippers. July 30 1999 Re-signed guard Toby Bailey to a one-year contract; signed forward Shawn Marion, their 1999 first-round pick, to a three-year contract. Draft 1999 Selected forward Shawn Marion (9th overall pick).
SEASON 1998-99
May 4 1999 Signed guard Randy Livingston for the remainder of the season; released guard Alvin Sims. April 28 1999 Signed guard Alvin Sims for the rest of the season. April 7 1999 Released guard Jimmy Oliver early from his 10-day contract. March 2 1999 Waived guard Shawn Respert. February 3 1999 Signed free agent forward Chris Morris, who had been with the Utah Jazz. February 2 1999 Waived guard James Collins. January 29 1999 Signed free agent guard Shawn Respert to a one-year contract; waived forward Jamie Feick. January 25 1999 Re-signed free agent forward Clifford Robinson to a one-year contract and free agent guard Rex Chapman to a six-year contract. January 22 1999 Traded forwards Mark Bryant and Martin Muursepp, guard Bubba Wells and a conditional first-round draft pick to the Chicago Bulls for center Luc Longley; re-signed free agent forward George McCloud; signed free agent forward Tom Gugliotta, who had been with the Minnesota Timberwolves, to a six-year contract; signed center Joe Kleine, who had been with the Chicago Bulls, guard Toby Bailey and guard James Collins, who had been with the Los Angeles Clippers; re-signed center Horacio Llamas and forward Marko Milic. January 21 1999 Renounced the rights to guard Kevin Johnson, forwards George McCloud, Loren Meyer, Marko Milic, Dennis Scott, Wayman Tisdale; forward-centers Antonio McDyess and John Williams and centers Mike Brown and Horacio Llamas. Draft 1998 Traded guard Steve Nash to the Dallas Mavericks for forwards Martin Muursepp and Bubba Wells, the draft rights to forward Pat Garrity and a 1999 first-round draft pick.
SEASON 1997-98
January 20 1998 Signed guard Brooks Thompson to a second 10-day contract. January 9 1998 Signed guard Brooks Thompson to a 10-day contract. January 8 1998 Named Roger Reid assistant coach. January 7 1998 Waived guard Brooks Thompson. December 11 1997 Signed free-agent guard Brooks Thompson. November 21 1997 Traded forward Tom Chambers to the Philadelphia 76ers for forward Marko Milic. October 30 1997 Waived guard Stephen Jackson. October 13 1997 Waived center William Cunningham. October 10 1997 Waived center Dwayne Schintzius. October 3 Waived forward Russ Millard. October 1 1997 Traded two first-round picks and two second-round picks to the Denver Nuggets and guards Wesley Person and Tony Dumas to the Cleveland Cavaliers for forward Antonio McDyess from the Denver Nuggets. September 2 1997 Signed guard George McCloud August 25 1997 Signed forward Clifford Robinson. August 22 1997 Signed forward Tom Chambers. July 15 1997 Signed guard Stephen Jackson. July 8 1997 Re-signed guard Rex Chapman, forward John "Hot Rod" Williams and center Horacio Llamas. July 1 1997 Re-signed forward Mark Bryant. Draft 1997 Selected guard Stephen Jackson (43rd overall pick).
SEASON 1996-97
April 5 1997 Signed forward Mike Brown for the rest of the season. February 21 1997 Signed center Horacio Llamas to a 10-day contract. February 14 1997 Waived guard Rumeal Robinson. January 31 1997 Signed forward Dexter Boney. February 10 1997 Traded forward Robert Horry and center Joe Kleine to the Los Angeles Lakers for forward Cedric Ceballos and guard Rumeal Robinson. December 26 1996 Traded guards Sam Cassell and Michal Finley, forward AC Green and a second-round draft pick in 1997 or 1998 for guards Jason Kidd and Tony Dumas and center Loren Meyer. December 10 1996 Waived guard Darrin Hancock. December 4 1996 Traded forward Chucky Brown to the Milwaukee Bucks for guard Darrin Hancock and a future conditional second-round draft pick. November 14 1996 Announced the retirement of coach Cotton Fitzsimmons; named Danny Ainge coach. October 29 1996 Waived forward Mario Bennett and centers Marty Conlon and John Coker. October 22 1996 Waived forward Evric Gray and guard Brian Green. October 2 1996 Signed free agent guard Brian Green. September 25 1996 Traded guard Elliot Perry to the Milwaukee Bucks for forward Marty Conlon and a conditional first-round draft pick. August 19 1996 Traded forward Charles Barkley to the Houston Rockets for guard Sam Cassell and forwards Robert Horry, Mark Bryant and Chucky Brown. August 14 1996 Signed forward Evric Gray to a one-year contract. July 24 1996 Signed guard Steve Nash, their first-round pick in the 1996 draft, to a three-year contract. Draft 1996 Selected guard Steve Nash (15th overall pick) and forwards Russ Millard (39th overall pick) and Ben Davis (43rd overall pick).
SEASON 1995-96
June 2 1996 Named Danny Ainge assistant coach. February 2 1996 Waived forward-center Stefano Rusconi. January 19 1996 Signed free agent forward David Wood to a 10-day contract under the special hardship rule. January 17 1996 Fired coach Paul Westphal; named Cotton Fitzsimmons head coach. November 2 1995 Signed free agent guard Tony Smith, who had been with the Los Angeles Lakers, to a one-year contract; waived guard Orlando Smart. October 15 1995 Waived forward Steve Turner and guard Isaac Burton. October 12 1995 Re-signed free agent forward Danny Manning to a six-year contract with a club option for a seventh year. September 22 1995 Signed guard Elliot Perry to a six-year contract. Draft 1995 Selected guard Michael Finley (21st overall pick) and forwards Mario Bennett (27th overall pick) and Chris Carr (56th overall pick).
Traded forwards Shawn Marion and Kris Humphries, center Nathan Jawai and cash to the Dallas Mavericks for guard Antoine Wright and forward Devean George; traded cash to the Orlando Magic for forward Hidayet Turkoglu.
