Best transaction: Re-signed Aaron McKie and traded him with Javaris Crittenton, Kwame Brown, the draft rights to Marc Gasol, first-round picks in 2008 and 2010 and cash to the Memphis Grizzlies for Pau Gasol on February 1, 2008.
Worst transaction: Traded center Shaquille O'Neal to the Miami Heat for forwards Lamar Odom, Caron Butler and Brian Grant and a first-round pick on July 14, 2004.
Executive of the Year: Never.
TRANSACTIONS:
SEASON 2011-12
December 22 Waived guards Gerald Green and Elijah Millsap and forwards Malcolm Thomas and Zach Andrews. December 17 Signed forward Troy Murphy. December 14 Signed forward Josh McRoberts. December 13 Signed guard Gerald Green and forward Malcolm Thomas. December 11 Traded forward Lamar Odom, a 2012 second-round draft pick and second-round considerations in 2013 to the Dallas Mavericks for a protected 2012 first-round pick and a trade exception. December 9 Signed guards Andrew Goudelock, Elijah Millsap and Darius Morris and forwards Jason Kapono and Zach Andrews. July 8 2011 Named Ettore Messina coaching consultant. June 29 2011 Named John Kuester assistant coach. Draft 2011 Selected guards Darius Morris (41st overall pick) and Andrew Goudelock (46th overall pick) and forwards Chukwudiebere Maduabum (56th overall pick) and Ater Majok (58th overall pick). Traded the draft rights to forward Chukwudiebere Maduabum to the Denver Nuggets for a future second-round pick.
SEASON 2010-11
April 13 2011 Signed guard Trey Johnson. December 15 2010 Traded guard Sasha Vujacic and a protected 2011 first-round pick to the New Jersey Nets for forward Joe Smith, a second-round pick in 2011, a second-round pick 2012 and the draft rights to forward Sergei Lishouk from the Houston Rockets. October 21 2010 Waived guard Trey Johnson and center Andrew Naymick. September 30 2010 Waived guard Anthony Roberson and center Russell Hicks. September 24 2010 Signed guards Trey Johnson and Anthony Roberson and centers Andrew Naymick and Russell Hicks. August 13 2010 Signed forward Derrick Caracter. August 12 2010 Signed forward Devin Ebanks. August 11 2010 Re-signed guard Shannon Brown. August 2 2010 Re-signed head coach Phil Jackson and assistant coaches Jim Cleamons, Frank Hamblen and Brian Shaw and named Chuck Person assistant coach. July 22 2010 Signed guard Matt Barnes and center Theo Ratliff. July 14 2010 Re-signed guard Derek Fisher. July 8 2010 Signed guard Steve Blake. Draft 2010 Selected forwards Devin Ebanks (43rd overall pick) and Derrick Caracter (58th overall pick).
SEASON 2009-10
April 2 2010 Signed guard Kobe Bryant to a contract extension. December 23 2009 Signed forward Pau Gasol to a contract extension. October 25 2009 Waived forward Tony Gaffney. October 21 2009 Waived guard Thomas Kelati. October 10 2009 Waived forwards Michael Fey, Mickael Gelabale and David Monds. September 29 2009 Signed guard Thomas Kelati. September 28 2009 Signed forwards Michael Fey, Tony Gaffney, Mickael Gelabale and David Monds. July 31 2009 Re-signed forward Lamar Odom and waived guard Sun Yue. July 8 2009 Signed forward Ron Artest and re-signed guard Shannon Brown. Draft 2009 Selected guards Toney Douglas (29th overall pick) and Patrick Beverley (42nd overall pick) and forward Chinemelu Elonu (59th overall pick). Traded the draft rights guard Patrick Beverley to the Miami Heat for a 2011 second-round pick and cash. Traded the draft rights to guard Toney Douglas to the New York Knicks for a 2011 second-round pick and cash.
SEASON 2008-09
February 18 2009 Traded center Chris Mihm to the Memphis Grizzlies for a 2013 conditional second-round pick. February 7 2009 Traded forward Vladimir Radmanovic to the Charlotte Bobcats for guard Shannon Brown and forward Adam Morrison. October 30 2008 Signed center Andrew Bynum to a contract extension. October 27 2008 Exercised the contract option on guard Jordan Farmar through 2009-10 and waived guard Coby Karl. October 22 2008 Waived guard Joe Crawford and forward CJ Giles. October 20 2008 Waived guard Brandon Heath. October 8 2008 Waived guard Dwayne Mitchell. September 24 2008 Re-signed center Didier Ilunga-Mbenga. September 12 2008 Signed forward CJ Giles. September 10 2008 Signed guard Brandon Heath. August 27 2008 Signed guard Joe Crawford. August 25 2008 Signed guard Sun Yue. August 14 2008 Signed forward Josh Powell. August 1 2008 Signed guard Dwayne Mitchell. July 28 2008 Re-signed guard Sasha Vujacic. June 30 2008 Tendered qualifying offers to guard Sasha Vujacic and forward Ronny Turiaf. Draft 2008 Selected guard Joe Crawford (58th overall pick).
SEASON 2007-08
April 1 2008 Signed forward Ira Newble for the remainder of the season. March 21 2008 Signed forward Ira Newble to a 10-day contract. February 11 2008 Signed center Didier Ilunga-Mbenga for the remainder of the season. February 1 2008 Re-signed guard Aaron McKie and traded him with guard Javaris Crittenton, forward Kwame Brown, the draft rights to center Marc Gasol, first-round picks in 2008 and 2010 and cash to the Memphis Grizzlies for forward Pau Gasol; signed center Didier Ilunga-Mbenga to a second 10-day contract. January 21 2008 Signed center Didier Ilunga-Mbenga to a 10-day contract. December 12 2007 Signed head coach Phil Jackson to a contract extension. November 20 2007 Traded forward Brian Cook and guard Maurice Evans to the Orlando Magic for forward Trevor Ariza. October 29 2007 Exercised the contract options on guard Jordan Farmar and center Andrew Bynum through 2008-09. October 23 2007 Waived forwards Andre Patterson and Elton Brown and center Larry Turner. October 1 2007 Signed forward Andre Patterson. September 17 2007 Signed forward Elton Brown. August 22 2007 Signed center Larry Turner. July 30 2007 Signed guard Coby Karl. July 20 2007 Signed guard Derek Fisher. July 19 2007 Re-signed center Chris Mihm. July 12 2007 Re-signed forward Luke Walton. July 3 2007 Signed guard Javaris Crittenton. Draft 2007 Selected guards Javaris Crittenton (19th overall pick) and Sun Yue (40th overall pick) and center Marc Gasol (48th overall pick).
SEASON 2006-07
October 31 2006 Signed forward Brian Cook to a contract extension. October 30 2006 Waived guard Devin Green. October 27 2006 Exercised the contract options on guard Sasha Vujacic and center Andrew Bynum through 2007-08. October 26 2006 Waived guards Von Wafer and Danilo Pinnock. October 12 2006 Waived forward Marcus Douthit and center Mamadou N'diaye. October 2 2006 Signed forward Marcus Douthit and center Mamadou N'diaye. September 25 2006 Re-signed guard Devin Green. September 6 2006 Signed guard Danilo Pinnock. July 18 2006 Named Jim Cleamons assistant coach. July 12 2006 Signed forward Vladimir Radmanovic and guard Shammond Williams. July 5 2006 Signed guard Jordan Farmar. Draft 2006 Selected guard Jordan Farmar (26th overall pick) and center Cheick Samb (51st overall pick). Traded the draft rights to center Cheick Samb to the Detroit Pistons for guard Maurice Evans; traded a future second-round pick to the Dallas Mavericks for the draft rights to guard Danilo Pinnock.
SEASON 2005-06
March 6 2006 Signed forward Jim Jackson and waived forward Stanislav Medvedenko. January 17 2006 Signed forward Ronny Turiaf and waived guard Laron Profit. October 31 2005 Waived forward Corie Blount and exercised the contract option on forward Brian Cook through 2006-07. October 27 2005 Waived guard Tony Bobbitt and center Adam Parada. October 26 2005 Traded forward Jumaine Jones to the Charlotte Bobcats for a conditional second-round pick. October 18 2005 Waived guard Will Conroy. October 6 2005 Signed center Adam Parada and waived center Vlade Divac. October 3 2005 Signed forward Corie Blount. September 21 2005 Named Craig Hodges special assistant coach. September 19 2005 Signed guard Will Conroy. September 6 2005 Signed guard Devin Green. September 2 2005 Named Kareem Abdul-Jabbar special assistant coach. August 26 2005 Signed guard Aaron McKie. August 9 2005 Waived forward Brian Grant. August 8 2005 Re-signed forward Luke Walton. August 2 2005 Traded guard Chucky Atkins and forward Caron Butler to the Washington Wizards for guard Laron Profit and forward Kwame Brown; signed guard Smush Parker. August 1 2005 Signed guard Von Wafer. July 14 2005 Signed forward Ronny Turiaf. July 6 2005 Signed center Andrew Bynum. Draft 2005 Selected center Andrew Bynum (10th overall pick), forward Ronny Turiaf (37th overall pick) and guard Von Wafer (39th overall pick). June 14 2005 Named Phil Jackson head coach.
SEASON 2004-05
February 17 2005 Named Brian Shaw and Kurt Rambis assistant coaches. February 2 2005 Named Frank Hamblen interim head coach. December 6 2004 Traded guard Kareem Rush to the Charlotte Bobcats for two second-round picks and signed guard Tony Bobbitt. November 1 2004 Waived guard Tony Bobbitt. October 31 2004 Exercised the contract option on forward Caron Butler through 2005-06. October 27 2004 Waived guard Nate Johnson and forward Ike Nwankwo. October 23 2004 Waived forward Jerry Dupree and center Neil Yanke. October 6 2004 Signed forward Ike Nwankwo. October 4 2004 Signed guard Tierre Brown and forward Jerry Dupree. October 1 2004 Named Frank Hamblen, Larry Smith, Mike Wells, Melvin Hunt and Chris Bodaken assistant coaches. September 29 2004 Signed center Neil Yanke. August 24 2004 Signed guard Nate Johnson. August 6 2004 Signed guard Tony Bobbitt and traded guard Gary Payton, forward Rick Fox, a conditional first-round pick and cash to the Boston Celtics for guards Chucky Atkins and Marcus Banks, center Chris Mihm and a second-round pick. The trade was amended on August 13, with the Los Angeles Lakers receiving no second-round pick and forward Jumaine Jones instead of guard Marcus Banks. August 2 2004 Re-signed forward Stanislav Medvedenko. July 20 2004 Signed center Vlade Divac and guard Sasha Vujacic. July 15 2004 Re-signed guard Kobe Bryant. July 14 2004 Traded center Shaquille O'Neal to the Miami Heat for forwards Lamar Odom, Caron Butler and Brian Grant and a first-round pick. July 10 2004 Named Rudy Tomjanovich head coach. Draft 2004 Selected guard Sasha Vujacic (27th overall pick) and forward Marcus Douthit (56th overall pick).
SEASON 2003-04
February 9 2004 Signed guard Maurice Carter to a second 10-day contract. January 30 2004 Signed guard Maurice Carter to a 10-day contract. January 14 2004 Signed forward Ime Udoka to a 10-day contract. January 7 2004 Waived guard Jannero Pargo. October 23 2003 Waived forwards Ime Udoka and Stephane Pelle and center Eric Chenowith. October 14 2003 Waived guard Maurice Carter and forward Koko Archibong. October 1 2003 Signed forward Bryon Russell. August 19 2003 Signed forward Stephane Pelle. August 15 2003 Signed center Eric Chenowith. August 14 2003 Signed forward Koko Archibong. August 13 2003 Signed forward Ime Udoka and guard Maurice Carter. July 28 2003 Signed forward Horace Grant. July 24 2003 Signed forward Jamal Sampson. July 16 2003 Signed guard Gary Payton and forward Karl Malone. July 9 2003 Signed forward Luke Walton. July 5 2003 Signed forward Brian Cook. Draft 2003 Selected forwards Brian Cook (24th overall pick) and Luke Walton (32nd overall pick).
SEASON 2002-03
December 6 2002 Waived center Soumaila Samake. October 24 2002 Waived guard AJ Guyton. October 17 2002 Waived forward Jefferson Sobral. October 9 2002 Waived center Nick Sheppard. September 18 2002 Signed center Guy Rucker. August 23 2002 Signed center Soumaila Samake. August 14, 2002 Signed guard AJ Guyton. July 26 2002 Re-signed forward Stanislav Medvedenko and guard Brian Shaw; signed guard Jannero Pargo. July 18 2002 Re-signed forward Devean George. July 3 2002 Signed guard Kareem Rush. Draft 2002 Selected forward Chris Jefferies (27th overall pick). Traded guard Lindsey Hunter and the draft rights to forward Chris Jefferies to the Toronto Raptors for forward Tracy Murray and the rights to guard Kareem Rush.
SEASON 2001-02
November 25 2001 Waived guard Joseph Crispin. November 4 2001 Re-signed guard Brian Shaw. October 31 2001 Waived guard Brian Shaw. July 21 2001 Signed free agent guard Mitch Richmond, who had been with the Washington Wizards; signed free agent forward Samaki Walker, who had been with the San Antonio Spurs.
SEASON 2000-01
October 13 2000 Signed center Shaquille O'Neal to a contract extension. October 5 2000 Signed free agent guard Shawn Respert. August 25 2000 Signed guard Isaiah Rider.
Re-signed forward Lamar Odom and waived guard Sun Yue.
