| SEASON 2003-04 |
June 26 2003
Signed guard Jerry Stackhouse to contract extension.
Draft 2003
 Selected guards Jarvis Hayes (10th overall pick) and Steve Blake (38th overall pick).
June 25 2003
Named Mike O'Koren and Tom Young assistant coaches.
June 19 2003
Named Eddie Jordan head coach.
May 30 2003
Fired head coach Doug Collins.
May 2 2003
Took a leave of absence to deal with health issues. |
| SEASON 2002-03 |
| March 13 2003
Waived guard Anthony Goldwire.
March 10 2003
Signed guard Anthony Goldwire to a second 10-day contract.
March 1 2003
Signed guard Anthony Goldwire to a 10-day contract.
February 28 2003
Waived forward Brian Cardinal.
December 27 2002
Signed forward Bobby Simmons.
October 24 2002
Traded guard Chris Whitney to Denver for forward George McCloud and cash.
October 13 2002
Signed forward Charles Oakley to a one-year contract; waived center Horacio Llamas.
October 11 2002
Waived guard Rod Grizzard.
October 1 2002
Signed forward Bobby Simmons.
September 17 2002
Named Patrick Ewing assistant coach after he announced his retirement as a player.
September 13 2002
Signed guard Rod Grizzard to a two-year contract.
September 11 2002
Traded guards Richard Hamilton and Hubert Davis and forward Bobby Simmons to the Detroit Pistons for guard Jerry Stackhouse, forward Brian Cardinal and center Ratko Varda.
September 10 2002
Signed forward Bryon Russell.
July 18 2002
Signed guard Larry Hughes to a three-year contract.
July 11 2002
Signed guard Juan Dixon to a three-year contract.
July 10 2002
Signed forward Jared Jeffries to a three-year contract.
Draft 2002
Selected forward Jared Jeffries (11th overall pick), guard Juan Dixon (17th overall pick), forward Rod Grizzard (39th overall pick) and guard Juan Carlos Navarro (40th overall pick).
June 25 2002
Traded guard Courtney Alexander to the New Orleans Hornets for the 17th overall pick in the 2002 draft. |
| SEASON 2001-02 |
| November 7 2001
Waived forward Loy Vaught.
October 25 2001
Waived forward Shelly Clark.
October 24 2001
Released forward Kornel David.
October 8 2001
Released forwards Michael Smith and Michael King.
October 4 2001
Released center Thomas Hamilton.
September 25 2001
Signed guard Michael Jordan to a two-year contract.
September 20 2001
Re-signed forward Michael Smith.
August 3 2001
Signed center Brendan Haywood to a three-year contract.
August 1 2001
Traded guard Laron Profit and a future first-round pick to the Orlando Magic for the draft rights to center Brendan Haywood.
July 25 2001
Waived forward Mike Smith.
July 19 2001
Re-signed free agent forward Christian Laettner to a multi-year contract.
July 9 2001
Waived guard Mitch Richmond.
Draft 2001
Selected forward Kwame Brown (1st overall pick).
Traded the draft rights to center Predrag Drobnjak to the Seattle SuperSonics for the draft rights to forward Bobby Simmons.
June 7 2001
Named Brian James assistant coach. |
| SEASON 2000-01 |
April 19 2001
Named Doug Collins coach.
March 26 2001
Signed guard David Vanterpool for the remainder of the season.
March 6 2001
Signed guard David Vanterpol to a 10-day contract.
March 2 2001
Re-signed forward Mike Smith.
March 1 2001
Waived guard Rod Strickland.
February 22 2001
Traded forward Juwan Howard and centers Calvin Booth and Obinna Ekezie to the Dallas Mavericks for forwards Christian Laettner, Loy Vaught and Etan Thomas and guards Hubert Davis and Courtney Alexander; waived forwards Gerard King and Mike Smith and guard Felipe Lopez.
December 1 2000
Claimed forward Obinna Ekezie off waivers from the Los Angeles Clippers.
October 27 2000
Waived forward-center Lorenzo Williams.
October 26 2000
Waived forward Harvey Grant.
October 19 2000
Waived forward Dontae' Jones.
October 16 2000
Waived guards Brandon Titus and Milt Palacio.
October 5 2000
Signed free agent forward Harvey Grant.
September 25 2000
Traded forward Tracy Murray to the Denver Nuggets for forward Popeye Jones and a second-round draft pick.
August 22 2000
Traded center Isaac Austin to the Vancouver Grizzlies for forwards Dennis Scott, Cherokee Parks and Obinna Ekezie and guard Felipe Lopez.
August 11 2000
Re-signed guards Chris Whitney and Laron Profit and center Jahidi White.
June 27 2000
Named Larry Drew, John Bach and Stan Jones assistant coaches.
Draft 2000
Selected forward Mike Smith (35th overall pick).
June 14 2000
Named Leonard Hamilton coach and signed him to a multi-year contract. |
| SEASON 1999-00 |
March 14 2000
Signed forward Don Reid.
March 3 2000
Waived guard Reggie Jordan.
January 31 2000
Named Darrell Walker coach.
January 29 2000
Fired coach Gar Heard.
October 28 1999
Waived guard James Collins and forwards Derek Grimm and Randell Jackson.
October 24 1999
Waived centers Jason Lawson and Jonathan Kerner.
October 1 1999
Signed free agent forward Michael Smith.
September 22 1999
Traded a conditional second-round draft pick to the Orlando Magic for guard-forward Laron Profit.
September 13 1999
Signed centers Jason Lawson and Jonathan Kerner.
September 9 1999
Re-signed forward Randell Jackson.
September 7 1999
Signed guard Richard Hamilton to a three-year contract and forward-center Calvin Booth.
August 24 1999
Re-signed free agent guard Mitch Richmond to a multi-year contract.
August 17 1999
Signed free agent forward Aaron Williams, who had been with the Seattle SuperSonics.
August 11 1999
Traded guards Jeff McInnis and Tim Legler and forwards Ben Wallace and Terry Davis to the Orlando Magic for center Isaac Austin.
August 3 1999
Named Butch Beard assistant coach.
July 21 1999
Named Tree Rollins and Mike Bratz assistant coaches.
July 21 1999
Named Gar Heard head coach.
Draft 1999
Selected guard Richard Hamilton (7th overall pick) and center Calvin Booth (35th overall pick). |
| SEASON 1998-99 |
| April 8 1999
Signed center John Coker for the remainder of the season.
April 5 1999
Fired coach Bernie Bickerstaff; promoted assistant Jim Brovelli to interim coach.
March 18 1999
Signed center John Coker to a 10-day contract.
February 4 1999
Released guard God Shammgod.
February 3 1999
Re-signed free agent guard Rod Strickland.
February 2 1999
Released center Ivano Newbill and guard Carl Thomas.
January 27 1999
Re-signed center Ben Wallace to a two-year contract.
January 21 1999
Traded guard Chauncey Billups and the draft rights to Tyson Wheeler to the Denver Nuggets for a 1999 first-round pick; signed free agent forward-center Michael Stewart to a one-year contract; re-signed center-forward Terry Davis and guard God Shammgod; signed center Jahidi White; added guards Jeff McInnis and Carl Thomas, forwards Etdrick Bohannon, Eric Gray and Randell Jackson and center Ivano Newbill to training camp roster.
Draft 1998
Selected center Jahidi White (43rd overall pick). |
| SEASON 1997-98 |
May 21 1998
Traded forward Chris Webber to the Sacramento Kings for guard Mitch Richmond and forward Otis Thorpe.
February 19 1998
Signed guard Lawrence Moten to a second 10-day contract.
February 9 1998
Signed guard Lawrence Moten to a 10-day contract.
November 28 1997
Signed guard-forward Ledell Eackles.
October 29 1997
Released center Eric Leckner.
October 28 1997
Waived forwards Amal McCaskill and Chuck Kornegay.
October 27 1997
Signed forward-center Terry Davis.
October 18 1997
Waived guard Johnny Rhodes.
October 13 1997
Waived center Charles Shackleford.
October 7 1997
Added center Charles Shackleford to the training camp roster.
September 10 1997
Signed guard God Shammgod.
July 21 1997
Re-signed forwards Tim Legler and Ben Wallace and guard Chris Whitney.
Draft 1997
Selected guard God Shammgod (46th overall pick) and center Predrag Drobnjak (49th overall pick). |
| SEASON 1996-97 |
April 16 1997
Waived forward Ashraf Amaya.
March 1 1997
Signed guard Gaylon Nickerson to a second 10-day contract.
February 20 1997
Signed guard Gaylon Nickerson to a 10-day contract.
January 2 1997
Waived center Matt Fish.
October 31 1996
Waived guard Dwayne Morton.
October 30 1996
Released center Richard Petruska and guard Bernard Blunt.
October 16 1996
Signed guard Bernard Blunt; released guard Chris Kingsbury.
October 15 1996
Released guards Ronnie Henderson and Clint McDaniel.
October 2 1996
Signed forward Ben Wallace and named Clifford Ray assistant coach.
August 5 1996
Re-signed free agent forward Juwan Howard to a seven-year contract.
July 26 1996
Signed free agent center Lorenzo Williams, who had been with the Dallas Mavericks.
July 24 1996
Re-signed free agent point guard Chris Whitney.
July 18 1996
Renounced the rights to guards Robert Pack, Mark Price and Ledell Eackles and forwards Bob McCann and Bob Thornton.
July 15 1996
Traded forward Rasheed Wallace and guard Mitchell Butler to the Portland Trail Blazers for guard Rod Strickland and forward Harvey Grant.
Draft 1996
Selected forward Ronnie Henderson (55th overall pick).
May 23 1996
Extended the contract of head coach Jim Lynam for two years.
May 2 1996
Picked up the option year on guard Tim Legler's contract. |
