# List of 2009–10 NBA season transactions

This is a list of all personnel changes for the 2009 NBA off-season and 2009–10 NBA season.

## Retirement

| Date | Name | Team(s) played (years) | Age | Notes |
| n/a | Malik Rose | Charlotte Hornets (1996–1997) San Antonio Spurs (1997–2005) New York Knicks (2005–2009) Oklahoma City Thunder (2009) | 34 | Became an analyst for the Knicks. |
| July 1 | Alvin Williams | Portland Trail Blazers (1997–1998) Toronto Raptors (1998–2006) Los Angeles Clippers (2007) | 34 | Was hired as an assistant coach for the Raptors. |
| September 3 | Bruce Bowen | Miami Heat (1997, 2000–2001) Boston Celtics (1997–1999) Philadelphia 76ers (1999–2000) San Antonio Spurs (2001–2009) | 38 | |
| October 22 | Mark Madsen | Los Angeles Lakers (2000–2003) Minnesota Timberwolves (2003–2009) | 33 | Became an assistant coach of the Utah Flash (D-League). |
| October 23 | Bobby Jackson | Denver Nuggets (1997–1998) Minnesota Timberwolves (1998–2000) Sacramento Kings (2000–2005, 2008–2009) Memphis Grizzlies (2005–2006) New Orleans / Oklahoma City Hornets (2006–2008) Houston Rockets (2008) | 36 | Became an assistant coach of the Kings. |
| October 23 | Tyronn Lue | Los Angeles Lakers (1998–2001) Washington Wizards (2001–2003) Orlando Magic (2003–2004, 2009) Houston Rockets (2004) Atlanta Hawks (2004–2008) Dallas Mavericks (2008) Milwaukee Bucks (2008–2009) | 32 | Became the director of basketball development of the Celtics. |
| October 26 | Donyell Marshall | Minnesota Timberwolves (1994–1995) Golden State Warriors (1995–2000) Utah Jazz (2000–2002) Chicago Bulls (2002–2003) Toronto Raptors (2003–2005) Cleveland Cavaliers (2005–2008) Seattle SuperSonics (2008) Philadelphia 76ers (2008–2009) | 36 | Became an analyst for the 76ers. |
| November 5 | Darrick Martin | Minnesota Timberwolves (1995, 2003–2004) Vancouver Grizzlies (1995–1996) Los Angeles Clippers (1996–1999, 2004–2005) Sacramento Kings (1999–2001) Dallas Mavericks (2001–2002) Toronto Raptors (2005–2008) | 38 | Named assistant director of player development of Timberwolves. |
| November 11 | Wally Szcerbiak | Minnesota Timberwolves (1999–2006) Boston Celtics (2006–2007) Seattle SuperSonics (2007–2008) Cleveland Cavaliers (2008–2009) | 32 | Became a broadcaster. |
| March 6 | Lindsey Hunter | Detroit Pistons (1993–2000, 2003–2008) Milwaukee Bucks (2000–2001) Los Angeles Lakers (2001–2002) Toronto Raptors (2002–2003) Chicago Bulls (2008–2010) | 39 | Became a player development assistant for the Bulls. |
| March 14 | Mateen Cleaves | Detroit Pistons (2000–2001) Sacramento Kings (2001–2003) Cleveland Cavaliers (2004) Seattle SuperSonics (2004–2006) | 32 | Became an analyst for the Pistons. |

## Front office movements
### Head coach changes

Off-season :
| Date | Team | Interim coach | New head coach | Previous position | Ref. |
| April 15, 2009 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Scott Brooks | Scott Brooks | Interim coach of the Thunder | |
| April 22, 2009 | Washington Wizards | Ed Tapscott | Flip Saunders | Head coach of the Pistons | |
| May 9, 2009 | Phoenix Suns | Alvin Gentry | Alvin Gentry | Interim coach of the Suns | |
| May 11, 2009 | Toronto Raptors | Jay Triano | Jay Triano | Interim coach of the Raptors | |
| June 1, 2009 | Philadelphia 76ers | Tony DiLeo | Eddie Jordan | Head coach of the Wizards | |
| June 10, 2009 | Sacramento Kings | Kenny Natt | Paul Westphal | Ex. VP of basketball operations of the Mavericks | |
| July 9, 2009 | Detroit Pistons | Michael Curry | John Kuester | Assistant coach of the Cavaliers | |
| August 10, 2009 | Minnesota Timberwolves | Kevin McHale | Kurt Rambis | Assistant coach of the Lakers | |
| In-season ||||||
| Date | Team | Outgoing coach | Interim coach | Reason | Ref. |
| November 12, 2009 | New Orleans Hornets | Byron Scott | Jeff Bower | Fired after a 3–6 start | |
| November 29, 2009 | New Jersey Nets | Lawrence Frank | Tom Barrise | Fired after a 0–16 start | |
| November 29, 2009 | New Jersey Nets | Tom Barrise | Kiki Vandeweghe | Fired after a 0–16 start | |
| February 4, 2010 | Los Angeles Clippers | Mike Dunleavy, Sr. | Kim Hughes | Relieved of coaching position | |

#### Legend

* Strike = fired or will not return for the 2009–10 season
* Boldface = New head coach
* Bold italics = Interim coach who was promoted to head coach

### General manager changes

Off-season :
| Date | Team | Former GM | New GM | Previous position | Ref. |
| May 11, 2009 | Golden State Warriors | Chris Mullin | Larry Riley | Assistant coach of the Warriors | |
| May 21, 2009 | Chicago Bulls | John Paxson | Gar Forman | Director of player personnel of the Bulls | |
| In-season ||||||
| Date | Team | Outgoing GM | New GM | Reason | Ref. |
| March 9, 2010 | Los Angeles Clippers | Mike Dunleavy, Sr. | Neil Olshey | Fired | |

#### Legend

* Strike = fired or did not have contract renewed
* Boldface = New General Manager

## Player movement

The following is a list of player movement via free agency and trades.

### Trades

June :
| June 9, 2009 | To Philadelphia 76ers Jason Kapono | To Toronto Raptors Reggie Evans |
| June 23, 2009 | To San Antonio Spurs Richard Jefferson | To Milwaukee Bucks Bruce Bowen Kurt Thomas Fabricio Oberto |
| June 23, 2009 | To Milwaukee Bucks Amir Johnson | To Detroit Pistons Charlie Villanueva Fabricio Oberto |
| June 24, 2009 | To Dallas Mavericks 24th pick in the 2009 NBA Draft (B. J. Mullens) 56th pick in the 2009 NBA Draft (Ahmad Nivins) 2010 second-round pick | To Portland Trail Blazers 22nd pick in the 2009 NBA draft (Víctor Claver) |
| June 24, 2009 | To Minnesota Timberwolves Oleksiy Pecherov Darius Songaila Etan Thomas 5th pick in the 2009 NBA Draft (Ricky Rubio) | To Washington Wizards Randy Foye Mike Miller |
| June 25, 2009 | To Cleveland Cavaliers Shaquille O'Neal | To Phoenix Suns Sasha Pavlović Ben Wallace 2010 conditional second-round pick Cash considerations |
| June 25, 2009 | To New Jersey Nets Rafer Alston Tony Battie Courtney Lee | To Orlando Magic Ryan Anderson Vince Carter |
| June 25, 2009 | To Atlanta Hawks Jamal Crawford | To Golden State Warriors Speedy Claxton Acie Law |
| June 25, 2009 | June 26, 2009 | To Cleveland Cavaliers Rights to Emir Preldžič (57th pick in 2009 NBA Draft) | To Phoenix Suns Cash considerations |
| July |||
| July 9, 2009 | Four-team trade | Four-team trade |
| July 9, 2009 | To Toronto Raptors Hedo Türkoğlu (From Orlando) (via sign and trade) Devean George (From Dallas) Antoine Wright (From Dallas) | To Orlando Magic Cash (From Dallas) Cash (From Toronto) |
| July 9, 2009 | To Memphis Grizzlies Jerry Stackhouse (From Dallas) Second-round pick (From Toronto) Cash (From Toronto) | To Dallas Mavericks Shawn Marion (From Toronto) (via sign and trade) Kris Humphries (From Toronto) Nathan Jawai (From Toronto) Greg Buckner (From Memphis) |
| July 13, 2009 | To Denver Nuggets Arron Afflalo Walter Sharpe Cash considerations | To Detroit Pistons 2011 second-round pick |
| July 14, 2009 | To Atlanta Hawks Future second-round pick Cash and future considerations | To Houston Rockets Rights to David Andersen (36th pick in 2002 NBA draft) |
| July 17, 2009 | To Los Angeles Clippers Quentin Richardson | To Memphis Grizzlies Zach Randolph |
| July 20, 2009 | To Los Angeles Clippers Craig Smith Mark Madsen Sebastian Telfair | To Minnesota Timberwolves Quentin Richardson |
| July 27, 2009 | To Minnesota Timberwolves Chucky Atkins Damien Wilkins | To Oklahoma City Thunder Etan Thomas 2010 second-round pick 2010 conditional second-round pick |
| July 28, 2009 | To New Orleans Hornets Emeka Okafor | To Charlotte Bobcats Tyson Chandler |
| July 30, 2009 | To Toronto Raptors Marco Belinelli | To Golden State Warriors Devean George Cash considerations |
| July 31, 2009 | To Denver Nuggets Malik Allen | To Milwaukee Bucks Walter Sharpe Sonny Weems Cash considerations |
| August |||
| August 7, 2009 | To Denver Nuggets Future conditional second-round pick | To Memphis Grizzlies Steven Hunter 2010 conditional first-round pick Cash considerations |
| August 12, 2009 | To Los Angeles Clippers Rasual Butler Cash considerations | To New Orleans Hornets 2016 conditional second-round pick |
| August 13, 2009 | To Miami Heat Quentin Richardson | To Minnesota Timberwolves Mark Blount |
| August 18, 2009 | To Milwaukee Bucks Carlos Delfino (via sign and trade) Roko Ukić | To Toronto Raptors Amir Johnson Sonny Weems |
| September |||
| September 9, 2009 | To Minnesota Timberwolves Antonio Daniels 2014 second-round pick | To New Orleans Hornets Bobby Brown Darius Songaila |
| September 22, 2009 | To Houston Rockets Draft rights to Axel Hervelle (52nd pick in the 2005 NBA draft) | To Denver Nuggets James White |
| October |||
| October 20, 2009 | To Minnesota Timberwolves Nathan Jawai | To Dallas Mavericks 2012 second-round pick |
| November |||
| November 16, 2009 | To Golden State Warriors Raja Bell Vladimir Radmanovic | To Charlotte Bobcats Stephen Jackson Acie Law |
| December |||
| December 22, 2009 | To Utah Jazz Draft rights to Peter Fehse (48th pick in the 2002 NBA draft) | To Oklahoma City Thunder Matt Harpring Eric Maynor |
| December 29, 2009 | To Phoenix Suns Jason Hart | To Minnesota Timberwolves Alando Tucker Second-round pick Cash |
| January |||
| January 5, 2010 | To New Jersey Nets Chris Quinn 2010 conditional second-round pick Cash | To Miami Heat Second-round pick in 2012 |
| January 11, 2010 | To Dallas Mavericks Eduardo Nájera | To New Jersey Nets Kris Humphries Shawne Williams |
| January 11, 2010 | To Sacramento Kings Hilton Armstrong | To New Orleans Hornets 2016 conditional second-round pick |
| January 25, 2010 | To New Orleans Hornets Aaron Gray | To Chicago Bulls Devin Brown |
| January 26, 2010 | To New Orleans Hornets conditional second-round pick in 2014 | To Los Angeles Clippers Bobby Brown |
| February |||
| February 13, 2010 | To Washington Wizards Quinton Ross Josh Howard James Singleton Drew Gooden | To Dallas Mavericks DeShawn Stevenson Caron Butler Brendan Haywood Cash |
| February 16, 2010 | To Portland Trail Blazers Marcus Camby | To Los Angeles Clippers Travis Outlaw Steve Blake Cash |
| February 17, 2010 | Three-team trade | Three-team trade |
| February 17, 2010 | To Cleveland Cavaliers Antawn Jamison (From Washington) Sebastian Telfair (From Los Angeles) | To Los Angeles Clippers Drew Gooden (From Washington) |
| To Washington Wizards Zydrunas Ilgauskas (From Cleveland) Al Thornton (From Los Angeles) 2010 first-round draft pick (From Cleveland) Rights to Emir Preldžič (From Cleveland) (57th pick in 2009 NBA Draft) ||
| February 17, 2010 | To New York Knicks Brian Cardinal | To Minnesota Timberwolves Darko Miličić |
NBA Trade Deadline (February 18, 2010) :
| To Chicago Bulls Hakim Warrick Joe Alexander Kurt Thomas | To Milwaukee Bucks John Salmons 2011 & 2012 second-round picks and option to switch 2010 first-round picks |
| To Chicago Bulls Acie Law Flip Murray 2010 first-round draft pick | To Charlotte Bobcats Tyrus Thomas |
| To Boston Celtics Nate Robinson Marcus Landry | To New York Knicks Eddie House J.R. Giddens Bill Walker |
| To Milwaukee Bucks Royal Ivey Primož Brezec 2010 second-round draft pick | To Philadelphia 76ers Francisco Elson Jodie Meeks |
| To Memphis Grizzlies Ronnie Brewer | To Utah Jazz 2010 protected first-round draft pick |
| Three-team trade ||
| To New York Knicks Tracy McGrady (From Houston) Sergio Rodríguez (From Sacramento) | To Sacramento Kings Larry Hughes (From New York) Carl Landry (From Houston) Joey Dorsey (From Houston) |
| To Houston Rockets Kevin Martin (From Sacramento) Jared Jeffries (From New York) Jordan Hill (From New York) Hilton Armstrong (From Sacramento) 2012 protected first-round pick (From New York) Right to exchange 2011 first-round picks with New York ||
| To Charlotte Bobcats Theo Ratliff | To San Antonio Spurs 2016 protected second-round pick |
Draft-night trades (June 25, 2009) :
| To Denver Nuggets Rights to Ty Lawson (18th pick in 2009 NBA Draft) | To Minnesota Timberwolves 2010 first-round pick |
| To Oklahoma City Thunder Rights to B. J. Mullens (24th pick in 2009 NBA Draft) | To Dallas Mavericks Rights to Rodrigue Beaubois (25th pick in 2009 NBA Draft) Future second-round pick |
| To New York Knicks Rights to Toney Douglas (29th pick in 2009 NBA Draft) | To Los Angeles Lakers Future second-round pick Cash Considerations |
| To New York Knicks Darko Miličić | To Memphis Grizzlies Quentin Richardson Cash considerations |
| To Portland Trail Blazers Rights to Jeff Pendergraph (31st pick in 2009 NBA Draft) | To Sacramento Kings Rights to Jon Brockman (38th pick in 2009 NBA Draft) Sergio Rodríguez Cash considerations |
| To Houston Rockets Rights to Jermaine Taylor (32nd pick in 2009 NBA Draft) | To Washington Wizards Cash considerations |
| To Houston Rockets Rights to Sergio Llull (34th pick in 2009 NBA Draft) | To Denver Nuggets Cash considerations |
| To Miami Heat Rights to Patrick Beverley (42nd pick in 2009 NBA Draft) | To Los Angeles Lakers Future second-round pick Cash considerations |
| To New Orleans Hornets Rights to Marcus Thornton (43rd pick in 2009 NBA Draft) | To Miami Heat Two future second-round picks |
| To Houston Rockets Rights to Chase Budinger (44th pick in 2009 NBA Draft) | To Detroit Pistons Future second-round pick Cash considerations |
| To Dallas Mavericks Rights to Nick Calathes (45th pick in 2009 NBA Draft) | To Minnesota Timberwolves Future second-round pick |
| To Oklahoma City Thunder Rights to Robert Vaden (54th pick in 2009 NBA Draft) | To Charlotte Bobcats Cash considerations |

### Signed from free agency

Signed in the off-season :
| Player | Signed | New team | Former team |
| July ||||
| Trevor Ariza | July 8 | Houston Rockets | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Ron Artest | July 8 | Los Angeles Lakers | Houston Rockets |
| Rasheed Wallace | July 8 | Boston Celtics | Detroit Pistons |
| Ben Gordon | July 8 | Detroit Pistons | Chicago Bulls |
| Malik Hairston | July 8 | San Antonio Spurs | Austin Toros (NBDL) |
| Marcus Haislip | July 8 | San Antonio Spurs | Unicaja Málaga (Spain) |
| Quinton Ross | July 8 | Dallas Mavericks | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Charlie Villanueva | July 8 | Detroit Pistons | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Chris Andersen | July 8 | Denver Nuggets | Denver Nuggets |
| Shannon Brown | July 8 | Los Angeles Lakers | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Anderson Varejão | July 9 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Brandon Bass | July 10 | Orlando Magic | Dallas Mavericks |
| Antonio McDyess | July 10 | San Antonio Spurs | Detroit Pistons |
| Jason Kidd | July 11 | Dallas Mavericks | Dallas Mavericks |
| Jannero Pargo | July 13 | Chicago Bulls | Olympiacos (Greece) |
| Anthony Parker | July 13 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Toronto Raptors |
| Mike Bibby | July 13 | Atlanta Hawks | Atlanta Hawks |
| Marcin Gortat | July 13 | Orlando Magic | Orlando Magic |
| Grant Hill | July 13 | Phoenix Suns | Phoenix Suns |
| Zaza Pachulia | July 13 | Atlanta Hawks | Atlanta Hawks |
| Dahntay Jones | July 14 | Indiana Pacers | Denver Nuggets |
| Channing Frye | July 14 | Phoenix Suns | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Ronnie Price | July 14 | Utah Jazz | Utah Jazz |
| Lindsey Hunter | July 15 | Chicago Bulls | Chicago Bulls |
| Paul Millsap | July 16 | Utah Jazz | Utah Jazz |
| Joel Anthony | July 20 | Miami Heat | Miami Heat |
| Jarrett Jack | July 21 | Toronto Raptors | Indiana Pacers |
| Chris Wilcox | July 22 | Detroit Pistons | New York Knicks |
| Jamaal Magloire | July 22 | Miami Heat | Miami Heat |
| Josh McRoberts | July 22 | Indiana Pacers | Indiana Pacers |
| Matt Barnes | July 23 | Orlando Magic | Phoenix Suns |
| Ersan İlyasova | July 23 | Milwaukee Bucks | Regal FC Barcelona (Spain) |
| Andre Miller | July 24 | Portland Trail Blazers | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Jamario Moon | July 24 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Miami Heat |
| Theo Ratliff | July 25 | San Antonio Spurs | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Tim Thomas | July 28 | Dallas Mavericks | Chicago Bulls |
| Earl Watson | July 28 | Indiana Pacers | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Ike Diogu | July 29 | New Orleans Hornets | Sacramento Kings |
| Drew Gooden | July 30 | Dallas Mavericks | San Antonio Spurs |
| Solomon Jones | July 30 | Indiana Pacers | Atlanta Hawks |
| Rasho Nesterović | July 30 | Toronto Raptors | Indiana Pacers |
| Hakim Warrick | July 31 | Milwaukee Bucks | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Lamar Odom | July 31 | Los Angeles Lakers | Los Angeles Lakers |
| August ||||
| Kevin Ollie | August 1 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Sean May | August 3 | Sacramento Kings | Charlotte Bobcats |
| Marcus Williams | August 7 | Memphis Grizzlies | Quebradillas Pirates (Puerto Rico) |
| Shelden Williams | August 7 | Boston Celtics | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Marvin Williams | August 7 | Atlanta Hawks | Atlanta Hawks |
| Ryan Hollins | August 10 | Minnesota Timberwolves | Dallas Mavericks |
| Glen Davis | August 10 | Boston Celtics | Boston Celtics |
| Royal Ivey | August 10 | Philadelphia 76ers | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Fabricio Oberto | August 11 | Washington Wizards | Detroit Pistons |
| Leon Powe | August 12 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Boston Celtics |
| Ben Wallace | August 12 | Detroit Pistons | Phoenix Suns |
| Primož Brezec | August 13 | Philadelphia 76ers | Lottomatica Roma (Italy) |
| Anthony Carter | August 14 | Denver Nuggets | Denver Nuggets |
| Jason Williams | August 19 | Orlando Magic | Retirement |
| Joe Smith | August 25 | Atlanta Hawks | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Adonal Foyle | August 26 | Orlando Magic | Orlando Magic |
| Sean Marks | August 26 | New Orleans Hornets | New Orleans Hornets |
| Johan Petro | August 26 | Denver Nuggets | Denver Nuggets |
| September ||||
| Marquis Daniels | September 1 | Boston Celtics | Indiana Pacers |
| Jason Collins | September 2 | Atlanta Hawks | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Mikki Moore | September 2 | Golden State Warriors | Boston Celtics |
| Pops Mensah-Bonsu | September 3 | Houston Rockets | Toronto Raptors |
| C. J. Watson | September 9 | Golden State Warriors | Golden State Warriors |
| Allen Iverson | September 10 | Memphis Grizzlies | Detroit Pistons |
| Warren Carter | September 11 | New York Knicks | BK Ventspils (Latvia) |
| Gabe Pruitt | September 11 | New York Knicks | Boston Celtics |
| Ramon Sessions | September 11 | Minnesota Timberwolves | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Steve Novak | September 11 | Los Angeles Clippers | Los Angeles Clippers |
| James Singleton | September 14 | Dallas Mavericks | Dallas Mavericks |
| Rodney Carney | September 15 | Philadelphia 76ers | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Brian Skinner | September 16 | Los Angeles Clippers | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Luther Head | September 17 | Indiana Pacers | Miami Heat |
| Juwan Howard | September 17 | Portland Trail Blazers | Charlotte Bobcats |
| Desmond Mason | September 17 | Sacramento Kings | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Sasha Pavlović | September 17 | Minnesota Timberwolves | Phoenix Suns |
| Sun Yue | September 17 | New York Knicks | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Morris Almond | September 18 | Orlando Magic | Utah Jazz |
| Linton Johnson | September 18 | Orlando Magic | Chicago Bulls |
| Aaron Gray | September 22 | Chicago Bulls | Chicago Bulls |
| Raymond Felton | September 23 | Charlotte Bobcats | Charlotte Bobcats |
| Keith Bogans | September 23 | San Antonio Spurs | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Dwayne Jones | September 23 | San Antonio Spurs | Idaho Stampede (NBDL) |
| David Lee | September 24 | New York Knicks | New York Knicks |
| Ronald Murray | September 24 | Charlotte Bobcats | Atlanta Hawks |
| Nate Robinson | September 25 | New York Knicks | New York Knicks |
| Ime Udoka | September 25 | Portland Trail Blazers | San Antonio Spurs |
| Signed in the regular season ||||
| Player | Date | New team | Former team |
| October ||||
| Carlos Arroyo | October 12 | Miami Heat | Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel) |
| Jarron Collins | October 26 | Phoenix Suns | Portland Trail Blazers |
| November ||||
| Ime Udoka | November 4 | Sacramento Kings | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Earl Boykins | November 11 | Washington Wizards | Virtus Bologna (Italy) |
| Jamaal Tinsley | November 14 | Memphis Grizzlies | Indiana Pacers |
| Pops Mensah-Bonsu | November 16 | Toronto Raptors | Houston Rockets |
| Chris Hunter | November 20 | Golden State Warriors | New York Knicks |
| Mike Wilks | November 26 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Memphis Grizzlies |
| December ||||
| Allen Iverson | December 2 | Philadelphia 76ers | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Jonathan Bender | December 13 | New York Knicks | Retirement |
| Anthony Tolliver | December 17 | Portland Trail Blazers | Idaho Stampede (NBDL) |
| Mike Harris | December 22 | Houston Rockets | Rio Grande Valley Vipers (NBDL) |
| Shavlik Randolph | December 30 | Portland Trail Blazers | Miami Heat |
| January ||||
| Rafer Alston | January 7 | Miami Heat | New Jersey Nets |
| Lester Hudson | January 9 | Memphis Grizzlies | Boston Celtics |
| Jerry Stackhouse | January 18 | Milwaukee Bucks | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Sundiata Gaines | January 25 | Utah Jazz | 10-day Contracts from Utah |
| Will Conroy | January 28 | Houston Rockets | Rio Grande Valley Vipers (NBDL) |
| Coby Karl | January 31 | Golden State Warriors | Idaho Stampede (NBDL) |
| February ||||
| Mario West | February 1 | Atlanta Hawks | 10-day Contracts from Atlanta |
| Anthony Tolliver | February 6 | Golden State Warriors | 10-day Contracts from Golden State |
| March ||||
| Larry Hughes | March 13 | Charlotte Bobcats | New York Knicks |

#### 10-day contracts

| Date | Team | Player | Second Contract |
| January 5 | Utah Jazz | Sundiata Gaines | January 15 |
| January 8 | Portland Trail Blazers | Shavlik Randolph | |
| January 10 | Golden State Warriors | Cartier Martin | January 20 |
| January 12 | Atlanta Hawks | Mario West | January 22 |
| January 17 | Golden State Warriors | Anthony Tolliver | January 27 |
| January 22 | Los Angeles Clippers | JamesOn Curry | |
| January 23 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Cedric Jackson | February 2 |
| February 4 | Chicago Bulls | Chris Richard | February 15 |
| February 4 | New Orleans Hornets | Jason Hart | |
| February 8 | Houston Rockets | Garrett Temple | February 18 |
| February 22 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Antonio Anderson | |
| February 24 | Washington Wizards | Mike Harris | |
| February 26 | Washington Wizards | Shaun Livingston | March 8 |
| March 2 | Golden State Warriors | Reggie Williams | March 12 |
| March 3 | Utah Jazz | Othyus Jeffers | |
| March 3 | Sacramento Kings | Garrett Temple | |
| March 7 | Washington Wizards | Alonzo Gee | |
| March 13 | San Antonio Spurs | Garrett Temple | |
| March 24 | Houston Rockets | Mike Harris | |
^ *: Indicates the player getting signed to a second 10-day contract by the same team.

### Released
#### Waived

| Date | Team | Pos | Player |
| July ||||
| July 1 | Detroit Pistons | C | Fabricio Oberto |
| July 10 | Memphis Grizzlies | G | Jerry Stackhouse |
| July 13 | Phoenix Suns | C | Ben Wallace |
| July 14 | Chicago Bulls | F | Tim Thomas |
| July 17 | Oklahoma City Thunder | G | Earl Watson |
| July 20 | Chicago Bulls | G | Anthony Roberson |
| July 22 | Indiana Pacers | G | Jamaal Tinsley |
| July 27 | Golden State Warriors | F | Jermareo Davidson |
| July 29 | Cleveland Cavaliers | G | Tarence Kinsey |
| July 30 | Chicago Bulls | F | Linton Johnson |
| July 30 | Chicago Bulls | G | DeMarcus Nelson |
| July 31 | Los Angeles Lakers | G | Sun Yue |
| July 31 | Milwaukee Bucks | G | Salim Stoudamire |
| July 31 | Milwaukee Bucks | F | Bruce Bowen |
| July 31 | New York Knicks | C | Mouhamed Sene |
| July 31 | Los Angeles Clippers | G | Mike Taylor |
| July 31 | Boston Celtics | G | Gabe Pruitt |
| August ||||
| August 21 | Los Angeles Clippers | F | Mark Madsen |
| September ||||
| September 14 | Dallas Mavericks | G | Greg Buckner |
| September 14 | Phoenix Suns | G | Sasha Pavlović |
| September 22 | Minnesota Timberwolves | G | Chucky Atkins |
| September 23 | San Antonio Spurs | G | Jack McClinton |
| October ||||
| October 22 | Portland Trail Blazers | G/F | Ime Udoka |
| October 28 | Orlando Magic | F | Linton Johnson |
| October 28 | Chicago Bulls | F | Derrick Byars |
| November ||||
| November 5 | Memphis Grizzlies | G | Trey Gilder |
| November 5 | Sacramento Kings | F | Desmond Mason |
| November 11 | Washington Wizards | C | Paul Davis |
| November 12 | Toronto Raptors | G | Quincy Douby |
| November 13 | Houston Rockets | F | Pops Mensah-Bonsu |
| November 17 | Memphis Grizzlies | G | Allen Iverson |
| November 25 | Oklahoma City Thunder | F | Ryan Bowen |
| December ||||
| December 14 | Miami Heat | F | Shavlik Randolph |
| December 22 | Oklahoma City Thunder | G | Mike Wilks |
| December 22 | Oklahoma City Thunder | G | Shaun Livingston |
| December 29 | Phoenix Suns | G | Jason Hart |
| December 29 | Portland Trail Blazers | F | Anthony Tolliver |
| January ||||
| January 4 | Milwaukee Bucks | G | Roko Ukić |
| January 4 | Golden State Warriors | F | Mikki Moore |
| January 5 | New Jersey Nets | G | Rafer Alston |
| January 5 | Toronto Raptors | F | Pops Mensah-Bonsu |
| January 5 | Atlanta Hawks | F | Othello Hunter |
| January 6 | Houston Rockets | F | Mike Harris |
| January 6 | Portland Trail Blazers | F | Shavlik Randolph |
| January 6 | Cleveland Cavaliers | G | Coby Karl |
| January 6 | Boston Celtics | G | Lester Hudson |
| January 11 | New Jersey Nets | F | Sean Williams |
| January 15 | New Jersey Nets | F | Shawne Williams |
| January 22 | Los Angeles Clippers | G | Kareem Rush |
| January 22 | San Antonio Spurs | F | Marcus Haislip |
| January 26 | Los Angeles Clippers | G | JamesOn Curry |
| February ||||
| February 6 | Golden State Warriors | G | Speedy Claxton |
| February 16 | Los Angeles Clippers | G | Ricky Davis |
| February 18 | Sacramento Kings | F | Kenny Thomas |
| March ||||
| March 1 | Indiana Pacers | G | Travis Diener |
| March 1 | San Antonio Spurs | G–F | Michael Finley |
| March 3 | Chicago Bulls | G | Lindsey Hunter |

#### Renounced

Detroit Pistons
* Allen Iverson (to Grizzlies)
* Antonio McDyess (to Spurs)
* Wálter Herrmann
Memphis Grizzlies
* Chris Mihm
* Darius Miles
* Mike Wilks
* Juan Carlos Navarro
Portland Trail Blazers
* Raef LaFrentz
* Shavlik Randolph (to Heat)
* Michael Ruffin

#### Training camp cuts

All players here did not make the final roster
| Atlanta Hawks | Boston Celtics | Charlotte Bobcats | Chicago Bulls | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Aaron Miles Frank Robinson Mike Wilks Juan Dixon Mario West Garret Siler Courtney Sims | Mike Sweetney | Dontell Jefferson Antonio Anderson | Curtis Stinson Steven Hill Chris Richard | Rob Kurz Luke Nevill Andre Barrett Russell Robinson Darryl Watkins |
| Dallas Mavericks | Denver Nuggets | Detroit Pistons | Golden State Warriors | Houston Rockets |
| Jake Voskuhl | Keith Brumbaugh Dontaye Draper James White Kurt Looby | Maceo Baston Deron Washington | Diamon Simpson Shaun Pruitt | Romel Beck Garrett Temple Will Conroy Brent Barry |
| Indiana Pacers | Los Angeles Lakers | Los Angeles Clippers | Memphis Grizzlies | Miami Heat |
| Lawrence Roberts Demetris Nichols Rod Benson | Michael Fey Mickaël Gelabale David Monds Thomas Kelati Tonny Gaffney | Taj Gray Jerel McNeal Anthony Roberson | Thomas Gardner Leon Rodgers Mike Taylor | Alade Aminu Andre Brown John Lucas III |
| Milwaukee Bucks | Minnesota Timberwolves | New Jersey Nets | New Orleans Hornets | New York Knicks |
| Dominic James Mark Tyndale Marcus Hubbard Walter Sharpe | Jack McClinton Alonzo Gee Mustafa Shakur Devin Green Jared Reiner Antonio Daniels | Will Blalock Bennet Davis Brian Hamiliton | Earl Barron Larry Owens | Gabe Pruitt Ron Howard Sun Yue Warren Carter Joe Crawford Chris Hunter |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | Orlando Magic | Philadelphia 76ers | Phoenix Suns | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Tre Kelley Michael Ruffin Mike Harris | Morris Almond | Rashad Jones-Jennings Sean Singletary Stromile Swift Dionte Christmas Brandon Bowman | Raymond Sykes Dan Dickau Carlos Powell | Jarron Collins Ime Udoka |
| Sacramento Kings | San Antonio Spurs | Toronto Raptors | Utah Jazz | Washington Wizards |
| Lanny Smith Melvin Ely | Dwayne Jones Curtis Jerrells Marcus Williams | | Alexander Johnson Spencer Nelson Goran Suton Paul Harris Ronald Dupree | Vincent Grier |

### Going overseas

| Player | Signed | New team | Former team |
| Wálter Herrmann | July 17, 2009 | Caja Laboral (Spain) | Detroit Pistons |
| Jeremy Richardson | August 11, 2009 | Aris BC (Greece) | Orlando Magic |
| Von Wafer | August 12, 2009 | Olympiacos (Greece) | Houston Rockets |
| Linas Kleiza | August 18, 2009 | Olympiacos (Greece) | Denver Nuggets |
| Fred Jones | August 19, 2009 | Angelico Biella (Italy) | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Maurice Ager | August 22, 2009 | Cajasol Sevilla (Spain) | New Jersey Nets |
| Alex Acker | August 22, 2009 | Armani Jeans Milano (Italy) | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Tarence Kinsey | August 24, 2009 | Fenerbahçe Ülker (Turkey) | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Cedric Simmons | August 25, 2009 | Peristeri BC (Greece) | Sacramento Kings |
| Mouhamed Sene | September 26, 2009 | Hyères-Toulon (France) | New York Knicks |
| Cheikh Samb | October 2, 2009 | Real Madrid (Spain) | New York Knicks |
| Damon Jones | October 15, 2009 | Napoli (Italy) | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Dwayne Jones | October 16, 2009 | Red Star (Serbia) | San Antonio Spurs |
| Mike Taylor | November 20, 2009 | Red Star (Serbia) | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Marko Jarić | December 22, 2009 | Real Madrid (Spain) | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Stephon Marbury | January 18, 2010 | Shanxi Zhongyu (China) | Boston Celtics |

## NBA draft

The 2009 NBA Draft was held on June 25, 2009, in New York City at Madison Square Garden.

### Lottery selections

| G | Guard | F | Forward | C | Center |
| Pick | Player | Pos | Team | School/club team |
| 1 | Blake Griffin | F | Los Angeles Clippers | Oklahoma (So.) |
| 2 | Hasheem Thabeet | C | Memphis Grizzlies | Connecticut (Jr.) |
| 3 | James Harden | G | Oklahoma City Thunder | Arizona State (So.) |
| 4 | Tyreke Evans | G | Sacramento Kings | Memphis (Fr.) |
| 5 | Ricky Rubio | G | Minnesota Timberwolves (from Wash) | DKV Joventut (Spain) 1990 |
| 6 | Jonny Flynn | G | Minnesota Timberwolves | Syracuse (So.) |
| 7 | Stephen Curry | G | Golden State Warriors | Davidson (Jr.) |
| 8 | Jordan Hill | F | New York Knicks | Arizona (Jr.) |
| 9 | DeMar DeRozan | G | Toronto Raptors | USC (Fr.) |
| 10 | Brandon Jennings | G | Milwaukee Bucks | Lottomatica Roma (Italy) 1989 |
| 11 | Terrence Williams | F | New Jersey Nets | Louisville (Sr.) |
| 12 | Gerald Henderson | G | Charlotte Bobcats | Duke (Jr.) |
| 13 | Tyler Hansbrough | F | Indiana Pacers | North Carolina (Sr.) |
| 14 | Earl Clark | F | Phoenix Suns | Louisville (Jr.) |

### Undrafted free agent signings

| Player | Signed | New team | Former team |
| Curtis Jerrells | September 23 | San Antonio Spurs | Baylor Bears |
| Wesley Matthews | September 24 | Utah Jazz | Marquette Golden Eagles |
| Paul Harris | September 24 | Utah Jazz | Syracuse Orange |