1954 NBA Offseason Recap

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

1954 Boston Celtics Offseason Recap

Lost
Ernie Barrett
  • Free Agent (BOS) on Jul 1, 1954
Free Agent
Bob Donham
  • Free Agent (BOS) on Jul 1, 1954
Free Agent
Bob A. Harris
  • Free Agent (BOS) on Jul 1, 1954
Free Agent
Ed Mikan
  • Free Agent (BOS) on Jul 1, 1954
Free Agent
Added
Red Morrison
  • Drafted #14 in 1954 (Round 2, Pick 5)
    Idaho
Rookie
Togo PalazziRookie
Frank Ramsey
  • Signed Contract on Sep 1, 1954
Free Agent
Skippy Whitaker
  • Drafted #25 in 1952 (Round 3, Pick 5)
    Kentucky
Rookie

1954 Fort Wayne Pistons Offseason Recap

Lost
Leo Barnhorst
  • Free Agent (FWP) on Jul 1, 1954
Free Agent
Jack Molinas
  • Free Agent (FWP) on Jul 1, 1954
  • Waived (FWP) on Jul 1, 1954
Free Agent
Ken Murray
  • Traded (FWP to BAL) on Oct 26, 1954
  • Dispersal Draft (BAL to PHI) on Nov 27, 1954
Warriors
Zeke Sinicola
  • Free Agent (FWP) on Jul 1, 1954
Free Agent
Added
Jim Fritsche
  • Traded (BAL to FWP) on Oct 26, 1954
Bullets (BAA)
Bob Houbregs
  • Waiver Claim (BOS to FWP) on Dec 8, 1954
Bullets (BAA)
Al Roges
  • Dispersal Draft on Nov 27, 1954
Bullets (BAA)
Dick RosenthalRookie
Paul Walther
  • Traded (PHI to FWP) on Oct 19, 1954
Warriors

1954 Milwaukee Hawks Offseason Recap

Lost
Irv Bemoras
  • Free Agent (MIL) on Jul 1, 1954
Free Agent
Gene Dyker
  • Free Agent (MIL) on Jul 1, 1954
Free Agent
Lew Hitch
  • Traded (MIL to MIN) on Feb 17, 1955
Lakers
Red Holzman
  • Free Agent (MIL) on Jul 1, 1954
Free Agent
Bob Peterson
  • Free Agent (MIL) on Jul 1, 1954
  • Signed Contract (MIL to NYK) on Jan 10, 1955
Knicks
Don Sunderlage
  • Traded (MIL to MIN) on Sep 18, 1954
Lakers
Dick Surhoff
  • Free Agent (MIL) on Jul 1, 1954
Free Agent
Bill Tosheff
  • Free Agent (MIL) on Jul 1, 1954
Free Agent
Isaac Walthour
  • Free Agent (MIL) on Jul 1, 1954
Free Agent
Added
Fred DiuteRookie
Alex Hannum
  • Traded (ROR to MIL) on Dec 10, 1954
Royals
Ronnie MacGilvrayRookie
Phil Martin
  • Drafted #29 in 1954 (Round 4, Pick 2)
    Toledo
Rookie
Ken McBrideRookie
Carl McNulty
  • Drafted #30 in 1952 (Round 3, Pick 10)
    Purdue
Rookie
Bob Pettit
  • Drafted #2 in 1954 (Round 1, Pick 2)
    LSU
Rookie
Pep Saul
  • Traded (MIN to MIL) on Sep 18, 1954
Lakers
Frank Selvy
  • Drafted #1 in 1954 (Round 1, Pick 1)
    Furman
Rookie
Bobby Watson
  • Drafted #21 in 1952 (Round 3, Pick 1)
    Kentucky
Rookie

1954 Minneapolis Lakers Offseason Recap

Lost
George Mikan
  • Free Agent (MIN) on Jul 1, 1954
Free Agent
Pep Saul
  • Traded (MIN to MIL) on Sep 18, 1954
Hawks
Added
Bob Carney
  • Drafted #47 in 1954 (Round 6, Pick 2)
    Bradley
Rookie
Lew Hitch
  • Traded (MIL to MIN) on Feb 17, 1955
Hawks
Ed Kalafat
  • Drafted #9 in 1954 (Round 1, Pick 9)
    Minnesota
Rookie
Slick Leonard
  • Drafted #10 in 1954 (Round 2, Pick 1)
    Indiana
Rookie
Don Sunderlage
  • Traded (MIL to MIN) on Sep 18, 1954
Hawks

1954 New York Knicks Offseason Recap

Lost
Don Ackerman
  • Free Agent (NYK) on Jul 1, 1954
Free Agent
Vince Boryla
  • Free Agent (NYK) on Jul 1, 1954
Free Agent
Al McGuire
  • Traded (NYK to BAL) on Sep 17, 1954
  • Free Agent (BAL) on Nov 26, 1954
  • Waived (BAL) on Nov 26, 1954
Free Agent
Fred Schaus
  • Free Agent (NYK) on Jul 1, 1954
Free Agent
Connie Simmons
  • Traded (NYK to BAL) on Sep 17, 1954
  • Dispersal Draft (BAL to SYR) on Nov 27, 1954
Nationals
Ed Smith
  • Free Agent (NYK) on Jul 1, 1954
Free Agent
Ernie Vandeweghe
  • Free Agent (NYK) on Jul 1, 1954
Free Agent
Added
Don AnielakRookie
Fred Christ
  • Undrafted in 1954
Rookie
Bertram CookRookie
Chuck Grigsby
  • Drafted #12 in 1952 (Round 2, Pick 2)
    Dayton
Rookie
Herm Hedderick
  • Drafted #37 in 1952 (Round 4, Pick 7)
    Canisius
Rookie
Bobby Knight
  • Undrafted in 1954
Rookie
Bob Peterson
  • Signed Contract on Jan 10, 1955
Hawks
Gene Shue
  • Drafted #3 in 1954 (Round 1, Pick 3)
    Maryland
Rookie
Jack TurnerRookie

1954 San Francisco Warriors Offseason Recap

Lost
Ernie Beck
  • Free Agent (PHI) on Jul 1, 1954
Free Agent
Joe Fulks
  • Free Agent (PHI) on Jul 1, 1954
Free Agent
Norm Grekin
  • Free Agent (PHI) on Jul 1, 1954
Free Agent
Don Lofgran
    Free Agent
    James Phelan
    • Free Agent (PHI) on Jul 1, 1954
    Free Agent
    George Senesky
    • Free Agent (PHI) on Jul 1, 1954
    Free Agent
    Paul Walther
    • Traded (PHI to FWP) on Oct 19, 1954
    Pistons
    Zeke Zawoluk
    • Traded (PHI to ROR) on May 12, 1955
    Royals
    Added
    Paul Arizin
    • Signed Contract on Sep 28, 1954
    Free Agent
    Larry Costello
    • Drafted #12 in 1954 (Round 2, Pick 3)
      Niagara
    Rookie
    George DempseyRookie
    Paul Hoffman
    • Traded (NYK to PHI) on Jan 12, 1955
    Bullets (BAA)
    Mike Kearns
    • Drafted #49 in 1951 (Round 5, Pick 9)
      Princeton
    Rookie
    Jackie Moore
    • Undrafted in 1954
    Rookie
    Ken Murray
    • Dispersal Draft on Nov 27, 1954
    Pistons

    1954 Rochester Royals Offseason Recap

    Lost
    Alex Hannum
    • Traded (ROR to MIL) on Dec 10, 1954
    Hawks
    Frank Reddout
    • Free Agent (ROR) on Jul 1, 1954
    Free Agent
    Norm Swanson
    • Free Agent (ROR) on Jul 1, 1954
    Free Agent
    Added
    Don Henriksen
    • Dispersal Draft on Nov 27, 1954
    Free Agent
    Tom MarshallRookie
    Boris Nachamkin
    • Drafted #16 in 1954 (Round 2, Pick 7)
      NYU
    Rookie
    Art SpoelstraRookie
    Zeke Zawoluk
    • Traded (PHI to ROR) on May 12, 1955
    Warriors

    1954 Syracuse Nationals Offseason Recap

    Lost
    Ed Earle
    • Free Agent (SYR) on Jul 1, 1954
    Free Agent
    Bato Govedarica
    • Free Agent (SYR) on Jul 1, 1954
    Free Agent
    Dick Knostman
    • Free Agent (SYR) on Jul 1, 1954
    Free Agent
    Bob Lavoy
    • Free Agent (SYR) on Jul 1, 1954
    Free Agent
    Al Masino
    • Free Agent (SYR) on Jul 1, 1954
    Free Agent
    Jim Neal
    • Traded (SYR to BAL) on Jul 1, 1954
    • Free Agent (BAL) on Nov 26, 1954
    • Waived (BAL) on Nov 26, 1954
    Free Agent
    Mike Novak
    • Free Agent (SYR) on Jul 1, 1954
    Free Agent
    Added
    Dick Farley
    • Drafted #15 in 1954 (Round 2, Pick 6)
      Indiana
    Rookie
    Red Kerr
    • Drafted #6 in 1954 (Round 1, Pick 6)
      Illinois
    Rookie
    Red Rocha
    • Signed Contract on Sep 1, 1954
    Free Agent
    Connie Simmons
    • Dispersal Draft on Nov 27, 1954
    Knicks
    Jim Tucker
    • Drafted #24 in 1954 (Round 3, Pick 6)
      Duquesne
    Rookie