1951 NBA Offseason Recap

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

1951 Baltimore Bullets (BAA) Offseason Recap

Lost
Ed Bartels
    Free Agent
    Walt Budko
    • Traded (BAL to PHI) on Nov 5, 1951
    Warriors
    Billy Hassett
    • Free Agent (BAL) on Jul 1, 1951
    Free Agent
    Paul Hoffman
    • Free Agent (BAL) on Jul 1, 1951
    Free Agent
    Gene James
    • Free Agent (BAL) on Jul 1, 1951
    Free Agent
    Tommy O'Keefe
    • Free Agent (BAL) on Jul 1, 1951
    Free Agent
    Don Rehfeldt
    • Traded (BAL to MIL) on Nov 30, 1951
    Hawks
    Red Rocha
    • Traded (BAL to SYR) on Jul 14, 1951
    Nationals
    Kenny Sailors
    • Free Agent (BAL) on Jul 1, 1951
    • Waived (BAL) on Jul 1, 1951
    Free Agent
    Added
    Don Barksdale
    Rookie
    Bill Calhoun
    • Signed Contract on Sep 1, 1951
    Royals
    Frank Kudelka
    • Traded (BOS to BAL) on Oct 17, 1951
    Celtics
    Joe McNamee
    • Traded (ROR to BAL) on Dec 28, 1951
    Royals
    Stan Miasek
    • Signed Contract on Jul 1, 1951
    Free Agent
    Dave Minor
    • Undrafted in 1948
    Rookie
    Kevin O'Shea
    • Traded (MIL to BAL) on Feb 3, 1952
    Lakers
    Fred Scolari
    • Traded (SYR to BAL) on Jul 15, 1951
    Nationals
    Jim SlaughterRookie

    1951 Boston Celtics Offseason Recap

    Lost
    Andy Duncan
    • Free Agent (BOS) on Jul 1, 1951
    Free Agent
    Chick Halbert
    • Free Agent (BAL) on Jul 1, 1951
    Free Agent
    Kleggie Hermsen
    • Free Agent (BOS) on Jul 1, 1951
    Free Agent
    Sonny Hertzberg
    • Free Agent (BOS) on Jul 1, 1951
    Free Agent
    Frank Kudelka
    • Traded (BOS to BAL) on Oct 17, 1951
    Bullets (BAA)
    Ed Leede
    • Free Agent (BOS) on Jul 1, 1951
    Free Agent
    Ed Stanczak
    • Free Agent (BOS) on Jul 1, 1951
    Free Agent
    Added
    Dick Dickey
    • Drafted #33 in 1950 (Round 3, Pick 2)
      NC State
    Rookie
    John Mahnken
    • Signed Contract on Sep 1, 1951
    Olympians

    1951 Fort Wayne Pistons Offseason Recap

    Lost
    Curly Armstrong
    • Free Agent (FWP) on Jul 1, 1951
    Free Agent
    Art Burris
    • Traded (FWP to MIL) on Feb 11, 1952
    Hawks
    Duane Klueh
    • Free Agent (FWP) on Jul 1, 1951
    Free Agent
    John Oldham
    • Free Agent (FWP) on Jul 1, 1951
    Free Agent
    Don Otten
    • Waived (FWP) on Nov 18, 1951
    • Waiver Claim (FWP to MIL) on Nov 20, 1951
    Hawks
    Jim Riffey
    • Free Agent (FWP) on Jul 1, 1951
    Free Agent
    Added
    Bill Closs
    • Signed Contract on Sep 1, 1951
    Warriors
    Dike Eddleman
    • Traded (MIL to FWP) on Feb 11, 1952
    Blackhawks
    Jake FendleyRookie
    Jack Kiley
    • Drafted #14 in 1951 (Round 2, Pick 4)
      Syracuse
    Rookie
    Charlie ShareRookie
    Zeke Sinicola
    • Drafted #4 in 1951 (Round 1, Pick 4)
      Niagara
    Rookie

    1951 Indianapolis Olympians Offseason Recap

    Lost
    Ralph Beard
    • Free Agent (IND) on Jul 1, 1951
    Free Agent
    Alex Groza
    • Free Agent (IND) on Jul 1, 1951
    Free Agent
    Bruce Hale
    • Free Agent (IND) on Jul 1, 1951
    Free Agent
    John Mahnken
    • Free Agent (IND) on Jul 1, 1951
    • Signed Contract (IND to BOS) on Sep 1, 1951
    Celtics
    Mal McMullen
    • Free Agent (IND) on Jul 1, 1951
    Free Agent
    Carl Shaeffer
    • Free Agent (IND) on Jul 1, 1951
    Free Agent
    Added
    Joe Graboski
    • Signed Contract on Sep 1, 1951
    Free Agent
    Ralph O'Brien
    • Drafted #76 in 1950 (Round 6, Pick 9)
      Butler
    Rookie
    Bill Tosheff
    • Drafted #33 in 1951 (Round 4, Pick 3)
      Indiana
    Rookie

    1951 Milwaukee Hawks Offseason Recap

    Lost
    Ed Beach
    • Free Agent (TCB) on Jul 1, 1951
    Free Agent
    Harry Boykoff
    • Free Agent (TCB) on Jul 1, 1951
    Free Agent
    Tommy Byrnes
    • Free Agent (TCB) on Jul 1, 1951
    Free Agent
    Bob Carpenter
    • Free Agent (TCB) on Jul 1, 1951
    Free Agent
    Ray Corley
    • Free Agent (TCB) on Jul 1, 1951
    Free Agent
    Dike Eddleman
    • Traded (MIL to FWP) on Feb 11, 1952
    Pistons
    John Hargis
    • Free Agent (TCB) on Jul 1, 1951
    Free Agent
    Johnny Logan
    • Free Agent (TCB) on Jul 1, 1951
    Free Agent
    Jack Nichols
    • Free Agent (TCB) on Jul 1, 1951
    Free Agent
    Warren Perkins
    • Free Agent (TCB) on Jul 1, 1951
    Free Agent
    Ed Peterson
    • Free Agent (TCB) on Jul 1, 1951
    Free Agent
    Alan Sawyer
    • Free Agent (TCB) on Jul 1, 1951
    Free Agent
    Herb Scherer
    • Traded (MIL to NYK) on Sep 1, 1951
    Knicks
    Mike Todorovich
    • Free Agent (TCB) on Jul 1, 1951
    Free Agent
    Added
    Don Boven
    • Signed Contract on Sep 1, 1951
    Free Agent
    Art Burris
    • Traded (FWP to MIL) on Feb 11, 1952
    Pistons
    Dillard Crocker
    • Signed Contract on Jan 10, 1952
    Free Agent
    Nate DeLongRookie
    Mel HutchinsRookie
    Walt Kirk
    • Signed Contract on Feb 1, 1952
    Free Agent
    Don Otten
    • Waiver Claim (FWP to MIL) on Nov 20, 1951
    Pistons
    Red Owens
    • Traded (BAL to MIL) on Dec 26, 1951
    Free Agent
    Don Rehfeldt
    • Traded (BAL to MIL) on Nov 30, 1951
    Bullets (BAA)
    Bob Wilson
    • Undrafted in 1950
    Rookie

    1951 Minneapolis Lakers Offseason Recap

    Lost
    Arnie Ferrin
    • Free Agent (MIN) on Jul 1, 1951
    Free Agent
    Tony Jaros
    • Free Agent (MIN) on Jul 1, 1951
    Free Agent
    Kevin O'Shea
    • Traded (MIN to MIL) on Sep 25, 1951
    • Traded (MIL to BAL) on Feb 3, 1952
    Bullets (BAA)
    Dick Schnittker
    • Free Agent (MIN) on Jul 1, 1951
    Free Agent
    Added
    Lew HitchRookie
    Pep Saul
    • Traded (BAL to MIN) on Jan 27, 1952
    Royals
    Howie Schultz
    • Traded (FWP to MIN) on Oct 10, 1951
    Free Agent

    1951 New York Knicks Offseason Recap

    Lost
    Tony Lavelli
    • Free Agent (NYK) on Jul 1, 1951
    Free Agent
    Tex Ritter
    • Free Agent (NYK) on Jul 1, 1951
    Free Agent
    Added
    Al McGuireRookie
    Herb Scherer
    • Traded (MIL to NYK) on Sep 1, 1951
    Blackhawks

    1951 San Francisco Warriors Offseason Recap

    Lost
    Ike Borsavage
    • Free Agent (PHI) on Jul 1, 1951
    Free Agent
    Bill Closs
    • Free Agent (PHI) on Jul 1, 1951
    • Signed Contract (PHI to FWP) on Sep 1, 1951
    Pistons
    Ron Livingstone
    • Free Agent (PHI) on Jul 1, 1951
    Free Agent
    Leo Mogus
    • Free Agent (PHI) on Jul 1, 1951
    Free Agent
    Added
    Stan Brown
    • Signed Contract on Dec 28, 1951
    Free Agent
    Walt Budko
    • Traded (BAL to PHI) on Nov 5, 1951
    Bullets (BAA)
    Mel Payton
    • Drafted #19 in 1951 (Round 2, Pick 9)
      Tulane
    Rookie

    Re-signed
    Paul Arizin
    • Free Agent on Jul 1, 1951
    Warriors

    1951 Rochester Royals Offseason Recap

    Lost
    Bill Calhoun
    • Free Agent (ROR) on Jul 1, 1951
    • Signed Contract (ROR to BAL) on Sep 1, 1951
    Bullets (BAA)
    Joe McNamee
    • Traded (ROR to BAL) on Dec 28, 1951
    Bullets (BAA)
    Pep Saul
    • Free Agent (ROR) on Jul 1, 1951
    • Signed Contract (ROR to BAL) on Sep 1, 1951
    • Traded (BAL to MIN) on Jan 27, 1952
    Lakers
    Added
    Alex Hannum
    • Traded (BAL to ROR) on Jan 18, 1952
    Nationals
    Ray RagelisRookie
    Sam Ranzino
    • Drafted #8 in 1951 (Round 1, Pick 8)
      NC State
    Rookie
    Odie Spears
    • Signed Contract on Sep 23, 1951
    Free Agent

    1951 Syracuse Nationals Offseason Recap

    Lost
    Leroy Chollet
    • Free Agent (SYR) on Jul 1, 1951
    Free Agent
    Alex Hannum
    • Traded (SYR to BAL) on Jul 15, 1951
    • Traded (BAL to ROR) on Jan 18, 1952
    Royals
    Earl Lloyd
    • Free Agent (SYR) on Jul 1, 1951
    Free Agent
    Johnny Macknowski
    • Free Agent (SYR) on Jul 1, 1951
    Free Agent
    Fred Scolari
    • Traded (SYR to BAL) on Jul 15, 1951
    Bullets (BAA)
    Added
    George KingRookie
    Wally Osterkorn
    • Drafted #25 in 1950 (Round 2, Pick 6)
      Illinois
    Rookie
    Red Rocha
    • Traded (BAL to SYR) on Jul 14, 1951
    Bullets (BAA)
    Don Savage
    • Drafted #15 in 1951 (Round 2, Pick 5)
      Le Moyne
    Rookie