| February 4 |
Nets trade John Williamson and a future 2nd round draft choice (which became Milwaukee’s 1981 2nd round pick, Steve Lingenfelter) to Washington for Roger Phegley. |
| February 8 |
Nets trade Calvin Natt to Portland for Maurice Lucas, San Diego’s 1980 1st round draft choice (Mike Gminski) and Golden State’s 1981 1st round draft choice (Albert King). |
| February 1 |
Nets trade Rich Kelley to Phoenix in exchange for the Suns 1982 1st round draft choice (Brooke Steppe), their 1983 2nd round draft choice (Pace Mannion) and cash. |
| May 28: |
Dallas selects Winford Boynes in the expansion draft. |
| August 15: |
Nets receive San Antonio’s 1981 1st round draft choice (Ray Tolbert) as compensation for the Spur’s signing of veteran free agent George Johnson. |
| September |
Nets trade Roger Phegley to Cleveland for Clarence "Foots" Walker. |
| November |
Nets trade Eddie Jordan to Los Angeles for the Lakers 1982 1st round draft choice (Eddie Phillips). |
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Nets trade Cliff Robinson to Kansas City for Otis Birdsong and Milwaukee’s 1981 2nd round draft choice (Steve Lingenfelter). |
| June 9: |
Nets send Milwaukee’s 1981 2nd round draft choice to Washington to complete the Roger Phegley trade of Feb. 4, 1980. |
| June 10: |
Nets trade Mike Newlin to New York for Mike Woodson. |
| June 11: |
Nets trade Edgar Jones to Detroit for cash. |
| August 11: |
Nets trade Rory Sparrow and their 1985 4th round draft choice (John Battle) to Atlanta for the Hawks 1982 4th round draft choice (James Griffin). |
| October 2 |
Nets send Maurice Lucas to New York in exchange for the Knicks not exercising their right of first refusal on Ray Williams after his signing by the Nets. |
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Nets acquire Len Elmore from Milwaukee for cash. |
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Nets trade Mike Woodson and Phoenix’s 1982 1st round draft choice (Brooke Steppe) to Kansas City for Sam Lacey. |
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Nets trade Ray Tolbert and their 1984 2nd round draft choice (Danny Young) to Seattle for James Bailey. |
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Nets trade Bob McAdoo to Los Angeles for the Lakers 1983 2nd round draft choice (Kevin Williams) and cash. |
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Nets acquire the rights to Wayne Sappleton from Golden State for Phoenix’s 1983 2nd round draft choice (Pace Mannion). |
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Nets trade Ray Williams to Kansas City for Phil Ford. |
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Nets acquire Darryl Dawkins from Philadelphia in exchange for the Sixers 1983 1st round draft choice (Leo Rautins) and cash. |
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Nets trade Ed Sherod to New York for the Knicks 1983 3rd round draft choice (Bruce Kuczenski). |
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Nets trade Phil Ford and their 1983 2nd round draft choice (Ted Kitchel) to Milwaukee in exchange for Mickey Johnson and the rights to Fred Roberts. |
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Nets trade James Bailey to Houston for San Antonio’s 2nd round draft choices in 1983 (Horace Owens) and 1985 (Yvon Joseph). |
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Nets trade Mickey Johnson and Eric "Sleepy" Floyd to Golden State for Micheal Ray Richardson. |
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Nets trade the rights to Fred Roberts, the Lakers 1983 2nd round draft choice (Kevin Williams) and cash to San Antonio in exchange for the Spurs relinquishing their rights to coach Stan Albeck. |
| June 22: |
Nets trade Len Elmore to New York for the Knicks 1984 2nd round draft choice (Tom Sluby). |
| June 29: |
Nets trade their 1986 2nd round draft choice (Milt Wagner) and their 1987 2nd round draft choice (Steve Alford) to Dallas for Dirk Minniefield and the Mavericks 1987 2nd round draft choice (Andrew Kennedy). |
| August 12: |
Nets trade Foots Walker, their 1985 1st round draft choice (Bill Wennington) and New York’s 1984 2nd round draft choice (Tom Sluby) to Dallas for Kelvin Ransey. |
| October 2 |
Nets trade Eddie Phillips, Horace Owens, Dallas 1987 2nd round draft choice (Andrew Kennedy) and cash to Philadelphia for Reggie Johnson. |
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| August 21: |
Nets acquire Mickey Johnson from Golden State in exchange for a 1986 3rd round draft choice (Wendell Alexis). |
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Nets trade Darwin Cook to Washington in return for cash and the Bullets agreement not to draft Dwayne Washington in the 1986 NBA draft. |
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Nets send their 1989 1st round draft choice (Stacey King) and their 2nd round draft choices in 1988 (Shelton Jones) and 1989 (Stanley Brundy) to Chicago in exchange for the Bulls not exercising their right of first refusal on Orlando Woolridge after his signing by the Nets. |
| October 3 |
Nets trade Mike O’Koren to Washington for Leon Wood. |
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Nets trade James Bailey and Darryl Dawkins to Cleveland for John Bagley and Keith Lee. |
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Nets obtain Mike O’Koren from Boston for cash. |
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Nets acquire Dallas Comegys from Atlanta for the Hawks 1990 2nd round draft choice (Les Jepsen). |
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Nets acquire Adrian Branch from the Los Angeles Lakers for cash. |
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Nets acquire Philadelphia’s 1988 2nd round draft choice (Charles Shackleford) in exchange for not exercising their right of first refusal on Albert King after his signing by the 76ers. |
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Nets trade Mike Gminski and Ben Coleman to Philadelphia for Roy Hinson and Tim McCormick, and Nets reacquire their own 1989 2nd round draft choice (Stanley Brundy). |
| June 23: |
Miami selects Dwayne Washington in the expansion draft. |
| August 29: |
Nets trade Dallas Comegys to San Antonio for Walter Berry. |
| October 3 |
Nets acquire Mike McGee from Sacramento for the Kings 2nd round draft choices in 1991 (Randy Brown) and 1996 (Jason Sasser). |
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Nets trade Tony Brown, Frank Johnson, Tim McCormick and Lorenzo Romar to Houston for Joe Barry Carroll and Lester Conner. |
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Orlando selects Keith Lee in the expansion draft. |
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Nets trade Buck Williams to Portland for Sam Bowie and the Trail Blazers 1989 1st round draft choice (Mookie Blaylock). |
| October 5: |
Nets trade John Bagley to Boston for the Celtics 2nd round draft choices in 1991 (Zan Tabak) and 1993 (Richard Petruska). |
