# List of 2012–13 NBA season transactions

This is a list of all personnel changes for the 2012 NBA off-season and 2012–13 NBA season.

## Retirement

| Date | Name | Team(s) played (years) | Age | Notes |
| June 27 | Anthony Parker | Philadelphia 76ers (1997–1999) Orlando Magic (1999–2000) Toronto Raptors (2006–2009) Cleveland Cavaliers (2009–2012) | 37 | Played in the Continental Basketball Association in 2000, as well as six seasons around Europe between 2000 and 2006. |
| August 21 | Eduardo Nájera | Dallas Mavericks (2000–2004) Golden State Warriors (2004–2005) Denver Nuggets (2005–2008) New Jersey Nets (2008–2010) Dallas Mavericks (2010) Charlotte Bobcats (2010–2012) | 36 | Eduardo Nájera is only the second NBA player who is Mexican-born (Horacio Llamas was the first) and was the first Mexican player to be drafted. |
| August 28 | Ime Udoka | Los Angeles Lakers (2004) New York Knicks (2006) Portland Trail Blazers (2006–2007) San Antonio Spurs (2007–2009, 2010–2011) Sacramento Kings (2009–2010) | 35 | Became an assistant coach at the San Antonio Spurs on August 28, 2012. |
| August 30 | Laron Profit | Washington Wizards (1999–2001, 2004–2005) Los Angeles Lakers (2005) | 35 | Was hired as an assistant coach for the Magic. |
| September 6 | Brian Scalabrine | New Jersey Nets (2001–2005) Boston Celtics (2005–2010) Chicago Bulls (2010–2012) | 34 | Brian Scalabrine went to the NBA Finals on four occasions: with the New Jersey Nets in 2002 and 2003, and with the Boston Celtics in 2008 and 2010; the Celtics won the Finals in 2008. |
| September 11 | Brad Miller | Charlotte Hornets (1998–2000) Chicago Bulls (2000–2002; 2009–2010) Indiana Pacers (2002–2003) Sacramento Kings (2003–2009) Houston Rockets (2010–2011) Minnesota Timberwolves (2011–2012) | 36 | Played in Italy in 1998. Was traded to the New Orleans Hornets and the Phoenix Suns before retiring for good. |
| September 20 | Keyon Dooling | Los Angeles Clippers (2000–2004) Miami Heat (2004–2005) Orlando Magic (2005–2008) New Jersey Nets (2008–2010) Milwaukee Bucks (2010–2011) Boston Celtics (2011–2012) | 32 | Was the first-ever vice president of the NBA's players' union. |
| November 8 | Mehmet Okur | Detroit Pistons (2002–2004) Utah Jazz (2004–2011) New Jersey Nets (2011–2012) | 33 | Won a champion with the Pistons in 2004. Also played in Turkey (1997–2002, 2011). |
| January 25 | Brian Cardinal | Detroit Pistons (2000–2002) Washington Wizards (2002) Golden State Warriors (2003–2004) Memphis Grizzlies (2004–2008) Minnesota Timberwolves (2008–2010) Dallas Mavericks (2010–2012) | 36 | Won a championship with the Mavericks in 2011. Also played in Spain (2002–2003). |
| February 20 | Luke Jackson | Cleveland Cavaliers (2004–2006) Los Angeles Clippers (2006–2007) Toronto Raptors (2007) Miami Heat (2008) | 31 | Played overseas and in the D-League. Was hired as head coach for Northwest Christian University. |
| March 11 | Tony Battie | Denver Nuggets (1997–1998) Boston Celtics (1998–2003) Cleveland Cavaliers (2003–2004) Orlando Magic (2004–2008) New Jersey Nets (2009–2010) Philadelphia 76ers (2010–2012) | 37 | Became an analyst for the Orlando Magic. |
| March 30 | Jerry Stackhouse | Philadelphia 76ers (1995–1998) Detroit Pistons (1998–2002) Washington Wizards (2002–2004) Dallas Mavericks (2004–2009) Milwaukee Bucks (2010) Miami Heat (2010) Atlanta Hawks (2011–2012) Brooklyn Nets (2012–2013) | 38 | |
| April 17 | Rasheed Wallace | Washington Bullets (1995–1996) Portland Trail Blazers (1996–2004) Atlanta Hawks (2004) Detroit Pistons (2004–2009) Boston Celtics (2009–2010) New York Knicks (2012–2013) | 38 | Second retirement from basketball. First being in 2010. |

## Front office movements
### Head coach changes
#### Off-season

| Date | Team | Outgoing head coach | Reason for departure | Incoming head coach | Last coaching position |
| June 20 | Charlotte Bobcats | Paul Silas | Fired | Mike Dunlap | St. John's assistant coach (2010–2012) |
| July 28 | Orlando Magic | Stan Van Gundy | Fired | Jacque Vaughn | San Antonio Spurs assistant coach (2010–2012) |
| August 7 | Portland Trail Blazers | Kaleb Canales (interim) | Replaced, returned to assistant role | Terry Stotts | Dallas Mavericks assistant coach (2008–2012) |

#### Season

| Date | Team | Outgoing head coach | Reason for departure | Incoming head coach | Last coaching position |
| November 9 | Los Angeles Lakers | Mike Brown | Fired | Bernie Bickerstaff (interim) | Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach (2012) |
| November 12 | Los Angeles Lakers | Bernie Bickerstaff (interim) | Replaced, returned to assistant role | Mike D'Antoni | New York Knicks head coach (2008–2012) |
| December 27 | Brooklyn Nets | Avery Johnson | Fired | P. J. Carlesimo (interim) | Brooklyn Nets assistant coach (2011–2012) |
| January 8 | Milwaukee Bucks | Scott Skiles | Quit | Jim Boylan (interim) | Milwaukee Bucks assistant coach (2008–2013) |
| January 18 | Phoenix Suns | Alvin Gentry | Quit | Lindsey Hunter (interim) | Phoenix Suns player development coach (2012–2013) |

### General manager changes
#### Off-season

| Date | Team | Outgoing general manager | Reason for departure | Incoming general manager | Last managerial position |
| June 4 | Portland Trail Blazers | Chad Buchanan | Interim GM, returned to director of college scouting role | Neil Olshey | Los Angeles Clippers general manager (2010–2012) |
| June 20 | Orlando Magic | Otis Smith | Fired | Rob Hennigan | Oklahoma City Thunder assistant general manager (2008–2012) |
| June 25 | Atlanta Hawks | Rick Sund | Contract expired | Danny Ferry | Cleveland Cavaliers general manager (2005–2010) |
| June 27 | Indiana Pacers | David Morway | Resigned | Kevin Pritchard | Portland Trail Blazers general manager (2007–2010) |
| August 7 | Utah Jazz | Kevin O’Connor | Returned to executive vice president of basketball operations role | Dennis Lindsey | San Antonio Spurs assistant general manager (2007–2012) |

## Player movement

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

### Trades

June :
| June 20 | To Washington Wizards Trevor Ariza Emeka Okafor | To New Orleans Hornets Rashard Lewis The 46th pick in 2012 (Darius Miller) |
| June 26 | To Minnesota Timberwolves Chase Budinger Draft rights to Lior Eliyahu | To Houston Rockets The 18th pick in 2012 (Terrence Jones) |
| June 26 | To Charlotte Bobcats Ben Gordon Future first-round pick | To Detroit Pistons Corey Maggette |
| June 27 | To Houston Rockets Jon Brockman Jon Leuer Shaun Livingston The 12th pick in 2012 (Jeremy Lamb) | To Milwaukee Bucks Samuel Dalembert The 14th pick in 2012 (John Henson) Future second-round pick Cash considerations |
| June 28 (draft-day trades) | To Dallas Mavericks Draft rights to 24th pick Jared Cunningham Draft rights to 33rd pick Bernard James Draft rights to 34th pick Jae Crowder | To Cleveland Cavaliers Draft rights to 17th pick Tyler Zeller Kelenna Azubuike |
| June 28 (draft-day trades) | To Miami Heat Draft rights to 45th pick Justin Hamilton Future first-round pick | To Philadelphia 76ers Draft rights to 27th pick Arnett Moultrie |
| June 28 (draft-day trades) | To Sacramento Kings Cash considerations | To Indiana Pacers Draft rights to 36th pick Orlando Johnson |
| June 28 (draft-day trades) | To Portland Trail Blazers Cash considerations | To Brooklyn Nets Draft rights to 41st pick Tyshawn Taylor |
| June 28 (draft-day trades) | To Philadelphia 76ers Cash considerations | To Brooklyn Nets Draft rights to 54th pick Tornike Shengelia |
| June 28 (draft-day trades) | To Dallas Mavericks Cash considerations | To Los Angeles Lakers Draft rights to 55th pick Darius Johnson-Odom |
| June 29 | Four-team trade | Four-team trade |
| June 29 | To Houston Rockets Draft rights to 53rd pick Furkan Aldemir (from L.A. Clippers) | To Utah Jazz Mo Williams (from L.A. Clippers) Draft rights to Shan Foster (from Dallas) |
| June 29 | To Dallas Mavericks Draft rights to Tadija Dragićević (from Utah) Cash considerations (from Houston) | To Los Angeles Clippers Lamar Odom (from Dallas) |
| July ||||
| July 11 | To Los Angeles Lakers Steve Nash (sign and trade) | To Phoenix Suns 2013 first-round pick (from L.A. Lakers or Miami) 2013 second-round pick (from L.A. Lakers via Denver) 2014 second-round pick 2015 Los Angeles Lakers protected first-round pick Cash considerations |
| July 11 | To New Orleans Hornets Ryan Anderson (sign and trade) | To Orlando Magic Gustavo Ayón |
| July 11 | To New York Knicks Marcus Camby (sign and trade) | To Houston Rockets Toney Douglas Josh Harrellson Jerome Jordan 2014 second-round pick 2015 second-round pick Cash considerations |
| July 11 | To Toronto Raptors Kyle Lowry | To Houston Rockets Gary Forbes Future first-round pick |
| July 11 | To Brooklyn Nets Joe Johnson | To Atlanta Hawks DeShawn Stevenson (sign and trade) Johan Petro Jordan Farmar Anthony Morrow Jordan Williams 2013 Houston first-round pick 2017 Brooklyn second-round pick |
| July 11 | To Brooklyn Nets Reggie Evans (sign and trade) | To Los Angeles Clippers Right to swap 2016 second-round draft picks |
| July 11 | To Atlanta Hawks Devin Harris | To Utah Jazz Marvin Williams |
| July 11 | Three-team trade | Three-team trade |
| July 11 | To New Orleans Hornets Draft rights to Edin Bavčić (from Philadelphia) | To Golden State Warriors Jarrett Jack (from New Orleans) |
| July 12 | To Dallas Mavericks Dahntay Jones Darren Collison | To Indiana Pacers Ian Mahinmi (sign and trade) |
| July 13 | To New Orleans Hornets Brad Miller 2013 Brooklyn second-round pick 2016 Minnesota second-round pick Cash considerations | To Minnesota Timberwolves conditional second-round pick |
| July 16 | To Sacramento Kings James Johnson | To Toronto Raptors 2014 second-round pick |
| July 16 | To Portland Trail Blazers Jared Jeffries (sign and trade) Dan Gadzuric Draft rights to Kostas Papanikolaou Draft rights to Georgios Printezis Future protected second-round pick | To New York Knicks Raymond Felton (sign and trade) Kurt Thomas |
| July 16 | To Atlanta Hawks Kyle Korver | To Chicago Bulls Cash considerations |
| July 20 | Three-team trade | Three-team trade |
| July 20 | To Houston Rockets JaJuan Johnson (from Boston) E'Twaun Moore (from Boston) Sean Williams (from Boston) 2013 second-round pick (from Boston) Draft rights to Jon Diebler (from Portland) | To Boston Celtics Courtney Lee (from Houston) (sign and trade) |
| July 24 | To Memphis Grizzlies Wayne Ellington | To Minnesota Timberwolves Dante Cunningham |
| July 25 | To Cleveland Cavaliers Jeremy Pargo 2014 Memphis second-round pick Cash considerations | To Memphis Grizzlies D. J. Kennedy |
| July 27 | Three-team trade | Three-team trade |
| July 27 | To New Orleans Hornets Robin Lopez (from Phoenix) (sign and trade) Hakim Warrick (from Phoenix) Cash considerations (from Phoenix) | To Phoenix Suns Jerome Dyson (from New Orleans) Brad Miller (from New Orleans) Wesley Johnson (from Minnesota) Future first round pick (from Minnesota or Memphis) |
| July 30 | To Los Angeles Clippers Willie Green (sign and trade) | To Atlanta Hawks Draft rights to Sofoklis Schortsanitis |
| August ||||
| August 10 | Four-team trade | Four-team trade |
| August 10 | To Los Angeles Lakers Dwight Howard (from Orlando) Earl Clark (from Orlando) Chris Duhon (from Orlando) | To Denver Nuggets Andre Iguodala (from Philadelphia) |
| August 10 | To Philadelphia 76ers Andrew Bynum (from L.A. Lakers) Jason Richardson (from Orlando) | To Orlando Magic Arron Afflalo (from Denver) Al Harrington (from Denver) Nikola Vučević (from Philadelphia) Maurice Harkless (from Philadelphia) Josh McRoberts (from L.A. Lakers) Christian Eyenga (from L.A. Lakers) 2013 second-round pick (from Denver) 2014 first-round pick (from Denver or New York) 2015 conditional first-round pick (from Philadelphia) 2015 protected second-round pick (from L.A. Lakers) 2017 protected first-round pick (from L.A. Lakers) |
| October ||||
| October 27 | To Houston Rockets James Harden Cole Aldrich Daequan Cook Lazar Hayward | To Oklahoma City Thunder Kevin Martin Jeremy Lamb 2013 Top-3 protected first round pick (from Toronto) 2013 Top-20 protected first round pick (from Dallas) 2013 second round pick (from Charlotte) |
| November ||||
| November 13 | To New Orleans Hornets Matt Carroll | To Charlotte Bobcats Hakim Warrick |
| January ||||
| January 22 | To Cleveland Cavaliers Marreese Speights Josh Selby Wayne Ellington Future Memphis first-round draft pick | To Memphis Grizzlies Jon Leuer |
| January 30 | Three-team trade | Three-team trade |
| January 30 | To Detroit Pistons José Calderón (from Toronto via Memphis) | To Memphis Grizzlies Ed Davis (from Toronto) Austin Daye (from Detroit) Tayshaun Prince (from Detroit) 2013 second-round pick (from Toronto) |
| February ||||
| February 20 | To Houston Rockets Francisco García Tyler Honeycutt Thomas Robinson | To Sacramento Kings Patrick Patterson Cole Aldrich Toney Douglas Cash considerations |
| February 21 | To Houston Rockets 2013 Phoenix second-round pick | To Phoenix Suns Marcus Morris |
| February 21 | To Miami Heat Trade exception Rights to Ricky Sánchez | To Memphis Grizzlies Dexter Pittman 2013 second-round pick |
| February 21 | To Phoenix Suns Hamed Haddadi 2014 protected second-round pick | To Toronto Raptors Sebastian Telfair |
| February 21 | To Milwaukee Bucks JJ Redick Gustavo Ayón Ish Smith | To Orlando Magic Doron Lamb Beno Udrih Tobias Harris |
| February 21 | To Oklahoma City Thunder Rights to Georgios Printezis Trade exception | To Portland Trail Blazers Eric Maynor |
| February 21 | To Oklahoma City Thunder Ronnie Brewer | To New York Knicks 2014 Oklahoma City second-round pick Cash considerations |
| February 21 | To Boston Celtics Jordan Crawford | To Washington Wizards Jason Collins Leandro Barbosa |
| February 21 | To Charlotte Bobcats Josh McRoberts | To Orlando Magic Hakim Warrick |
| February 21 | To Atlanta Hawks Dahntay Jones | To Dallas Mavericks Anthony Morrow |
| February 21 | To Atlanta Hawks Jeremy Tyler | To Golden State Warriors Cash considerations Future draft considerations |
| February 21 | To Philadelphia 76ers Charles Jenkins | To Golden State Warriors Future draft considerations |

### Free agency

Free agency negotiation started on July 1, 2012, with players being able to sign starting July 11, after the July moratorium ended. All players are unrestricted free agents unless indicated otherwise. A restricted free agent's team has the right to keep the player by matching an offer sheet the player signs with another team.
| Player | Date signed | New team | Former team |
| Lavoy Allen (RFA) | July 11 | Philadelphia 76ers | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Ray Allen | July 11 | Miami Heat | Boston Celtics |
| Ryan Anderson (RFA) | July 11 | New Orleans Hornets (via sign and trade) | Orlando Magic |
| Marcus Camby | July 11 | New York Knicks (via sign and trade) | Houston Rockets |
| Jamal Crawford | July 11 | Los Angeles Clippers | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Tim Duncan | July 11 | San Antonio Spurs | San Antonio Spurs |
| Jeremy Evans (RFA) | July 11 | Utah Jazz | Utah Jazz |
| Reggie Evans | July 11 | Brooklyn Nets (via sign and trade) | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Danny Green (RFA) | July 11 | San Antonio Spurs | San Antonio Spurs |
| Luke Harangody (RFA) | July 11 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Rashard Lewis | July 11 | Miami Heat | Washington Wizards |
| Brook Lopez (RFA) | July 11 | Brooklyn Nets | Brooklyn Nets |
| Andre Miller | July 11 | Denver Nuggets | Denver Nuggets |
| Steve Nash | July 11 | Los Angeles Lakers (via sign and trade) | Phoenix Suns |
| J. R. Smith | July 11 | New York Knicks | New York Knicks |
| DeShawn Stevenson | July 11 | Atlanta Hawks (via sign and trade) | Brooklyn Nets |
| Mirza Teletović | July 11 | Brooklyn Nets | Caja Laboral (Spain) |
| Hasheem Thabeet | July 11 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Hollis Thompson | July 11 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Georgetown (went undrafted in the 2012 draft) |
| Jason Thompson (RFA) | July 11 | Sacramento Kings | Sacramento Kings |
| Gerald Wallace | July 11 | Brooklyn Nets | Brooklyn Nets |
| James White | July 11 | New York Knicks | Scavolini Pesaro (Italy) |
| Deron Williams | July 11 | Brooklyn Nets | Brooklyn Nets |
| Boris Diaw | July 12 | San Antonio Spurs | San Antonio Spurs |
| Ersan İlyasova | July 12 | Milwaukee Bucks | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Jason Kidd | July 12 | New York Knicks | Dallas Mavericks |
| Cartier Martin | July 12 | Washington Wizards | Washington Wizards |
| Ian Mahinmi | July 12 | Indiana Pacers (via sign and trade) | Dallas Mavericks |
| Steve Novak | July 12 | New York Knicks | New York Knicks |
| Louis Williams | July 12 | Atlanta Hawks | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Nick Young | July 12 | Philadelphia 76ers | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Darrell Arthur (RFA) | July 13 | Memphis Grizzlies | Memphis Grizzlies |
| D. J. Augustin | July 13 | Indiana Pacers | Charlotte Bobcats |
| Jerryd Bayless (RFA) | July 13 | Memphis Grizzlies | Toronto Raptors |
| Chauncey Billups | July 13 | Los Angeles Clippers | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Elton Brand | July 13 | Dallas Mavericks (claimed off waivers) | Philadelphia 76ers (waived on July 11) |
| Gerald Green | July 13 | Indiana Pacers | Brooklyn Nets |
| Spencer Hawes | July 13 | Philadelphia 76ers | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Roy Hibbert (RFA) | July 13 | Indiana Pacers | Indiana Pacers |
| J. J. Hickson | July 13 | Portland Trail Blazers | Portland Trail Blazers |
| George Hill (RFA) | July 13 | Indiana Pacers | Indiana Pacers |
| Chris Kaman | July 13 | Dallas Mavericks | New Orleans Hornets |
| Patrick Mills (RFA) | July 13 | San Antonio Spurs | San Antonio Spurs |
| Ramon Sessions | July 13 | Charlotte Bobcats | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Marreese Speights (RFA) | July 13 | Memphis Grizzlies | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Brandon Bass | July 14 | Boston Celtics | Boston Celtics |
| Kevin Garnett | July 14 | Boston Celtics | Boston Celtics |
| Eric Gordon (RFA) | July 14 | New Orleans Hornets (matched offer sheet from Phoenix) | New Orleans Hornets (matched offer sheet from Phoenix) |
| Brendan Haywood | July 14 | Charlotte Bobcats (claimed off waivers) | Dallas Mavericks (waived on July 12) |
| Viacheslav Kravtsov | July 14 | Detroit Pistons | Donetsk (Ukraine) |
| Chris Wilcox | July 14 | Boston Celtics | Boston Celtics |
| Landry Fields (RFA) | July 15 | Toronto Raptors | New York Knicks |
| Luis Scola | July 15 | Phoenix Suns (claimed off waivers) | Houston Rockets (waived on July 13) |
| Raymond Felton | July 16 | New York Knicks (via sign and trade) | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Chris Copeland | July 16 | New York Knicks | Generali Okapi Aalstar (Belgium) |
| Jared Jeffries | July 16 | Portland Trail Blazers (via sign and trade) | New York Knicks |
| Jameer Nelson | July 16 | Orlando Magic | Orlando Magic |
| Jerry Stackhouse | July 16 | Brooklyn Nets | Atlanta Hawks |
| Aaron Brooks | July 16 | Sacramento Kings | Guangdong Southern Tigers (China) (rights last owned by Phoenix) |
| Kris Humphries | July 17 | Brooklyn Nets | Brooklyn Nets |
| Jeremy Lin (RFA) | July 17 | Houston Rockets | New York Knicks |
| Nicolas Batum (RFA) | July 18 | Portland Trail Blazers (matched offer sheet from Minnesota) | Portland Trail Blazers (matched offer sheet from Minnesota) |
| Grant Hill | July 18 | Los Angeles Clippers | Phoenix Suns |
| JaVale McGee (RFA) | July 18 | Denver Nuggets | Denver Nuggets |
| Ronnie Price | July 18 | Portland Trail Blazers | Phoenix Suns |
| Jason Terry | July 18 | Boston Celtics | Dallas Mavericks |
| Goran Dragić | July 19 | Phoenix Suns | Houston Rockets |
| O. J. Mayo | July 19 | Dallas Mavericks | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Vladimir Radmanović | July 19 | Chicago Bulls | Atlanta Hawks |
| Keith Bogans | July 19 | Brooklyn Nets | Brooklyn Nets |
| Michael Beasley | July 20 | Phoenix Suns | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Kwame Brown | July 20 | Philadelphia 76ers | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Courtney Lee | July 20 | Boston Celtics (via sign and trade) | Houston Rockets |
| Jon Leuer | July 20 | Cleveland Cavaliers (claimed off waivers) | Houston Rockets (waived on July 18) |
| Sasha Pavlović | July 20 | Portland Trail Blazers (via sign and trade) | Boston Celtics |
| Anthony Randolph | July 20 | Denver Nuggets | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Kirk Hinrich | July 23 | Chicago Bulls | Atlanta Hawks |
| Ryan Hollins | July 23 | Los Angeles Clippers | Boston Celtics |
| C. J. Watson | July 23 | Brooklyn Nets | Chicago Bulls |
| Ömer Aşık (RFA) | July 24 | Houston Rockets | Chicago Bulls |
| Marco Belinelli | July 24 | Chicago Bulls | New Orleans Hornets |
| A. J. Price (RFA) | July 24 | Washington Wizards | Indiana Pacers |
| Pablo Prigioni | July 24 | New York Knicks | Caja Laboral (Spain) |
| Ronnie Brewer | July 25 | New York Knicks | Chicago Bulls |
| Shannon Brown | July 25 | Phoenix Suns | Phoenix Suns |
| Randy Foye | July 25 | Utah Jazz | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Jordan Hill | July 25 | Los Angeles Lakers | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Antawn Jamison | July 25 | Los Angeles Lakers | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Alexey Shved | July 25 | Minnesota Timberwolves | CSKA Moscow (Russia) |
| Kent Bazemore | July 26 | Golden State Warriors | Old Dominion (went undrafted in the 2012 draft) |
| Delonte West | July 26 | Dallas Mavericks | Dallas Mavericks |
| Aaron Gray | July 27 | Toronto Raptors | Toronto Raptors |
| Robin Lopez (RFA) | July 27 | New Orleans Hornets (via sign and trade) | Phoenix Suns |
| Andrei Kirilenko | July 27 | Minnesota Timberwolves | CSKA Moscow (Russia) (rights last owned by Utah) |
| John Lucas III | July 27 | Toronto Raptors | Chicago Bulls |
| Nazr Mohammed | July 27 | Chicago Bulls | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Ronny Turiaf | July 27 | Los Angeles Clippers | Miami Heat |
| Royal Ivey | July 27 | Philadelphia 76ers | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Hamed Haddadi | July 28 | Memphis Grizzlies | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Alan Anderson | July 30 | Toronto Raptors | Toronto Raptors |
| Willie Green | July 30 | Los Angeles Clippers (via sign and trade) | Atlanta Hawks |
| Dionte Christmas | July 31 | Boston Celtics | Rethymno Aegean (Greece) |
| Jason Collins | July 31 | Boston Celtics | Atlanta Hawks |
| Keyon Dooling | July 31 | Boston Celtics | Boston Celtics |
| Nate Robinson | July 31 | Chicago Bulls | Golden State Warriors |
| Brandon Roy | July 31 | Minnesota Timberwolves | Retired (rights last owned by Portland) |
| Jamar Smith | July 31 | Boston Celtics | BK Prostějov (Czech Republic) |
| Maalik Wayns | July 31 | Philadelphia 76ers | Villanova (went undrafted in the 2012 draft) |
| Carl Landry | August 1 | Golden State Warriors | New Orleans Hornets |
| Brandon Rush (RFA) | August 1 | Golden State Warriors | Golden State Warriors |
| Chris Smith | August 1 | New York Knicks | Louisville (went undrafted in the 2012 draft) |
| P. J. Tucker | August 1 | Phoenix Suns | Brose Baskets (Germany) |
| Greg Stiemsma | August 2 | Minnesota Timberwolves | Boston Celtics |
| Roger Mason, Jr. | August 3 | New Orleans Hornets | Washington Wizards |
| Daniel Orton | August 4 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Orlando Magic |
| C. J. Miles | August 8 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Utah Jazz |
| Joel Przybilla | August 9 | Milwaukee Bucks | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Micheal Eric | August 10 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Temple (went undrafted in the 2012 draft) |
| Jodie Meeks | August 13 | Los Angeles Lakers | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Devin Ebanks | August 13 | Los Angeles Lakers | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Carlos Delfino | August 15 | Houston Rockets | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Jermaine O'Neal | August 15 | Phoenix Suns | Boston Celtics |
| Ish Smith | August 15 | Orlando Magic | Orlando Magic |
| Brian Roberts | August 16 | New Orleans Hornets | Brose Baskets (Germany) |
| Jeff Green | August 22 | Boston Celtics | Boston Celtics |
| Martell Webster | August 29 | Washington Wizards | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Greg Somogyi | September 5 | Los Angeles Lakers | Santa Barbara Breakers (WCBL) |
| Reeves Nelson | September 5 | Los Angeles Lakers | Žalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania) |
| E'Twaun Moore | September 6 | Orlando Magic | Houston Rockets (waived on July 25) |
| Sam Young | September 6 | Indiana Pacers | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Sundiata Gaines | September 6 | Indiana Pacers | Brooklyn Nets |
| Blake Ahearn | September 6 | Indiana Pacers | Utah Jazz |
| Mickell Gladness | September 7 | Miami Heat | Golden State Warriors |
| Scott Machado | September 7 | Houston Rockets | Iona (went undrafted in the 2012 draft) |
| Alonzo Gee | September 10 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Terrel Harris | September 11 | Miami Heat | Miami Heat |
| Henry Sims | September 11 | New York Knicks | Georgetown (went undrafted in the 2012 draft) |
| Oscar Bellfield | September 11 | New York Knicks | UNLV (went undrafted in the 2012 draft) |
| John Shurna | September 11 | New York Knicks | Northwestern (went undrafted in the 2012 draft) |
| Mychel Thompson | September 11 | New York Knicks | Erie BayHawks (D-League) |
| DeAndre Liggins | September 12 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Orlando Magic |
| Andy Rautins | September 12 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Lucentum Alicante (Spain) |
| Andray Blatche | September 12 | Brooklyn Nets | Washington Wizards (waived on July 17) |
| Dominic McGuire | September 12 | Toronto Raptors | Golden State Warriors |
| Josh Childress | September 13 | Brooklyn Nets | Phoenix Suns (waived on July 15) |
| Garrett Temple | September 13 | Miami Heat | Novipiù Casale Monferrato (Italy) |
| Matt Barnes | September 14 | Los Angeles Clippers | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Stephen Dennis | September 17 | Brooklyn Nets | Phantoms Braunschweig (Germany) |
| Josh Harrellson | September 17 | Miami Heat | Houston Rockets (waived on August 15) |
| James Mays | September 17 | Brooklyn Nets | Capitanes de Arecibo (Puerto Rico) |
| Carleton Scott | September 17 | Brooklyn Nets | UBC Carefuel Gussing Knights (Austria) |
| Ivan Johnson | September 18 | Atlanta Hawks | Atlanta Hawks |
| Luke Nevill | September 18 | Indiana Pacers | Perth Wildcats (Australia) |
| Ben Hansbrough | September 18 | Indiana Pacers | BC Krka (Slovenia) |
| Jamaal Magloire | September 18 | Toronto Raptors | Toronto Raptors |
| Brian Cook | September 19 | Washington Wizards | Washington Wizards |
| Earl Barron | September 19 | Washington Wizards | Atléticos de San Germán (Puerto Rico) |
| Steven Gray | September 19 | Washington Wizards | BK Ventspils (Latvia) |
| Shavlik Randolph | September 19 | Washington Wizards | Piratas de Quebradillas (Puerto Rico) |
| Jerel McNeal | September 21 | Toronto Raptors | Sutor Basket Montegranaro (Italy) |
| Chris Wright | September 21 | Toronto Raptors | Golden State Warriors |
| Adam Morrison | September 21 | Portland Trail Blazers | Beşiktaş JK İstanbul (Turkey) |
| Demonte Harper | September 21 | Portland Trail Blazers | Cibona Zagreb (Croatia) |
| Dallas Lauderdale | September 21 | Portland Trail Blazers | Turów Zgorzelec (Poland) |
| Louis Amundson | September 24 | Minnesota Timberwolves | Indiana Pacers |
| Marquis Daniels | September 25 | Milwaukee Bucks | Boston Celtics |
| D. J. Mbenga | September 25 | Dallas Mavericks | New Orleans Hornets |
| Josh Akognon | September 25 | Dallas Mavericks | Canton Charge (D-League) |
| Tu Holloway | September 25 | Dallas Mavericks | Xavier (went undrafted in the 2012 draft) |
| Jeff Adrien | September 25 | Charlotte Bobcats | BC Khimki (Russia) |
| Paris Horne | September 25 | Charlotte Bobcats | BG Göttingen (Germany) |
| Josh Owens | September 25 | Charlotte Bobcats | Stanford (went undrafted in the 2012 draft) |
| DaJuan Summers | September 25 | Charlotte Bobcats | New Orleans Hornets |
| Kyle Fogg | September 25 | Houston Rockets | Arizona (went undrafted in the 2012 draft) |
| Demetri McCamey | September 25 | Houston Rockets | Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel) |
| Cyril Awere | September 25 | Sacramento Kings | Stade Nabeulien (Tunisia) |
| Tony Mitchell | September 25 | Sacramento Kings | Alabama (went undrafted in the 2012 draft) |
| Hamady N'Diaye | September 25 | Sacramento Kings | Maine Red Claws (D-League) |
| Willie Reed | September 25 | Sacramento Kings | Saint Louis (went undrafted in the 2010 draft) |
| Carlon Brown | September 26 | Golden State Warriors | Colorado (went undrafted in the 2012 draft) |
| Lance Goulbourne | September 26 | Golden State Warriors | Vanderbilt (went undrafted in the 2012 draft) |
| Rick Jackson | September 26 | Golden State Warriors | Chorale Roanne Basket (France) |
| Tarence Kinsey | September 26 | Golden State Warriors | Anadolu Efes (Turkey) |
| Trey Gilder | September 26 | Utah Jazz | Trotamundos de Carabobo (Venezuela) |
| Darnell Jackson | September 26 | Utah Jazz | Donetsk (Ukraine) |
| Chris Quinn | September 26 | Utah Jazz | BC Khimki (Russia) |
| Brian Butch | September 26 | Utah Jazz | Bakersfield Jam (D-League) |
| Ronnie Aguilar | September 27 | Los Angeles Lakers | Bakersfield Jam (D-League) |
| Derrick Brown | September 27 | San Antonio Spurs | Charlotte Bobcats |
| Josh Powell | September 27 | San Antonio Spurs | Brujos de Guayama (Puerto Rico) |
| Tyler Wilkerson | September 27 | San Antonio Spurs | Maccabi Haifa (Israel) |
| Wesley Witherspoon | September 27 | San Antonio Spurs | Memphis (went undrafted in the 2012 draft) |
| Rodney Carney | September 27 | Miami Heat | Liaoning Dinosaurs (China) |
| Anthony Tolliver | September 27 | Atlanta Hawks | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Keith Benson | September 27 | Atlanta Hawks | Golden State Warriors |
| Damion James | September 27 | Atlanta Hawks | Brooklyn Nets |
| James Anderson | September 27 | Atlanta Hawks | San Antonio Spurs |
| Carldell Johnson | September 27 | Atlanta Hawks | Austin Toros (D-League) |
| Dan Gadzuric | September 27 | Philadelphia 76ers | Portland Trail Blazers (waived on July 19) |
| Devin Searcy | September 27 | Philadelphia 76ers | Toyama Grouses (Japan) |
| Xavier Silas | September 27 | Philadelphia 76ers | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Damien Wilkins | September 27 | Philadelphia 76ers | Detroit Pistons |
| Darko Miličić | September 28 | Boston Celtics | Minnesota Timberwolves (waived on July 12) |
| Micah Downs | September 28 | Boston Celtics | Assignia Manresa (Spain) |
| Rob Kurz | September 28 | Boston Celtics | SLUC Nancy Basket (France) |
| Will Conroy | September 28 | Minnesota Timberwolves | Rio Grande Valley Vipers (D-League) |
| Mike Harris | September 28 | Minnesota Timberwolves | Atléticos de San Germán (Puerto Rico) |
| Chris Johnson | September 28 | Minnesota Timberwolves | New Orleans Hornets |
| Phil Jones | September 28 | Minnesota Timberwolves | Cluj-Napoca (Romania) |
| Seth Tarver | September 28 | Minnesota Timberwolves | Idaho Stampede (D-League) |
| Jermaine Taylor | September 28 | Minnesota Timberwolves | Rio Grande Valley Vipers (D-League) |
| Kevin Jones | September 28 | Cleveland Cavaliers | West Virginia (went undrafted in the 2012 draft) |
| Kevin Anderson | September 28 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Strasbourg IG (France) |
| Jeremy Pargo | September 28 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Michael Dunigan | September 29 | Memphis Grizzlies | BC Dnipro-Azot (Ukraine) |
| Ronald Dupree | September 29 | Memphis Grizzlies | Aget Imola (Italy) |
| Jarrid Famous | September 29 | Memphis Grizzlies | Petron Blaze Boosters (Philippines) |
| Jerome Jordan | September 29 | Memphis Grizzlies | Houston Rockets (waived on July 18) |
| D. J. Kennedy | September 29 | Memphis Grizzlies (waived on September 18) | Memphis Grizzlies (waived on September 18) |
| Armon Johnson | September 29 | Orlando Magic | Brooklyn Nets |
| DeQuan Jones | September 29 | Orlando Magic | Miami (went undrafted in the 2012 draft) |
| Marqus Blakely | September 29 | Los Angeles Clippers | San Mig Coffee Mixers (Philippines) |
| Courtney Fortson | September 29 | Los Angeles Clippers | Houston Rockets (waived on September 25) |
| Trent Plaisted | September 29 | Los Angeles Clippers | Aliağa Petkim (Turkey) |
| Ike Diogu | October 1 | Phoenix Suns | Capitanes de Arecibo (Puerto Rico) |
| Othyus Jeffers | October 1 | Phoenix Suns | Washington Wizards |
| Luke Zeller | October 1 | Phoenix Suns | Austin Toros (D-League) |
| Diante Garrett | October 1 | Phoenix Suns | JSF Nanterre (France) |
| Solomon Jones | October 1 | Phoenix Suns | New Orleans Hornets |
| Terrence Williams | October 1 | Detroit Pistons | Sacramento Kings |
| Jonny Flynn | October 1 | Detroit Pistons | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Isma'il Muhammad | October 1 | Atlanta Hawks | Auckland Pirates (New Zealand) |
| Walker Russell, Jr. | October 1 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Detroit Pistons |
| Chris Douglas-Roberts | October 1 | Los Angeles Lakers | Virtus Bologna (Italy) |
| Alando Tucker | October 1 | Milwaukee Bucks | Texas Legends (D-League) |
| Eddie Gill | October 1 | Milwaukee Bucks | Townsville Crocodiles (Australia) |
| Orien Greene | October 1 | Milwaukee Bucks | Los Angeles D-Fenders (D-League) |
| Mustapha Farrakhan, Jr. | October 1 | Milwaukee Bucks | Bakersfield Jam (D-League) |
| Jannero Pargo | October 1 | Washington Wizards | Atlanta Hawks |
| Ryan Allen | October 1 | Chicago Bulls | Wisconsin–Milwaukee (went undrafted in the 2012 draft) |
| Vance Cooksey | October 1 | Chicago Bulls | Rio Grande Valley Vipers (D-League) |
| Andre Emmett | October 1 | Chicago Bulls | Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon) |
| Kyrylo Fesenko | October 1 | Chicago Bulls | Indiana Pacers |
| Marko Jarić | October 1 | Chicago Bulls | Montepaschi Siena (Italy) |
| Mikki Moore | October 1 | Philadelphia 76ers | Golden State Warriors |
| Kyle Weaver | October 1 | Memphis Grizzlies | Alba Berlin (Germany) |
| Ronald Murray | October 1 | Memphis Grizzlies | Austin Toros (D-League) |
| Anthony Carter | October 1 | Denver Nuggets | Toronto Raptors |
| Ben Uzoh | October 1 | Denver Nuggets | Toronto Raptors |
| Eddy Curry | October 1 | San Antonio Spurs | Miami Heat |
| Sherron Collins | October 1 | San Antonio Spurs | Hacettepe Üniversitesi (Turkey) |
| Solomon Alabi | October 1 | New Orleans Hornets | Toronto Raptors |
| Chris Wright | October 1 | New Orleans Hornets | Olin Edirne Basket (Turkey) |
| Dominique Morrison | October 1 | New Orleans Hornets | Oral Roberts (went undrafted in the 2012 draft) |
| Coby Karl | October 1 | Portland Trail Blazers | Sutor Basket Montegranaro (Italy) |
| Justin Holiday | October 1 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Generali Okapi Aalstar (Belgium) |
| Hank Thorns | October 1 | Los Angeles Clippers | TCU (went undrafted in the 2012 draft) |
| Chris Johnson | October 1 | Los Angeles Clippers | Dayton (went undrafted in the 2012 draft) |
| Stefhon Hannah | October 1 | Golden State Warriors | Dakota Wizards (D-League) |
| Rasheed Wallace | October 3 | New York Knicks | Retired (rights last owned by Boston) |
| Chris Johnson | October 9 | Orlando Magic (claimed off waivers) | Los Angeles Clippers (waived on October 7) |
| Justin Holiday | October 12 | Portland Trail Blazers (claimed off waivers) | Cleveland Cavaliers (waived on October 10) |
| Leandro Barbosa | October 18 | Boston Celtics | Indiana Pacers |
| JaMychal Green | October 22 | San Antonio Spurs | Alabama (went undrafted in the 2012 draft) |
| Eddy Curry | October 25 | Dallas Mavericks (claimed off waivers) | San Antonio Spurs (waived on October 23) |
| D'Aundray Brown | October 25 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Cleveland State (went undrafted in the 2012 draft) |
| Chris Douglas-Roberts | October 27 | Dallas Mavericks (claimed off waivers) | Los Angeles Lakers (waived on October 22) |
| Melvin Ely | October 27 | Dallas Mavericks | Brujos de Guayama (Puerto Rico) |
| Daniel Orton | October 31 | Oklahoma City Thunder (waived on October 27) | Oklahoma City Thunder (waived on October 27) |
| Troy Murphy | November 2 | Dallas Mavericks | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Shaun Livingston | November 15 | Washington Wizards | Houston Rockets (waived on October 29) |
| Josh Howard | November 15 | Minnesota Timberwolves | Utah Jazz |
| James Anderson | November 21 | San Antonio Spurs | Rio Grande Valley Vipers (D-League) |
| Derek Fisher | November 29 | Dallas Mavericks | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Kevin Jones | November 29 | Cleveland Cavaliers (waived on October 27) | Cleveland Cavaliers (waived on October 27) |
| Mickaël Piétrus | November 30 | Toronto Raptors | Boston Celtics |
| Jeff Adrien | December 9 | Charlotte Bobcats | Rio Grande Valley Vipers (D-League) |
| Dominic McGuire | December 16 | New Orleans Hornets | Toronto Raptors (waived on November 30) |
| Chris Douglas-Roberts | December 23 | Dallas Mavericks (waived on October 28) | Texas Legends (D-League) |
| Jarvis Varnado | December 24 | Boston Celtics | Sioux Falls Skyforce (D-League) |
| Shelvin Mack | December 25 | Washington Wizards | Maine Red Claws (D-League) |
| Garrett Temple | December 25 | Washington Wizards | Reno Bighorns (D-League) |
| Shaun Livingston | December 25 | Cleveland Cavaliers (claimed off waivers) | Washington Wizards (waived on December 23) |
| Lazar Hayward | December 31 | Minnesota Timberwolves | Houston Rockets (waived on October 29) |
| James Anderson | January 2 | Houston Rockets | Rio Grande Valley Vipers (D-League) |
| Daequan Cook | January 6 | Chicago Bulls | Houston Rockets (waived on January 2) |
| Dominic McGuire | January 7 | Indiana Pacers (10-day contract) | New Orleans Hornets (waived on January 4) |
| Donald Sloan | January 7 | New Orleans Hornets (10-day contract) | Sioux Falls Skyforce (D-League) |
| Patrick Beverley | January 7 | Houston Rockets | BC Spartak Saint Petersburg (Russia) |
| Mike James | January 8 | Dallas Mavericks (10-day contract) | Texas Legends (D-League) |
| Lazar Hayward | January 8 | Minnesota Timberwolves (10-day contract, previously waived on January 6) | Minnesota Timberwolves (10-day contract, previously waived on January 6) |
| Maalik Wayns | January 8 | Philadelphia 76ers (10-day contract, previously waived on January 6) | Philadelphia 76ers (10-day contract, previously waived on January 6) |
| Jarvis Varnado | January 9 | Miami Heat (10-day contract) | Boston Celtics (waived on January 6) |
| Josh Harrellson | January 10 | Miami Heat (10-day contract, previously waived on January 7) | Miami Heat (10-day contract, previously waived on January 7) |
| Damion James | January 13 | Brooklyn Nets (10-day contract) | Bakersfield Jam (D-League) |
| Dominic McGuire | January 17 | Indiana Pacers (second 10-day contract) | Indiana Pacers (second 10-day contract) |
| Shelvin Mack | January 17 | Philadelphia 76ers (10-day contract) | Maine Red Claws (D-League) |
| Mike James | January 18 | Dallas Mavericks (second 10-day contract) | Dallas Mavericks (second 10-day contract) |
| Chris Johnson | January 19 | Minnesota Timberwolves (10-day contract) | Santa Cruz Warriors (D-League) |
| Mickaël Gelabale | January 19 | Minnesota Timberwolves (10-day contract) | Valencia BC (Spain) |
| Chris Andersen | January 20 | Miami Heat (10-day contract) | Denver Nuggets (waived on July 17) |
| Jarvis Varnado | January 20 | Miami Heat (second 10-day contract) | Miami Heat (second 10-day contract) |
| Jannero Pargo | January 21 | Atlanta Hawks (10-day contract) | Washington Wizards (waived on November 15) |
| Aron Baynes | January 23 | San Antonio Spurs | Union Olimpija (Slovenia) |
| Chris Johnson | January 23 | Memphis Grizzlies (10-day contract) | Rio Grande Valley Vipers (D-League) |
| Mike James | January 28 | Dallas Mavericks (signed for rest of season) | Dallas Mavericks (signed for rest of season) |
| Shelvin Mack | January 28 | Philadelphia 76ers (second 10-day contract) | Philadelphia 76ers (second 10-day contract) |
| Sam Young | January 28 | Indiana Pacers (waived on January 6) | Indiana Pacers (waived on January 6) |
| Chris Johnson | January 29 | Minnesota Timberwolves (second 10-day contract) | Minnesota Timberwolves (second 10-day contract) |
| Mickaël Gelabale | January 29 | Minnesota Timberwolves (second 10-day contract) | Minnesota Timberwolves (second 10-day contract) |
| Chris Andersen | January 30 | Miami Heat (second 10-day contract) | Miami Heat (second 10-day contract) |
| Jarvis Varnado | January 30 | Miami Heat (signed for rest of season) | Miami Heat (signed for rest of season) |
| Jannero Pargo | February 2 | Atlanta Hawks (second 10-day contract) | Atlanta Hawks (second 10-day contract) |
| Chris Johnson | February 3 | Memphis Grizzlies (second 10-day contract) | Memphis Grizzlies (second 10-day contract) |
| Jeremy Pargo | February 7 | Philadelphia 76ers (10-day contract) | Cleveland Cavaliers (waived on January 22) |
| Chris Andersen | February 8 | Miami Heat (signed for rest of season) | Miami Heat (signed for rest of season) |
| Chris Johnson | February 8 | Minnesota Timberwolves (signed for rest of season) | Minnesota Timberwolves (signed for rest of season) |
| Mickaël Gelabale | February 8 | Minnesota Timberwolves (signed for rest of season) | Minnesota Timberwolves (signed for rest of season) |
| Jeremy Pargo | February 18 | Philadelphia 76ers (signed for rest of season) | Philadelphia 76ers (signed for rest of season) |
| Terrence Williams | February 20 | Boston Celtics (10-day contract) | Guangdong Southern Tigers (China) |
| Kenyon Martin | February 23 | New York Knicks (10-day contract) | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Derek Fisher | February 25 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Dallas Mavericks (waived on December 22) |
| Tim Ohlbrecht | February 25 | Houston Rockets | Rio Grande Valley Vipers (D-League) |
| D. J. White | February 28 | Boston Celtics (10-day contract) | Shanghai Sharks (China) |
| Shavlik Randolph | March 1 | Boston Celtics (10-day contract) | Foshan Dralions (China) |
| Lou Amundson | March 2 | Chicago Bulls (10-day contract) | Minnesota Timberwolves (waived on February 8) |
| Juwan Howard | March 2 | Miami Heat (10-day contract) | Miami Heat (10-day contract) |
| Henry Sims | March 3 | New Orleans Hornets (10-day contract) | Erie BayHawks (D-League) |
| Terrence Williams | March 3 | Boston Celtics (signed multi-year contract) | Boston Celtics (signed multi-year contract) |
| Aaron Brooks | March 5 | Houston Rockets | Sacramento Kings (waived on March 1) |
| Kenyon Martin | March 5 | New York Knicks (second 10-day contract) | New York Knicks (second 10-day contract) |
| Shelvin Mack | March 6 | Atlanta Hawks (10-day contract) | Maine Red Claws (D-League) |
| Malcolm Thomas | March 8 | Golden State Warriors (10-day contract) | Los Angeles D-Fenders (D-League) |
| Terrel Harris | March 8 | New Orleans Hornets (10-day contract) | Erie BayHawks (D-League) |
| Maalik Wayns | March 9 | Los Angeles Clippers (10-day contract) | Rio Grande Valley Vipers (D-League) |
| D. J. White | March 10 | Boston Celtics (second 10-day contract) | Boston Celtics (second 10-day contract) |
| Travis Leslie | March 10 | Utah Jazz (10-day contract) | Santa Cruz Warriors (D-League) |
| Shavlik Randolph | March 11 | Boston Celtics (second 10-day contract) | Boston Celtics (second 10-day contract) |
| Lou Amundson | March 12 | New Orleans Hornets (signed for rest of season) | Chicago Bulls (10-day contract expired) |
| Juwan Howard | March 12 | Miami Heat (second 10-day contract) | Miami Heat (second 10-day contract) |
| Chris Wright | March 13 | Dallas Mavericks (10-day contract) | Iowa Energy (D-League) |
| Jannero Pargo | March 14 | Charlotte Bobcats (10-day contract) | Atlanta Hawks (second 10-day contract expired February 12) |
| DaJuan Summers | March 15 | Los Angeles Clippers (10-day contract) | Maine Red Claws (D-League) |
| Kenyon Martin | March 15 | New York Knicks (signed for rest of season) | New York Knicks (signed for rest of season) |
| Shelvin Mack | March 16 | Atlanta Hawks (second 10-day contract) | Atlanta Hawks (second 10-day contract) |
| Terrel Harris | March 18 | New Orleans Hornets (second 10-day contract) | New Orleans Hornets (second 10-day contract) |
| Malcolm Thomas | March 19 | Chicago Bulls (10-day contract) | Golden State Warriors (10-day contract expired March 18) |
| Maalik Wayns | March 19 | Los Angeles Clippers (second 10-day contract) | Los Angeles Clippers (second 10-day contract) |
| D. J. White | March 20 | Boston Celtics (signed multi-year contract) | Boston Celtics (signed multi-year contract) |
| Chris Quinn | March 20 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Tulsa 66ers (D-League) |
| Shavlik Randolph | March 21 | Boston Celtics (signed multi-year contract) | Boston Celtics (signed multi-year contract) |
| Juwan Howard | March 22 | Miami Heat (signed for rest of season) | Miami Heat (signed for rest of season) |
| Jannero Pargo | March 24 | Charlotte Bobcats (second 10-day contract) | Charlotte Bobcats (second 10-day contract) |
| DaJuan Summers | March 25 | Los Angeles Clippers (second 10-day contract) | Los Angeles Clippers (second 10-day contract) |
| Justin Dentmon | March 25 | Dallas Mavericks (10-day contract) | Texas Legends (D-League) |
| Shelvin Mack | March 26 | Atlanta Hawks (signed for rest of season) | Atlanta Hawks (signed for rest of season) |
| Jerel McNeal | March 27 | Utah Jazz (10-day contract) | Bakersfield Jam (D-League) |
| Terrel Harris | March 28 | New Orleans Hornets (signed for rest of season) | New Orleans Hornets (signed for rest of season) |
| Maalik Wayns | March 29 | Los Angeles Clippers (signed for rest of season) | Los Angeles Clippers (signed for rest of season) |
| Malcolm Thomas | March 29 | Chicago Bulls (second 10-day contract) | Chicago Bulls (second 10-day contract) |
| Justin Holiday | April 1 | Philadelphia 76ers | Idaho Stampede (D-League) |
| Kris Joseph | April 2 | Brooklyn Nets (10-day contract) | Springfield Armor (D-League) |
| Josh Akognon | April 3 | Dallas Mavericks (10-day contract) | Liaoning Dinosaurs (China) |
| Jannero Pargo | April 3 | Charlotte Bobcats (signed for rest of season) | Charlotte Bobcats (signed for rest of season) |
| Keyon Dooling | April 3 | Memphis Grizzlies | Boston Celtics (waived on September 20) |
| DaJuan Summers | April 4 | Los Angeles Clippers (signed for rest of season) | Los Angeles Clippers (signed for rest of season) |
| Jerel McNeal | April 6 | Utah Jazz (signed for rest of season) | Utah Jazz (signed for rest of season) |
| Scott Machado | April 7 | Golden State Warriors (10-day contract) | Santa Cruz Warriors (D-League) |
| Malcolm Thomas | April 8 | Chicago Bulls (signed for rest of season) | Chicago Bulls (signed for rest of season) |
| Solomon Jones | April 12 | New York Knicks | Liaoning Dinosaurs (China) |
| Kris Joseph | April 12 | Brooklyn Nets (signed for rest of season) | Brooklyn Nets (signed for rest of season) |
| Josh Akognon | April 13 | Dallas Mavericks (signed for rest of season) | Dallas Mavericks (signed for rest of season) |
| Andrew Goudelock | April 14 | Los Angeles Lakers | Rio Grande Valley Vipers (D-League) |
| Quentin Richardson | April 16 | New York Knicks | Orlando Magic (waived on October 27) |
| Tracy McGrady | April 16 | San Antonio Spurs | Qingdao DoubleStar (China) |
| Earl Barron | April 17 | New York Knicks | Washington Wizards (waived on December 13) |
| Dwayne Jones | April 17 | Golden State Warriors | Texas Legends (D-League) |
| Donté Greene | April 17 | Memphis Grizzlies | Atléticos de San Germán (Puerto Rico) |
| Willie Reed | April 17 | Memphis Grizzlies | Springfield Armor (D-League) |
| Scott Machado | April 17 | Golden State Warriors (signed for rest of season) | Golden State Warriors (signed for rest of season) |
| Erick Dampier | | | Atlanta Hawks |
| Brian Cardinal | | | Dallas Mavericks |
| Earl Boykins | | | Houston Rockets |
| Bobby Simmons | | | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Mike Bibby | | | New York Knicks |
| Baron Davis | | | New York Knicks |
| Tony Battie | | | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Michael Redd | | | Phoenix Suns |
| Maurice Evans | | | Washington Wizards |

### Released
#### Waived

| Player | Date waived | Former team |
| Rashard Lewis | June 30 | New Orleans Hornets |
| Manny Harris | July 2 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Jamario Moon | July 2 | Charlotte Bobcats |
| Elton Brand* | July 11 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Brendan Haywood* | July 12 | Dallas Mavericks |
| Darko Miličić* | July 12 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Luis Scola* | July 13 | Houston Rockets |
| Martell Webster | July 13 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Josh Childress* | July 15 | Phoenix Suns |
| Jordan Farmar | July 16 | Atlanta Hawks |
| Hassan Whiteside | July 16 | Sacramento Kings |
| Darryl Watkins | July 16 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Chris Andersen* | July 17 | Denver Nuggets |
| Andray Blatche* | July 17 | Washington Wizards |
| Ryan Gomes* | July 18 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Jon Leuer | July 18 | Houston Rockets |
| Jerome Jordan | July 18 | Houston Rockets |
| Dan Gadzuric | July 19 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| E'Twaun Moore | July 25 | Houston Rockets |
| Jerome Dyson | August 15 | Phoenix Suns |
| Brad Miller | August 15 | Phoenix Suns |
| Josh Harrellson | August 15 | Houston Rockets |
| Derrick Byars | August 21 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Sean Williams | August 29 | Houston Rockets |
| Diamon Simpson | September 7 | Houston Rockets |
| Jordan Williams | September 17 | Atlanta Hawks |
| D. J. Kennedy | September 18 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Keyon Dooling | September 20 | Boston Celtics |
| Courtney Fortson | September 25 | Houston Rockets |
| Travis Leslie | October 30 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Eddy Curry | November 2 | Dallas Mavericks |
| Jannero Pargo | November 15 | Washington Wizards |
| Will Conroy | November 15 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Matt Carroll | November 20 | New Orleans Hornets |
| Darko Miličić | November 21 | Boston Celtics |
| Troy Murphy | November 29 | Dallas Mavericks |
| Luke Harangody | November 29 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Dominic McGuire | November 30 | Toronto Raptors |
| Cory Higgins | December 9 | Charlotte Bobcats |
| James Anderson | December 20 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Derek Fisher | December 22 | Dallas Mavericks |
| Earl Barron | December 23 | Washington Wizards |
| Shaun Livingston | December 23 | Washington Wizards |
| Donald Sloan | December 25 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Josh Childress | December 29 | Brooklyn Nets |
| Daequan Cook | January 2 | Houston Rockets |
| Dominic McGuire | January 4 | New Orleans Hornets |
| Terrel Harris | January 5 | Miami Heat |
| Kris Joseph | January 6 | Boston Celtics |
| Jarvis Varnado | January 6 | Boston Celtics |
| Samardo Samuels | January 6 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Chris Douglas-Roberts | January 6 | Dallas Mavericks |
| Sam Young | January 6 | Indiana Pacers |
| Lazar Hayward | January 6 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Maalik Wayns | January 6 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Shelvin Mack | January 7 | Washington Wizards |
| Scott Machado | January 7 | Houston Rockets |
| Josh Harrellson | January 7 | Miami Heat |
| Darius Johnson-Odom | January 7 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Jeremy Pargo | January 22 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Lou Amundson | February 8 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Ronnie Price | February 21 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Luke Zeller | February 21 | Phoenix Suns |
| Hakim Warrick | February 23 | Orlando Magic |
| Aaron Brooks | March 1 | Sacramento Kings |
| Josh Selby | March 3 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Tyler Honeycutt | March 5 | Houston Rockets |
| Jeremy Tyler | March 6 | Atlanta Hawks |
| Dominique Jones | March 9 | Dallas Mavericks |
| Raja Bell | March 10 | Utah Jazz |
| Henry Sims | March 12 | New Orleans Hornets |
| Trey Thompkins | March 14 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Jeremy Pargo | April 1 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Justin Dentmon | April 3 | Dallas Mavericks |
| Stephen Jackson | April 12 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Kurt Thomas | April 12 | New York Knicks |
| Dexter Pittman | April 14 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Solomon Jones | April 15 | New York Knicks |
| Jared Jeffries | April 18 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Brandon Roy | May 10 | Minnesota Timberwolves |

##### Note

* * Released under the amnesty clause in the CBA, which gives teams a one-time option to waive a player's remaining contract from the salary cap.

#### Training camp cuts

All players listed did not make the final roster.
| Atlanta Hawks | Boston Celtics | Brooklyn Nets | Charlotte Bobcats | Chicago Bulls |
| James Anderson Keith Benson Damion James Carldell Johnson Isma’il Muhammad | Dionte Christmas Micah Downs Rob Kurz Jamar Smith | Stephen Dennis James Mays Carleton Scott | Jeff Adrien Paris Horne Josh Owens DaJuan Summers | Ryan Allen Vance Cooksey Andre Emmett Kyrylo Fesenko Marko Jarić |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | Dallas Mavericks | Denver Nuggets | Detroit Pistons | Golden State Warriors |
| Kevin Anderson D'Aundray Brown Kelenna Azubuike Micheal Eric Justin Holiday Kevin Jones | Josh Akognon Chris Douglas-Roberts Melvin Ely Tu Holloway D. J. Mbenga Delonte West | Anthony Carter Ben Uzoh | Jonny Flynn Terrence Williams | Carlon Brown Lance Goulbourne Stefhon Hannah Rick Jackson Tarence Kinsey |
| Houston Rockets | Indiana Pacers | Los Angeles Clippers | Los Angeles Lakers | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Jon Brockman Kyle Fogg Gary Forbes Lazar Hayward JaJuan Johnson Shaun Livingston Demetri McCamey | Blake Ahearn Sundiata Gaines Luke Nevill | Marqus Blakely Courtney Fortson Chris Johnson Trent Plaisted Hank Thorns | Ronnie Aguilar Chris Douglas-Roberts Andrew Goudelock Reeves Nelson Greg Somogyi | Michael Dunigan Ronald Dupree Jarrid Famous Jerome Jordan D. J. Kennedy Ronald Murray Kyle Weaver |
| Miami Heat | Milwaukee Bucks | Minnesota Timberwolves | New Orleans Hornets | New York Knicks |
| Rodney Carney Robert Dozier Mickell Gladness Garrett Temple Jarvis Varnado | Mustapha Farrakhan, Jr. Eddie Gill Orien Greene Alando Tucker | Chris Johnson Mike Harris Phil Jones Seth Tarver Jermaine Taylor | Solomon Alabi Dominique Morrison Chris Wright | Oscar Bellfield John Shurna Henry Sims Chris Smith Mychel Thompson |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | Orlando Magic | Philadelphia 76ers | Phoenix Suns | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Daniel Orton Andy Rautins Walker Russell, Jr. Hollis Thompson | Christian Eyenga Justin Harper Armon Johnson Chris Johnson Quentin Richardson | Dan Gadzuric Mikki Moore Devin Searcy Xavier Silas | Ike Diogu Othyus Jeffers Solomon Jones | Demonte Harper Justin Holiday Coby Karl Dallas Lauderdale Adam Morrison |
| Sacramento Kings | San Antonio Spurs | Toronto Raptors | Utah Jazz | Washington Wizards |
| Cyril Awere Tony Mitchell Hamady N'Diaye Willie Reed | Derrick Brown Sherron Collins Eddy Curry JaMychal Green Josh Powell Tyler Wilkerson Wesley Witherspoon | Jamaal Magloire Jerel McNeal Chris Wright | Brian Butch Trey Gilder Darnell Jackson Chris Quinn | Brian Cook Steven Gray Shelvin Mack Shavlik Randolph |

### D-League assignments

Each NBA team can assign players with two years or less of experience to its affiliated NBA Development League team. Players with more than two years of experience may be assigned to the D-League with the players' consent.
| Player | Date assigned | Date recalled | NBA team | D-League team |
| Tyler Honeycutt | November 7 | | Sacramento Kings | Reno Bighorns |
| Darius Johnson-Odom | November 10 | November 13 | Los Angeles Lakers | Los Angeles D-Fenders |
| Quincy Miller | November 13 | December 2 | Denver Nuggets | Iowa Energy |
| Scott Machado | November 14 | November 26 | Houston Rockets | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
| Donatas Motiejūnas | November 14 | November 25 | Houston Rockets | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
| Kris Joseph | November 14 | November 27 | Boston Celtics | Maine Red Claws |
| Fab Melo | November 14 | November 28 | Boston Celtics | Maine Red Claws |
| Cory Joseph | November 15 | November 15 | San Antonio Spurs | Austin Toros |
| Darius Johnson-Odom (2) | November 17 | November 18 | Los Angeles Lakers | Los Angeles D-Fenders |
| Orlando Johnson | November 22 | November 26 | Indiana Pacers | Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
| Miles Plumlee | November 22 | November 26 | Indiana Pacers | Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
| DeAndre Liggins | November 22 | December 1 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Tulsa 66ers |
| Daniel Orton | November 22 | December 7 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Tulsa 66ers |
| Darius Johnson-Odom (3) | November 25 | | Los Angeles Lakers | Los Angeles D-Fenders |
| Kevin Murphy | November 26 | | Utah Jazz | Reno Bighorns |
| Tony Wroten | November 27 | December 17 | Memphis Grizzlies | Reno Bighorns |
| Robert Sacre | November 28 | December 3 | Los Angeles Lakers | Los Angeles D-Fenders |
| Jeremy Lamb | November 29 | December 7 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Tulsa 66ers |
| Kendall Marshall | November 29 | December 21 | Phoenix Suns | Bakersfield Jam |
| Kris Joseph (2) | November 29 | November 30 | Boston Celtics | Maine Red Claws |
| Fab Melo (2) | November 29 | December 10 | Boston Celtics | Maine Red Claws |
| Kevin Jones | November 29 | December 3 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Canton Charge |
| Scott Machado (2) | November 30 | December 21 | Houston Rockets | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
| Terrence Jones | November 30 | December 3 | Houston Rockets | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
| Kent Bazemore | November 30 | December 1 | Golden State Warriors | Santa Cruz Warriors |
| Cory Joseph (2) | December 1 | December 5 | San Antonio Spurs | Austin Toros |
| Mike Scott | December 1 | December 11 | Atlanta Hawks | Bakersfield Jam |
| John Jenkins | December 1 | December 5 | Atlanta Hawks | Bakersfield Jam |
| Jeremy Tyler | December 2 | December 3 | Golden State Warriors | Santa Cruz Warriors |
| Kris Joseph (3) | December 2 | December 5 | Boston Celtics | Maine Red Claws |
| Nando de Colo | December 2 | December 3 | San Antonio Spurs | Austin Toros |
| Perry Jones III | December 3 | December 7 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Tulsa 66ers |
| Quincy Acy | December 6 | December 12 | Toronto Raptors | Bakersfield Jam |
| Jon Leuer | December 7 | December 20 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Canton Charge |
| Will Barton | December 7 | December 9 | Portland Trail Blazers | Idaho Stampede |
| Victor Claver | December 7 | December 9 | Portland Trail Blazers | Idaho Stampede |
| Jeremy Lamb (2) | December 8 | December 10 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Tulsa 66ers |
| Daniel Orton (2) | December 8 | December 10 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Tulsa 66ers |
| Reggie Jackson | December 8 | December 9 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Tulsa 66ers |
| Kris Joseph (4) | December 8 | December 9 | Boston Celtics | Maine Red Claws |
| Jared Cunningham | December 11 | December 31 | Dallas Mavericks | Texas Legends |
| Kim English | December 12 | December 19 | Detroit Pistons | Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
| Khris Middleton | December 12 | December 19 | Detroit Pistons | Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
| Fab Melo (3) | December 12 | December 24 | Boston Celtics | Maine Red Claws |
| Miles Plumlee (2) | December 13 | December 19 | Indiana Pacers | Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
| Jeremy Lamb (3) | December 14 | December 17 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Tulsa 66ers |
| Daniel Orton (3) | December 14 | December 17 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Tulsa 66ers |
| Joel Freeland | December 14 | December 16 | Portland Trail Blazers | Idaho Stampede |
| Victor Claver (2) | December 14 | December 16 | Portland Trail Blazers | Idaho Stampede |
| Terrence Jones (2) | December 14 | December 16 | Houston Rockets | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
| Donatas Motiejūnas (2) | December 14 | December 18 | Houston Rockets | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
| Cory Joseph (3) | December 17 | | San Antonio Spurs | Austin Toros |
| Josh Selby | December 17 | December 22 | Memphis Grizzlies | Reno Bighorns |
| James White | December 18 | December 19 | New York Knicks | Erie BayHawks |
| Chris Copeland | December 18 | December 19 | New York Knicks | Erie BayHawks |
| Amar'e Stoudemire | December 18 | December 21 | New York Knicks | Erie BayHawks |
| Perry Jones III (2) | December 19 | December 23 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Tulsa 66ers |
| DeAndre Liggins (2) | December 19 | December 23 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Tulsa 66ers |
| Kawhi Leonard | December 19 | December 20 | San Antonio Spurs | Austin Toros |
| James White (2) | December 20 | December 21 | New York Knicks | Erie BayHawks |
| Chris Copeland (2) | December 20 | December 21 | New York Knicks | Erie BayHawks |
| Tornike Shengelia | December 21 | December 22 | Brooklyn Nets | Springfield Armor |
| Tyshawn Taylor | December 21 | December 22 | Brooklyn Nets | Springfield Armor |
| Arnett Moultrie | December 21 | | Philadelphia 76ers | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
| Reggie Jackson (2) | December 21 | December 23 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Tulsa 66ers |
| Kris Joseph (5) | December 22 | December 23 | Boston Celtics | Maine Red Claws |
| Kent Bazemore (2) | December 23 | December 24 | Golden State Warriors | Santa Cruz Warriors |
| Jeremy Tyler (2) | December 23 | December 24 | Golden State Warriors | Santa Cruz Warriors |
| Fab Melo (4) | December 24 | | Boston Celtics | Maine Red Claws |
| Dexter Pittman | December 24 | | Miami Heat | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
| Tony Wroten (2) | December 26 | December 31 | Memphis Grizzlies | Reno Bighorns |
| Terrence Jones (3) | December 26 | | Houston Rockets | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
| Perry Jones III (3) | December 27 | December 31 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Tulsa 66ers |
| DeAndre Liggins (3) | December 27 | December 31 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Tulsa 66ers |
| Daniel Orton (4) | December 27 | December 31 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Tulsa 66ers |
| Quincy Miller (2) | December 27 | | Denver Nuggets | Iowa Energy |
| Kent Bazemore (3) | December 27 | December 28 | Golden State Warriors | Santa Cruz Warriors |
| Jeremy Tyler (3) | December 27 | December 28 | Golden State Warriors | Santa Cruz Warriors |
| Samardo Samuels | December 28 | December 31 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Canton Charge |
| Miles Plumlee (3) | December 28 | December 29 | Indiana Pacers | Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
| Darius Miller | December 31 | | New Orleans Hornets | Iowa Energy |
| Kent Bazemore (4) | December 31 | January 2 | Golden State Warriors | Santa Cruz Warriors |
| Jeremy Tyler (4) | December 31 | January 2 | Golden State Warriors | Santa Cruz Warriors |
| Jon Leuer (2) | January 3 | | Cleveland Cavaliers | Canton Charge |
| Orlando Johnson (2) | January 3 | | Indiana Pacers | Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
| Miles Plumlee (4) | January 3 | | Indiana Pacers | Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
| Robert Sacre (2) | January 5 | January 7 | Los Angeles Lakers | Los Angeles D-Fenders |
| Diante Garrett | January 10 | January 28 | Phoenix Suns | Bakersfield Jam |
| Royce White | February 11 | | Houston Rockets | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |

#### Note

* Numbers in parentheses indicates the number of assignments a player has received during the season.

### Going overseas

| * | Denotes international players who returned to their home country |
| Player | Date signed | New team | New country | NBA team | NBA contract status |
| Semih Erden* | July 3 | Anadolu Efes | Turkey | Cleveland Cavaliers | Restricted free agent |
| Rudy Fernández* | July 4 | Real Madrid | Spain | Denver Nuggets | Restricted free agent |
| Jordan Farmar | July 12 | Anadolu Efes | Turkey | Atlanta Hawks | Bought out of contract/waived |
| Marcus Denmon | July 25 | Élan Chalon | France | San Antonio Spurs | Unsigned draft pick |
| Craig Brackins | August 1 | Angelico Biella | Italy | Philadelphia 76ers | Unrestricted free agent |
| Robbie Hummel | August 8 | Blu:sens Monbús | Spain | Minnesota Timberwolves | Unsigned draft pick |
| Craig Smith | August 11 | Hapoel Jerusalem | Israel | Portland Trail Blazers | Unrestricted free agent |
| Justin Hamilton | August 15 | Cibona Zagreb | Croatia | Miami Heat | Unsigned draft pick |
| Vernon Macklin | August 19 | Royal Halı Gaziantep | Turkey | Detroit Pistons | Unrestricted free agent |
| Morris Almond | August 19 | Red Star Belgrade | Serbia | Washington Wizards | Unrestricted free agent |
| Darryl Watkins | August 20 | Lukoil Academic | Bulgaria | Philadelphia 76ers | Bought out of contract/waived |
| Von Wafer | August 21 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | China | Orlando Magic | Unrestricted free agent |
| Shelden Williams | August 28 | Élan Chalon | France | Brooklyn Nets | Unrestricted free agent |
| Diamon Simpson | September 4 | Maccabi Ashdod | Israel | Houston Rockets | Bought out of contract/waived |
| Manny Harris | September 13 | BC Azovmash | Ukraine | Cleveland Cavaliers | Bought out of contract/waived |
| James Singleton | September 18 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | China | Washington Wizards | Unrestricted free agent |
| Yi Jianlian* | September 23 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | China | Dallas Mavericks | Unrestricted free agent |
| D. J. White | September 25 | Shanghai Sharks | China | Charlotte Bobcats | Unrestricted free agent |
| Jerome Dyson | October 3 | Hapoel Holon | Israel | Phoenix Suns | Bought out of contract/waived |
| Tracy McGrady | October 9 | Qingdao DoubleStar Eagles | China | Atlanta Hawks | Unrestricted free agent |
| Lester Hudson | October 12 | Dongguan Leopards | China | Memphis Grizzlies | Unrestricted free agent |
| Gilbert Arenas | November 19 | Shanghai Sharks | China | Memphis Grizzlies | Unrestricted free agent |
| Ryan Gomes | November 22 | Artland Dragons | Germany | Los Angeles Clippers | Amnestied |
| Gary Forbes | November 25 | Zhejiang Guangsha Lions | China | Houston Rockets | Bought out of contract/waived |

## Draft
### 2012 NBA draft

The 2012 NBA draft was held on June 28, 2012, at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

#### First round

| Pick | Player | Date signed | Team | School/club team |
| 1 | Anthony Davis | July 24 | New Orleans Hornets | Kentucky (Fr.) |
| 2 | Michael Kidd-Gilchrist | July 7 | Charlotte Bobcats | Kentucky (Fr.) |
| 3 | Bradley Beal | July 6 | Washington Wizards | Florida (Fr.) |
| 4 | Dion Waiters | July 5 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Syracuse (So.) |
| 5 | Thomas Robinson | July 13 | Sacramento Kings | Kansas (Jr.) |
| 6 | Damian Lillard | July 13 | Portland Trail Blazers (acquired from Brooklyn) | Weber St. (Jr.) |
| 7 | Harrison Barnes | July 3 | Golden State Warriors | North Carolina (So.) |
| 8 | Terrence Ross | July 10 | Toronto Raptors | Washington (So.) |
| 9 | Andre Drummond | July 9 | Detroit Pistons | Connecticut (Fr.) |
| 10 | Austin Rivers | July 24 | New Orleans Hornets (acquired from Minnesota via L.A. Clippers) | Duke (Fr.) |
| 11 | Meyers Leonard | July 14 | Portland Trail Blazers | Illinois (So.) |
| 12 | Jeremy Lamb | July 26 | Houston Rockets (acquired from Milwaukee) | Connecticut (So.) |
| 13 | Kendall Marshall | July 16 | Phoenix Suns | North Carolina (So.) |
| 14 | John Henson | July 9 | Milwaukee Bucks (acquired from Houston) | North Carolina (Jr.) |
| 15 | Maurice Harkless | July 24 | Philadelphia 76ers (later traded to Orlando) | St. John's (Fr.) |
| 16 | Royce White | July 26 | Houston Rockets (acquired from New York) | Iowa St. (So.) |
| 17 | Tyler Zeller | July 5 | Cleveland Cavaliers (acquired from Dallas) | North Carolina (Sr.) |
| 18 | Terrence Jones | July 26 | Houston Rockets (acquired from Utah via Minnesota) | Kentucky (So.) |
| 19 | Andrew Nicholson | July 3 | Orlando Magic | St. Bonaventure (Sr.) |
| 20 | Evan Fournier | July 11 | Denver Nuggets | Union Poitiers (France) |
| 21 | Jared Sullinger | July 3 | Boston Celtics | Ohio St. (So.) |
| 22 | Fab Melo | July 3 | Boston Celtics (acquired from L.A. Clippers via Oklahoma City) | Syracuse (So.) |
| 23 | John Jenkins | July 9 | Atlanta Hawks | Vanderbilt (Jr.) |
| 24 | Jared Cunningham | July 21 | Dallas Mavericks (acquired from Cleveland via L.A. Lakers) | Oregon St. (Jr.) |
| 25 | Tony Wroten | July 13 | Memphis Grizzlies | Washington (Fr.) |
| 26 | Miles Plumlee | July 5 | Indiana Pacers | Duke (Sr.) |
| 27 | Arnett Moultrie | July 24 | Philadelphia 76ers (acquired from Miami) | Mississippi St. (Jr.) |
| 28 | Perry Jones III | July 6 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Baylor (So.) |
| 29 | Marquis Teague | August 8 | Chicago Bulls | Kentucky (Fr.) |
| 30 | Festus Ezeli | July 6 | Golden State Warriors (acquired from San Antonio) | Vanderbilt (Sr.) |

#### Second round

| Pick | Player | Date signed | Team | School/club team |
| 31 | Jeffery Taylor | July 13 | Charlotte Bobcats | Vanderbilt (Sr.) |
| 32 | Tomáš Satoranský | | Washington Wizards | Banca Cívica (Spain) |
| 33 | Bernard James | July 25 | Dallas Mavericks (acquired from Cleveland) | Florida St. (Sr.) |
| 34 | Jae Crowder | July 20 | Dallas Mavericks (acquired from Cleveland via New Orleans) | Marquette (Sr.) |
| 35 | Draymond Green | July 30 | Golden State Warriors (acquired from Brooklyn) | Michigan St. (Sr.) |
| 36 | Orlando Johnson | July 13 | Indiana Pacers (acquired from Sacramento) | UC Santa Barbara (Sr.) |
| 37 | Quincy Acy | July 16 | Toronto Raptors | Baylor (Sr.) |
| 38 | Quincy Miller | September 7 | Denver Nuggets (acquired from Golden State via New York) | Baylor (Fr.) |
| 39 | Khris Middleton | August 15 | Detroit Pistons | Texas A&M (Jr.) |
| 40 | Will Barton | July 14 | Portland Trail Blazers (acquired from Minnesota via Houston) | Memphis (So.) |
| 41 | Tyshawn Taylor | July 6 | Brooklyn Nets (acquired from Portland) | Kansas (Sr.) |
| 42 | Doron Lamb | July 9 | Milwaukee Bucks | Kentucky (So.) |
| 43 | Mike Scott | September 6 | Atlanta Hawks (acquired from Phoenix) | Virginia (Sr.) |
| 44 | Kim English | July 12 | Detroit Pistons (acquired from Houston) | Missouri (Sr.) |
| 45 | Justin Hamilton | | Miami Heat (acquired from Philadelphia) | LSU (Jr.) |
| 46 | Darius Miller | September 6 | New Orleans Hornets (acquired from Dallas via Washington) | Kentucky (Sr.) |
| 47 | Kevin Murphy | September 14 | Utah Jazz | Tennessee Tech (Sr.) |
| 48 | Kostas Papanikolaou | | New York Knicks (later traded to Portland) | Olympiacos (Greece) |
| 49 | Kyle O'Quinn | August 9 | Orlando Magic | Norfolk St. (Sr.) |
| 50 | İzzet Türkyılmaz | | Denver Nuggets | Banvit (Turkey) |
| 51 | Kris Joseph | July 3 | Boston Celtics | Syracuse (Sr.) |
| 52 | Ognjen Kuzmić | | Golden State Warriors (acquired from Atlanta) | Clinicas Rincón (Spain) |
| 53 | Furkan Aldemir | | Los Angeles Clippers (later traded to Houston) | Galatasaray (Turkey) |
| 54 | Tornike Shengelia | July 24 | Brooklyn Nets (acquired from Philadelphia via Memphis) | Spirou Charleroi (Belgium) |
| 55 | Darius Johnson-Odom | September 15 | Los Angeles Lakers (acquired from Dallas via L.A. Lakers) | Marquette (Sr.) |
| 56 | Tomislav Zubčić | | Toronto Raptors (acquired from Indiana) | Cibona Zagreb (Croatia) |
| 57 | İlkan Karaman | | Brooklyn Nets (acquired from Miami) | Pınar Karşıyaka (Turkey) |
| 58 | Robbie Hummel | | Minnesota Timberwolves (acquired from Oklahoma City) | Purdue (Sr.) |
| 59 | Marcus Denmon | | San Antonio Spurs | Missouri (Sr.) |
| 60 | Robert Sacre | September 7 | Los Angeles Lakers (acquired from Chicago via Milwaukee and Brooklyn) | Gonzaga (Sr.) |

### Previous years' draftees

| Draft | Pick | Player | Date signed | Team | Previous team |
| 2006 | 30 | Joel Freeland | July 13 | Portland Trail Blazers (from Detroit via Utah) | Unicaja Málaga (Spain) |
| 2009 | 22 | Víctor Claver | July 11 | Portland Trail Blazers (from Dallas) | Valencia BC (Spain) |
| 2009 | 53 | Nando de Colo | July 13 | San Antonio Spurs (from Houston) | Valencia BC (Spain) |
| 2009 | 60 | Robert Dozier | September 27 | Miami Heat | Cholet Basket (France) |
| 2010 | 41 | Jarvis Varnado | September 7 | Miami Heat (from New Orleans) | Pallacanestro Virtus Roma (Italy) |
| 2011 | 5 | Jonas Valančiūnas | July 18 | Toronto Raptors | BC Lietuvos rytas (Lithuania) |
| 2011 | 20 | Donatas Motiejūnas | July 6 | Houston Rockets (from Minnesota) | Prokom Gdynia (Poland) |
| 2011 | 33 | Kyle Singler | July 11 | Detroit Pistons | Real Madrid (Spain) |