List of 2008–09 NBA season transactions explained

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

Retirement

Date	Name	Team(s) played (years)	Age	Notes	Ref.
September 11		Phoenix Suns (1998–1999) Orlando Magic (1999–2008)	32		^[1]
September 22		Vancouver Grizzlies (1996–2001) Atlanta Hawks (2001–2004) Portland Trail Blazers (2004–2005) Sacramento Kings (2005–2008)	32	Was hired as an assistant coach for the Kings.	^[2]
September 26		Sacramento Kings (1998–2001) Memphis Grizzlies (2001–2005) Miami Heat (2005–2008)	31	Retired due to injuries.	^[3]
October 27		Boston Celtics (1999–2001) Dallas Mavericks (2001–2003, 2005–2006) Houston Rockets (2003–2004) Chicago Bulls (2004–2005, 2006–2008) Seattle SuperSonics (2008)	34	Was hired by the Bucks as an assistant coach.
November 1		Orlando Magic (1998–2001) Cleveland Cavaliers (2001–2002) New York Knicks (2002–2004) Denver Nuggets (2004) Miami Heat (2004–2007) Minnesota Timberwolves (2007–2008)	31		^[4]
December 4		Toronto Raptors (1995–1998) Portland Trail Blazers (1998–2004) Memphis Grizzlies (2005–2008) San Antonio Spurs (2008)	35	Hired by Rice as player development	^[5]
December 10		Houston Rockets (1998–2004) Orlando Magic (2004–2005) Sacramento Kings (2005) Los Angeles Clippers (2005–2008)	33	Unofficially retired due to health problems, however, he remained in New York's roster.	^[6]
January 22		Charlotte Hornets (1992–1995) Miami Heat (1995–2002, 2005–2008) New Jersey Nets (2003–2004)	39	Second retirement.	^[7]
January 26		Orlando Magic (1995–2003) New Orleans Hornets (2003–2004) Dallas Mavericks (2004–2006) Indiana Pacers (2006–2007) New Jersey Nets (2007–2008)	40	Was hired as an assistant for the Mavericks.	^[8]
April 5		Seattle SuperSonics (1995–1998) Philadelphia 76ers (1998–2004) Cleveland Cavaliers (2004–2008)	35	Unofficially retired in the off-season due to knee injury, however, he remained in Cleveland's roster until he was released on April 5, 2009.	^[9]
April 23		Denver Nuggets (1991–1996) Atlanta Hawks (1996–2001) Philadelphia 76ers (2001–2002) New Jersey Nets (2002–2003) New York Knicks (2003–2004) Houston Rockets (2004–2009)	42		^[10]
May 5		Miami Heat (2005–2007)	26		^[11]
May 21		Houston Rockets (1993–1996) Phoenix Suns (1996) Dallas Mavericks (1996–1997) New Jersey Nets (1997–1999) Milwaukee Bucks (1999–2003) Minnesota Timberwolves (2003–2005) Los Angeles Clippers (2005–2008) Boston Celtics (2008)	40	Was hired as an assistant for the Wizards.	^[12]

Front office movements

Coaching changes

Off-season

Date	Team	Outgoing coach	New coach	Previous position	class=unsortable	Ref.
	Milwaukee Bucks			Head coach of the Chicago Bulls (2003–2007)	^[13]
	Miami Heat			Assistant coach / Director of Scouting of the Miami Heat (2001–2008)	^[14]
	Charlotte Bobcats			Head coach of the New York Knicks (2005–2006)	^[15]
	New York Knicks			Head coach of the Phoenix Suns (2003–2008)	^[16]
	Dallas Mavericks			Head coach of the Indiana Pacers (2003–2007)	^[17]
	Phoenix Suns			Assistant coach of the Detroit Pistons (2006–2008)	^[18]
	Detroit Pistons			Assistant coach of the Detroit Pistons (2007–2008)	^[19]
	Chicago Bulls	(interim)		Assistant general manager of the Phoenix Suns (2007–2008)	^[20]

In-season

Date	Team	Outgoing coach	New coach	Previous position	class=unsortable	Ref.
	Oklahoma City Thunder		(interim)	Assistant coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder (2007–2008)	^[21]
	Washington Wizards		(interim)	Director of Player Development of the Washington Wizards (2007–2008)	^[22]
	Toronto Raptors		(interim)	Assistant coach of the Toronto Raptors (2002–2008)	^[23]
	Minnesota Timberwolves		(interim)	Vice President of Basketball Operations of the Minnesota Timberwolves (1995–2008)	^[24]
	Philadelphia 76ers		(interim)	Senior Vice President / Assistant general manager of the Philadelphia Sixers (2003–2008)	^[25]
	Sacramento Kings		(interim)	Assistant coach of the Sacramento Kings (2007–2008)	^[26]
	Memphis Grizzlies		(interim)	Assistant coach of the Memphis Grizzlies (2007–2009)	^[27]
	Memphis Grizzlies	(interim)		Assistant coach of the Milwaukee Bucks (2008–2009)	^[28]
	Phoenix Suns		(interim)	Assistant coach of the Phoenix Suns (2004–2009)	^[29]

General manager change

Player movements

Trades

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

Free agency

The following lists players who join or leave other team via free agency. Some dates might be contrast from other sources.

Player	Date signed	New team	Former team
Gerald Green		Dallas Mavericks	Houston Rockets
Hassan Adams		Toronto Raptors	Teramo Basket
J. J. Barea		Dallas Mavericks
Chris Paul		New Orleans Hornets
Elton Brand		Philadelphia 76ers	Los Angeles Clippers
José Calderón		Toronto Raptors
DeSagana Diop		Dallas Mavericks	New Jersey Nets
Chris Duhon		New York Knicks	Chicago Bulls
James Jones		Miami Heat	Portland Trail Blazers
Corey Maggette		Golden State Warriors	Los Angeles Clippers
Chris Paul		New Orleans Hornets
Mickaël Piétrus		Orlando Magic	Golden State Warriors
Beno Udrih		Sacramento Kings
Brent Barry		Houston Rockets	San Antonio Spurs
Baron Davis		Los Angeles Clippers	Golden State Warriors
Andrew Bogut		Milwaukee Bucks
Roger Mason Jr.		San Antonio Spurs	Washington Wizards
Keith McLeod		Dallas Mavericks	Indiana Pacers
James Singleton		Dallas Mavericks	TAU Cerámica (Spain)
Antoine Wright		Dallas Mavericks	New Jersey Nets
Anthony Carter		Denver Nuggets
Gilbert Arenas		Washington Wizards
Anthony Johnson		Orlando Magic	Sacramento Kings
Jarvis Hayes		New Jersey Nets	Detroit Pistons
Eduardo Nájera		New Jersey Nets	Denver Nuggets
Roko Ukić		Toronto Raptors	Virtus Roma
Malik Allen		Milwaukee Bucks	Dallas Mavericks
Tyronn Lue		Milwaukee Bucks	Dallas Mavericks
Craig Smith		Minnesota Timberwolves
Dee Brown		Washington Wizards	Galatasaray Café Crown
Deron Williams		Utah Jazz
Tony Allen		Boston Celtics
Kurt Thomas		San Antonio Spurs
Eddie House		Boston Celtics
Matt Barnes		Phoenix Suns	Golden State Warriors
Hamed Haddadi		Memphis Grizzlies	Saba Battery Tehran (Iran)

Going overseas

Date	Player	New team	Former team	Ref.
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				^[32]
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				^[34]
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				^[36]
				^[37]
				^[38]
				^[39]
				^[40]

Released

Waived

Player	Date waived	Former team	Ref
		Memphis Grizzlies	^[41]
		Toronto Raptors	^[42]
		Miami Heat	^[43]
		New York Knicks	^[44]
	New York Knicks
	Orlando Magic	^[45]
		Los Angeles Clippers	^[46]
		Chicago Bulls	^[47]
		Miami Heat	^[48]
		Oklahoma City Thunder	^[49]
		Miami Heat	^[50]
		Charlotte Bobcats	^[51]
	Charlotte Bobcats
		Boston Celtics	^[52]
		Orlando Magic	^[53]
	Charlotte Bobcats	^[54]
	Minnesota Timberwolves	^[55]
	Minnesota Timberwolves
	Minnesota Timberwolves
		Charlotte Bobcats	^[56]
		Los Angeles Clippers
		Houston Rockets
		Sacramento Kings
	Memphis Grizzlies
	Oklahoma City Thunder
	New Jersey Nets
		Golden State Warriors
		Cleveland Cavaliers
		San Antonio Spurs
	Sacramento Kings

Going overseas

Date	Player	New team	Former team	Ref.
				^[57]
				^[58]

Draft picks

See main article: article and 2008 NBA draft.

Signed

Date	Round	Pick	Player	Team	School/Club Team	class=unsortable	Notes	class=unsortable	Ref.
	1	1			Memphis (Fr.)
	1	2			Kansas State (Fr.)
	1	3				USC (Fr.)		^[59]
	1	4			UCLA (So.)
	1	5			UCLA (Fr.)
	1	6			Olimpia Milano (Italy)
	1	7			Indiana (Fr.)
	1	8			West Virginia (Jr.)
	1	9			Texas (So.)
	1	10			Stanford (So.)
	1	11			Arizona (Fr.)
	1	12			Rider (Sr.)
	1	13			Kansas (Jr.)
	1	14			LSU (Fr.)
	1	15			Stanford (So.)
	1	16			Florida (So.)
	1	17			Georgetown (Sr.)
	1	18			Nevada (So.)
	1	19		Cleveland Cavaliers	North Carolina State (Fr.)
	1	20		Charlotte Bobcats	Hyères-Toulon Var Basket (France)
	1	21		New Jersey Nets	California (So.)
	1	22		Orlando Magic	Western Kentucky (Sr.)
	1	23		Utah Jazz	Ohio State (Fr.)
	1	25		Portland Trail Blazers	Le Mans Sarthe Basket (France)	Drafted by Houston Rockets
	1	26		San Antonio Spurs	IUPUI (Jr.)
	1	27			Kansas (So.)
	1	28		Houston Rockets	Syracuse (Fr.)	Drafted by Memphis Grizzlies
	1	29		Oklahoma City Thunder	Indiana (Sr.)	Drafted by Detroit Pistons
	1	30		Boston Celtics	New Mexico (Sr.)
	2	32		Detroit Pistons	UAB (Jr.)	Drafted by Oklahoma City Thunder (as Seattle SuperSonics)
	2	33		Houston Rockets	Memphis (Sr.)	Drafted by Portland Trail Blazers
	2	34		Miami Heat	Kansas (Jr.)	Drafted by Minnesota Timberwolves
	2	35		Los Angeles Clippers	Texas A&M (Fr.)
	2	37		Milwaukee Bucks	UCLA (Jr.)
	2	38		Oklahoma City Thunder	Washington State (Sr.)	Drafted by Charlotte Bobcats
	2	39		Denver Nuggets	Arkansas (Sr.)	Drafted by Chicago Bulls
	2	40		New Jersey Nets	Memphis (Jr.)
	2	41		Toronto Raptors	Cairns Taipans (Australia)	Drafted by Indiana Pacers
	2	42		Sacramento Kings	Virginia (Sr.)
	2	43		Sacramento Kings	Georgetown (Sr.)
	2	45		Phoenix Suns	KK Union Olimpija (Slovenia)	Drafted by San Antonio Spurs
	2	47		Boston Celtics	Kansas State (Fr.)	Drafted by Washington Wizards
	2	48		San Antonio Spurs	Oregon (Sr.)	Drafted by Phoenix Suns
	2	49		Golden State Warriors	Alabama (Jr.)
	2	52		Cleveland Cavaliers	Kansas (Sr.)	Drafted by Miami Heat
	2	55		Los Angeles Clippers	Idaho Stampede (D-League)	Drafted by Portland Trail Blazers
	2	58		Los Angeles Lakers	Kentucky (Sr.)

From previous seasons

Date	Round	Pick	Player	Team	School/Club Team	class=unsortable	Notes	class=unsortable	Ref.
	1	24		Portland Trail Blazers	Joventut Badalona (Spain)	Drafted in 2007 by Phoenix Suns	^[60]
	2	40		Los Angeles Lakers	Beijing Olympians (ABA)	Drafted in 2007	^[61]
	2	41		Toronto Raptors	KK Split (Croatia)	Drafted in 2005	^[62]
	2	49		Memphis Grizzlies	CB Girona (Spain)	Drafted in 2007 by the Los Angeles Lakers	^[63]

Signed undrafted players

Date	Player	Team	School/Club Team
August 7		Atlanta Hawks	Ohio State (Sr.)
September 8		Golden State Warriors
July 9		Golden State Warriors
July 9		Golden State Warriors
July 24		Golden State Warriors
September 12		Los Angeles Lakers
July 2		Miami Heat
July 2		Miami Heat
September 25		Miami Heat
August 27		Portland Trail Blazers

References

General

• Web site: 2008-09 player movement: Team-by-team transactions. ESPN.com. July 2008. June 7, 2009.
• Web site: June 2008 Transactions. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 7, 2009.
• Web site: July 2008 Transactions. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 7, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090710010335/http://www.nba.com/transactions/jul2008_transactions.html. July 10, 2009. dead.
• Web site: August 2008 Transactions. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 7, 2009.
• Web site: September 2008 Transactions. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 7, 2009.
• Web site: October 2008 Transactions. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 7, 2009.
• Web site: November 2008 Transactions. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 7, 2009.

Specific

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pat Garrity Retires. NBA.com.
2. http://www.nba.com/kings/news/AbdurRahim_Retires.html |title=Kings Forward Shareef Abdur-Rahim Announces His Retirement |work=NBA.com |publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc |date=September 22, 2008 |accessdate=January 13, 2010
3. http://www.nba.com/clippers/news/jwilliams_retire_080926.html |title=Clippers Guard Jason Williams Announces Retirement After 10 Year NBA Career |work=NBA.com |publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc |date=September 26, 2008 |accessdate=January 13, 2010
4. Web site: Michael Doleac Player Profile, Minnesota Timberwolves, NBA Stats, NCAA Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM.
5. Houston Chronicle Rice Owls Blog, December 4, 2008
6. http://www.nba.com/2008/news/12/11/121108mobleyretires.ap/index.html Knicks' Mobley retires due to worsening heart disease
7. https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=3852288 |title=Mourning runs out of NBA comebacks |work=ESPN.com |publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures |date=January 23, 2009 |accessdate=January 10, 2010
8. Web site: Archived copy . www.dallasnews.com . 2 February 2022 . https://archive.today/20130629085232/http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/basketball/mavs/stories/012709dnspomavsbriefs.7e48480.html . 29 June 2013 . dead.
9. http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/snow_released_090405.html Cavaliers Announce Medically Necessary Release of Guard Eric Snow
10. https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=4094790 Mutombo bids farewell after 18 seasons
11. http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2009/may/01/simien-retires-pro-hoops/?sports Simien retires from pro hoops
12. http://www.nba.com/2009/news/05/21/wizards.assistants.ap/index.html Cassell retires, joins Wizards coaching staff
13. Web site: Skiles returns to NBA as new coach of downtrodden Bucks. ESPN.com. April 21, 2008. January 10, 2010.
14. Web site: Riley steps down as Heat coach, will be replaced by assistant Spoelstra. ESPN.com. April 29, 2008. January 10, 2010.
15. Web site: Brown returns to Carolina to coach Bobcats. ESPN.com. April 30, 2008. January 10, 2010.
16. Web site: D'Antoni accepts offer, chooses Knicks over Bulls. ESPN.com. April 30, 2008. January 10, 2010.
17. Web site: Mavs give Carlisle a four-year deal as coach. ESPN.com. April 30, 2008. January 10, 2010.
18. Web site: Porter to become Suns' next head coach. ESPN.com. April 30, 2008. January 10, 2010.
19. Web site: Pistons Name Michael Curry as Head Coach. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 10, 2008. January 11, 2010.
20. News: Vinny Del Negro named Bulls head coach . CBC Sports. June 11, 2008. January 11, 2010.
21. Web site: Thunder fire Carlesimo; Brooks named interim coach . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc . November 22, 2008 . January 10, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130924044028/http://www.nba.com/2008/news/11/22/thunder.carlesimo.ap/index.html . September 24, 2013 . dead .
22. Web site: Wizards Relieve Eddie Jordan of Head Coaching Duties . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc . November 24, 2008 . January 10, 2010.
23. Web site: Mitchell Relieved Of Duties, Jay Triano Takes Over On Interim Basis . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc . December 13, 2008 . January 10, 2010.
24. Web site: Wolves Relieve Head Coach Randy Wittman . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc . December 8, 2008 . January 10, 2010.
25. Web site: 76ers fire Maurice Cheeks; Tony DiLeo named interim coach . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc . December 14, 2008 . January 10, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081217022803/http://www.nba.com/2008/news/12/13/cheeks.fired.ap/index.html . December 17, 2008 . dead .
26. Web site: Kings fire coach Theus . ESPN.com . December 15, 2008 . January 10, 2010.
27. Web site: Grizzlies fire Iavaroni after 11-30 start . ESPN.com . January 23, 2009 . January 10, 2010.
28. Web site: Bucks assistant to take Grizzlies' job . ESPN.com . January 24, 2009 . January 10, 2010.
29. Web site: Suns fire Porter with team in stall . ESPN.com . February 17, 2009 . January 10, 2010.
30. Web site: After one year, Navarro leaves Grizzlies, returns to Spain . ESPN.com . June 19, 2008 . January 11, 2010.
31. Web site: BC Khimki lands Carlos Delfino . https://web.archive.org/web/20080722214307/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/ulebcup/home/news/i/33944/448/item . dead . July 22, 2008 . Eurocup . August 21, 2008 . January 15, 2010.
32. Web site: Roma signs center Primoz Brezec . Euroleague . September 22, 2008 . January 13, 2010.
33. Web site: Ex-Nets F Nachbar, Dynamo Moscow agree to 3-year, $14.3M deal . ESPN.com . July 21, 2008 . January 11, 2010.
34. Web site: Ex-Hawk Childress signs with Greek club team . ESPN.com . July 25, 2008 . January 11, 2010.
35. Web site: Agent: Krstic leaving Nets to play for team in Moscow . ESPN.com . July 29, 2008 . January 11, 2010.
36. Web site: Arroyo signs three-year contract to play for Israel's Maccabi Tel Aviv . ESPN.com . August 4, 2008 . January 11, 2010.
37. Web site: Cats' Boykins latest NBA player to bolt for Europe, signs $3.5 million deal . ESPN.com . August 6, 2008 . January 11, 2010.
38. Web site: Ex-Hornet Pargo signs one-year, $3.5 million contract with Russian club . ESPN.com . August 15, 2008 . January 11, 2010.
39. Web site: Fortitudo goes big with Barron . https://web.archive.org/web/20080825040317/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/ulebcup/home/news/i/34549/448 . dead . August 25, 2008 . Eurocup . August 21, 2008 . January 13, 2010.
40. Web site: Giricek becomes another NBA player to opt for Europe . ESPN.com . August 21, 2008 . January 11, 2010.
41. Web site: Grizzlies waive guard Aaron McKie . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc . May 9, 2008 . January 22, 2010.
42. Web site: Raptors Release Garbajosa . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc . June 18, 2008 . January 22, 2010.
43. Web site: Heat waive forward Alexander Johnson . The Sports Network . June 23, 2008 . January 22, 2010.
44. Web site: Knicks Waive Taurean Green, Bobby Jones . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc . July 29, 2008 . January 22, 2010.
45. Web site: Magic part ways with little-used James Augustine . Orlando Sentinel . July 29, 2008 . January 22, 2010.
46. Web site: Clippers Waive Josh Powell . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc . July 30, 2008 . January 22, 2010.
47. Web site: Bulls waive guard Curry . ESPN.com . July 31, 2008 . January 20, 2010.
48. Web site: Heat Request Waivers On Bobby Jones . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc . August 15, 2008 . January 22, 2010.
49. Web site: Veteran forward Marshall waived by Oklahoma City . ESPN.com . August 20, 2008 . January 20, 2010.
50. Web site: Heat Waives Stephane Lasme . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc . September 3, 2008 . January 22, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081013232630/http://www.nba.com/news/heat_waives_lasme_080903.html . October 13, 2008 . dead .
51. Web site: Bobcats waive guards Taylor, Williams to reduce roster to 15 . CBS Sports . October 14, 2008 . January 22, 2010.
52. Web site: Celtics waive Darius Miles . Boston Herald . October 20, 2008 . January 22, 2010 . Steve . Bulpett.
53. Web site: Orlando waives Dwayne Jones to make room on the roster for forward Jeremy Richardson . Orlando Sentinel . October 23, 2008 . January 22, 2010.
54. Web site: Bobcats waive Justin Williams; roster at 15 . Sporting News . October 23, 2008 . January 22, 2010.
55. Web site: Timberwolves waive Richard, Ahearn and Harrison . Sporting News . October 23, 2008 . January 22, 2010.
56. Web site: Bobcats waive struggling forward Davidson . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc . October 27, 2008 . January 22, 2010.
57. Web site: Pamesa signs center Kosta Perović . https://web.archive.org/web/20080924005209/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/ulebcup/home/news/i/34937/448 . dead . September 24, 2008 . Eurocup . August 21, 2008 . January 13, 2010.
58. Web site: Partizan lands Stephane Lasme . Euroleague . September 22, 2008 . January 13, 2010.
59. Web site: Grizzlies sign 1st-round picks Mayo, Arthur . Sporting News . July 8, 2008 . January 27, 2010.
60. Web site: Trail Blazers sign international star Rudy Fernandez . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc . July 1, 2008 . January 29, 2010.
61. Web site: Lakers sign Sun Yue . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc . August 25, 2008 . January 29, 2010.
62. Web site: Raptors Sign Roko Ukić . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc . July 16, 2008 . January 29, 2010.
63. Web site: Grizzlies sign 2008 ACB Most Valuable Player Marc Gasol . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc . July 9, 2008 . January 29, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100819193551/http://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/grizzlies_sign_marc_gasol-080709.html . August 19, 2010 . dead .