# List of 2005–06 NBA season transactions

This is a detailed list of transactions during the 2005–06 NBA season.

## Retirement

| Date | Name | Team(s) played (years) | Age | Notes |
| July 14 | Vlade Divac | Los Angeles Lakers (1989–1996, 2004–2005) Charlotte Hornets (1996–1998) Sacramento Kings (1998–2004) | 37 | Hired as the Lakers' European scout. |
| August 18 | Jerome Williams | Detroit Pistons (1996–2001) Toronto Raptors (2001–2003) Chicago Bulls (2003–2004) New York Knicks (2004–2005) | 32 | |
| August 19 | Reggie Miller | Indiana Pacers (1987–2005) | 39 | |
| September 30 | Steve Smith | Miami Heat (1991–1994, 2005) Atlanta Hawks (1994–1999) Portland Trail Blazers (1999–2001) San Antonio Spurs (2001–2003) New Orleans Hornets (2003–2004) Charlotte Bobcats (2004–2005) | 36 | |
| October 15 | Jason Collier | Houston Rockets (2000–2003) Atlanta Hawks (2004–2005) | 28 | Died due to an enlarged heart. |
| October 17 | Allan Houston | Detroit Pistons (1993–1996) New York Knicks (1996–2005) | 34 | Retired due to a knee injury |
| October 18 | Shawn Bradley | Philadelphia 76ers (1993–1995) New Jersey Nets (1995–1997) Dallas Mavericks (1997–2005) | 33 | 1997 NBA Blocks leader |
| November 2 | George Lynch | Los Angeles Lakers (1993–1996) Vancouver Grizzlies (1996–1998) Philadelphia 76ers (1999–2001) Charlotte Hornets / New Orleans Hornets (2001–2005) | 35 | |
| February 4 | Jonathan Bender | Indiana Pacers (1999–2006) | 25 | Made a comeback in 2009 with the Knicks. |
| March 24 | Jamal Mashburn | Dallas Mavericks (1993–1997) Miami Heat (1997–2000) Charlotte Hornets / New Orleans Hornets (2000–2004) Philadelphia 76ers (2004–2006) | 33 | Retired due to chronic knee problems |
| April 17 | Fred Hoiberg | Indiana Pacers (1995–1999) Chicago Bulls (1999–2003) Minnesota Timberwolves (2003–2005) | 33 | Retired due to an enlarged aortic root |
| April 17 | Greg Ostertag | Utah Jazz (1995–2004, 2005–2006) Sacramento Kings (2004–2005) | 33 | Made a comeback in 2011 in the D-League. |
| May 5 | Doug Overton | Washington Bullets (1992–1995) Denver Nuggets (1995–1996) Philadelphia 76ers (1996–1998, 1999) Orlando Magic (1999) New Jersey Nets (1999, 2001, 2002) Boston Celtics (1999–2000) Charlotte Hornets (2001) Los Angeles Clippers (2003–2004) | 34 | Hired as an assistant coach for Saint Joseph's. |
| May 24 | Nick Van Exel | Los Angeles Lakers (1993–1998) Denver Nuggets (1998–2002) Dallas Mavericks (2002–2003) Golden State Warriors (2003–2004) Portland Trail Blazers (2004–2005) San Antonio Spurs (2005–2006) | 34 | |

## Front office movements
### Head coach changes

* Bob Hill became the head coach of the Seattle SuperSonics.
* Isiah Thomas became head coach of the New York Knicks, succeeding Larry Brown.
* Stan Van Gundy resigned as head coach of the Miami Heat. Pat Riley was named interim coach.
* Nate McMillan was named the head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers.
* Terry Stotts was named the new head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks.
* Bob Weiss was named the head coach of the Seattle SuperSonics (now called the Oklahoma City Thunder).

### Assistant coach changes

* Henry Bibby becomes an assistant coach of the 76ers.
* Larry Krystkowiak becomes an assistant coach of the Milwaukee Bucks.
* Gordon Chiesa becomes an assistant coach for the SuperSonics.
* Eric Musselman becomes the head coach of the Kings.
* Randy Wittman becomes an assistant coach for the Timberwolves.
* Henry Bibby becomes an assistant coach for the 76ers.
* Gene Keady becomes an assistant coach for Toronto.
* Scott Adubato becomes an assistant coach of Memphis Grizzlies.
* Randy Wittman, Mark Bryant and Morlon Wiley are named new assistant coaches for the Orlando Magic.
* Chip Engelland is named assistant coach of the San Antonio Spurs.
* Brian James is named assistant coach of the Bucks.

### General manager changes

* Jeff Bower becomes general manager of the Hornets.
* Maury Hanks becomes general manager for the New Jersey Nets (now called Brooklyn Nets).
* Lance Blanks and Chris Grant become assistant general managers of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
* Orlando Magic names Dave Twardzik and Otis Smith assistant general managers.
* Cleveland Cavaliers hire Danny Ferry as general manager.
* Minnesota Timberwolves resign Jim Stack.
* Cleveland Cavaliers name Lance Blanks and Chris Grant assistant general managers.

### Team president changes

* Maurizio Gherardini was named vice president of the Toronto Raptors on June 22, 2005.
* Alex Martins is named executive vice president of the Orlando Magic.

## Player movement
### Trades

June :
| June 7 | To Utah Jazz 2008 2nd round pick (Ante Tomić) | To Philadelphia 76ers 2005 2nd round pick (Alex Acker) |
| June 28 (Draft-day trades) | To Portland Trail Blazers 2005 1st round picks (Martell Webster and Linas Kleiza) 2006 1st round pick (Joel Freeland) | To Utah Jazz 2005 1st round pick (Deron Williams) |
| June 28 (Draft-day trades) | To Orlando Magic 2006 2nd round pick (Ejike Ugboaja) Future considerations | To Cleveland Cavaliers Draft rights to Martynas Andriuškevičius |
| June 28 (Draft-day trades) | To Seattle SuperSonics 2006 2nd round pick (Yotam Halperin) 2007 2nd round pick (Carl Landry) Cash | To Memphis Grizzlies Draft rights to (Lawrence Roberts) |
| June 28 (Draft-day trades) | To Phoenix Suns Kurt Thomas Draft rights to Dijon Thompson | To New York Knicks Quentin Richardson Draft rights to Nate Robinson Future considerations |
| June 28 (Draft-day trades) | To Cleveland Cavaliers 2006 2nd round pick (Lior Eliyahu) | To Milwaukee Bucks Jiří Welsch |
| June 28 (Draft-day trades) | To Denver Nuggets Draft rights to Linas Kleiza and Ricky Sánchez | To Portland Trail Blazers Draft rights to Jarrett Jack |
| June 28 (Draft-day trades) | To Phoenix Suns Future considerations | To Orlando Magic Draft rights to Marcin Gortat |
| August |||
| August 2 |
| August 2 | To Memphis Grizzlies Bobby Jackson Greg Ostertag | To Sacramento Kings Bonzi Wells |
| Five-team trade ||
| August 2 | To Boston Celtics Albert Miralles (from Miami) Qyntel Woods (from Miami) 2006 2nd round pick (Edin Bavčić) (from Miami) 2008 2nd round pick (Nikola Peković) (from Miami) Curtis Borchardt (from Utah) | To Miami Heat Antoine Walker (from Boston) Andre Emmett (from Memphis) James Posey (from Memphis) Jason Williams (from Memphis) Draft rights to Roberto Dueñas (from New Orleans/Oklahoma City) |
| To New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets Rasual Butler (from Miami) Kirk Snyder (from Utah) ||
| August 2 | To Memphis Grizzlies Eddie Jones (from Miami) Raül López (from Utah) | To Utah Jazz Greg Ostertag (from Memphis) |
| August 2 | To Washington Wizards Chucky Atkins Caron Butler | To Los Angeles Lakers Kwame Brown Laron Profit |
| August 2 | To Charlotte Bobcats 2006 2nd round pick (Ryan Hollins) | To Sacramento Kings Jason Hart |
| August 2 | To Phoenix Suns 2007 2nd round pick (top 55 protected; never received it) | To Charlotte Bobcats Jake Voskuhl |
| August 9 | To New Jersey Nets Marc Jackson | To Philadelphia 76ers 2006 2nd round pick (conditional and wasn't exercised) |
| August 12 | To Minnesota Timberwolves Marko Jarić Lionel Chalmers | To Los Angeles Clippers Sam Cassell 2012 1st round pick (Austin Rivers) |
| August 19 | To Atlanta Hawks Joe Johnson | To Phoenix Suns Boris Diaw 2006 1st round pick (Rajon Rondo) 2008 1st round pick (Robin Lopez) |
| August 25 | To Indiana Pacers 2008 2nd round pick (Mike Taylor) | To Phoenix Suns James Jones (sign-and-trade) |
| September |||
| September 30 | To New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets 2006 2nd round pick (Edin Bavčić) | To Boston Celtics Dan Dickau |
| October |||
| October 4 | To Toronto Raptors Mike James | To Houston Rockets Rafer Alston |
| October 4 | To Chicago Bulls Jermaine Jackson Mike Sweetney Tim Thomas 2006 1st round pick (LaMarcus Aldridge) 2007 1st round pick (Joakim Noah) 2007 2nd round pick (Kyrylo Fesenko) 2009 2nd round pick (Jon Brockman) | To New York Knicks Eddy Curry Antonio Davis 2007 1st round pick (Wilson Chandler) |
| October 26 | To Los Angeles Lakers 2007 2nd round pick (Sun Yue) | To Charlotte Bobcats Jumaine Jones |
| October 26 | To New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets Desmond Mason 2006 1st round pick (Cedric Simmons) | To Milwaukee Bucks Jamaal Magloire |
| October 31 | To Detroit Pistons 2009 2nd round pick (DaJuan Summers) | To Minnesota Timberwolves Ronald Dupree |
| January |||
| January 25 | To Indiana Pacers Peja Stojaković | To Sacramento Kings Ron Artest |
| January 26 | To Boston Celtics Dwayne Jones Michael Olowokandi Wally Szczerbiak 2009 1st round pick (Jonny Flynn) | To Minnesota Timberwolves Marcus Banks Mark Blount Ricky Davis Justin Reed 2006 2nd round pick (Craig Smith) 2008 2nd round pick (Nikola Peković) |
| January 26 | To Minnesota Timberwolves 2006 2nd round pick (Loukas Mavrokefalidis) | To Phoenix Suns Nikoloz Tskitishvili |
| January 31 | To Toronto Raptors 2006 2nd round pick (Edin Bavčić) 2009 2nd round pick (Jack McClinton) | To New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets Aaron Williams |
| February |||
| February 9 | To Charlotte Bobcats Lonny Baxter | To Houston Rockets Keith Bogans |
| February 13 | To New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets Moochie Norris | To Houston Rockets Maciej Lampe |
| February 14 | To Seattle SuperSonics Chris Wilcox | To Los Angeles Clippers Vladimir Radmanović |
| February 15 | To Detroit Pistons Kelvin Cato 2007 1st round pick (Rodney Stuckey) | To Orlando Magic Carlos Arroyo Darko Miličić |
| February 22 | To New York Knicks Steve Francis | To Orlando Magic Trevor Ariza Penny Hardaway |
| February 23 | Four-team trade | Four-team trade |
| February 23 | To Denver Nuggets Ruben Patterson (from Portland) Charles Smith (from Portland) Reggie Evans (from Seattle) | To Portland Trail Blazers Voshon Lenard (from Denver) Brian Skinner (from Sacramento) |
| February 23 | To Seattle SuperSonics Bryon Russell (from Denver) Earl Watson (from Denver) 2008 2nd round pick (DeVon Hardin) (from Denver) | To Sacramento Kings Sergei Monia (from Portland) Vitaly Potapenko (from Seattle) |
| February 23 | To Philadelphia 76ers 2006 2nd round pick | To Cleveland Cavaliers Lee Nailon 2006 2nd round pick (Daniel Gibson) |
| February 23 | To Houston Rockets Gerald Fitch Trade exception | To Miami Heat Derek Anderson |
| February 23 | To Seattle SuperSonics Mike Wilks | To Cleveland Cavaliers Ronald Murray |
| February 23 | To New Jersey Nets Boštjan Nachbar | To New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets Marc Jackson Linton Johnson Cash |

### Releases

| Player | Date waived | Former team |
| Lucious Harris | June 16 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Mamadou N'Diaye | June 29 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Rodney White | June 30 | Golden State Warriors |
| Predrag Drobnjak | July 1 | Atlanta Hawks |
| Obinna Ekezie | July 5 | Atlanta Hawks |
| James Thomas | July 5 | Atlanta Hawks |
| Ronny Turiaf | July 22 | Los Angeles Lakers (had open-heart surgery; sidelined him until Jan. 2006) |
| Nick Van Exel | August 4 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Vin Baker* | August 15 | Boston Celtics |
| Troy Bell* | August 15 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Derrick Coleman* | August 15 | Detroit Pistons |
| Howard Eisley* | August 15 | Phoenix Suns |
| Reggie Miller* | August 15 | Indiana Pacers |
| Alonzo Mourning* | August 15 | Toronto Raptors |
| Wesley Person* | August 15 | Miami Heat |
| Eddie Robinson* | August 15 | Chicago Bulls |
| Calvin Booth* | August 17 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Brian Grant* | August 17 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Fred Hoiberg* | August 17 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Ron Mercer* | August 17 | New Jersey Nets |
| Clarence Weatherspoon* | August 17 | Houston Rockets |
| Jerome Williams* | August 17 | New York Knicks |
| Raül López | August 17 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Doug Christie* | August 18 | Orlando Magic |
| Aaron McKie* | August 19 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Michael Finley* | August 23 | Dallas Mavericks |
| Robert Traylor | August 30 | New Jersey Nets |
| Luis Flores | August 30 | Denver Nuggets |
| Lamond Murray | September 2 | Toronto Raptors |
| Luke Schenscher | October 3 | Denver Nuggets |
| Mark Strickland | October 4 | Atlanta Hawks |
| Omar Thomas | October 4 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| Qyntel Woods | October 4 | Boston Celtics |
| Frank Williams | October 5 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Vlade Divac | October 6 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Vin Baker | October 7 | Houston Rockets |
| Tre Simmons | October 7 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| Ezra Williams | October 7 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| Omar Cook | October 10 | Chicago Bulls |
| Samo Udrih | October 10 | Dallas Mavericks |
| Anwar Ferguson | October 10 | Sacramento Kings |
| Dan Langhi | October 10 | Sacramento Kings |
| Jan Jagla | October 11 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Amal McCaskill | October 11 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Ime Udoka | October 11 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Kevin Braswell | October 12 | Miami Heat |
| Alejandro Carmona Sanchez | October 12 | Detroit Pistons |
| Mengke Bateer | October 12 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Charlie Ward | October 12 | Houston Rockets |
| Matt Freije | October 14 | Orlando Magic |
| Felipe López | October 14 | Orlando Magic |
| Roderick Riley | October 14 | Atlanta Hawks |
| Anthony Wilkins | October 14 | Atlanta Hawks |
| Jawad Williams | October 15 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Kyle Bailey | October 15 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Todd Day | October 16 | Detroit Pistons |
| Desmon Farmer | October 16 | Indiana Pacers |
| Mark Karcher | October 16 | Utah Jazz |
| Cory Violette | October 16 | Utah Jazz |
| Marcus Campbell | October 17 | Charlotte Bobcats |
| Erik Daniels | October 17 | Sacramento Kings |
| Allan Houston | October 17 | New York Knicks |
| Herve Lamizana | October 17 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Mamadou N'Diaye | October 17 | Golden State Warriors |
| Matt Nelson | October 17 | Charlotte Bobcats |
| Rickey Paulding | October 17 | Sacramento Kings |
| Troy Bell | October 18 | New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets |
| Shawn Bradley | October 18 | Dallas Mavericks |
| Will Conroy | October 18 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Jermaine Jackson | October 18 | Chicago Bulls |
| Sam Clancy, Jr. | October 19 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Roger Powell | October 20 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| Filiberto Rivera | October 20 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Jared Reiner | October 20 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Fred Vinson | October 20 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Erick Strickland | October 21 | Dallas Mavericks |
| Tierre Brown | October 22 | Toronto Raptors |
| Bryant Matthews | October 22 | Toronto Raptors |
| Robert Pack | October 22 | Toronto Raptors |
| Erick Strickland | October 23 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Adam Chubb | October 24 | New Jersey Nets |
| Arthur Johnson | October 24 | New Jersey Nets |
| Ricky Shields | October 24 | New Jersey Nets |
| Kimani Ffriend | October 24 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Kennedy Winston | October 24 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Will Bynum | October 25 | Boston Celtics |
| Jason Capel | October 25 | Charlotte Bobcats |
| D'or Fischer | October 25 | Charlotte Bobcats |
| Andreas Glyniadakis | October 25 | Detroit Pistons |
| Chuck Hayes | October 25 | Houston Rockets |
| Keith Langford | October 25 | Houston Rockets |
| Steven Barber | October 26 | New York Knicks |
| Jamison Brewer | October 26 | New York Knicks |
| Kaniel Dickens | October 26 | Dallas Mavericks |
| Otis George | October 26 | New York Knicks |
| Sharrod Ford | October 26 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Stephen Graham | October 26 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Melvin Sanders | October 26 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Luke Schenscher | October 26 | Sacramento Kings |
| Deji Akindele | October 27 | Golden State Warriors |
| Kelenna Azubuike | October 27 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Andre Barrett | October 27 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Tony Bobbitt | October 27 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Curtis Borchardt | October 27 | Boston Celtics |
| Damone Brown | October 27 | Indiana Pacers |
| Lionel Chalmers | October 27 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Eric Chenowith | October 27 | Denver Nuggets |
| Nigel Dixon | October 27 | Denver Nuggets |
| Justin Davis | October 27 | Golden State Warriors |
| Obinna Ekezie | October 27 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Luis Flores | October 27 | Sacramento Kings |
| Hiram Fuller | October 27 | Washington Wizards |
| Alex Ribeiro Garcia | October 27 | New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets |
| Anthony Grundy | October 27 | Atlanta Hawks |
| Randy Holcomb | October 27 | Chicago Bulls |
| Ryan Humphrey | October 27 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Jimmie Hunter | October 27 | Indiana Pacers |
| James Lang | October 27 | Utah Jazz |
| Lee Seung-jun | October 27 | Sacramento Kings |
| Anthony Lever-Pedroza | October 27 | Phoenix Suns |
| John Lucas III | October 27 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Antonio Meeking | October 27 | Charlotte Bobcats |
| Toree Norris | October 27 | Toronto Raptors |
| Spencer Nelson | October 27 | Utah Jazz |
| Adam Parada | October 27 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Mark Pope | October 27 | Denver Nuggets |
| Theron Smith | October 27 | Denver Nuggets |
| Tommy Smith | October 27 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Billy Thomas | October 27 | Washington Wizards |
| Jahidi White | October 27 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Ajani Williams | October 27 | Atlanta Hawks |
| Carey Williams | October 27 | Toronto Raptors |
| Ray Young | October 27 | Golden State Warriors |
| Derrick Zimmerman | October 27 | New Jersey Nets |
| Tariq Abdul-Wahad | October 28 | Dallas Mavericks |
| Steve Castleberry | October 28 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Olu Famutimi | October 28 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| George Lynch | October 28 | New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets |
| Rodney White | October 28 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Noel Felix | October 29 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| Alex Scales | October 29 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| Corie Blount | October 31 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje | October 31 | Orlando Magic |
| Ndudi Ebi | October 31 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Andre Emmett | October 31 | Miami Heat |
| Gerald Fitch | October 31 | Miami Heat |
| Ken Johnson | October 31 | Orlando Magic |
| Darius Rice | October 31 | Miami Heat |
| Yuta Tabuse | October 31 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Lucas Tischer | November 1 | Phoenix Suns |
| Kasib Powell | November 2 | Chicago Bulls |
| Ben Handlogten | November 8 | New Jersey Nets |
| Anthony Goldwire | November 16 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Matt Walsh | November 18 | Miami Heat |
| Melvin Sanders | November 19 | San Antonio Spurs |
| John Thomas | November 22 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Doug Christie | November 24 | Dallas Mavericks |
| Josh Davis | November 24 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Alex Scales | November 28 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Matt Barnes | December 3 | New York Knicks |
| Dion Glover | December 5 | Houston Rockets |
| Deng Gai | December 8 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| James Thomas | December 8 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Josh Davis | December 16 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Sharrod Ford | December 24 | Phoenix Suns |
| Stephen Graham | December 29 | Houston Rockets |
| Howard Eisley | January 3 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Mateen Cleaves | January 4 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| Josh Davis | January 4 | Houston Rockets |
| John Lucas III | January 4 | Houston Rockets |
| Sean Banks | January 5 | New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets |
| Zendon Hamilton | January 5 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Aaron Miles | January 5 | Golden State Warriors |
| Jared Reiner | January 5 | Phoenix Suns |
| John Thomas | January 5 | Atlanta Hawks |
| Samaki Walker | January 5 | Indiana Pacers |
| Laron Profit | January 17 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Chucky Atkins | January 18 | Washington Wizards |
| Chris Andersen | January 27 | New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets |
| Terence Morris | February 15 | Orlando Magic |
| Bo Outlaw | February 22 | Orlando Magic |
| Tony Delk | February 24 | Atlanta Hawks |
| Penny Hardaway | February 24 | Orlando Magic |
| Lee Nailon | February 24 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Rick Brunson | February 28 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| Jon Barry | March 1 | Houston Rockets |
| Jim Jackson | March 1 | Phoenix Suns |
| Bryon Russell | March 1 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| Charles Smith | March 1 | Denver Nuggets |
| Tim Thomas | March 1 | Chicago Bulls |
| Slava Medvedenko | March 6 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Gerald Fitch | March 13 | Houston Rockets |
| Richie Frahm | March 16 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Antonio Davis | March 23 | Toronto Raptors |
| Jamal Mashburn | March 24 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Kareem Rush | March 31 | Charlotte Bobcats |
| Jackson Vroman | March 31 | New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets |

### Free Agency

| Player | Date signed | New team | Former team |
| Earl Watson | July 7 | Denver Nuggets | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Chris Andersen | August 2 | New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets | New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets |
| Raja Bell | August 2 | Phoenix Suns | Utah Jazz |
| José Calderón | August 2 | Toronto Raptors | Tau Cerámica |
| Samuel Dalembert | August 2 | Philadelphia 76ers | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Antonio Daniels | August 2 | Washington Wizards | Seattle SuperSonics |
| Udonis Haslem | August 2 | Miami Heat | Miami Heat |
| Robert Horry | August 2 | San Antonio Spurs | San Antonio Spurs |
| Jerome James | August 2 | New York Knicks | Seattle SuperSonics |
| Arvydas Macijauskas | August 2 | New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets | Tau Cerámica |
| Mark Madsen | August 2 | Minnesota Timberwolves | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Cuttino Mobley | August 2 | Los Angeles Clippers | Sacramento Kings |
| Boštjan Nachbar | August 2 | New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets | Houston Rockets |
| Shaquille O'Neal | August 2 | Miami Heat | Miami Heat |
| Fabricio Oberto | August 2 | San Antonio Spurs | Pamesa Valencia |
| Smush Parker | August 2 | Los Angeles Lakers | Phoenix Suns |
| Josh Powell | August 2 | Dallas Mavericks | Southern Crescent Lightning |
| Brian Scalabrine | August 2 | Boston Celtics | New Jersey Nets |
| Stromile Swift | August 2 | Houston Rockets | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Ray Allen | August 3 | Seattle SuperSonics | Seattle SuperSonics |
| Hiram Fuller | August 3 | Washington Wizards | Atlanta Hawks |
| Željko Rebrača | August 3 | Los Angeles Clippers | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Juan Dixon | August 4 | Portland Trail Blazers | Washington Wizards |
| Larry Hughes | August 4 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Washington Wizards |
| Toni Kukoč | August 4 | Milwaukee Bucks | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Donyell Marshall | August 4 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Toronto Raptors |
| Clifford Robinson | August 4 | New Jersey Nets | New Jersey Nets |
| Charles Smith | August 4 | Portland Trail Blazers | Scavolini Pesaro |
| Pape Sow RFA | August 4 | Toronto Raptors | Toronto Raptors |
| Earl Barron | August 5 | Miami Heat | Red Bull Barako |
| Ryan Bowen | August 5 | Houston Rockets | Houston Rockets |
| Rick Brunson | August 5 | Seattle SuperSonics | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Antonio Meeking | August 5 | Charlotte Bobcats | Hemofarm |
| Michael Ruffin | August 5 | Washington Wizards | Washington Wizards |
| Damon Stoudamire | August 5 | Memphis Grizzlies | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Nikoloz Tskitishvili | August 6 | Minnesota Timberwolves | Golden State Warriors |
| Jamal Sampson | August 8 | Sacramento Kings | Charlotte Bobcats |
| Bobby Simmons | August 8 | Milwaukee Bucks | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Luke Walton | August 8 | Los Angeles Lakers | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Eddie Griffin | August 10 | Minnesota Timberwolves | Houston Rockets |
| Jon Barry | August 11 | Houston Rockets | Houston Rockets |
| Gerald Fitch | August 11 | Miami Heat | Khimik Yuzhny |
| Šarūnas Jasikevičius | August 11 | Indiana Pacers | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Kyle Korver | August 11 | Philadelphia 76ers | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Jeff McInnis | August 11 | New Jersey Nets | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Zaza Pachulia RFA | August 11 | Atlanta Hawks | Milwaukee Bucks (refused to match offer sheet) |
| Shareef Abdur-Rahim | August 12 | Sacramento Kings | Portland Trail Blazers (previously traded to New Jersey Nets) |
| Dan Gadzuric | August 12 | Milwaukee Bucks | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Steven Hunter | August 12 | Philadelphia 76ers | Phoenix Suns |
| Vitaly Potapenko | August 12 | Seattle SuperSonics | Seattle SuperSonics |
| Kareem Rush | August 12 | Charlotte Bobcats | Charlotte Bobcats |
| Michael Redd | August 13 | Milwaukee Bucks | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Darrell Armstrong | August 15 | Dallas Mavericks | Dallas Mavericks |
| Chris Duhon | August 15 | Chicago Bulls (matched offer sheet from Toronto) | Chicago Bulls (matched offer sheet from Toronto) |
| Jimmie Hunter | August 16 | Indiana Pacers | Nuova AMG Sebastiani Basket Napoli |
| James Singleton | August 16 | Los Angeles Clippers | Armani Jeans Milano |
| Pat Burke | August 17 | Phoenix Suns | Real Madrid |
| Charlie Bell | August 18 | Milwaukee Bucks | Leche Río Breogán |
| DeSagana Diop | August 18 | Dallas Mavericks | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Brian Grant | August 18 | Phoenix Suns | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Doug Christie | August 19 | Dallas Mavericks | Orlando Magic |
| Brevin Knight | August 19 | Charlotte Bobcats | Charlotte Bobcats |
| Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje | August 22 | Orlando Magic | Fayetteville Patriots |
| Derek Anderson | August 23 | Houston Rockets | Portland Trail Blazers |
| John Edwards | August 23 | Atlanta Hawks | Indiana Pacers |
| Tyronn Lue | August 23 | Atlanta Hawks | Atlanta Hawks |
| Damien Wilkins | August 23 | Seattle SuperSonics (matched offer sheet from Minnesota) | Seattle SuperSonics (matched offer sheet from Minnesota) |
| Matt Bonner | August 24 | Toronto Raptors | Toronto Raptors |
| Linton Johnson | August 24 | New Jersey Nets | San Antonio Spurs |
| Robert Traylor | August 24 | New Jersey Nets | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Dale Davis | August 25 | Detroit Pistons | Indiana Pacers |
| Othella Harrington | August 25 | Chicago Bulls | Chicago Bulls |
| Aaron McKie | August 26 | Los Angeles Lakers | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Dikembe Mutombo | August 26 | Houston Rockets | Houston Rockets |
| Ervin Johnson | August 29 | Milwaukee Bucks | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Nick Van Exel | August 29 | San Antonio Spurs | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Mikki Moore | August 30 | Seattle SuperSonics | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Kevin Burleson | August 31 | Charlotte Bobcats | Walter Tigers Tübingen |
| Matt Carroll | August 31 | Charlotte Bobcats | Charlotte Bobcats |
| Malik Allen | September 1 | Chicago Bulls | Charlotte Bobcats |
| Damone Brown | September 1 | Indiana Pacers | Washington Wizards |
| Michael Finley | September 1 | San Antonio Spurs | Dallas Mavericks |
| Milt Palacio | September 1 | Utah Jazz | Toronto Raptors |
| Maurice Evans RFA | September 2 | Detroit Pistons | Sacramento Kings (refused to match offer sheet) |
| Sean Marks | September 2 | San Antonio Spurs | San Antonio Spurs |
| Kimani Ffriend | September 6 | Memphis Grizzlies | Casti Group |
| Earl Watson | September 6 | Denver Nuggets | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Lonny Baxter | September 8 | Houston Rockets | Panathinaikos |
| Damon Jones | September 8 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Miami Heat |
| Lamond Murray | September 8 | New Jersey Nets | Toronto Raptors |
| Scott Padgett | September 8 | New Jersey Nets | Houston Rockets |
| Anthony Carter | September 9 | Minnesota Timberwolves | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Eddie House | September 9 | Phoenix Suns | Sacramento Kings |
| Melvin Sanders | September 13 | San Antonio Spurs | Oostende |
| DerMarr Johnson | September 13 | Denver Nuggets | Denver Nuggets |
| Devin Brown | September 14 | Utah Jazz | San Antonio Spurs |
| Yuta Tabuse | September 15 | Los Angeles Clippers | Phoenix Suns |
| Shandon Anderson | September 19 | Miami Heat | Miami Heat |
| Vladimir Radmanović | September 19 | Seattle SuperSonics | Seattle SuperSonics |
| Tyson Chandler | September 20 | Chicago Bulls | Chicago Bulls |
| Ronald Murray | September 21 | Seattle SuperSonics | Seattle SuperSonics |
| James Lang | September 22 | Utah Jazz | Club Básquet Inca |
| Gary Payton | September 22 | Miami Heat | Boston Celtics |
| Darius Songaila | September 23 | Chicago Bulls | Sacramento Kings |
| Luis Flores | September 24 | Sacramento Kings | Denver Nuggets |
| Rickey Paulding | September 24 | Sacramento Kings | Hapoel Jerusalem |
| Richie Frahm | September 26 | Minnesota Timberwolves | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Alex Garcia | September 26 | New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets | New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas | September 26 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Samaki Walker | September 26 | Indiana Pacers | Washington Wizards |
| Gerald Wallace | September 26 | Charlotte Bobcats | Charlotte Bobcats |
| Andre Barrett | September 27 | Milwaukee Bucks | Orlando Magic |
| Jason Capel | September 27 | Charlotte Bobcats | Aisin Seahorses |
| Justin Davis | September 27 | Golden State Warriors | ? |
| Alan Henderson | September 27 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Dallas Mavericks |
| Jan Jagla | September 27 | Los Angeles Clippers | Artland Dragons |
| Boniface N'Dong | September 27 | Los Angeles Clippers | Dijon Basket |
| Jared Reiner | September 27 | Los Angeles Clippers | Chicago Bulls |
| Tommy Smith | September 27 | Milwaukee Bucks | Yakima Sun Kings |
| Fred Vinson | September 27 | Los Angeles Clippers | Guaiqueríes de Margarita |
| Ajani Williams | September 27 | Atlanta Hawks | Sofia |
| Ray Young | September 27 | Golden State Warriors | ? |
| Anthony Grundy | September 28 | San Antonio Spurs | Panteras de Miranda |
| Brandon Hunter | September 28 | Milwaukee Bucks | Orlando Magic |
| Ken Johnson | September 28 | Orlando Magic | Bourg-en-Bresse |
| Terence Morris | September 28 | Orlando Magic | Apollon Patras |
| Lee Nailon | September 28 | Philadelphia 76ers | New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets |
| Steve Blake RFA | September 29 | Portland Trail Blazers | Washington Wizards (refused to match offer sheet) |
| Matt Freije | September 29 | Orlando Magic | New Orleans Hornets |
| Felipe López | September 29 | Orlando Magic | Caballeros Santiago |
| Bo Outlaw | September 29 | Orlando Magic | Phoenix Suns |
| Roderick Riley | September 29 | Atlanta Hawks | MBC Halle |
| Anthony Wilkins | September 29 | Atlanta Hawks | Ockelbo BBK |
| Keith Bogans | September 30 | Charlotte Bobcats | Charlotte Bobcats |
| Calvin Booth | September 30 | Washington Wizards | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Greg Buckner | September 30 | Denver Nuggets | Denver Nuggets |
| Mateen Cleaves | September 30 | Seattle SuperSonics | Seattle SuperSonics |
| Josh Davis | September 30 | Milwaukee Bucks | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Desmon Farmer | September 30 | Indiana Pacers | Prokom Trefl |
| Dion Glover | September 30 | Houston Rockets | San Antonio Spurs |
| Mark Karcher | September 30 | Utah Jazz | Vichy |
| Keith McLeod | September 30 | Utah Jazz | Utah Jazz |
| Awvee Storey | September 30 | Washington Wizards | Wonju Dongbu Promy |
| Mark Strickland | September 30 | Atlanta Hawks | Jahmour Blue Stars |
| Billy Thomas | September 30 | Washington Wizards | New Jersey Jets |
| Cory Violette | September 30 | Utah Jazz | Aurora Jesi |
| Troy Bell | October 1 | New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets | Real Madrid |
| Noel Felix | October 2 | Seattle SuperSonics | Yakima Sun Kings |
| Alex Scales | October 2 | Seattle SuperSonics | Seoul Samsung Thunders |
| Steven Barber | October 3 | New York Knicks | |
| Corie Blount | October 3 | Los Angeles Lakers | Toronto Raptors |
| Kevin Braswell | October 3 | Miami Heat | Pınar Karşıyaka |
| Tierre Brown | October 3 | Toronto Raptors | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Alejandro Sánchez | October 3 | Detroit Pistons | VAQ. de Bayamón |
| Omar Cook | October 3 | Chicago Bulls | Toronto Raptors |
| Erik Daniels | October 3 | Sacramento Kings | Sacramento Kings |
| Todd Day | October 3 | Detroit Pistons | Arkansas RimRockers |
| Nigel Dixon | October 3 | Denver Nuggets | |
| Obinna Ekezie | October 3 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Atlanta Hawks |
| Reggie Evans | October 3 | Seattle SuperSonics | Seattle SuperSonics |
| Anwar Ferguson | October 3 | Sacramento Kings | Arkansas ArchAngels |
| Andreas Glyniadakis | October 3 | Detroit Pistons | AEK Athens |
| Zendon Hamilton | October 3 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Randy Holcomb | October 3 | Chicago Bulls | Gary Steelheads |
| Ryan Humphrey | October 3 | Minnesota Timberwolves | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Jason Kapono | October 3 | Miami Heat | Charlotte Bobcats |
| Hervé Lamizana | October 3 | Philadelphia 76ers | Hapoel Galil Elyon |
| Lee Seung-jun | October 3 | Sacramento Kings | Bellingham Slam |

## Draft
### 1st Round

| Pick | Player | Date signed | Team | School/club team |
| 1 | Andrew Bogut | July 1 | Milwaukee Bucks | Utah (So.) |
| 2 | Marvin Williams | July 12 | Atlanta Hawks | North Carolina (Fr.) |
| 3 | Deron Williams | July 11 | Utah Jazz | Illinois (Jr.) |
| 4 | Chris Paul | July 5 | New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets | Wake Forest (So.) |
| 5 | Raymond Felton | July 7 | Charlotte Bobcats | North Carolina (Jr.) |
| 6 | Martell Webster | July 2 | Portland Trail Blazers | Seattle Prep School (Seattle) |
| 7 | Charlie Villanueva | July 5 | Toronto Raptors | Connecticut (So.) |
| 8 | Channing Frye | July 2 | New York Knicks | Arizona (Sr.) |
| 9 | Ike Diogu | July 6 | Golden State Warriors | Arizona State (Jr.) |
| 10 | Andrew Bynum | July 6 | Los Angeles Lakers | St. Joseph HS (Metuchen, New Jersey) |
| 11 | Fran Vázquez | | Orlando Magic | Unicaja Málaga (Spain) |
| 12 | Yaroslav Korolev | September 15 | Los Angeles Clippers | CSKA Moscow (Russia) |
| 13 | Sean May | July 7 | Charlotte Bobcats | North Carolina (Jr.) |
| 14 | Rashad McCants | July 8 | Minnesota Timberwolves | North Carolina (Jr.) |
| 15 | Antoine Wright | July 22 | New Jersey Nets | Texas A&M (Jr.) |
| 16 | Joey Graham | July 5 | Toronto Raptors | Oklahoma State (Sr.) |
| 17 | Danny Granger | July 7 | Indiana Pacers | New Mexico (Sr.) |
| 18 | Gerald Green | July 3 | Boston Celtics | Gulf Shores Academy (Houston) |
| 19 | Hakim Warrick | July 8 | Memphis Grizzlies | Syracuse (Sr.) |
| 20 | Julius Hodge | July 5 | Denver Nuggets | NC State (Sr.) |
| 21 | Nate Robinson | July 1 | New York Knicks | Washington (Jr.) |
| 22 | Jarrett Jack | July 13 | Portland Trail Blazers | Georgia Tech (Jr.) |
| 23 | Francisco García | July 6 | Sacramento Kings | Louisville (Jr.) |
| 24 | Luther Head | July 1 | Houston Rockets | Illinois (Sr.) |
| 25 | Johan Petro | July 11 | Seattle SuperSonics | Pau-Orthez (France) |
| 26 | Jason Maxiell | July 5 | Detroit Pistons | Cincinnati (Sr.) |
| 27 | Linas Kleiza | July 5 | Denver Nuggets | Missouri (So.) |
| 28 | Ian Mahinmi | | San Antonio Spurs | Le Harve (France) |
| 29 | Wayne Simien | August 12 | Miami Heat | Kansas (Sr.) |
| 30 | David Lee | July 1 | New York Knicks | Florida (Sr.) |

### 2nd round

| Pick | Player | Date signed | Team | School/club team |
| 31 | Salim Stoudamire | August 26 | Atlanta Hawks | Arizona (Sr.) |
| 32 | Daniel Ewing | August 23 | Los Angeles Clippers | Duke (Sr.) |
| 33 | Brandon Bass | August 24 | New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets | LSU (So.) |
| 34 | C. J. Miles | July 11 | Utah Jazz | Skyline HS (Dallas) |
| 35 | Ricky Sánchez | | Denver Nuggets | IMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida) |
| 36 | Ersan İlyasova | August 22 | Milwaukee Bucks | Ülkerspor (Turkey) |
| 37 | Ronny Turiaf | July 13 | Los Angeles Lakers | Gonzaga (Sr.) |
| 38 | Travis Diener | August 16 | Orlando Magic | Marquette (Sr.) |
| 39 | Von Wafer | August 1 | Los Angeles Lakers | Florida State (So.) |
| 40 | Monta Ellis | August 5 | Golden State Warriors | Lanier HS (Jackson, Mississippi) |
| 41 | Roko Ukić | | Toronto Raptors | KK Split (Croatia) |
| 42 | Chris Taft | August 4 | Golden State Warriors | Pittsburgh (So.) |
| 43 | Mile Ilić | | New Jersey Nets | KK Reflex (Serbia and Montenegro) |
| 44 | Martynas Andriuškevičius | August 11 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Žalgiris (Lithuania) |
| 45 | Louis Williams | August 18 | Philadelphia 76ers | South Gwinnett (Snellville, Georgia) |
| 46 | Erazem Lorbek | | Indiana Pacers | Climamio Bologna (Italy) |
| 47 | Bracey Wright | September 12 | Minnesota Timberwolves | Indiana (Jr.) |
| 48 | Mickaël Gelabale | | Seattle SuperSonics | Real Madrid (Spain) |
| 49 | Andray Blatche | August 3 | Washington Wizards | South Kent School (South Kent, Connecticut) |
| 50 | Ryan Gomes | August 16 | Boston Celtics | Providence (Sr.) |
| 51 | Robert Whaley | September 1 | Utah Jazz | Walsh (Sr.) |
| 52 | Axel Hervelle | | Denver Nuggets | Real Madrid (Spain) |
| 53 | Orien Greene | September 12 | Boston Celtics | Louisiana-Lafayette (Sr.) |
| 54 | Dijon Thompson | July 11 | Phoenix Suns | UCLA (Sr.) |
| 55 | Lawrence Roberts | July 9 | Memphis Grizzlies | Miss State (Sr.) |
| 56 | Amir Johnson | August 9 | Detroit Pistons | Westchester HS (Los Angeles) |
| 57 | Marcin Gortat | | Orlando Magic | RheinEnergie Köln (Germany) |
| 58 | Uroš Slokar | | Toronto Raptors | Snaidero Udine (Italy) |
| 59 | Cenk Akyol | | Atlanta Hawks | Efes Pilsen (Turkey) |
| 60 | Alex Acker | August 11 | Detroit Pistons | Pepperdine (Jr.) |

### Signed Undrafted Players

| Date | Player | Team | School/Club Team |
| August 2 | Ronnie Price | Sacramento Kings | Utah Valley (Sr.) |
| August 4 | Donell Taylor | Washington Wizards | UAB (Sr.) |
| August 5 | Alan Anderson | Charlotte Bobcats | Michigan State (Sr.) |
| August 5 | Deng Gai | Philadelphia 76ers | Fairfield (Sr.) |
| August 5 | Rawle Marshall | Dallas Mavericks | Oakland (Sr.) |
| August 5 | Shavlik Randolph | Philadelphia 76ers | Duke (Jr.) |
| August 8 | Eddie Basden | Chicago Bulls | Charlotte (Sr.) |
| August 11 | Matt Walsh | Miami Heat | Florida (Jr.) |
| August 15 | Luke Schenscher | Denver Nuggets | Georgia Tech (Sr.) |
| August 17 | Anthony Roberson | Memphis Grizzlies | Florida (Jr.) |
| August 19 | Will Bynum | Boston Celtics | Georgia Tech (Sr.) |
| August 22 | Dwayne Jones | Minnesota Timberwolves | Saint Joseph's (Jr.) |
| August 30 | Spencer Nelson | Utah Jazz | Utah State (Sr.) |
| September 2 | Stephen Graham | San Antonio Spurs | Oklahoma State (Sr.) |
| September 2 | Devin Green | Los Angeles Lakers | Hampton (Sr.) |
| September 12 | Esteban Batista | Atlanta Hawks | Aguas de Calpe |
| September 13 | Jawad Williams | San Antonio Spurs | North Carolina (Sr.) |
| September 13 | Sharrod Ford | San Antonio Spurs | Clemson (Sr.) |
| September 16 | Will Conroy | Los Angeles Lakers | Washington (Sr.) |
| September 17 | Marcus Campbell | Charlotte Bobcats | Miss State (Sr.) |
| September 17 | D'or Fischer | Charlotte Bobcats | West Virginia (Sr.) |
| September 17 | Matt Nelson | Charlotte Bobcats | Colorado State (Sr.) |
| September 27 | Deji Akindele | Golden State Warriors | Chicago State (So.) |
| September 27 | Aaron Miles | Golden State Warriors | Kansas (Sr.) |
| September 28 | Kyle Bailey | San Antonio Spurs | Santa Clara (Sr.) |
| September 28 | Kennedy Winston | Memphis Grizzlies | Alabama (Jr.) |
| September 30 | Chuck Hayes | Houston Rockets | Kentucky (Sr.) |
| September 30 | Anthony Pedroza | Phoenix Suns | Oregon (Sr.) |
| September 30 | Andre Owens | Utah Jazz | Houston (Sr.) |
| October 1 | Sean Banks | New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets | Memphis (So.) |
| October 2 | Omar Thomas | Seattle SuperSonics | UTEP (Sr.) |
| October 2 | Tre Simmons | Seattle SuperSonics | Washington (Sr.) |
| October 2 | Roger Powell | Seattle SuperSonics | Illinois (Sr.) |
| October 3 | Kelenna Azubuike | Cleveland Cavaliers | Kentucky (Jr.) |
| October 3 | Steve Castleberry | Philadelphia 76ers | Rider (Sr.) |
| October 3 | Olu Famutimi | Philadelphia 76ers | Arkansas (So.) |
| October 3 | Otis George | New York Knicks | Louisville (Sr.) |
| October 3 | Keith Langford | Houston Rockets | Kansas (Sr.) |

## Other

* Houston Rockets announce Clyde Drexler and Matt Bullard as new television analysts.
* New York Knicks names Roger Hinds athletic trainer.