List of 2008–09 NBA season transactions
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The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the
draft picks
, if applicable.
Retirement
Date | Name | Team(s) played (years) | Age | Notes | Ref. |
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September 11 | Pat Garrity | Phoenix Suns (1998–1999) Orlando Magic (1999–2008) |
32 | [1] | |
September 22 | Shareef Abdur-Rahim | Vancouver Grizzlies (1996–2001) Atlanta Hawks (2001–2004) Portland Trail Blazers (2004–2005) Sacramento Kings (2005–2008) |
32 | Was hired as an assistant coach for the Kings. | [2] |
September 26 | Jason Williams | Sacramento Kings (1998–2001) Memphis Grizzlies (2001–2005) Miami Heat (2005–2008) |
31 | Retired due to injuries. | [3] |
October 27 | Adrian Griffin | Boston Celtics (1999–2001) Dallas Mavericks (2001–2003, 2005–2006) Houston Rockets (2003–2004) Chicago Bulls (2004–2005, 2006–2008) Seattle SuperSonics (2008) |
34 | Was hired by the Bucks as an assistant coach. | |
November 1 | Michael Doleac | Orlando Magic (1998–2001) Cleveland Cavaliers (2001–2002) New York Knicks (2002–2004) Denver Nuggets (2004) Miami Heat (2004–2007) Minnesota Timberwolves (2007–2008) |
31 | [4] | |
December 4 | Damon Stoudamire | Toronto Raptors (1995–1998) Portland Trail Blazers (1998–2004) Memphis Grizzlies (2005–2008) San Antonio Spurs (2008) |
35 | Hired by Rice as player development | [5] |
December 10 | Cuttino Mobley | Houston Rockets (1998–2004) Orlando Magic (2004–2005) Sacramento Kings (2005) Los Angeles Clippers (2005–2008) |
33 | Unofficially retired due to health problems, however, he remained in New York's roster. | [6] |
January 22 | Alonzo Mourning | New Jersey Nets (2003–2004) |
39 | Second retirement. | [7] |
January 26 | Darrell Armstrong | New Jersey Nets (2007–2008) |
40 | Was hired as an assistant for the Mavericks. | [8] |
April 5 | Eric Snow | Seattle SuperSonics (1995–1998) Philadelphia 76ers (1998–2004) Cleveland Cavaliers (2004–2008) |
35 | Unofficially retired in the off-season due to knee injury, however, he remained in Cleveland's roster until he was released on April 5, 2009. | [9] |
April 23 | Dikembe Mutombo | (2004–2009) | 42 | [10] | |
May 5 | Wayne Simien | Miami Heat (2005–2007) | 26 | [11] | |
May 21 | Sam Cassell | New Jersey Nets (1997–1999) (2008)Milwaukee Bucks (1999–2003) Minnesota Timberwolves (2003–2005) Los Angeles Clippers (2005–2008) Boston Celtics |
40 | Was hired as an assistant for the Wizards. | [12] |
Front office movements
Coaching changes
Off-season
Date | Team | Outgoing coach | New coach | Previous position | Ref. |
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April 21, 2008 | Milwaukee Bucks | Larry Krystkowiak | Scott Skiles | Head coach of the Chicago Bulls (2003–2007) | [13] |
April 28, 2008 | Miami Heat | Pat Riley | Erik Spoelstra | Assistant coach / Director of Scouting of the Miami Heat (2001–2008) | [14] |
April 29, 2008 | Charlotte Bobcats
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Sam Vincent
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Larry Brown | Head coach of the New York Knicks (2005–2006) | [15] |
May 13, 2008 | New York Knicks | Isiah Thomas | Mike D'Antoni | Head coach of the Phoenix Suns (2003–2008) | [16] |
May 14, 2008 | Dallas Mavericks | Avery Johnson | Rick Carlisle | Head coach of the Indiana Pacers (2003–2007) | [17] |
June 9, 2008 | Phoenix Suns | Mike D'Antoni | Terry Porter | Assistant coach of the Detroit Pistons (2006–2008) | [18] |
June 10, 2008 | Detroit Pistons | Flip Saunders | Michael Curry | Assistant coach of the Detroit Pistons (2007–2008) | [19] |
June 11, 2008 | Chicago Bulls | Jim Boylan (interim) | Vinny Del Negro | Assistant general manager of the Phoenix Suns (2007–2008) | [20] |
In-season
Date | Team | Outgoing coach | New coach | Previous position | Ref. |
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November 22, 2008 | Oklahoma City Thunder | P. J. Carlesimo | Scott Brooks (interim) | Assistant coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder (2007–2008) | [21] |
November 24, 2008 | Washington Wizards | Eddie Jordan | Ed Tapscott (interim) | Director of Player Development of the Washington Wizards (2007–2008) | [22] |
December 3, 2008 | Toronto Raptors | Sam Mitchell | Jay Triano (interim) | Assistant coach of the Toronto Raptors (2002–2008) | [23] |
December 8, 2008 | Minnesota Timberwolves | Randy Wittman | Kevin McHale (interim) | Vice President of Basketball Operations of the Minnesota Timberwolves (1995–2008) | [24] |
December 13, 2008 | Philadelphia 76ers | Maurice Cheeks | Tony DiLeo (interim) | Senior Vice President / Assistant general manager of the Philadelphia Sixers (2003–2008)
|
[25] |
December 15, 2008 | Sacramento Kings | Reggie Theus | Kenny Natt (interim) | Assistant coach of the Sacramento Kings (2007–2008) | [26] |
January 23, 2009 | Memphis Grizzlies | Marc Iavaroni | Johnny Davis (interim) | Assistant coach of the Memphis Grizzlies (2007–2009) | [27] |
January 25, 2009 | Memphis Grizzlies | Johnny Davis (interim) | Lionel Hollins | Assistant coach of the Milwaukee Bucks (2008–2009) | [28] |
February 16, 2009 | Phoenix Suns | Terry Porter | Alvin Gentry (interim) | Assistant coach of the Phoenix Suns (2004–2009) | [29] |
General manager change
Player movements
Trades
June | |||||||||||||||
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June 25 | To Charlotte Bobcats
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To Denver Nuggets
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June 26 | To Memphis Grizzlies
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To Minnesota Timberwolves
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To Detroit Pistons
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To Seattle SuperSonics
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To Cleveland Cavaliers
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To Miami Heat
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To Los Angeles Clippers
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To Portland Trail Blazers
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To Phoenix Suns
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To San Antonio Spurs
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To Boston Celtics
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To Washington Wizards
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To Miami Heat
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To Minnesota Timberwolves
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To New Orleans Hornets
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To Portland Trail Blazers
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To Milwaukee Bucks |
To New Jersey Nets | ||||||||||||||
To Houston Rockets
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To Portland Trail Blazers
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To Houston Rockets (from Memphis Grizzlies)
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To Memphis Grizzlies (from Portland Trail Blazers)
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To Chicago Bulls
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To Portland Trail Blazers
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To Denver Nuggets (from Chicago Bulls)
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To Portland Trail Blazers (from Denver Nuggets)
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July | |||||||||||||||
July 9 | To Indiana Pacers
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To Portland Trail Blazers | |||||||||||||
To Indiana Pacers
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To Toronto Raptors
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To Minnesota Timberwolves
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To Philadelphia 76ers
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July 9 | To Denver Nuggets
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To Los Angeles Clippers | |||||||||||||
July 21 | To New Jersey Nets |
To Orlando Magic
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July 22 | To Golden State Warriors
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To New Jersey Nets
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July 23 | To Los Angeles Clippers |
To Utah Jazz | |||||||||||||
July 28 | To Denver Nuggets
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To New York Knicks
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August | |||||||||||||||
August 6 | To Houston Rockets
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To Los Angeles Clippers | |||||||||||||
August 11 | To Charlotte Bobcats
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To Oklahoma City Thunder | |||||||||||||
August 13 | To Cleveland Cavaliers
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To Milwaukee Bucks | |||||||||||||
To Oklahoma City Thunder |
To Milwaukee Bucks | ||||||||||||||
August 14 | To Sacramento Kings
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To Houston Rockets
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August 29 | To New York Knicks |
To Houston Rockets
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November | |||||||||||||||
November 3 | To Denver Nuggets |
To Detroit Pistons | |||||||||||||
November 21 | To New York Knicks |
To Los Angeles Clippers | |||||||||||||
To Golden State Warriors |
To New York Knicks | ||||||||||||||
December | |||||||||||||||
December 10 | To Charlotte Bobcats |
To Phoenix Suns | |||||||||||||
To Washington Wizards |
To New Orleans Hornets | ||||||||||||||
To Washington Wizards |
To Memphis Grizzlies
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December 24 | To Houston Rockets
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To Memphis Grizzlies
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January | |||||||||||||||
January 5 | To Denver Nuggets
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To Los Angeles Clippers | |||||||||||||
January 7 | To Los Angeles Clippers |
To Toronto Raptors
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To Denver Nuggets
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To Oklahoma City Thunder
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To Memphis Grizzlies
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To Miami Heat
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January 16 | To Charlotte Bobcats |
To Dallas Mavericks | |||||||||||||
February | |||||||||||||||
February 5 | To Milwaukee Bucks
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To Orlando Magic | |||||||||||||
February 7 | To Charlotte Bobcats |
To Los Angeles Lakers | |||||||||||||
February 14 | To Miami Heat |
To Toronto Raptors | |||||||||||||
February 16 | To Detroit Pistons
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To Los Angeles Clippers
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February 17 | To Boston Celtics
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To Sacramento Kings | |||||||||||||
February 18 | To Chicago Bulls |
To Sacramento Kings | |||||||||||||
To Los Angeles Lakers
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To Memphis Grizzlies
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To Portland Trail Blazers |
To Sacramento Kings | ||||||||||||||
February 19 | To Chicago Bulls
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To Oklahoma City Thunder | |||||||||||||
To Minnesota Timberwolves |
To Sacramento Kings | ||||||||||||||
To Houston Rockets |
To Orlando Magic | ||||||||||||||
To Houston Rockets |
To Memphis Grizzlies
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To Chicago Bulls |
To New York Knicks | ||||||||||||||
To Oklahoma City Thunder |
To New York Knicks | ||||||||||||||
To Toronto Raptors |
To Boston Celtics
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To Sacramento Kings |
To Toronto Raptors
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Free agency
The following lists players who join or leave other team via free agency. Some dates might be contrast from other sources.
Going overseas
Date | Player | New team | Former team | Ref. |
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June 19, 2008 | Juan Carlos Navarro | Regal FC Barcelona | Memphis Grizzlies | [30] |
July 18, 2008 | Carlos Delfino | Khimki |
Toronto Raptors | [31] |
July 20, 2008 | Primož Brezec | Lottomatica Roma |
Toronto Raptors | [32] |
July 21, 2008 | Boštjan Nachbar | Dynamo Moscow | New Jersey Nets |
[33] |
July 25, 2008 | Josh Childress | Olympiacos Piraeus | Atlanta Hawks | [34] |
July 29, 2008 | Nenad Krstić | BC Triumph |
New Jersey Nets |
[35] |
August 4, 2008 | Carlos Arroyo | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Orlando Magic | [36] |
August 6, 2008 | Earl Boykins | Virtus Bologna | Charlotte Bobcats |
[37] |
August 15, 2008 | Jannero Pargo | Dynamo Moscow | New Orleans Hornets |
[38] |
August 20, 2008 | Earl Barron | Fortitudo Bologna | Miami Heat | [39] |
August 21, 2008 | Gordan Giriček | Fenerbahçe Ülker |
Phoenix Suns | [40] |
Released
Waived
Going overseas
Date | Player | New team | Former team | Ref. |
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Jorge Garbajosa | Khimki |
Toronto Raptors | ||
Taurean Green | CAI Zaragoza |
Denver Nuggets | ||
Casey Jacobsen | ALBA Berlin |
Memphis Grizzlies | ||
Alexander Johnson | Brose Baskets |
Miami Heat | ||
September 17, 2008 | Kosta Perović | Valencia |
Golden State Warriors | [57] |
September 22, 2008 | Stephane Lasme |
KK Partizan | Miami Heat | [58] |
Draft picks
Signed
From previous seasons
Date | Round | Pick | Player | Team | School/Club Team | Notes | Ref. |
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July 1, 2008 | 1 | 24 | Rudy Fernández | Portland Trail Blazers | Joventut Badalona (Spain )
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Drafted in 2007 by Phoenix Suns | [60] |
August 25, 2008 | 2 | 40 | Sun Yue | Los Angeles Lakers | ABA )
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Drafted in 2007 | [61] |
July 16, 2008 | 2 | 41 | Roko Ukić | Toronto Raptors | Croatia )
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Drafted in 2005 | [62] |
July 9, 2008 | 2 | 49 | Marc Gasol | Memphis Grizzlies | CB Girona (Spain )
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Drafted in 2007 by the Los Angeles Lakers | [63] |
Signed undrafted players
Date | Player | Team | School/Club Team |
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August 7 | Othello Hunter | Atlanta Hawks | Ohio State (Sr.) |
September 8 | Rob Kurz | Golden State Warriors | |
July 9 | DeMarcus Nelson | Golden State Warriors | |
July 9 | Dion Dowell | Golden State Warriors | |
July 24 | Anthony Morrow | Golden State Warriors | |
September 12 | C. J. Giles | Los Angeles Lakers | |
July 2 | Jason Richards | Miami Heat | |
July 2 | David Padgett | Miami Heat | |
September 25 | Maureece Rice | Miami Heat | |
August 27 | Steven Hill | Portland Trail Blazers |
References
- General
- "2008-09 player movement: Team-by-team transactions". ESPN.com. July 2008. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
- "June 2008 Transactions". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
- "July 2008 Transactions". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on July 10, 2009. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
- "August 2008 Transactions". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
- "September 2008 Transactions". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
- "October 2008 Transactions". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
- "November 2008 Transactions". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
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