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This is a list of all personnel changes for the 1950NBA off-season and1950–51 NBA season.

• TheBaltimore Bullets signedBilly Hassett as a free agent.

• TheNew York Knicks tradedPaul Noel to theRochester Royals forRay Ellefson.

• TheSheboygan Red Skins soldBob Brannum to theBoston Celtics.
• TheRochester Royals signedOdie Spears as a free agent.

• TheBaltimore Bullets signedRay Corley as a free agent.

• TheFort Wayne Pistons selectedLarry Foust from theChicago Stags in the dispersal draft.
• TheWashington Capitols selectedFrank Kudelka from theChicago Stags in the dispersal draft.
• TheWashington Capitols selectedJoe Bradley from theChicago Stags in the dispersal draft.
• TheTri-Cities Blackhawks selectedKleggie Hermsen from theChicago Stags in the dispersal draft.
• TheNew York Knicks selectedMax Zaslofsky from theChicago Stags in the dispersal draft.
• TheBoston Celtics selectedBob Cousy from theChicago Stags in the dispersal draft.
• ThePhiladelphia Warriors selectedAndy Phillip from theChicago Stags in the dispersal draft.

• TheSyracuse Nationals waivedRay Corley.

• TheIndianapolis Olympians selectedLeo Barnhorst from theChicago Stags in the dispersal draft.Barnhort was turned over to NBA afterChicago folded and sold toIndianapolis.

• TheBaltimore Bullets soldHarry Boykoff to the Boston Celtics.

• TheNew York Knicks signedTony Lavelli as a free agent.

• TheBaltimore Bullets claimedGene James on waivers from theNew York Knicks.
• TheSyracuse Nationals soldEd Bartels to theBaltimore Bullets.
• TheRochester Royals soldEd Mikan to theWashington Capitols.
• TheWashington Capitols soldDon Otten to theBaltimore Bullets.

• TheBaltimore Bullets tradedDick Mehen to theBoston Celtics forKenny Sailors andBrady Walker.

• TheBaltimore Bullets signedDon Carlson as a free agent.

• TheFort Wayne Pistons soldJohn Hargis to theTri-Cities Blackhawks.
• TheBaltimore Bullets soldDon Otten to theFort Wayne Pistons.

• TheSyracuse Nationals soldBelus Smawley to theBaltimore Bullets.

• TheMinneapolis Lakers soldEd Beach to theTri-Cities Blackhawks.

• TheTri-Cities Blackhawks tradedNoble Jorgensen and cash to the Syracuse Nationals forEd Peterson.

• TheFort Wayne Pistons tradedBob Harris to theBoston Celtics forDick Mehen.

• TheBaltimore Bullets selectedChick Halbert from theWashington Capitols in the dispersal draft.
• TheFort Wayne Pistons selectedBill Sharman from theWashington Capitols in the dispersal draft.
• TheMinneapolis Lakers selectedDick Schnittker from theWashington Capitols in the dispersal draft.
• TheSyracuse Nationals selectedFred Scolari from theWashington Capitols in the dispersal draft.
• TheBoston Celtics selectedFrank Kudelka from theWashington Capitols in the dispersal draft.
• TheSyracuse Nationals selectedEarl Lloyd from theWashington Capitols in the dispersal draft.
• TheBoston Celtics selectedBones McKinney from theWashington Capitols in the dispersal draft.
• TheTri-Cities Blackhawks selectedAlan Sawyer from theWashington Capitols in the dispersal draft.

• ThePhiladelphia Warriors signedEd Mikan as a free agent.

• TheBaltimore Bullets firedBuddy Jeannette as head coach.
• TheBaltimore Bullets appointedWalt Budko as interim head coach.

• TheTri-Cities Blackhawks tradedKleggie Hermsen to the Boston Celtics for Harry Boykoff.

• TheSyracuse Nationals soldDon Lofgran to theIndianapolis Olympians.
• TheBoston Celtics soldJohn Mahnken to theIndianapolis Olympians.

• TheBaltimore Bullets soldKen Murray to theFort Wayne Pistons.

• Cliff Barker resigned as head coach forIndianapolis Olympians.
• TheIndianapolis Olympians appointedWally Jones as interim head coach.

• TheFort Wayne Pistons hiredPaul Birch as head coach.

• TheFort Wayne Pistons tradedBill Sharman to theBoston Celtics forChuck Share. Some sources haveBob Brannum to Boston in this deal but he was already sold to them on September 23, 1950.

• TheTri-Cities Blackhawks tradedFrankie Brian to theFort Wayne Pistons forDick Mehen,Howie Schultz and cash.

• TheIndianapolis Olympians hiredHerm Schaefer as head coach.

• ^a Number of years played in the BAA prior to the draft
• ^b Career with the franchise that drafted the player
• ^c Never played a game for the franchise

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