List of 1952–53 NBA season transactions

July 30, 1952

 * The Boston Celtics signed Kenny Rollins as a free agent.

August 8, 1952

 * The Milwaukee Hawks sold Cal Christensen to the Rochester Royals.

August 9, 1952

 * The Milwaukee Hawks hired Andrew Levane as head coach.

September 11, 1952
The Indianapolis Olympians traded Don Lofgran to the Philadelphia Warriors for Mel Payton.

October 9, 1952

 * The Baltimore Bullets traded Bill Calhoun to the Syracuse Nationals for George Ratkovicz.

November 12, 1952

 * The Baltimore Bullets fired Chick Reiser as head coach.
 * The Baltimore Bullets hired Clair Bee as head coach.

November 17, 1952

 * The Boston Celtics sold Kleggie Hermsen to the Indianapolis Olympians.

November 19, 1952

 * The Milwaukee Hawks traded Mark Workman to the Philadelphia Warriors for Don Sunderlage.

November 20, 1952

 * The New York Knicks sold George Kaftan to the Baltimore Bullets.

November 24, 1952

 * The Milwaukee Hawks traded Eddie Miller to the Baltimore Bullets for George Ratkovicz.

November 25, 1952

 * The Syracuse Nationals sold Jim Brasco to the Milwaukee Hawks.

November 28, 1952

 * The New York Knicks traded Ray Lumpp to the Baltimore Bullets for cash.
 * The Philadelphia Warriors sold Andy Phillip to the Fort Wayne Pistons.

December 1, 1952

 * The Baltimore Bullets sold Frank Kudelka to the Philadelphia Warriors.

December 2, 1952

 * The Syracuse Nationals sold Bill Calhoun to the Milwaukee Hawks.

December 11, 1952

 * The Philadelphia Warriors sold Ed Mikan to the Indianapolis Olympians.
 * The New York Knicks sold Ralph Polson to the Philadelphia Warriors.

January 2, 1953

 * The Milwaukee Hawks traded Don Boven, Pete Darcey and George McLeod to the Baltimore Bullets for Stan Miasek and Dave Minor.

January 14, 1953

 * The Indianapolis Olympians waived Ralph O'Brien.

January 19, 1953

 * The Fort Wayne Pistons claimed Ralph O'Brien on waivers from the Indianapolis Olympians.

January 20, 1953

 * The Philadelphia Warriors waived Frank Kudelka.
 * The Philadelphia Warriors waived Jerry Fleishman.

February 16, 1953

 * The Baltimore Bullets traded Don Boven and Fred Scolari to the Fort Wayne Pistons for Jack Kerris and Ralph O'Brien.

April 7, 1953

 * The New York Knicks signed Jerry Fleishman as a free agent.

May ?, 1953

 * The Baltimore Bullets selected Leo Barnhorst from the Indianapolis Olympians in the dispersal draft.
 * The Philadelphia Warriors selected Joe Graboski from the Indianapolis Olympians in the dispersal draft.
 * The Milwaukee Hawks selected Bob Lavoy from the Indianapolis Olympians in the dispersal draft.
 * The Milwaukee Hawks selected Bill Tosheff from the Indianapolis Olympians in the dispersal draft.
 * The Philadelphia Warriors selected Paul Walther from the Indianapolis Olympians in the dispersal draft.