# List of 2008–09 NBA season transactions

The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Basketball Association during the 2008–09 NBA season. It lists what team each player has been traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which players or draft picks, if applicable.

## Retirement

| Date | Name | Team(s) played (years) | Age | Notes |
| September 11 | Pat Garrity | Phoenix Suns (1998–1999) Orlando Magic (1999–2008) | 32 | |
| 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. |
| September 26 | Jason Williams | Sacramento Kings (1998–2001) Memphis Grizzlies (2001–2005) Miami Heat (2005–2008) | 31 | Retired due to injuries. |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| January 22 | Alonzo Mourning | Charlotte Hornets (1992–1995) Miami Heat (1995–2002, 2005–2008) New Jersey Nets (2003–2004) | 39 | Second retirement. |
| January 26 | Darrell Armstrong | Orlando Magic (1995–2003) New Orleans Hornets (2003–2004) Dallas Mavericks (2004–2006) Indiana Pacers (2006–2007) New Jersey Nets (2007–2008) | 40 | Was hired as an assistant for the Mavericks. |
| 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. |
| April 23 | Dikembe Mutombo | Denver Nuggets (1991–1996) Atlanta Hawks (1996–2001) Philadelphia 76ers (2001–2002) New Jersey Nets (2002–2003) New York Knicks (2003–2004) Houston Rockets (2004–2009) | 42 | |
| May 5 | Wayne Simien | Miami Heat (2005–2007) | 26 | |
| May 21 | Sam Cassell | Houston Rockets (1993–1996) Phoenix Suns (1996) Dallas Mavericks (1996–1997) New Jersey Nets (1997–1999) Milwaukee Bucks (1999–2003) Minnesota Timberwolves (2003–2005) Los Angeles Clippers (2005–2008) Boston Celtics (2008) | 40 | Was hired as an assistant for the Wizards. |

## Front office movements
### Coaching changes
#### Off-season

| Date | Team | Outgoing coach | New coach | Previous position |
| April 21, 2008 | Milwaukee Bucks | Larry Krystkowiak | Scott Skiles | Head coach of the Chicago Bulls (2003–2007) |
| April 28, 2008 | Miami Heat | Pat Riley | Erik Spoelstra | Assistant coach / Director of Scouting of the Miami Heat (2001–2008) |
| April 29, 2008 | Charlotte Bobcats | Sam Vincent | Larry Brown | Head coach of the New York Knicks (2005–2006) |
| May 13, 2008 | New York Knicks | Isiah Thomas | Mike D'Antoni | Head coach of the Phoenix Suns (2003–2008) |
| May 14, 2008 | Dallas Mavericks | Avery Johnson | Rick Carlisle | Head coach of the Indiana Pacers (2003–2007) |
| June 9, 2008 | Phoenix Suns | Mike D'Antoni | Terry Porter | Assistant coach of the Detroit Pistons (2006–2008) |
| June 10, 2008 | Detroit Pistons | Flip Saunders | Michael Curry | Assistant coach of the Detroit Pistons (2007–2008) |
| June 11, 2008 | Chicago Bulls | Jim Boylan (interim) | Vinny Del Negro | Assistant general manager of the Phoenix Suns (2007–2008) |

#### In-season

| Date | Team | Outgoing coach | New coach | Previous position |
| November 22, 2008 | Oklahoma City Thunder | P. J. Carlesimo | Scott Brooks (interim) | Assistant coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder (2007–2008) |
| November 24, 2008 | Washington Wizards | Eddie Jordan | Ed Tapscott (interim) | Director of Player Development of the Washington Wizards (2007–2008) |
| December 3, 2008 | Toronto Raptors | Sam Mitchell | Jay Triano (interim) | Assistant coach of the Toronto Raptors (2002–2008) |
| December 8, 2008 | Minnesota Timberwolves | Randy Wittman | Kevin McHale (interim) | Vice President of Basketball Operations of the Minnesota Timberwolves (1995–2008) |
| December 13, 2008 | Philadelphia 76ers | Maurice Cheeks | Tony DiLeo (interim) | Senior Vice President / Assistant general manager of the Philadelphia Sixers (2003–2008) |
| December 15, 2008 | Sacramento Kings | Reggie Theus | Kenny Natt (interim) | Assistant coach of the Sacramento Kings (2007–2008) |
| January 23, 2009 | Memphis Grizzlies | Marc Iavaroni | Johnny Davis (interim) | Assistant coach of the Memphis Grizzlies (2007–2009) |
| January 25, 2009 | Memphis Grizzlies | Johnny Davis (interim) | Lionel Hollins | Assistant coach of the Milwaukee Bucks (2008–2009) |
| February 16, 2009 | Phoenix Suns | Terry Porter | Alvin Gentry (interim) | Assistant coach of the Phoenix Suns (2004–2009) |

### General manager change
## Player movements
### Trades

June :
| June 25 | To Charlotte Bobcats Draft rights to Alexis Ajinça | To Denver Nuggets Future protected first-round pick |
| June 26 | To Memphis Grizzlies Greg Buckner Marko Jarić Antoine Walker Draft rights to O. J. Mayo | To Minnesota Timberwolves Brian Cardinal Jason Collins Mike Miller Draft rights to Kevin Love |
| June 26 | To Detroit Pistons Draft rights to Trent Plaisted Walter Sharpe | To Seattle SuperSonics Draft rights to D. J. White |
| June 26 | To Cleveland Cavaliers Draft rights to Darnell Jackson | To Miami Heat Second-round pick in 2009 NBA draft |
| June 26 | To Los Angeles Clippers Draft rights to Mike Taylor | To Portland Trail Blazers Second-round pick in 2009 NBA draft |
| June 26 | To Phoenix Suns Draft rights to Goran Dragić | To San Antonio Spurs Draft rights to Malik Hairston Second-round pick in 2009 NBA draft Cash considerations |
| June 26 | To Boston Celtics Draft rights to Bill Walker | To Washington Wizards Cash considerations |
| June 26 | To Miami Heat Draft rights to Mario Chalmers | To Minnesota Timberwolves Two future second-round picks Cash considerations |
| June 26 | To New Orleans Hornets Cash considerations | To Portland Trail Blazers Draft rights to Darrell Arthur |
| June 26 | To Milwaukee Bucks Richard Jefferson | To New Jersey Nets Yi Jianlian Bobby Simmons |
| June 26 | To Houston Rockets Draft rights to Joey Dorsey | To Portland Trail Blazers Draft rights to Nicolas Batum |
| To Houston Rockets (from Memphis Grizzlies) Draft rights to Donté Greene Second-round pick in 2009 NBA draft ||
| To Memphis Grizzlies (from Portland Trail Blazers) Draft rights to Darrell Arthur ||
| June 26 | To Chicago Bulls Draft rights to Ömer Aşık | To Portland Trail Blazers Two future second-round picks |
| To Denver Nuggets (from Chicago Bulls) Draft rights to Sonny Weems ||
| To Portland Trail Blazers (from Denver Nuggets) Second-round pick in 2009 NBA draft ||
| July ||||
| July 9 | To Indiana Pacers Jarrett Jack Josh McRoberts Draft rights to Brandon Rush Cash considerations | To Portland Trail Blazers Jerryd Bayless Ike Diogu |
| July 9 | To Indiana Pacers Maceo Baston T. J. Ford Rasho Nesterovič Draft rights to Roy Hibbert | To Toronto Raptors Jermaine O'Neal Draft rights to Nathan Jawai |
| July 9 | To Minnesota Timberwolves Calvin Booth Rodney Carney First-round pick Cash considerations | To Philadelphia 76ers Future conditional second-round draft pick |
| July 9 | To Denver Nuggets Option to exchange 2010 second-round picks | To Los Angeles Clippers Marcus Camby |
| July 21 | To New Jersey Nets Keyon Dooling | To Orlando Magic Cash considerations |
| July 22 | To Golden State Warriors Marcus Williams | To New Jersey Nets Future first-round pick |
| July 23 | To Los Angeles Clippers Jason Hart | To Utah Jazz Brevin Knight |
| July 28 | To Denver Nuggets Renaldo Balkman Cash considerations | To New York Knicks Taurean Green Bobby Jones Second-round pick in the 2010 NBA draft |
| August ||||||
| August 6 | To Houston Rockets Option to exchange 2011 second-round picks | To Los Angeles Clippers Steve Novak |
| August 11 | To Charlotte Bobcats 2009 second-round pick | To Oklahoma City Thunder Kyle Weaver |
| August 13 | To Cleveland Cavaliers Mo Williams | To Milwaukee Bucks Damon Jones |
| August 13 | To Oklahoma City Thunder Desmond Mason Joe Smith | To Milwaukee Bucks Luke Ridnour Adrian Griffin |
| August 14 | To Sacramento Kings Bobby Jackson Donté Greene | To Houston Rockets Ron Artest Sean Singletary Draft rights to Patrick Ewing Jr. |
| August 29 | To New York Knicks Patrick Ewing Jr. | To Houston Rockets Draft rights to Frédéric Weis |
| November |||
| November 3 | To Denver Nuggets Chauncey Billups Antonio McDyess Cheikh Samb | To Detroit Pistons Allen Iverson |
| November 21 | To New York Knicks Cuttino Mobley Tim Thomas | To Los Angeles Clippers Mardy Collins Zach Randolph |
| November 21 | To Golden State Warriors Jamal Crawford | To New York Knicks Al Harrington |
| December ||||
| December 10 | To Charlotte Bobcats Raja Bell Boris Diaw Sean Singletary | To Phoenix Suns Jason Richardson Jared Dudley |
| December 10 | To Washington Wizards Mike James | To New Orleans Hornets Antonio Daniels |
| December 10 | To Washington Wizards Javaris Crittenton | To Memphis Grizzlies Conditional future first-round draft pick |
| December 24 | To Houston Rockets Conditional 2011 second-round draft pick | To Memphis Grizzlies Steve Francis 2009 second-round draft pick Cash considerations |
| January |||||
| January 5 | To Denver Nuggets Conditional future second-round draft pick Cash considerations | To Los Angeles Clippers Cheikh Samb |
| January 7 | To Los Angeles Clippers Hassan Adams | To Toronto Raptors Conditional future second-round draft pick |
| January 7 | To Denver Nuggets Johan Petro second-round draft pick | To Oklahoma City Thunder Chucky Atkins first-round draft pick |
| January 7 | To Memphis Grizzlies Shaun Livingston cash considerations | To Miami Heat Conditional 2012 second-round draft pick |
| January 16 | To Charlotte Bobcats DeSagana Diop | To Dallas Mavericks Matt Carroll Ryan Hollins |
| February ||||||||||||||||
| February 5 | To Milwaukee Bucks Keith Bogans Cash considerations | To Orlando Magic Tyronn Lue |
| February 7 | To Charlotte Bobcats Vladimir Radmanović | To Los Angeles Lakers Shannon Brown Adam Morrison |
| February 14 | To Miami Heat Jamario Moon Jermaine O'Neal | To Toronto Raptors Marcus Banks Shawn Marion |
| February 16 | To Detroit Pistons 2013 second-round draft pick | To Los Angeles Clippers Alex Acker 2011 second-round draft pick |
| February 17 | To Boston Celtics 2015 second-round draft pick | To Sacramento Kings Sam Cassell |
| February 18 | To Chicago Bulls Brad Miller John Salmons | To Sacramento Kings Drew Gooden Andrés Nocioni Michael Ruffin Cedric Simmons |
| February 18 | To Los Angeles Lakers 2013 second-round draft pick | To Memphis Grizzlies Chris Mihm Cash considerations |
| February 18 | To Portland Trail Blazers Michael Ruffin | To Sacramento Kings Ike Diogu |
| February 19 | To Chicago Bulls 2009 first-round draft pick | To Oklahoma City Thunder Thabo Sefolosha |
| February 19 | To Minnesota Timberwolves Bobby Brown Shelden Williams | To Sacramento Kings Calvin Booth Rashad McCants |
| February 19 | To Houston Rockets Brian Cook | To Orlando Magic Rafer Alston |
| February 19 | To Houston Rockets Kyle Lowry | To Memphis Grizzlies Adonal Foyle Mike Wilks 2009 first-round draft pick |
| February 19 | To Chicago Bulls Tim Thomas Jerome James Anthony Roberson | To New York Knicks Larry Hughes |
| February 19 | To Oklahoma City Thunder Malik Rose | To New York Knicks Chris Wilcox |
| February 19 | To Toronto Raptors Patrick O'Bryant | To Boston Celtics 2014 second-round draft pick |
| February 19 | To Sacramento Kings Will Solomon | To Toronto Raptors Cash considerations |

### Free agency

The following lists players who join or leave other team via free agency. Some dates might be contrast from other sources.
| Player | Date signed | New team | Former team |
| Gerald Green | July 3 | Dallas Mavericks | Houston Rockets |
| Hassan Adams | July 6 | Toronto Raptors | Teramo Basket |
| J. J. Barea | July 9 | Dallas Mavericks | Dallas Mavericks |
| Chris Paul | July 9 | New Orleans Hornets | New Orleans Hornets |
| Elton Brand | July 9 | Philadelphia 76ers | Los Angeles Clippers |
| José Calderón | July 9 | Toronto Raptors | Toronto Raptors |
| DeSagana Diop | July 9 | Dallas Mavericks | New Jersey Nets |
| Chris Duhon | July 9 | New York Knicks | Chicago Bulls |
| James Jones | July 9 | Miami Heat | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Corey Maggette | July 9 | Golden State Warriors | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Chris Paul | July 9 | New Orleans Hornets | New Orleans Hornets |
| Mickaël Piétrus | July 9 | Orlando Magic | Golden State Warriors |
| Beno Udrih | July 9 | Sacramento Kings | Sacramento Kings |
| Brent Barry | July 10 | Houston Rockets | San Antonio Spurs |
| Baron Davis | July 10 | Los Angeles Clippers | Golden State Warriors |
| Andrew Bogut | July 11 | Milwaukee Bucks | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Roger Mason Jr. | July 11 | San Antonio Spurs | Washington Wizards |
| Keith McLeod | July 11 | Dallas Mavericks | Indiana Pacers |
| James Singleton | July 11 | Dallas Mavericks | TAU Cerámica (Spain) |
| Antoine Wright | July 11 | Dallas Mavericks | New Jersey Nets |
| Anthony Carter | July 12 | Denver Nuggets | Denver Nuggets |
| Gilbert Arenas | July 13 | Washington Wizards | Washington Wizards |
| Anthony Johnson | July 14 | Orlando Magic | Sacramento Kings |
| Jarvis Hayes | July 16 | New Jersey Nets | Detroit Pistons |
| Eduardo Nájera | July 16 | New Jersey Nets | Denver Nuggets |
| Roko Ukić | July 16 | Toronto Raptors | Virtus Roma |
| Malik Allen | July 17 | Milwaukee Bucks | Dallas Mavericks |
| Tyronn Lue | July 17 | Milwaukee Bucks | Dallas Mavericks |
| Craig Smith | July 17 | Minnesota Timberwolves | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Dee Brown | July 18 | Washington Wizards | Galatasaray Café Crown |
| Deron Williams | July 18 | Utah Jazz | Utah Jazz |
| Tony Allen | July 19 | Boston Celtics | Boston Celtics |
| Kurt Thomas | July 21 | San Antonio Spurs | San Antonio Spurs |
| Eddie House | July 22 | Boston Celtics | Boston Celtics |
| Matt Barnes | July 22 | Phoenix Suns | Golden State Warriors |
| Hamed Haddadi | August 28 | Memphis Grizzlies | Saba Battery Tehran (Iran) |

## Going overseas

| Date | Player | New team | Former team |
| June 19, 2008 | Juan Carlos Navarro | Regal FC Barcelona | Memphis Grizzlies |
| July 18, 2008 | Carlos Delfino | Khimki | Toronto Raptors |
| July 20, 2008 | Primož Brezec | Lottomatica Roma | Toronto Raptors |
| July 21, 2008 | Boštjan Nachbar | Dynamo Moscow | New Jersey Nets |
| July 25, 2008 | Josh Childress | Olympiacos Piraeus | Atlanta Hawks |
| July 29, 2008 | Nenad Krstić | BC Triumph | New Jersey Nets |
| August 4, 2008 | Carlos Arroyo | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Orlando Magic |
| August 6, 2008 | Earl Boykins | Virtus Bologna | Charlotte Bobcats |
| August 15, 2008 | Jannero Pargo | Dynamo Moscow | New Orleans Hornets |
| August 20, 2008 | Earl Barron | Fortitudo Bologna | Miami Heat |
| August 21, 2008 | Gordan Giriček | Fenerbahçe Ülker | Phoenix Suns |

## Released
### Waived

| Player | Date waived | Former team |
| Aaron McKie | May 5 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Jorge Garbajosa | June 18 | Toronto Raptors |
| Alexander Johnson | June 23 | Miami Heat |
| Taurean Green | July 29 | New York Knicks |
| Bobby Jones | July 29 | New York Knicks |
| James Augustine | July 29 | Orlando Magic |
| Josh Powell | July 30 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| JamesOn Curry | July 31 | Chicago Bulls |
| Bobby Jones | August 15 | Miami Heat |
| Donyell Marshall | August 20 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Stephane Lasme | September 3 | Miami Heat |
| Donell Taylor | October 14 | Charlotte Bobcats |
| Marcus Williams | October 14 | Charlotte Bobcats |
| Darius Miles | October 20 | Boston Celtics |
| Dwayne Jones | October 23 | Orlando Magic |
| Justin Williams | October 23 | Charlotte Bobcats |
| Blake Ahearn | October 23 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| David Harrison | October 23 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Chris Richard | October 23 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Jermareo Davidson | October 27 | Charlotte Bobcats |
| Jason Hart | February 27 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Luther Head | February 28 | Houston Rockets |
| Drew Gooden | March 1 | Sacramento Kings |
| Adonal Foyle | March 1 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Joe Smith | March 1 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Stromile Swift | March 1 | New Jersey Nets |
| Marcus Williams | March 10 | Golden State Warriors |
| Eric Snow | April 5 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Malik Hairston | April 8 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Will Solomon | April 8 | Sacramento Kings |

### Going overseas

| Date | Player | New team | Former team |
| | 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 |
| September 22, 2008 | Stephane Lasme | KK Partizan | Miami Heat |

### Draft picks
#### Signed

| Date | Round | Pick | Player | Team | School/Club Team | Notes |
| July 1, 2008 | 1 | 1 | Derrick Rose | Chicago Bulls | Memphis (Fr.) | |
| July 1, 2008 | 1 | 2 | Michael Beasley | Miami Heat | Kansas State (Fr.) | |
| July 8, 2008 | 1 | 3 | O. J. Mayo | Memphis Grizzlies | USC (Fr.) | Drafted by Minnesota Timberwolves |
| July 4, 2008 | 1 | 4 | Russell Westbrook | Oklahoma City Thunder | UCLA (So.) | |
| July 11, 2008 | 1 | 5 | Kevin Love | Minnesota Timberwolves | UCLA (Fr.) | Drafted by Memphis Grizzlies |
| July 8, 2008 | 1 | 6 | Danilo Gallinari | New York Knicks | Olimpia Milano (Italy) | |
| July 2, 2008 | 1 | 7 | Eric Gordon | Los Angeles Clippers | Indiana (Fr.) | |
| July 8, 2008 | 1 | 8 | Joe Alexander | Milwaukee Bucks | West Virginia (Jr.) | |
| July 8, 2008 | 1 | 9 | D. J. Augustin | Charlotte Bobcats | Texas (So.) | |
| July 2, 2008 | 1 | 10 | Brook Lopez | New Jersey Nets | Stanford (So.) | |
| July 9, 2008 | 1 | 11 | Jerryd Bayless | Portland Trail Blazers | Arizona (Fr.) | Drafted by Indiana Pacers |
| July 8, 2008 | 1 | 12 | Jason Thompson | Sacramento Kings | Rider (Sr.) | |
| July 15, 2008 | 1 | 13 | Brandon Rush | Indiana Pacers | Kansas (Jr.) | Drafted by Portland Trail Blazers |
| July 15, 2008 | 1 | 14 | Anthony Randolph | Golden State Warriors | LSU (Fr.) | |
| July 10, 2008 | 1 | 15 | Robin Lopez | Phoenix Suns | Stanford (So.) | |
| July 18, 2008 | 1 | 16 | Marreese Speights | Philadelphia 76ers | Florida (So.) | |
| July 15, 2008 | 1 | 17 | Roy Hibbert | Indiana Pacers | Georgetown (Sr.) | Drafted by Toronto Raptors |
| July 9, 2008 | 1 | 18 | JaVale McGee | Washington Wizards | Nevada (So.) | |
| July 10, 2008 | 1 | 19 | J. J. Hickson | Cleveland Cavaliers | North Carolina State (Fr.) | |
| July 8, 2008 | 1 | 20 | Alexis Ajinça | Charlotte Bobcats | Hyères-Toulon Var Basket (France) | |
| July 2, 2008 | 1 | 21 | Ryan Anderson | New Jersey Nets | California (So.) | |
| July 3, 2008 | 1 | 22 | Courtney Lee | Orlando Magic | Western Kentucky (Sr.) | |
| July 10, 2008 | 1 | 23 | Kosta Koufos | Utah Jazz | Ohio State (Fr.) | |
| July 22, 2008 | 1 | 25 | Nicolas Batum | Portland Trail Blazers | Le Mans Sarthe Basket (France) | Drafted by Houston Rockets |
| September 24, 2008 | 1 | 26 | George Hill | San Antonio Spurs | IUPUI (Jr.) | |
| July 8, 2008 | 1 | 27 | Darrell Arthur | Memphis Grizzlies | Kansas (So.) | Drafted by New Orleans Hornets |
| July 14, 2008 | 1 | 28 | Donté Greene | Houston Rockets | Syracuse (Fr.) | Drafted by Memphis Grizzlies |
| July 4, 2008 | 1 | 29 | D. J. White | Oklahoma City Thunder | Indiana (Sr.) | Drafted by Detroit Pistons |
| August 26, 2008 | 1 | 30 | J. R. Giddens | Boston Celtics | New Mexico (Sr.) | |
| August 6, 2008 | 2 | 32 | Walter Sharpe | Detroit Pistons | UAB (Jr.) | Drafted by Oklahoma City Thunder (as Seattle SuperSonics) |
| September 29, 2008 | 2 | 33 | Joey Dorsey | Houston Rockets | Memphis (Sr.) | Drafted by Portland Trail Blazers |
| July 9, 2008 | 2 | 34 | Mario Chalmers | Miami Heat | Kansas (Jr.) | Drafted by Minnesota Timberwolves |
| July 15, 2008 | 2 | 35 | DeAndre Jordan | Los Angeles Clippers | Texas A&M (Fr.) | |
| July 9, 2008 | 2 | 37 | Luc Richard Mbah a Moute | Milwaukee Bucks | UCLA (Jr.) | |
| August 27, 2008 | 2 | 38 | Kyle Weaver | Oklahoma City Thunder | Washington State (Sr.) | Drafted by Charlotte Bobcats |
| September 15, 2008 | 2 | 39 | Sonny Weems | Denver Nuggets | Arkansas (Sr.) | Drafted by Chicago Bulls |
| July 9, 2008 | 2 | 40 | Chris Douglas-Roberts | New Jersey Nets | Memphis (Jr.) | |
| July 11, 2008 | 2 | 41 | Nathan Jawai | Toronto Raptors | Cairns Taipans (Australia) | Drafted by Indiana Pacers |
| July 9, 2008 | 2 | 42 | Sean Singletary | Sacramento Kings | Virginia (Sr.) | |
| July 9, 2008 | 2 | 43 | Patrick Ewing Jr. | Sacramento Kings | Georgetown (Sr.) | |
| September 22, 2008 | 2 | 45 | Goran Dragić | Phoenix Suns | KK Union Olimpija (Slovenia) | Drafted by San Antonio Spurs |
| August 22, 2008 | 2 | 47 | Bill Walker | Boston Celtics | Kansas State (Fr.) | Drafted by Washington Wizards |
| September 30, 2008 | 2 | 48 | Malik Hairston | San Antonio Spurs | Oregon (Sr.) | Drafted by Phoenix Suns |
| July 24, 2008 | 2 | 49 | Richard Hendrix | Golden State Warriors | Alabama (Jr.) | |
| September 6, 2008 | 2 | 52 | Darnell Jackson | Cleveland Cavaliers | Kansas (Sr.) | Drafted by Miami Heat |
| July 15, 2008 | 2 | 55 | Mike Taylor | Los Angeles Clippers | Idaho Stampede (D-League) | Drafted by Portland Trail Blazers |
| August 27, 2008 | 2 | 58 | Joe Crawford | Los Angeles Lakers | Kentucky (Sr.) | |

#### From previous seasons

| Date | Round | Pick | Player | Team | School/Club Team | Notes |
| July 1, 2008 | 1 | 24 | Rudy Fernández | Portland Trail Blazers | Joventut Badalona (Spain) | Drafted in 2007 by Phoenix Suns |
| August 25, 2008 | 2 | 40 | Sun Yue | Los Angeles Lakers | Beijing Olympians (ABA) | Drafted in 2007 |
| July 16, 2008 | 2 | 41 | Roko Ukić | Toronto Raptors | KK Split (Croatia) | Drafted in 2005 |
| July 9, 2008 | 2 | 49 | Marc Gasol | Memphis Grizzlies | CB Girona (Spain) | Drafted in 2007 by the Los Angeles Lakers |

#### Signed undrafted players

| Date | Player | Team | School/Club Team |
| 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 | |