1968 NBA Offseason Recap

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

1968 Atlanta Hawks Offseason Recap

Lost
	George Lehmann Waived (ATL) on Nov 15, 1968 Free Agent (ATL) on Nov 17, 1968	Free Agent
	Paul Silas Traded (ATL to PHX) on May 9, 1969	Suns
	Lenny Wilkens Traded (ATL to SEA) on Oct 12, 1968	SuperSonics

Added
	Mahdi Abdul-Rahman Traded (SEA to ATL) on Oct 12, 1968	SuperSonics
	Gary Gregor Drafted #24 in 1967 (Round 3, Pick 5) South Carolina	Rookie
	Richie Guerin Sign & Trade Contract Signing on Nov 15, 1968	Free Agent
	Dennis Hamilton Traded (PHX to ATL) on Sep 11, 1968	Suns
	Skip Harlicka Drafted #13 in 1968 (Round 1, Pick 13) South Carolina	Rookie
	Dwight Waller Drafted #131 in 1968 (Round 10, Pick 11) Tennessee State	Rookie

1968 Boston Celtics Offseason Recap

Lost
	Rick Weitzman Free Agent (BOS) on Jul 1, 1968	Free Agent

Added
	Jim Barnes Traded (CHI to BOS) on Dec 1, 1968	Bulls
	Emmette Bryant Traded (PHX to BOS) on Aug 27, 1968	Suns
	Don Chaney Drafted #12 in 1968 (Round 1, Pick 12) Houston	Rookie
	Rich Johnson Drafted #46 in 1968 (Round 4, Pick 10) Grambling State	Rookie

Re-signed
	Bailey Howell Free Agent on Jul 1, 1968	Celtics

1968 Chicago Bulls Offseason Recap

Lost
	Jim Barnes Traded (CHI to BOS) on Dec 1, 1968	Celtics
	Keith Erickson Traded (CHI to LAL) on Sep 23, 1968	Lakers
	Flynn Robinson Traded (CHI to MIL) on Nov 23, 1968	Bucks

Added
	Johnny Baum Drafted #187 in 1968 (Round 15, Pick 6) Temple	Rookie
	Tom Boerwinkle Drafted #4 in 1968 (Round 1, Pick 4) Tennessee	Rookie
	Bob Love Traded (MIL to CHI) on Nov 23, 1968	Bucks
	Dave Newmark Drafted #31 in 1968 (Round 3, Pick 9) Columbia	Rookie
	Loy Petersen Drafted #157 in 1967 (Round 17, Pick 1) Oregon State	Rookie
	Ken Spain Drafted #21 in 1969 (Round 2, Pick 5) Houston	Rookie
	Bob Weiss Traded (MIL to CHI) on Nov 23, 1968	Bucks

1968 Cincinnati Royals Offseason Recap

Lost
	John Tresvant Traded (CIN to SEA) on Jan 31, 1969	SuperSonics

Added
	Fred Foster Drafted #28 in 1968 (Round 3, Pick 6) Miami (OH)	Rookie
	Pat Frink Drafted #27 in 1968 (Round 3, Pick 5) Colorado	Rookie
	Fred Hetzel Traded (MIL to CIN) on Jan 31, 1969	Bucks
	Al Tucker Traded (SEA to CIN) on Feb 1, 1969	SuperSonics

Re-signed
	Connie Dierking Free Agent on Jul 1, 1968	Royals

1968 Detroit Pistons Offseason Recap

Lost
	Dave DeBusschere Traded (DET to NYK) on Dec 19, 1968	Knicks
	Jim Fox Traded (DET to PHX) on Dec 17, 1968	Suns
	Joe Strawder Free Agent (DET) on Jul 1, 1968	Free Agent

Added
	Walt Bellamy Traded (NYK to DET) on Dec 19, 1968	Knicks
	Dave Gambee Traded (MIL to DET) on Jan 1, 1969	Bucks
	Howard Komives Traded (NYK to DET) on Dec 19, 1968	Knicks
	Paul Long Signed Contract on Oct 12, 1968	Suns
	McCoy McLemore Traded (PHX to DET) on Dec 18, 1968	Suns
	Otto Moore Drafted #6 in 1968 (Round 1, Pick 6) Texas-RGV	Rookie
	Bud Olsen Waiver Claim (BOS to DET) on Dec 8, 1968	Bucks

1968 San Francisco Warriors Offseason Recap

Lost
	George Lee Free Agent (GOS) on Jul 1, 1968	Free Agent

Added
	Bob Allen Drafted #71 in 1968 (Round 6, Pick 7) Marshall	Rookie
	Dale Schlueter Drafted #63 in 1967 (Round 6, Pick 8) Colorado State	Rookie
	Ron Williams Drafted #9 in 1968 (Round 1, Pick 9) West Virginia	Rookie

1968 Los Angeles Lakers Offseason Recap

Lost
	Jerry Chambers Traded (LAL to PHL) on Jul 9, 1968 Traded (PHL to PHX) on Jan 20, 1969	Suns
	Archie Clark Traded (LAL to PHL) on Jul 9, 1968	Sixers
	Darrall Imhoff Traded (LAL to PHL) on Jul 9, 1968	Sixers
	Erwin Mueller Traded (LAL to CHI) on Sep 23, 1968 Traded (CHI to SEA) on Jan 31, 1969	SuperSonics

Added
	Wilt Chamberlain Traded (PHL to LAL) on Jul 9, 1968	Sixers
	Johnny Egan Traded (MIL to LAL) on Oct 8, 1968	Bucks
	Keith Erickson Traded (CHI to LAL) on Sep 23, 1968	Bulls
	Rick Roberson Drafted #16 in 1969 (Round 1, Pick 15) Cincinnati	Rookie

1968 Milwaukee Bucks Offseason Recap

Lost
	Larry Costello Free Agent on Jul 1, 1968	Free Agent
	Johnny Egan Traded (MIL to LAL) on Oct 8, 1968	Lakers
	Dave Gambee Traded (MIL to DET) on Jan 1, 1969	Pistons
	Gary Gray Free Agent on Jul 1, 1968	Free Agent
	Fred Hetzel Free Agent on Jul 1, 1968 Signed Contract (MIL) on Sep 6, 1968 Traded (MIL to CIN) on Jan 31, 1969	Royals
	Johnny Jones Free Agent on Jul 1, 1968	Free Agent
	Bob Love Free Agent on Jul 1, 1968 Signed Contract (MIL) on Aug 28, 1968 Traded (MIL to CHI) on Nov 23, 1968	Bulls
	Jay Miller Waived (MIL) on Nov 1, 1968 Free Agent (MIL) on Nov 3, 1968	Free Agent
	Bud Olsen Waived (MIL) on Sep 30, 1968 Waiver Claim (MIL to BOS) on Oct 1, 1968 Waived (BOS) on Dec 6, 1968 Waiver Claim (BOS to DET) on Dec 8, 1968	Pistons
	George Patterson Free Agent on Jul 1, 1968	Free Agent
	Jim Reid Waived (MIL) on Aug 28, 1968 Free Agent (MIL) on Sep 5, 1968	Free Agent
	Tom Thacker Waived (MIL) on Aug 28, 1968 Free Agent (MIL) on Sep 5, 1968	Free Agent
	Bob Warlick Waived (MIL) on Nov 7, 1968 Waiver Claim (MIL to PHX) on Nov 8, 1968	Suns
	Bob Weiss Free Agent on Jul 1, 1968 Signed Contract (MIL) on Aug 28, 1968 Traded (MIL to CHI) on Nov 23, 1968	Bulls

Added
	Zaid Abdul-Aziz Drafted #5 in 1968 (Round 1, Pick 5) Iowa State	Rookie
	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Drafted #2 in 1969 (Round 1, Pick 1) UCLA	Rookie
	John Arthurs Drafted #74 in 1969 (Round 6, Pick 2) Tulane	Rookie
	Dick Cunningham Drafted #21 in 1968 (Round 2, Pick 7) Murray State	Rookie
	Rich Niemann Drafted #42 in 1968 (Round 4, Pick 6) Saint Louis	Rookie
	Flynn Robinson Traded (CHI to MIL) on Nov 23, 1968	Bulls
	Greg Smith Drafted #50 in 1968 (Round 4, Pick 14) Western Kentucky	Rookie
	Samuel Williams Drafted #35 in 1968 (Round 3, Pick 13) Iowa	Rookie

1968 New York Knicks Offseason Recap

Lost
	Walt Bellamy Traded (NYK to DET) on Dec 19, 1968	Pistons
	Howard Komives Traded (NYK to DET) on Dec 19, 1968	Pistons

Added
	Dave DeBusschere Traded (DET to NYK) on Dec 19, 1968	Pistons
	Bill Hosket Drafted #10 in 1968 (Round 1, Pick 10) Ohio State	Rookie
	Don May Drafted #30 in 1968 (Round 3, Pick 8) Dayton	Rookie
	Mike Riordan Drafted #128 in 1967 (Round 12, Pick 5) Providence	Rookie

1968 Philadelphia Sixers Offseason Recap

Lost
	Wilt Chamberlain Traded (PHL to LAL) on Jul 9, 1968	Lakers
	Ron Filipek Free Agent (PHL) on Jul 1, 1968	Free Agent

Added
	Archie Clark Traded (LAL to PHL) on Jul 9, 1968	Lakers
	Shaler Halimon Drafted #14 in 1968 (Round 1, Pick 14) Utah State	Rookie
	Darrall Imhoff Traded (LAL to PHL) on Jul 9, 1968	Lakers
	Craig Raymond Drafted #12 in 1967 (Round 1, Pick 12) Brigham Young	Rookie
	George Wilson Traded (PHX to PHL) on Jan 20, 1969	Suns

1968 Phoenix Suns Offseason Recap

Lost
	John Barnhill Free Agent on Jul 1, 1968 Signed Contract (PHX to WAS) on Jan 31, 1969	Wizards
	Emmette Bryant Traded (PHX to BOS) on Aug 27, 1968	Celtics
	Dennis Hamilton Traded (PHX to ATL) on Sep 11, 1968	Hawks
	Paul Long Free Agent on Jul 1, 1968 Signed Contract (PHX) on Sep 1, 1968 Waived (PHX) on Oct 1, 1968 Free Agent (PHX) on Oct 3, 1968 Signed Contract (DET) on Oct 12, 1968	Pistons
	McCoy McLemore Traded (PHX to DET) on Dec 18, 1968	Pistons
	Dave Schellhase Free Agent on Jul 1, 1968	Free Agent
	Craig Spitzer Free Agent on Jul 1, 1968	Free Agent
	Gene Tormohlen Free Agent on Jul 1, 1968	Free Agent
	Roland West Free Agent on Jul 1, 1968	Free Agent
	John Wetzel Free Agent on Jul 1, 1968	Free Agent
	George Wilson Traded (PHX to PHL) on Jan 20, 1969	Sixers

Added
	Jerry Chambers Traded (PHL to PHX) on Jan 20, 1969	Lakers
	Jim Fox Traded (DET to PHX) on Dec 17, 1968	Pistons
	Connie Hawkins Undrafted in 1964	Rookie
	Paul Silas Traded (ATL to PHX) on May 9, 1969	Hawks
	Neal Walk Drafted #3 in 1969 (Round 1, Pick 2) Florida	Rookie
	Bob Warlick Waiver Claim (MIL to PHX) on Nov 8, 1968	Bucks

1968 San Diego Rockets Offseason Recap

Lost
	Bud Acton Free Agent (SDR) on Jul 1, 1968	Free Agent
	Tyrone Britt Free Agent (SDR) on Jul 1, 1968	Free Agent
	Nick Jones Free Agent (SDR) on Jul 1, 1968	Free Agent
	Jim Ware Free Agent (SDR) on Jul 1, 1968	Free Agent

Added
	Rick Adelman Drafted #79 in 1968 (Round 7, Pick 1) Loyola Marymount	Rookie
	Harry Barnes Drafted #37 in 1968 (Round 4, Pick 1) Northeastern	Rookie
	Stu Lantz Drafted #23 in 1968 (Round 3, Pick 1) Nebraska	Rookie
	John Q. Trapp Drafted #15 in 1968 (Round 2, Pick 1) UNLV	Rookie

1968 Seattle SuperSonics Offseason Recap

Lost
	Mahdi Abdul-Rahman Traded (SEA to ATL) on Oct 12, 1968	Hawks
	Henry Akin Free Agent (SEA) on Jul 1, 1968	Free Agent
	Al Tucker Traded (SEA to CIN) on Feb 1, 1969	Royals

Added
	Al Hairston Drafted #52 in 1968 (Round 5, Pick 2) Bowling Green	Rookie
	Art Harris Drafted #16 in 1968 (Round 2, Pick 2) Stanford	Rookie
	Joe Kennedy Drafted #122 in 1968 (Round 10, Pick 2) Duke	Rookie
	Erwin Mueller Traded (CHI to SEA) on Jan 31, 1969	Lakers
	John Tresvant Traded (CIN to SEA) on Jan 31, 1969	Royals
	Lenny Wilkens Traded (ATL to SEA) on Oct 12, 1968	Hawks

1968 Baltimore Bullets Offseason Recap

Added
	John Barnhill Signed Contract on Jan 31, 1969	Suns
	Barry Orms Drafted #96 in 1968 (Round 8, Pick 4) Saint Louis	Rookie
	Bob Quick Drafted #18 in 1968 (Round 2, Pick 4) Xavier	Rookie