Historical NBA Transactions on May 4

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Transactions listed are from the 1946-47 through 2023-24 BAA/NBA seasons.

• May 4, 2023

  The Milwaukee Bucks fired Mike Budenholzer as Head Coach.

• May 4, 2021

  The Orlando Magic signed Sindarius Thornwell to a two-way contract.

  The Orlando Magic waived Devin Cannady.

  The Cleveland Cavaliers signed Anderson Varejão to a 10-day contract.

• May 4, 2001

  The Los Angeles Clippers waived Keith Closs.

• May 4, 1999

  The Minnesota Timberwolves waived Trevor Winter.

  The Phoenix Suns waived Alvin Sims.

  The Boston Celtics waived Marlon Garnett.

  The Boston Celtics signed Damon Jones to a contract for the rest of the season.

  The Phoenix Suns signed Randy Livingston to a contract for the rest of the season.

• May 4, 1995

  The Miami Heat fired Alvin Gentry as Head Coach.

• May 4, 1994

  The Washington Bullets hired Jim Lynam as Head Coach.

• May 4, 1977

  Bill Russell resigns as Head Coach for Seattle SuperSonics.

• May 4, 1970

  The Washington Capitols signed George Irvine.

• May 4, 1964

  The New York Knicks drafted Jim Barnes in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Detroit Pistons drafted Joe Caldwell in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Baltimore Bullets drafted Gary Bradds in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Philadelphia 76ers drafted Luke Jackson in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Los Angeles Lakers drafted Walt Hazzard in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft. Territorial pick

  The St. Louis Hawks drafted Jeff Mullins in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The San Francisco Warriors drafted Barry Kramer in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Cincinnati Royals drafted George Wilson in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft. Territorial pick

  The Boston Celtics drafted Mel Counts in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The New York Knicks drafted Willis Reed in the 2nd round (10th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Detroit Pistons drafted Les Hunter in the 2nd round (11th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The St. Louis Hawks drafted Paul Silas in the 2nd round (12th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Philadelphia 76ers drafted Ira Harge in the 2nd round (13th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Los Angeles Lakers drafted Cotton Nash in the 2nd round (14th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The New York Knicks drafted Howard Komives in the 2nd round (15th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The San Francisco Warriors drafted Bud Koper in the 2nd round (16th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Cincinnati Royals drafted Bill Chmielewski in the 2nd round (17th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Boston Celtics drafted Ron Bonham in the 2nd round (18th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The New York Knicks drafted Brian Generalovich in the 3rd round (19th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Detroit Pistons drafted Wali Jones in the 3rd round (20th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Baltimore Bullets drafted Jerry Sloan in the 3rd round (21st pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Philadelphia 76ers drafted Larry Jones in the 3rd round (22nd pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Los Angeles Lakers drafted Tom Dose in the 3rd round (23rd pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The St. Louis Hawks drafted Art Becker in the 3rd round (24th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The San Francisco Warriors drafted McCoy McLemore in the 3rd round (25th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Cincinnati Royals drafted Steve Courtin in the 3rd round (26th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Boston Celtics drafted John Thompson in the 3rd round (27th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The New York Knicks drafted Freddie Crawford in the 4th round (28th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Detroit Pistons drafted Jim Davis in the 4th round (29th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Baltimore Bullets drafted Pete Spoden in the 4th round (30th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Philadelphia 76ers drafted Frank Corace in the 4th round (31st pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Los Angeles Lakers drafted Henry Finkel in the 4th round (32nd pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The St. Louis Hawks drafted Willie Murrell in the 4th round (33rd pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The San Francisco Warriors drafted Gene Elmore in the 4th round (34th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Cincinnati Royals drafted Happy Hairston in the 4th round (35th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Boston Celtics drafted Joe Strawder in the 4th round (36th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The New York Knicks drafted Tony Gennari in the 5th round (37th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Detroit Pistons drafted Ray Wolford in the 5th round (38th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Baltimore Bullets drafted Bennie Lenox in the 5th round (39th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Philadelphia 76ers drafted Lou Skurcenski in the 5th round (40th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Los Angeles Lakers drafted John Savage in the 5th round (41st pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The St. Louis Hawks drafted John Tresvant in the 5th round (42nd pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The San Francisco Warriors drafted Roger Suttner in the 5th round (43rd pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Cincinnati Royals drafted George Kirk in the 5th round (44th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Boston Celtics drafted Nick Werkman in the 5th round (45th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The New York Knicks drafted Tom Lavelle in the 6th round (46th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Detroit Pistons drafted Larry Phillips in the 6th round (47th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Baltimore Bullets drafted Bobby Joe Edmonds in the 6th round (48th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Philadelphia 76ers drafted Ricky Kaminsky in the 6th round (49th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Los Angeles Lakers drafted Troy Collier in the 6th round (50th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The St. Louis Hawks drafted Ernest Brock in the 6th round (51st pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The San Francisco Warriors drafted Ray Carey in the 6th round (52nd pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Cincinnati Royals drafted Al Thrasher in the 6th round (53rd pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Boston Celtics drafted Levern Tart in the 6th round (54th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The New York Knicks drafted Em Bryant in the 7th round (55th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Detroit Pistons drafted Jerry Jackson in the 7th round (56th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Baltimore Bullets drafted Ron Miller in the 7th round (57th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Philadelphia 76ers drafted Gordon Hatton in the 7th round (58th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Los Angeles Lakers drafted Steve Anstett in the 7th round (59th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The St. Louis Hawks drafted Maurice McHartley in the 7th round (60th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The San Francisco Warriors drafted Dave Lee in the 7th round (61st pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Cincinnati Royals drafted Vic Rouse in the 7th round (62nd pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Boston Celtics drafted Rich Falk in the 7th round (63rd pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The New York Knicks drafted Jim Boutin in the 8th round (64th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Detroit Pistons drafted Ralph Telken in the 8th round (65th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Baltimore Bullets drafted Danny Schultz in the 8th round (66th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Philadelphia 76ers drafted Bob Pelkington in the 8th round (67th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Los Angeles Lakers drafted Jay Buckley in the 8th round (68th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The St. Louis Hawks drafted Kendall Rhine in the 8th round (69th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The San Francisco Warriors drafted Bob Garibaldi in the 8th round (70th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Cincinnati Royals drafted Joe Geiger in the 8th round (71st pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Boston Celtics drafted Jeff Blue in the 8th round (72nd pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The New York Knicks drafted Jack Brens in the 9th round (73rd pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Baltimore Bullets drafted Tom Black in the 9th round (74th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Philadelphia 76ers drafted Jim Brennan in the 9th round (75th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The St. Louis Hawks drafted Darel Carrier in the 9th round (76th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The San Francisco Warriors drafted Camden Wall in the 9th round (77th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Cincinnati Royals drafted Scotty Pierce in the 9th round (78th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Boston Celtics drafted Pete Kelley in the 9th round (79th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The New York Knicks drafted Jim Christy in the 10th round (80th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Baltimore Bullets drafted Bill Kusleika in the 10th round (81st pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Philadelphia 76ers drafted Wally Briggs in the 10th round (82nd pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The St. Louis Hawks drafted Frank Stephens in the 10th round (83rd pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The San Francisco Warriors drafted Jeff Cotwright in the 10th round (84th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Cincinnati Royals drafted Bob Neumann in the 10th round (85th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Boston Celtics drafted Duane Corriveau in the 10th round (86th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The New York Knicks drafted Dennis Lynch in the 11th round (87th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Baltimore Bullets drafted Fred Glover in the 11th round (88th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Philadelphia 76ers drafted Thomas Lowry in the 11th round (89th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The St. Louis Hawks drafted Gerry Goran in the 11th round (90th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Cincinnati Royals drafted Jim Reynolds in the 11th round (91st pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Baltimore Bullets drafted Frank Kaminski in the 12th round (92nd pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Philadelphia 76ers drafted Julius Myers in the 12th round (93rd pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The St. Louis Hawks drafted Warren Sutton in the 12th round (94th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Cincinnati Royals drafted Fred Jones in the 12th round (95th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Baltimore Bullets drafted Doug Moon in the 13th round (96th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The St. Louis Hawks drafted Cecil Tuttle in the 13th round (97th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Baltimore Bullets drafted Pete Gent in the 14th round (98th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The St. Louis Hawks drafted Bill Blair in the 14th round (99th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The Baltimore Bullets drafted Sandy Williams in the 15th round (100th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

  The St. Louis Hawks drafted Al Cech in the 15th round (101st pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.