Franchises
- Milwaukee Bucks: March 6, 1972 to April 15, 1977
- Cleveland Cavaliers: June 19, 1986 to June 1, 1999
- Toronto Raptors: January 26, 2006 to February 28, 2006
Team Records
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Tm | Lg | G | W | L | W/L% | W > .500 | Finish | G | W | L | W/L% | Notes | |
| 1971-72 | MIL | NBA | 10 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 2.0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | .545 | ||
| 1972-73 | MIL | NBA | 82 | 60 | 22 | .732 | 19.0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | ||
| 1973-74 | MIL | NBA | 82 | 59 | 23 | .720 | 18.0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | WC Champions | |
| 1974-75 | MIL | NBA | 82 | 38 | 44 | .463 | -3.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1975-76 | MIL | NBA | 82 | 38 | 44 | .463 | -3.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | ||
| 1976-77 | MIL | NBA | 82 | 30 | 52 | .366 | -11.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1986-87 | CLE | NBA | 82 | 31 | 51 | .378 | -10.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1987-88 | CLE | NBA | 82 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 1.0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | ||
| 1988-89 | CLE | NBA | 82 | 57 | 25 | .695 | 16.0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | ||
| 1989-90 | CLE | NBA | 82 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 1.0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | ||
| 1990-91 | CLE | NBA | 82 | 33 | 49 | .402 | -8.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1991-92 | CLE | NBA | 82 | 57 | 25 | .695 | 16.0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 8 | .529 | ||
| 1992-93 | CLE | NBA | 82 | 54 | 28 | .659 | 13.0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 6 | .333 | ||
| 1993-94 | CLE | NBA | 82 | 47 | 35 | .573 | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | ||
| 1994-95 | CLE | NBA | 82 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | ||
| 1995-96 | CLE | NBA | 82 | 47 | 35 | .573 | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | ||
| 1996-97 | CLE | NBA | 82 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1997-98 | CLE | NBA | 82 | 47 | 35 | .573 | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | ||
| 1998-99 | CLE | NBA | 50 | 22 | 28 | .440 | -3.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2005-06 | TOR | NBA | 13 | 6 | 7 | .462 | -0.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career | 1467 | 802 | 665 | .547 | 68.5 | 91 | 40 | 51 | .440 | |||||
| 6 seasons | MIL | 420 | 232 | 188 | .552 | 22 | 36 | 20 | 16 | .556 | ||||
| 13 seasons | CLE | 1034 | 564 | 470 | .545 | 47 | 55 | 20 | 35 | .364 | ||||
| 1 season | TOR | 13 | 6 | 7 | .462 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Awards
- 1991-92 NBAExecutive of the Year
- 1997-98 NBAExecutive of the Year
Draft Picks, Trades, and Free Agent Signings
- In some cases the starting date and/or ending date foran executive could not be found, so conservative estimates are used intheir place.
Therefore, transactions from the beginning and/or end of anexecutive's tenure with a particular franchise may be missing from theregister below.
April 10, 1972: SelectedRuss Lee (1st round, 6th pick),Julius Erving (1st round, 12th pick),Chuck Terry (2nd round, 29th pick),George Adams (3rd round, 46th pick),Art White (4th round, 63rd pick),Ron Harris (5th round, 79th pick),Mickey Davis (7th round, 113th pick),Charles Kirkland (8th round, 129th pick),Jim Regenold (9th round, 143rd pick) andJolly Spight (10th round, 156th pick) in the1972 NBA Draft.
September 18, 1972: Acquired player rights toDick Cunningham from theHouston Rockets.
October 9, 1972: TradedToby Kimball to theKansas City-Omaha Kings for a 1973 4th round draft pick (Clyde Turner was later selected).
October 10, 1972: Traded a 1973 2nd round draft pick (Gary Melchionni was later selected) to thePhiladelphia 76ers forGary Gregor.
November 15, 1972: SignedTerry Driscoll as a free agent.
April 24, 1973: SelectedSwen Nater (1st round, 16th pick),Clyde Turner (4th round, 59th pick),Harry Rogers (4th round, 67th pick),Larry Jackson (5th round, 85th pick),James Floyd (6th round, 101st pick),Eddie Childress (7th round, 119th pick),Walt McGary (8th round, 135th pick),Bob Vacca (9th round, 150th pick) andRon Battle (10th round, 164th pick) in the1973 NBA Draft.
August 24, 1973: Acquired player rights toRon Williams from theGolden State Warriors.
September 10, 1973: SignedBob Verga as a free agent.
November 5, 1973: SignedCornell Warner as a free agent.
January 8, 1974: SignedDick Garrett as a free agent.
May 28, 1974: SelectedGary Brokaw (1st round, 18th pick),Greg McDougald (3rd round, 54th pick),Lionel Billingly (4th round, 72nd pick),John Johnson (5th round, 90th pick),Larry Williams (6th round, 108th pick),Bob Hornstein (7th round, 126th pick),Ralph Palomar (8th round, 144th pick),Mike Deane (9th round, 161st pick) andBruce Featherston (10th round, 178th pick) in the1974 NBA Draft.
May 30, 1974: Traded cash and future considerations to theBoston Celtics forGeorge Thompson.
May 30, 1974: SignedGeorge Thompson.
June 10, 1974: Acquired player rights toKevin Restani from theCleveland Cavaliers.
July 7, 1974: SignedBob Rule as a free agent.
October 8, 1974: TradedRuss Lee and a 1975 1st round draft pick (Rich Kelley was later selected) to theNew Orleans Jazz forSteve Kuberski and a 1975 2nd round draft pick (Clyde Mayes was later selected).
November 8, 1974: TradedLucius Allen to theLos Angeles Lakers forJim Price.
November 27, 1974: SignedWalt Wesley as a free agent.
May 29, 1975: SelectedClyde Mayes (2nd round, 22nd pick),Cornelius Cash (2nd round, 24th pick),Brian Hammel (3rd round, 43rd pick),Bill Campion (4th round, 60th pick),Oliver Purnell (6th round, 96th pick),Wilbur Thomas (7th round, 115th pick),Bob McCurdy (8th round, 132nd pick),Eric Hays (9th round, 150th pick) andRomie Thomas (10th round, 165th pick) in the1975 NBA Draft.
June 5, 1975: Traded TO_TRADE to theAtlanta Hawks for a 1976 2nd round draft pick (Alex English was later selected) and a 1976 2nd round draft pick (Bayard Forrest was later selected). Atlanta was penalized for signing Milwaukee draft pick Julius Erving in 1972.
June 16, 1975: TradedKareem Abdul-Jabbar andWalt Wesley to theLos Angeles Lakers forJunior Bridgeman,Dave Meyers,Elmore Smith andBrian Winters.
September 23, 1975: TradedRon Williams to theLos Angeles Lakers for a 1976 5th round draft pick (James Rappis was later selected).
October 22, 1975: Traded a 1976 2nd round draft pick (Bayard Forrest was later selected) to theSeattle SuperSonics forJim Fox.
October 22, 1975: Sold player rights toCornell Warner to theLos Angeles Lakers.
June 8, 1976: SelectedQuinn Buckner (1st round, 7th pick),Alex English (2nd round, 23rd pick),Scott Lloyd (2nd round, 24th pick),Lloyd Walton (3rd round, 40th pick),Dan Frost (4th round, 59th pick),Tom Lockhart (5th round, 75th pick),James Rappis (5th round, 77th pick),Phil Spence (6th round, 92nd pick),Ron Barrow (7th round, 112th pick),Bob Warner (8th round, 129th pick),Bennie Shaw (9th round, 146th pick) andHugo Cabrera (10th round, 165th pick) in the1976 NBA Draft.
August 5, 1976: TradedBird Averitt to theBuffalo Braves for a 1977 2nd round draft pick (Glen Williams was later selected). This trade was for the 7th pick in the ABA dispersal draft.
November 2, 1976: TradedJim Price to theBuffalo Braves for a 1977 1st round draft pick (Tate Armstrong was later selected).
November 12, 1976: SignedGlenn McDonald as a free agent.
November 22, 1976: HiredDon Nelson as Head Coach.
December 8, 1976: Traded a 1977 2nd round draft pick (Wilson Washington was later selected) and a 1978 2nd round draft pick (Maurice Cheeks was later selected) to thePhiladelphia 76ers forFred Carter.
January 13, 1977: TradedGary Brokaw andElmore Smith to theCleveland Cavaliers forRowland Garrett, a 1977 1st round draft pick (Ernie Grunfeld was later selected) and a 1978 1st round draft pick (George Johnson was later selected).
July 9, 1986: HiredLenny Wilkens as Head Coach.
September 30, 1986: SignedScooter McCray as a free agent.
December 9, 1986: TradedDirk Minniefield to theHouston Rockets for a 1989 3rd round draft pick. Pick did not convey because 1989 draft did not have a third round
December 30, 1986:World B. Free signed as a veteran free agent with thePhiladelphia 76ers; received a 1990 2nd round draft pick (Stefano Rusconi was later selected) as compensation.
January 13, 1987: SignedCraig Ehlo as a free agent.
January 24, 1987: SignedTyrone Corbin as a free agent.
February 15, 1987: TradedBen Poquette to theChicago Bulls for a 1989 2nd round draft pick (Chucky Brown was later selected).
June 22, 1987: SelectedKevin Johnson (1st round, 7th pick),Kannard Johnson (2nd round, 41st pick),Donald Royal (3rd round, 52nd pick),Chris Dudley (4th round, 75th pick),Carven Holcombe (4th round, 80th pick),Carl Lott (5th round, 98th pick),Harold Jensen (6th round, 121st pick) andMichael Foster (7th round, 144th pick) in the1987 NBA Draft.
October 8, 1987: TradedDarryl Dawkins andMelvin Turpin to theUtah Jazz forKent Benson andDell Curry.
October 8, 1987: TradedJohn Bagley andKeith Lee to theNew Jersey Nets forJames Bailey andDarryl Dawkins.
October 29, 1987: TradedJames Bailey to thePhoenix Suns for a 1989 2nd round draft pick (Greg Grant was later selected).
November 10, 1987: SignedJohnny Rogers as a free agent.
February 25, 1988: TradedTyrone Corbin,Kevin Johnson,Mark West, a 1988 1st round draft pick (Dan Majerle was later selected), a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Dean Garrett was later selected) and a 1989 2nd round draft pick (Greg Grant was later selected) to thePhoenix Suns forLarry Nance,Mike Sanders and a 1988 1st round draft pick (Randolph Keys was later selected).
March 29, 1988: SignedKevin Henderson as a free agent.
June 23, 1988: Traded a 1990 2nd round draft pick (Steve Bardo was later selected) to theMiami Heat forDarnell Valentine.
June 28, 1988: SelectedRandolph Keys (1st round, 22nd pick) andWinston Bennett (3rd round, 64th pick) in the1988 NBA Draft.
August 2, 1988: SignedTree Rollins as an unrestricted free agent.
June 27, 1989: SelectedJohn Morton (1st round, 25th pick) andChucky Brown (2nd round, 43rd pick) in the1989 NBA Draft.
September 5, 1989: Traded a 1993 2nd round draft pick (Mark Buford was later selected) to thePhoenix Suns forSteve Kerr.
September 7, 1989: SignedJohn Morton to a multi-year contract.
September 26, 1989: SignedPaul Mokeski as an unrestricted free agent.
October 5, 1989: SignedGary Voce as a free agent.
November 16, 1989: TradedRon Harper, a 1990 1st round draft pick (Loy Vaught was later selected), a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Joe Wylie was later selected) and a 1992 1st round draft pick (Elmore Spencer was later selected) to theLos Angeles Clippers forDanny Ferry andReggie Williams.
February 21, 1990: TradedChris Dudley to theNew Jersey Nets for a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Žan Tabak was later selected) and a 1993 2nd round draft pick (Richard Petruška was later selected).
February 21, 1990: Traded a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Žan Tabak was later selected), a 1992 2nd round draft pick (Curtis Blair was later selected) and a 1993 2nd round draft pick (Richard Petruška was later selected) to theHouston Rockets forDerrick Chievous.
February 22, 1990: TradedRandolph Keys to theCharlotte Hornets for a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Jimmy Oliver was later selected).
June 27, 1990: SelectedStefano Rusconi (2nd round, 52nd pick) in the1990 NBA Draft.
June 27, 1990: TradedStefano Rusconi to thePhoenix Suns forMiloš Babić.
July 30, 1990: SignedHenry James as a free agent.
September 27, 1990: SignedGerald Paddio as a free agent.
December 3, 1990: SignedDarnell Valentine as a free agent.
December 13, 1990: SignedMike Woodson as a free agent.
December 31, 1990: SignedHenry James to the first of two 10-day contracts.
January 21, 1991: SignedHenry James to a contract for the rest of the season.
June 26, 1991: SelectedTerrell Brandon (1st round, 11th pick) andJimmy Oliver (2nd round, 39th pick) in the1991 NBA Draft.
June 26, 1991: Traded a 1996 2nd round draft pick (Terrell Bell was later selected) to theHouston Rockets forKeith Hughes.
July 17, 1991: SignedJohn Battle as an unrestricted free agent.
August 14, 1991: SignedHenry James as an unrestricted free agent.
October 1, 1991: SignedJohn Morton.
March 12, 1992: SignedMike Sanders to a 10-day contract.
March 19, 1992: SignedBobby Phills to a 10-day contract.
March 22, 1992: SignedMike Sanders as a free agent.
March 29, 1992: SignedBobby Phills to a contract for the rest of the season.
August 31, 1992: SignedJerome Lane as a free agent.
October 8, 1992: SignedJay Guidinger as a free agent.
October 8, 1992: SignedGerald Wilkins as a free agent.
October 8, 1992: SignedPat Durham.
December 2, 1992: TradedSteve Kerr to theOrlando Magic for a 1996 2nd round draft pick (Reggie Geary was later selected).
June 15, 1993: SignedGerald Madkins as a free agent.
June 17, 1993: HiredMike Fratello as Head Coach.
June 30, 1993: SelectedChris Mills (1st round, 22nd pick) in the1993 NBA Draft.
July 15, 1993: Traded a 1994 1st round draft pick (Clifford Rozier was later selected) to theGolden State Warriors forTyrone Hill.
November 9, 1993: SignedSedric Toney as a free agent.
December 23, 1993: SignedRod Higgins as a free agent.
January 19, 1994: SignedJay Guidinger to two 10-day contracts, then signed to a contract for the rest of the season.
March 18, 1994: SignedGary Alexander as a free agent.
April 15, 1994: SignedTim Kempton as a free agent.
June 29, 1994: SelectedGary Collier (2nd round, 42nd pick) in the1994 NBA Draft.
August 2, 1994: SignedMichael Cage as an unrestricted free agent.
October 5, 1994: SignedSteve Colter as a free agent.
October 5, 1994: SignedGreg Dreiling as an unrestricted free agent.
October 31, 1994: SignedTony Campbell as a free agent.
January 26, 1995: SignedElmer Bennett to a 10-day contract.
February 23, 1995: SignedFred Roberts to the first of two 10-day contracts.
March 16, 1995: SignedFred Roberts to a contract for the rest of the season.
June 14, 1995: Traded a 1995 2nd round draft pick (George Banks was later selected) to theMiami Heat forHarold Miner and a 1995 2nd round draft pick (Donny Marshall was later selected).
June 28, 1995: SelectedBob Sura (1st round, 17th pick) andDonny Marshall (2nd round, 39th pick) in the1995 NBA Draft.
September 27, 1995: TradedMark Price to theWashington Bullets for a 1996 1st round draft pick (Vitaly Potapenko was later selected).
October 5, 1995: SignedJoe Courtney as a free agent.
October 5, 1995: SignedJohn Amaechi as a free agent.
October 7, 1995: TradedHot Rod Williams to thePhoenix Suns forAntonio Lang,Dan Majerle and a 1997 1st round draft pick (Brevin Knight was later selected).
October 23, 1995: SignedJohn Crotty as a free agent.
March 5, 1996: SignedDarryl Johnson to the first of two 10-day contracts.
June 26, 1996: SelectedVitaly Potapenko (1st round, 12th pick),Zydrunas Ilgauskas (1st round, 20th pick) andReggie Geary (2nd round, 56th pick) in the1996 NBA Draft.
August 9, 1996: SignedMark West as a free agent.
September 6, 1996: SignedShawnelle Scott as a free agent.
September 23, 1996: SignedCarl Thomas as a free agent.
June 25, 1997: SelectedDerek Anderson (1st round, 13th pick),Brevin Knight (1st round, 16th pick) andCedric Henderson (2nd round, 44th pick) in the1997 NBA Draft.
September 22, 1997: SignedHenry James as a free agent.
September 25, 1997: As part of a 3-team trade, theCleveland Cavaliers tradedTerrell Brandon,Tyrone Hill and a 1998 1st round draft pick (Pat Garrity was later selected) to theMilwaukee Bucks; theMilwaukee Bucks tradedSherman Douglas to theCleveland Cavaliers; theMilwaukee Bucks tradedVin Baker to theSeattle SuperSonics; and theSeattle SuperSonics tradedShawn Kemp to theCleveland Cavaliers.
October 1, 1997: As part of a 3-team trade, theCleveland Cavaliers traded a 2005 1st round draft pick (Sean May was later selected) to thePhoenix Suns; theDenver Nuggets tradedAntonio McDyess to thePhoenix Suns; thePhoenix Suns tradedTony Dumas andWesley Person to theCleveland Cavaliers; and thePhoenix Suns traded a 1998 1st round draft pick (Tyronn Lue was later selected), a 1999 1st round draft pick (James Posey was later selected), a 2000 2nd round draft pick (Dan McClintock was later selected), a 2001 1st round draft pick (Joseph Forte was later selected) and a 2002 2nd round draft pick (Rod Grizzard was later selected) to theDenver Nuggets.
October 2, 1997: SignedMitchell Butler as a free agent.
October 2, 1997: SignedAdrian Caldwell as a free agent.
October 20, 1997: TradedSherman Douglas and a 2000 2nd round draft pick (Eddie House was later selected) to theDenver Nuggets forGreg Graham.
December 12, 1997: SignedScott Brooks as a free agent.
February 2, 1998: SignedCarl Thomas to the first of two 10-day contracts.
February 22, 1998: SignedCarl Thomas to a contract for the rest of the season.
June 24, 1998: SelectedRyan Stack (2nd round, 48th pick) in the1998 NBA Draft.
January 21, 1999: SignedLitterial Green as a free agent.
January 21, 1999: SignedAntonio Lang as a free agent.
January 24, 1999: SignedJohnny Newman as a free agent.
February 4, 1999: SignedRoy Rogers as a free agent.
March 10, 1999: SignedEarl Boykins to a 10-day contract.
March 11, 1999: TradedVitaly Potapenko to theBoston Celtics forAndrew DeClercq and a 1999 1st round draft pick (Andre Miller was later selected).
March 13, 1999: SignedCorie Blount as a free agent.
March 19, 1999: SignedMitchell Butler as a free agent.
March 23, 1999: SignedEarl Boykins to a 10-day contract.
April 2, 1999: SignedEarl Boykins to a contract for the rest of the season.
January 31, 2006: TradedAaron Williams to theNew Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets for a 2006 2nd round draft pick (Edin Bavčić was later selected) and a 2009 2nd round draft pick (Jack McClinton was later selected).
February 3, 2006: TradedJalen Rose and a 2006 1st round draft pick (Renaldo Balkman was later selected) to theNew York Knicks forAntonio Davis.
