Best transaction: Re-signed guard Marko Jaric and traded him with guard Lionel Chalmers to the Minnesota Timberwolves for guard Sam Cassell and a conditional first-round pick on August 12, 2005.
Worst transaction: Selected center Michael Olowokandi (1st overall pick) in the 1998 NBA Draft.
Executive of the Year: One time (2005-06).
TRANSACTIONS:
SEASON 2008-09
September 26 008 Signed guard Dontell Jefferson, forwards David Noel and Curtis Sumpter and center Jelani McCoy. August 25 2008 Named Fred Vinson assistant coach/director of player programs. August 18 2008 Signed forward Paul Davis. August 7 2008 Signed guard Jason Williams. August 6 2008 Traded the option to exchange second-round picks in 2011 to the Houston Rockets for forward Steve Novak. July 31 2008 Signed forward Brian Skinner. July 30 2008 Waived forward Josh Powell. July 28 2008 Signed guard Ricky Davis. July 23 2008 Traded guard Brevin Knight to the Utah Jazz for guard Jason Hart. July 18 2008 Signed guard Kelenna Azubuike to an offer sheet. July 15 2008 Acquired Marcus Camby from the Denver Nuggets for the option to exchange second-round picks in 2010. Signed guard Mike Taylor and center DeAndre Jordan. July 10 2008 Signed guard Baron Davis. July 2 2008 Signed guard Eric Gordon. June 30 2008 Tendered qualifying offers to guard Marcus Williams and forward Nick Fazekas. Draft 2008 Traded a second-round pick in 2009 to the Portland Trail Blazers for the draft rights to guard Mike Taylor.
SEASON 2007-08
March 28 2008 Waived forward Aaron Williams and signed guard Marcus Williams for the remainder of the season. March 12 2008 Signed guard Smush Parker. March 8 2008 Signed forward Nick Fazekas to a second 10-day contract. March 1 2008 Signed guard Andre Barrett to a 10-day contract. February 28 2008 Waived guard Sam Cassell. February 27 2008 Signed forward Nick Fazekas to a 10-day contract. January 18 2008 Signed guard Guillermo Diaz to a second 10-day contract. January 8 2008 Signed guard Guillermo Diaz to a 10-day contract. January 7 2008 Waived guard Richie Frahm. December 14 2007 Signed guard Richie Frahm. December 13 2007 Waived forward Ruben Patterson. October 25 2007 Waived guards Guillermo Diaz, forward Yaroslav Korolev and center Kimani Ffriend. October 11 2007 Waived forward Marcus Douthit. October 8 2007 Waived guard Donell Williams. October 3 2007 Signed guard Dan Dickau. October 2 2007 Re-signed forward Yaroslav Korolev and guard Donell Williams. October 1 2007 Signed forward Marcus Douthit and center Kimani Friend. September 30 2007 Traded the draft rights to guard Jared Jordan to New York for cash. August 29 2007 Signed forward Ruben Patterson. August 20 2007 Waived guard Will Conroy. August 16 2007 Signed guard Guillermo Diaz. August 14 2007 Signed forward Josh Powell. August 13 2007 Signed guard Brevin Knight. July 5 2007 Signed forward Al Thornton. June 29 2007 Waived guard Daniel Ewing and exercised the contract option on guard Quinton Ross through 2007-08. Draft 2007 Selected forward Al Thornton (14th overall pick) and guard Jared Jordan (45th overall pick).
SEASON 2006-07
April 6 2007 Signed guard Will Conroy and waived center Zeljko Rebraca. March 5 2007 Waived guard Will Conroy and signed guard Jason Hart. February 28 2007 Signed guard Will Conroy to a 10-day and waived guard Von Wafer. February 21 2007 Signed guard Von Wafer to a 10-day contract. February 11 2007 Signed guard Doug Christie to a second 10-day contract. January 31 2007 Signed guard Doug Christie to a 10-day contract. January 20 2007 Signed guard Alvin Williams to a 10-day contract. January 8 2007 Signed guard Luke Jackson to a 10-day contract. December 14 2006 Signed head coach Mike Dunleavy to a contract extension. October 28 2006 Signed center Chris Kaman to a contract extension. October 26 2006 Waived guard Dawan Robinson and forwards Lamond Murray, Ryan Humphrey and Jawad Williams. October 10 2006 Signed forward Lamond Murray. September 29 2006 Signed guard Dawan Robinson and forwards Ryan Humphrey and Jawad Williams. August 1 2006 Signed forward Aaron Williams. July 13 2006 Signed forwards Tim Thomas and Paul Davis. July 12 2006 Re-signed guard Sam Cassell. Draft 2006 Selected forward Paul Davis (34th overall pick) and guard Guillermo Diaz (52nd overall pick). June 28 2006 Exercised the contract option on guard Shaun Livingston through 2007-08.
SEASON 2005-06
February 20 2006 Signed forward Vin Baker. February 14 2006 Traded forward Chris Wilcox to the Seattle SuperSonics for Vladimir Radmanovic. January 10 2006 Signed forward Kaniel Dickens to a 10-day contract. January 3 2006 Waived guard Howard Eisley. November 17 2005 Signed guard Howard Eisley. November 16 2005 Waived guard Anthony Goldwire. October 31 2005 Waived guard Yuta Tabuse. October 28 2005 Waived forward Rodney White. October 23 2005 Signed guard Anthony Goldwire. October 19 2005 Waived guard Fred Vinson and center Jared Reiner. October 11 2005 Waived forward Jan Jagla and center Amal McCaskill. October 5 2005 Signed forward Rodney White and waived guard Frank Williams. October 1 2005 Signed guards Frank Willians and Fred Vinson, forward Jan Jagla and centers Amal McCaskill, Boniface N'Dong and Jared Reiner. September 29 2005 Signed forward Walter McCarty. September 26 2005 Signed forward Yaroslav Korolev. September 15 2005 Signed guard Yuta Tabuse. August 30 2005 Signed guard Daniel Ewing. August 12 2005 Re-signed guard Marko Jaric and traded him with guard Lionel Chalmers to the Minnesota Timberwolves for guard Sam Cassell and a conditional first-round pick. August 10 2005 Signed forward James Singleton. August 4 2005 Re-signed center Zeljko Rebraca. August 3 2005 Signed guard Cuttino Mobley. June 29 2005 Waived center Mamadou N'diaye. Draft 2005 Selected forward Yaroslav Korolev (12th overall pick) and guard Daniel Ewing (32nd overall pick). June 27 2005 Tendered a qualifying offer to guard Marko Jaric. June 16 2005 Exercised the contract option on center Chris Kaman through 2006-07.
SEASON 2004-05
March 25 2005 Waived guard Kenny Anderson. February 28 2005 Signed guard Kenny Anderson and waived guard Maurice Baker. February 21 2005 Signed guard Maurice Baker to a 10-day contract. January 15 2005 Signed guard Darrick Martin to a second 10-day contract. January 5 2005 Signed guard Darrick Martin to a 10-day contract. January 3 2005 Waived guard Kirk Penney. December 26 2004 Signed guard Kirk Penney. October 28 2004 Waived guard Trajan Langdon and forwards Terence Morris and Kaniel Dickens. October 20 2004 Signed forwards Marcus Fleming and Jerry Holman. October 4 2004 Signed guard Trajan Langdon and forward Kaniel Dickens and exercised the contract option on forward Chris Wilcox through 2005-06. September 30 2004 Signed guard Rick Brunson and forwards Terence Morris, Marcus Fleming and Jerry Holman. September 24 2004 Waived center Josh Moore. September 9 2004 Signed guard Shaun Livingston. August 20 2004 Signed forward Mikki Moore. August 16 2004 Signed guards Lionel Chalmers and Quinton Ross and center Mamadou N'diaye. August 12 2004 Signed center Zeljko Rebraca. July 29 2004 Traded a future second-round pick and cash to the New Jersey Nets for guard guard Kerry Kittles. July 14 2004 Traded guard Eddie House and forward Melvin Ely to the Charlotte Bobcats for second-round picks in 2005 and 2006. June 30 2004 Tendered a qualifying offer to guard Quentin Richardson. Draft 2004 Selected guards Shaun Livingston (4th overall pick) and Lionel Chalmers (33rd overall pick). June 21 2004 Traded the 2nd overall pick and the rights to center Predrag Drobnjak to the Charlotte Bobcats for the 4th and 33rd overall picks.
SEASON 2003-04
March 28 2004 Signed guard Randy Livingston to a 10-day contract. February 26 2004 Waived center Olden Polynice. February 8 2004 Signed forward Matt Barnes for the remainder of the season. January 29 2004 Signed forward Matt Barnes to a second 10-day contract. January 18 2004 Signed forward Matt Barnes to a 10-day contract. January 16 2004 Waived forward Glen Rice. November 21 2003 Signed guard Doug Overton and waived center Wang Zhizhi. October 24 2003 Waived guards Marcus Hatten and Quinton Ross. October 22 2003 Waived forward Tremaine Fowlkes. October 10 2003 Signed forward Glen Rice. October 5 2003 Waived guard Jason Crowe and forward Matt Garrison. September 30 2003 Waived forward Desmond Penigar. September 28 2003 Traded a second-round pick to the Seattle SuperSonics for center Predrag Drobnjak and waived forward Fadi El Khatib. September 27 2003 Signed guard Jason Crowe, forwards Bobby Simmons, Fadi El Khatib, Desmond Penigar and Matt Garrison and center Josh Moore. August 20 2003 Signed guard Quinton Ross. August 19 2003 Named Jim Eyen, Kim Hughes, Rory White and Neal Meyer assistant coaches. August 13 2003 Signed guards Eddie House and Marcus Hatten. August 4 2003 Signed center Olden Polynice. July 29 2003 Matched the offer sheet tendered by the Utah Jazz to forward Corey Maggette. July 19 2003 Matched the offer sheet tendered by the Miami Heat to forward Elton Brand. July 12 2003 Signed center Chris Kaman. July 11 2003 Named Mike Dunleavy head coach. Draft 2003 Selected center Chris Kaman (6th overall pick) and forward Sofoklis Schortsanitis (34th overall pick). June 25 2003 Made qualifying offers to forwards Elton Brand and Lamar Odom and guard Andre Miller for the 2003-04 season.
SEASON 2002-03
March 3 2003 Fired head coach Alvin Gentry; named Dennis Johnson interim coach. October 28 2002 Waived guard Bryant Stith and forward Mike Batiste. October 24 2002 Waived forward Bennett Davison and center Eric Chenowith. October 21 2002 Waived center Jason Lawson. October 18 2002 Signed center Wang Zhizhi to a three-year contract. October 17 2002 Waived guard Larry Reid. October 13 2002 Waived guard Jason Crowe and forward James Head; signed guard Larry Reid, forward Bennett Davidson and center Eric Chenowith. October 1 2002 Signed center Wang Zhizhi to a three-year offer sheet. September 27 2002 Signed forwards Tremaine Fowlkes and Cherokee Parks. September 23 2002 Re-signed center Michael Olowokandi to a one-year qualifying offer. September 4 2002 Agreed to terms with forward Melvin Ely on a three-year contract. August 1 2002 Signed forward Chris Wilcox to a three-year contract. July 30 2002 Traded forwards Darius Miles and Harold Jamison to the Cleveland Cavaliers for guards Andre Miller and Bryant Stith. July 19 2002 Waived forward Obinna Ekezie. July 18 2002 Signed guard Marko Jaric to a multi-year contract. June 28 2002 Waived guard Earl Boykins. Draft 2002 Selected forwards Chris Wilcox (8th overall pick) and Melvin Ely (12th overall pick) and center Mario Kasun (41st overall pick). Traded the draft rights to center Mario Kasun to the Orlando Magic for future considerations. June 26 2002 Tendered qualifying offers to center Michael Olowokandi and forward Tremaine Fowlkes.
SEASON 2001-02
March 24 2002 Signed guard Doug Overton for the rest of the season. March 15 2002 Signed forward Tremaine Fowlkes for the remainder of the season. March 14 2002 Signed guard Doug Overton to a second 10-day contract. March 5 2002 Signed forward Tremaine Fowlkes to a second 10-day contract. February 23 2002 Signed forward Tremaine Fowlkes to a 10-day contract. January 21 2002 Signed guard Eldridge Recasner to a second 10-day contract. January 10 2002 Signed guard Eldridge Recasner to a 10-day contract. January 7 2002 Waived guard Eldridge Recasner. December 20 2001 Signed guard Eldridge Recasner. November 16 2001 Traded an option to swap second-round picks with the Orlando Magic in the 2005 draft for guard Vinny Del Negro from the Phoenix Suns and cash from the Orlando Magic. October 29 2001 Traded the draft rights to forward Doron Sheffer to the Portland Trail Blazers for center Will Perdue; waived guard Miles Simon and forward Derek Strong. October 1 2001 Exercised the fourth-year contract option on forward Elton Brand for the 2002-03 season. September 28 2001 Signed guard Miles Simon, forwards Ansu Sesay, Harold Jamison and Obinna Ekezie and center Neil Edwards. September 27 2001 Named Mo McHone assistant coach. Draft 2001 Selected forward Tyson Chandler (2nd overall pick). Traded the draft rights to forward Tyson Chandler and forward Brian Skinner to the Chicago Bulls for forward Elton Brand. June 26 2001 Traded a 2001 second-round pick to the Philadelphia 76ers for an undisclosed amount of cash. May 4 2001 Waived center Keith Closs.
SEASON 2000-01
October 24 2000 Exercised the options of center Michael Olowokandi and forward Brian Skinner. October 9 2000 Waived forward Rocky Walls and center Joe Vogel. September 29 2000 Signed guards Earl Boykins and Ryan Lothridge, forward Rocky Walls and centers Joe Vogel and Zendon Hamilton. August 24 2000 Named John Hammond, Dennis Johnson and Rex Kalamian assistant coaches. August 10 2000 Named Alvin Gentry head coach. Draft 2000 Selected forward Darius Miles (3rd overall pick) and guard Quentin Richardson (18th overall pick). Traded a future first-round draft pick to the Orlando Magic for forwards Corey Maggette and Derek Strong, the draft rights to guard Keyon Dooling and cash.
SEASON 1999-00
April 6 2000 Re-signed forward Etdrick Bohannon. March 27 2000 Waived guard Troy Hudson; signed forward Etdrick Bohannon to a 10-day contract. March 17 2000 Waived forward Mario Bennett. March 7 2000 Signed forward Mario Bennett to a 10-day contract, guard Jeff McInnis to a second 10-day contract and forward Pete Chilcutt for the remainder of the season. February 26 2000 Signed guard Jeff McInnis and forward Pete Chilcutt to 10-day contracts. February 18 2000 Named Kareem Abdul-Jabbar assistant coach. February 4 2000 Hired Dennis Johnson as assistant coach. February 3 2000 Fired coach Chris Ford; promoted Jim Todd to interim coach. January 18 2000 Signed forward Pete Chilcutt to a 10-day contract. January 5 2000 Waived forward Marty Conlon. December 17 1999 Signed forward Marty Conlon. October 28 1999 Waived guards Charles Smith and Scott Brooks. October 13 1999 Waived forward Rico Hill, center Terrell Bell and guard Rodney Elliott. September 9 1999 Agreed to terms with guard Pooh Richardson to buy out the remaining year of his contract. August 12 1999 Signed forward Lamar Odom, their first-round pick, to a three-year contract. August 10 1999 Renounced the rights to center Stojko Vrankovic. August 9 1999 Re-signed forward Tyrone Nesby. August 6 1999 Re-signed free agent guard Eric Piatkowski. August 4 1999 Traded forward Lamond Murray to the Cleveland Cavaliers for guard Derek Anderson and forward Johnny Newman. Draft 1999 Selected forwards Lamar Odom (4th overall pick) and Rico Hill (31st overall pick). April 13 1999 Signed guard Troy Hudson to a multi-year contract.
SEASON 1998-99
April 2 1999 Signed guard Troy Hudson to a second 10-day contract. March 23 1999 Signed guard Troy Hudson to a 10-day contract. March 18 1999 Waived guard James Robinson. February 19 1999 Waived guard Scott Brooks. February 4 1999 Signed guard Sherman Douglas. January 31 1999 Waived center Mark Blount, forward Juaquin Hawkins and guard Chris Smith. January 29 1999 Signed center Michael Olowokandi, their 1998 first-round draft pick. January 21 1999 Signed guard Darrick Martin; signed forward Brian Skinner to a three-year contract. January 13 1999 Named Chris Ford coach. Draft 1998 Selected center Michael Olowokandi (1st overall pick) and forward Brian Skinner (22nd overall pick).
SEASON 1997-98
February 19 1998 Traded guard Brent Barry to the Miami Heat for center Isaac Austin, guard Charles Smith and a 1998 first-round draft pick. October 28 1997 Waived guard Kiwane Garris, forward Rodney McCray and centers Nate Huffman and Rich Manning. October 10 1997 Waived forward Quinn Harowood and guards Malcolm Leak and Mark Young. October 3 1997 Signed forward Rodney McCray. August 16 1997 Signed guard James Robinson. August 9 1997 Renounced to the rights to guard Malik Sealy. August 8 1997 Signed center Keith Closs. July 13 1997 Signed forward Maurice Taylor. July 2 1997 Signed center Dwayne Schintzius; waived guard Terry Dehere. Draft 1997 Selected forward Maurice Taylor (14th overall pick). June 25 1997 Traded center Stanley Roberts to the Minnesota Timberwolves for center Stojko Vrankovic and forward James Collins.
SEASON 1996-97
April 11 1997 Signed center Rich Manning for the rest of the season. April 1 1997 Signed center Rich Manning to a 10-day contract. February 26 1997 Signed guard Darrick Martin for the rest of the season. October 17 1996 Waived guard-forward Ma Jian and center Cory Reader. October 10 1996 Signed free agent center Kevin Duckworth. September 24 1996 Signed free agent center Dwayne Schintzius, who had been with the Indiana Pacers. September 19 1996 Signed guard Darrick Martin, who had been with the Minnesota Timberwolves, to a contract. Draft 1996 Selected center Lorenzen Wright (7th overall pick) and forward Doron Sheffer (36th overall pick).
SEASON 1995-96
January 5 1996 Signed free agent center Antonio Harvey; waived forward Logan Vandervelden. November 3 1995 Waived forward Ma Jian. November 1 1995 Waived forward Shawn Jamison and center Tony Maroney. September 19 1995 Traded center Elmore Spencer to the Denver Nuggets for center Bison Dele; renounced the rights to forwards Harold Ellis and Michael Smith. Draft 1995 Selected forward Antonio McDyess (2nd overall pick) and center Constantin Popa (53rd overall pick). Traded the draft rights to forward Antonio McDyess and guard Randy Woods to the Denver Nuggets for forward Rodney Rogers and guard Brent Barry.
Signed guard Baron Davis.
