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 Slaughter Drafted #32 in 1951 (Round 4, Pick 2) South Carolina	Rookie

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 Fendley Drafted #24 in 1951 (Round 3, Pick 4) Northwestern	Rookie
	Jack Kiley Drafted #14 in 1951 (Round 2, Pick 4) Syracuse	Rookie
	Charlie Share Drafted #7 in 1950 (Round 1, Pick 1) Bowling Green	Rookie
	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 DeLong Drafted #107 in 1950 (Round 9, Pick 4) Wisconsin-River Falls	Rookie
	Mel Hutchins Drafted #2 in 1951 (Round 1, Pick 2) Brigham Young	Rookie
	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 Hitch Drafted #20 in 1951 (Round 2, Pick 10) Kansas State	Rookie
	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 McGuire Drafted #56 in 1951 (Round 6, Pick 6) St. John's	Rookie
	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 Ragelis Drafted #18 in 1951 (Round 2, Pick 8) Northwestern	Rookie
	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 King Drafted #97 in 1950 (Round 8, Pick 6) University of Charleston	Rookie
	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