1950 NBA Offseason Recap

* Roster changes since the last day of the previous season.

1950 Baltimore Bullets (BAA) Offseason Recap

Lost
Harry Boykoff
  • Traded (BAL to BOS) on Nov 5, 1950
  • Traded (BOS to TCB) on Feb 3, 1951
Blackhawks
Tommy Byrnes
  • Traded (BAL to WAS) on Dec 1, 1950
  • Traded (WAS to TCB) on Jan 10, 1951
Blackhawks
Joe Dolhon
  • Waived (BAL) on Dec 1, 1950
  • Free Agent (BAL) on Dec 3, 1950
Free Agent
Johnny Ezersky
  • Free Agent (BAL) on Jul 1, 1950
Free Agent
Buddy Jeannette
  • Free Agent (BAL) on Jul 1, 1950
  • Waived (BAL) on Jul 1, 1950
Free Agent
John Mandic
  • Free Agent (BAL) on Jul 1, 1950
Free Agent
Dick Mehen
  • Traded (BAL to BOS) on Dec 1, 1950
  • Traded (BOS to FWP) on Dec 20, 1950
  • Traded (FWP to TCB) on May 31, 1951
Blackhawks
Andy O'Donnell
  • Free Agent (BAL) on Jul 1, 1950
Free Agent
Red Owens
  • Free Agent (BAL) on Jul 1, 1950
Free Agent
Les Pugh
  • Free Agent (BAL) on Jul 1, 1950
Free Agent
Bill Roberts
  • Free Agent (BAL) on Jul 1, 1950
Free Agent
Ed Sadowski
  • Free Agent (BAL) on Jul 1, 1950
  • Waived (BAL) on Jul 1, 1950
Free Agent
Marv Schatzman
  • Free Agent (BAL) on Jul 1, 1950
Free Agent
Blackie Towery
  • Free Agent (BAL) on Jul 1, 1950
Free Agent
Whitey Von Nieda
  • Free Agent (BAL) on Jul 1, 1950
Free Agent
Added
Ed Bartels
    Nuggets (1950)
    Billy Hassett
    • Signed Contract on Sep 1, 1950
    Lakers
    Gene James
    • Waiver Claim (NYK to BAL) on Nov 29, 1950
    Knicks
    Tommy O'KeefeRookie
    Don Rehfeldt
    • Drafted #8 in 1950 (Round 1, Pick 2)
      Wisconsin
    Rookie
    Kenny Sailors
    • Traded (BOS to BAL) on Dec 1, 1950
    Celtics
    Belus Smawley
    • Traded (SYR to BAL) on Dec 11, 1950
    Nationals
    Brady Walker
    • Traded (BOS to BAL) on Dec 1, 1950
    Celtics

    1950 Boston Celtics Offseason Recap

    Lost
    Bob Doll
    • Free Agent (BOS) on Jul 1, 1950
    Free Agent
    George Kaftan
    • Traded (BOS to NYK) on Sep 1, 1950
    Knicks
    Bob Kinney
    • Free Agent (BOS) on Jul 1, 1950
    Free Agent
    Tony Lavelli
    • Free Agent (BOS) on Jul 1, 1950
    • Signed Contract (BOS to NYK) on Nov 22, 1950
    Knicks
    John Mahnken
    • Traded (BOS to IND) on Feb 12, 1951
    Olympians
    Joe Mullaney
    • Free Agent (BOS) on Jul 1, 1950
    Free Agent
    Kenny Sailors
    • Traded (BOS to BAL) on Dec 1, 1950
    Bullets (BAA)
    Jim Seminoff
    • Free Agent (BOS) on Jul 1, 1950
    Free Agent
    Howie Shannon
    • Free Agent (BOS) on Jul 1, 1950
    Free Agent
    Brady Walker
    • Traded (BOS to BAL) on Dec 1, 1950
    Bullets (BAA)
    Added
    Bob Brannum
    • Traded (SRS to BOS) on Sep 23, 1950
    Red Skins
    Chuck Cooper
    • Drafted #20 in 1950 (Round 2, Pick 1)
      Duquesne
    Rookie
    Bob Cousy
    • Undrafted in 1950

      1950 Chicago Stags Dispersal Draft, Boston Celtics
    Rookie
    Bob DonhamRookie
    Chick Halbert
      Capitols
      Bob A. Harris
      • Traded (FWP to BOS) on Dec 20, 1950
      Pistons
      Kleggie Hermsen
      • Traded (TCB to BOS) on Feb 2, 1951
      Stags
      Frank Kudelka
      • Dispersal Draft on Jan 10, 1951
      Stags
      Bones McKinney
      • Traded (WAS to BOS) on Dec 1, 1950
      Capitols
      Bill Sharman
      • Drafted #24 in 1950 (Round 2, Pick 5)
        USC
      Rookie

      Re-signed
      Ed Macauley
      • Free Agent on Jul 1, 1950
      Celtics

      1950 Fort Wayne Pistons Offseason Recap

      Lost
      Bob Carpenter
      • Traded (FWP to TCB) on Dec 20, 1950
      Blackhawks
      John Hargis
      • Traded (FWP to TCB) on Dec 8, 1950
      Blackhawks
      Bob A. Harris
      • Traded (FWP to BOS) on Dec 20, 1950
      Celtics
      Leo Klier
      • Free Agent (FWP) on Jul 1, 1950
      Free Agent
      Howie Schultz
      • Free Agent (FWP) on Jul 1, 1950
      Free Agent
      Clint Wager
      • Free Agent (FWP) on Jul 1, 1950
      Free Agent
      Added
      Frankie Brian
      • Traded (TCB to FWP) on May 4, 1951
      Stags
      Art Burris
      • Drafted #39 in 1950 (Round 3, Pick 8)
        Tennessee
      Rookie
      Larry Foust
      • Undrafted in 1950

        1950 Chicago Stags Dispersal Draft, Fort Wayne Pistons
      Rookie
      Ken MurrayRookie
      Don Otten
      • Traded (BAL to FWP) on Dec 8, 1950
      Capitols
      Jim Riffey
      • Drafted #27 in 1950 (Round 2, Pick 8)
        Tulane
      Rookie

      1950 Indianapolis Olympians Offseason Recap

      Lost
      Bob Evans
      • Free Agent (IND) on Jul 1, 1950
      Free Agent
      Marshall Hawkins
      • Free Agent (IND) on Jul 1, 1950
      Free Agent
      Added
      Leo Barnhorst
      • Chicago Stags Dispersal Draft on Oct 5, 1950
      Stags
      Bob LavoyRookie
      Don LofgranRookie
      John Mahnken
      • Traded (BOS to IND) on Feb 12, 1951
      Celtics

      1950 Minneapolis Lakers Offseason Recap

      Lost
      Don Carlson
      • Free Agent (MIN) on Jul 1, 1950
      • Signed Contract (MIN to BAL) on Dec 4, 1950
      • Waived (BAL) on Dec 28, 1950
      • Free Agent (BAL) on Dec 30, 1950
      Free Agent
      Billy Hassett
      • Free Agent (MIN) on Jul 1, 1950
      • Signed Contract (MIN to BAL) on Sep 1, 1950
      Bullets (BAA)
      Mac Otten
      • Free Agent (MIN) on Jul 1, 1950
      Free Agent
      Herm Schaefer
      • Free Agent (MIN) on Jul 1, 1950
      Free Agent
      Added
      Joe Hutton
      • Drafted #90 in 1950 (Round 7, Pick 11)
        Hamline
      Rookie
      Kevin O'SheaRookie
      Dick SchnittkerRookie
      Whitey Skoog
      • Drafted #10 in 1951 (Round 1, Pick 10)
        Minnesota
      Rookie

      1950 New York Knicks Offseason Recap

      Lost
      Carl Braun
      • Free Agent (NYK) on Jul 1, 1950
      Free Agent
      Harry Donovan
      • Free Agent (NYK) on Jul 1, 1950
      Free Agent
      Gene James
      • Waived (NYK) on Nov 27, 1950
      • Waiver Claim (NYK to BAL) on Nov 29, 1950
      Bullets (BAA)
      Paul Noel
      • Traded (NYK to ROR) on Aug 10, 1950
      Royals
      Butch Van Breda Kolff
      • Free Agent (NYK) on Jul 1, 1950
      Free Agent
      Added
      Nat Clifton
      Rookie
      George Kaftan
      • Traded (BOS to NYK) on Sep 1, 1950
      Celtics
      Tony Lavelli
      • Signed Contract on Nov 22, 1950
      Celtics
      Max Zaslofsky
      • Chicago Stags Dispersal Draft on Oct 5, 1950
      Stags

      1950 San Francisco Warriors Offseason Recap

      Lost
      Jake Bornheimer
      • Free Agent (PHI) on Jul 1, 1950
      Free Agent
      Chink Crossin
      • Free Agent (PHI) on Jul 1, 1950
      Free Agent
      Jerry Fleishman
      • Free Agent (PHI) on Jul 1, 1950
      Free Agent
      Frank Gates
      • Free Agent (PHI) on Jul 1, 1950
      Free Agent
      Al Guokas
      • Free Agent (PHI) on Jul 1, 1950
      Free Agent
      Milo Komenich
      • Free Agent (PHI) on Jul 1, 1950
      Free Agent
      Freddie Lewis
      • Free Agent (PHI) on Jul 1, 1950
      Free Agent
      Mike Novak
      • Free Agent (PHI) on Jul 1, 1950
      Free Agent
      Easy Parham
      • Waived (PHI) on Dec 15, 1950
      • Free Agent (PHI) on Dec 17, 1950
      Free Agent
      Added
      Paul Arizin
      • Drafted #10 in 1950 (Round 1, Pick 3)
        Villanova
      Rookie
      Ike Borsavage
      • Drafted #58 in 1950 (Round 5, Pick 3)
        Temple
      Rookie
      Neil Johnston
      • Undrafted in 1948
      Rookie
      Ed Mikan
      • Traded (WAS to PHI) on Jan 17, 1951
      Royals
      Andy Phillip
      • Chicago Stags Dispersal Draft on Oct 5, 1950
      Stags

      1950 Rochester Royals Offseason Recap

      Lost
      Charlie Black
      • Free Agent (ROR) on Jul 1, 1950
      Free Agent
      Fran Curran
      • Free Agent (ROR) on Jul 1, 1950
      Free Agent
      Ed Mikan
      • Traded (ROR to WAS) on Nov 29, 1950
      • Traded (WAS to PHI) on Jan 17, 1951
      Warriors
      Added
      Joe McNameeRookie
      Paul Noel
      • Traded (NYK to ROR) on Aug 10, 1950
      Knicks

      1950 Syracuse Nationals Offseason Recap

      Lost
      Ray Corley
      • Waived (SYR) on Oct 12, 1950
      • Waiver Claim (SYR to BAL) on Oct 14, 1950
      • Waived (BAL) on Dec 1, 1950
      • Free Agent (BAL) on Dec 3, 1950
      • Signed Contract (TCB) on Feb 1, 1951
      Blackhawks
      Andrew Levane
      • Free Agent (SYR) on Jul 1, 1950
      Free Agent
      Ed Peterson
      • Traded (SYR to TCB) on Dec 14, 1950
      Blackhawks
      Belus Smawley
      • Traded (SYR to BAL) on Dec 11, 1950
      Bullets (BAA)
      Added
      Gerry CalabreseRookie
      Noble Jorgensen
      • Traded (TCB to SYR) on Dec 14, 1950
      Blackhawks
      Earl LloydRookie
      Fred Scolari
      • Dispersal Draft on Jan 10, 1951
      Capitols

      1950 Tri-Cities Blackhawks Offseason Recap

      Lost
      Gene Englund
      • Free Agent (TCB) on Jul 1, 1950
      Free Agent
      Dee Gibson
      • Free Agent (TCB) on Jul 1, 1950
      Free Agent
      Bill Henry
      • Free Agent (TCB) on Jul 1, 1950
      Free Agent
      Noble Jorgensen
      • Traded (TCB to SYR) on Dec 14, 1950
      Nationals
      Walt Kirk
      • Free Agent (TCB) on Jul 1, 1950
      Free Agent
      Richie Niemiera
      • Free Agent (TCB) on Jul 1, 1950
      Free Agent
      Don Ray
      • Free Agent (TCB) on Jul 1, 1950
      Free Agent
      Murray Wier
      • Free Agent (TCB) on Jul 1, 1950
      Free Agent
      Added
      Ed BeachRookie
      Harry Boykoff
      • Traded (BOS to TCB) on Feb 3, 1951
      Bullets (BAA)
      Tommy Byrnes
      • Traded (WAS to TCB) on Jan 10, 1951
      Bullets (BAA)
      Bob Carpenter
      • Traded (FWP to TCB) on Dec 20, 1950
      Pistons
      Cal Christensen
      • Drafted #59 in 1950 (Round 5, Pick 4)
        Toledo
      Rookie
      Ray Corley
      • Signed Contract on Feb 1, 1951
      Nationals
      John Hargis
      • Traded (FWP to TCB) on Dec 8, 1950
      Pistons
      Dick Mehen
      • Traded (FWP to TCB) on May 31, 1951
      Bullets (BAA)
      Ed Peterson
      • Traded (SYR to TCB) on Dec 14, 1950
      Nationals
      Alan Sawyer
      • Drafted #36 in 1950 (Round 3, Pick 5)
        UCLA
      Rookie
      Herb SchererRookie

      1950 Washington Capitols Offseason Recap

      Lost
      Hook Dillon
      • Free Agent (WAS) on Jul 1, 1950
      Free Agent
      Bob Feerick
      • Free Agent (WAS) on Jul 1, 1950
      • Waived (WAS) on Jul 1, 1950
      Free Agent
      Chick Halbert
      • Dispersal Draft (WAS to BAL) on Jan 9, 1951
      Celtics
      Leo Katkaveck
      • Free Agent (WAS) on Jul 1, 1950
      Free Agent
      Bones McKinney
      • Traded (WAS to BOS) on Dec 1, 1950
      Celtics
      Don Otten
      • Traded (WAS to BAL) on Nov 29, 1950
      • Traded (BAL to FWP) on Dec 8, 1950
      Pistons
      Don Putman
      • Free Agent (WAS) on Jul 1, 1950
      Free Agent
      Chick Reiser
      • Free Agent (WAS) on Jul 1, 1950
      Free Agent
      Fred Scolari
      • Dispersal Draft (WAS to SYR) on Jan 10, 1951
      Nationals