List of 1984–85 NBA season transactions

This is a list of all transactions occurring in the 1984-85 NBA season.

July ?, 1984

 * The San Antonio Spurs waived Brant Weidner.

July 10, 1984

 * The Kansas City Kings waived Dave Robisch.

July 11, 1984

 * The Atlanta Hawks signed Walker Russell as a free agent.

July 25, 1984

 * The Denver Nuggets waived Anthony Roberts.
 * The Portland Trail Blazers signed Tom Scheffler as a free agent.

July 26, 1984

 * The Cleveland Cavaliers hired George Karl as head coach.

August ?, 1984

 * The New York Knicks signed Ron Cavenall as a free agent.

August 1, 1984

 * The New York Knicks signed Clinton Wheeler as a free agent.

August 3, 1984

 * The Denver Nuggets signed Elston Turner as a veteran free agent and sent Howard Carter to the Dallas Mavericks as compensation.

August 8, 1984

 * The Atlanta Hawks traded Johnny Davis to the Cleveland Cavaliers for John Garris and Stewart Granger.

August 10, 1984

 * The Houston Rockets traded Caldwell Jones to the Chicago Bulls for Mitchell Wiggins, a 1985 2nd round draft pick (Tyrone Corbin was later selected) and a 1985 3rd round draft pick (Michael Payne was later selected).

August 24, 1984

 * The New York Knicks waived Clinton Wheeler.

September ?, 1984

 * The Cleveland Cavaliers signed Dale Wilkinson as a free agent.
 * The Utah Jazz waived Jim Rowinski.

September 7, 1984

 * The Golden State Warriors signed Chuck Aleksinas as a free agent.

September 9, 1984

 * The Golden State Warriors signed Peter Thibeaux as a free agent.

September 11, 1984

 * The San Antonio Spurs waived Charles Jones.

September 14, 1984

 * The Chicago Bulls traded Wallace Bryant to the Dallas Mavericks for a 1986 2nd round draft pick (Rafael Addison was later selected).
 * The Philadelphia 76ers traded Leo Rautins to the Indiana Pacers for a 1987 3rd round draft pick (Hansi Gnad was later selected).

September 15, 1984

 * The Los Angeles Lakers signed Chuck Nevitt as a free agent.

September 17, 1984

 * The Indiana Pacers traded Kevin McKenna to the Houston Rockets for a 1985 5th round draft pick (Ivan Daniels was later selected).

September 20, 1984

 * The Chicago Bulls signed Charles Jones as a free agent.

September 21, 1984

 * The Seattle SuperSonics signed John Schweitz as a free agent.

September 23, 1984

 * The Seattle SuperSonics signed Frank Brickowski as a free agent.

September 24, 1984

 * Bob Lanier retired from the Milwaukee Bucks
 * The Phoenix Suns signed Mike Holton as a free agent.
 * The Seattle SuperSonics waived Steve Hayes.

September 25, 1984

 * The Washington Bullets traded Bryan Warrick to the Los Angeles Clippers for a 1985 3rd round draft pick (Ken Perry was later selected).

September 26, 1984

 * The Portland Trail Blazers waived Tom Piotrowski.
 * The Houston Rockets signed Lionel Hollins as a veteran free agent.

September 27, 1984

 * The Washington Bullets signed Dudley Bradley as a free agent.
 * The New Jersey Nets signed George Johnson as a veteran free agent.
 * The Cleveland Cavaliers signed Robert Smith as a free agent.
 * The Chicago Bulls signed Dirk Minniefield as a free agent.

September 28, 1984
The Indiana Pacers signed Tony Brown as a free agent.
 * The Utah Jazz signed Billy Paultz as a veteran free agent and sent a 1985 3rd round draft pick (Sedric Toney was later selected) to the Atlanta Hawks as compensation.
 * The Detroit Pistons signed Bobby Cattage as a free agent.

September 29, 1984

 * The New York Knicks traded Campy Russell to the Cleveland Cavaliers for a 1985 2nd round draft pick. The 2nd round draft pick was contingent upon Russell being on Cleveland's roster on December 1, 1984 but he was waived on November 5, 1984.
 * The Milwaukee Bucks traded Junior Bridgeman, Harvey Catchings, Marques Johnson and cash to the Los Angeles Clippers for Terry Cummings, Craig Hodges and Ricky Pierce.

October 4, 1984

 * The Houston Rockets traded James Bailey and a 1985 2nd round draft pick (Tyrone Corbin was later selected) to the San Antonio Spurs for John Lucas and a 1985 3rd round draft pick (Sam Mitchell was later selected).
 * The Indiana Pacers waived Sidney Lowe.

October 8, 1984

 * The Detroit Pistons waived Jerome Henderson.
 * The Kansas City Kings waived Carl Henry.

October 10, 1984

 * The Philadelphia 76ers waived Butch Graves.
 * The Phoenix Suns waived Michael Young.

October 11, 1984

 * The Utah Jazz waived Jerry Eaves.

October 12, 1984

 * The Detroit Pistons signed Sidney Lowe as a free agent.
 * The Milwaukee Bucks signed Butch Graves as a free agent.

October 15, 1984

 * The Atlanta Hawks signed Leo Rautins as a free agent.
 * The Atlanta Hawks signed Jerry Eaves as a free agent.
 * The Kansas City Kings waived Larry Micheaux.
 * The Indiana Pacers waived Brook Steppe.
 * The Golden State Warriors waived Pace Mannion.
 * The San Antonio Spurs waived Joe Binion.

October 16, 1984

 * The Boston Celtics traded Gerald Henderson to the Seattle SuperSonics for a 1986 1st round draft pick (Len Bias was later selected).

October 17, 1984

 * The Milwaukee Bucks signed Larry Micheaux as a free agent.

October 18, 1984

 * The Detroit Pistons waived Bobby Cattage.

October 19, 1984

 * The Indiana Pacers traded Butch Carter to the New York Knicks for a 1985 2nd round draft pick (Dwayne McClain was later selected).

October 22, 1984

 * The Dallas Mavericks traded Bill Garnett and Terence Stansbury to the Indiana Pacers for a 1990 1st round draft pick (Travis Mays was later selected).
 * The Cleveland Cavaliers waived Dale Wilkinson.
 * The Milwaukee Bucks waived Butch Graves.
 * The Chicago Bulls waived Dirk Minniefield.

October 23, 1984

 * The Portland Trail Blazers waived Pete Verhoeven.
 * The Dallas Mavericks waived Mark West.
 * The Houston Rockets waived Major Jones.
 * The Houston Rockets waived Terry Teagle.
 * The Houston Rockets waived Kevin McKenna.
 * The Golden State Warriors waived Chris Engler.
 * The Golden State Warriors waived Don Collins.
 * The Milwaukee Bucks waived McKinley Singleton.
 * The Detroit Pistons waived Ray Tolbert.

October 24, 1984

 * The Detroit Pistons signed Dale Wilkinson as a free agent.
 * The San Antonio Spurs traded James Bailey to the New York Knicks for a 1986 3rd round draft pick (Forrest McKenzie was later selected).
 * The Utah Jazz waived David Pope.
 * The Indiana Pacers waived Kenton Edelin.

October 25, 1984

 * The Washington Bullets waived Joe Kopicki.
 * The Boston Celtics waived Michael Young.

October 26, 1984

 * The Chicago Bulls signed Wes Matthews as a free agent.

October 29, 1984

 * The Los Angeles Clippers traded Hank McDowell to the Houston Rockets for a 1985 3rd round draft pick (Ken Perry was later selected).

October 31, 1984

 * The Denver Nuggets signed Joe Kopicki as a free agent.
 * The Atlanta Hawks waived Jerry Eaves.

November 2, 1984

 * The Kansas City Kings signed Pete Verhoeven as a free agent.

November 5, 1984

 * The Atlanta Hawks waived Leo Rautins.
 * The Milwaukee Bucks waived Lorenzo Romar.
 * The Cleveland Cavaliers waived Campy Russell.

November 6, 1984

 * The Milwaukee Bucks signed Mark West as a free agent.
 * The Washington Bullets waived Charles Davis.
 * The Los Angeles Lakers waived Chuck Nevitt.
 * The Detroit Pistons waived Dale Wilkinson.

November 7, 1984

 * The Detroit Pistons signed Major Jones as a free agent.
 * The Detroit Pistons signed Terry Teagle as a free agent.

November 8, 1984

 * The Detroit Pistons signed Lorenzo Romar as a free agent.
 * The Utah Jazz waived Kenny Natt.

November 9, 1984

 * The Indiana Pacers waived Ralph Jackson.

November 11, 1984

 * The Milwaukee Bucks signed Charles Davis as a free agent.
 * The Detroit Pistons waived Sidney Lowe.

November 12, 1984

 * The Milwaukee Bucks waived Mark West.

November 13, 1984

 * The Seattle SuperSonics waived Scooter McCray.

November 14, 1984

 * The New Jersey Nets signed Tom LaGarde as a free agent.

November 16, 1984

 * The Cleveland Cavaliers claimed Michael Wilson on waivers from the Washington Bullets.
 * The Chicago Bulls waived Ronnie Lester.
 * The Chicago Bulls waived Charles Jones.

November 18, 1984

 * Jack McKinney resigns as head coach for the Kansas City Kings.
 * The Kansas City Kings hired Phil Johnson as head coach.

November 20, 1984

 * The Detroit Pistons waived Terry Teagle.

November 23, 1984

 * The Cleveland Cavaliers signed Mark West as a free agent.

November 24, 1984

 * The Detroit Pistons signed Brook Steppe as a free agent.

November 26, 1984

 * The Cleveland Cavaliers waived Robert Smith.

November 27, 1984

 * The Detroit Pistons waived Lorenzo Romar.
 * The Phoenix Suns signed Michael Young as a free agent.

November 28, 1984

 * The Los Angeles Lakers signed Ronnie Lester as a free agent.
 * The Atlanta Hawks signed Sidney Lowe as a free agent.

November 29, 1984

 * The Detroit Pistons waived David Thirdkill.

December 5, 1984

 * The San Antonio Spurs waived Ron Brewer.

December 6, 1984

 * The Kansas City Kings waived Dane Suttle.

December 7, 1984

 * The Cleveland Cavaliers waived Geoff Huston.

December 8, 1984

 * The Kansas City Kings signed David Pope as a free agent.

December 10, 1984

 * The Utah Jazz waived John Drew.
 * The New Jersey Nets signed Kevin McKenna as a free agent.

December 11, 1984

 * The Kansas City Kings traded Billy Knight to the San Antonio Spurs for Mark McNamara.

December 14, 1984

 * The Cleveland Cavaliers traded Jeff Cook to the San Antonio Spurs for Edgar Jones and cash.
 * The Kansas City Kings signed Kenny Natt as a free agent.
 * The Cleveland Cavaliers waived Michael Wilson.

December 15, 1984

 * The Philadelphia 76ers signed George Johnson as a veteran free agent and sent a 1989 2nd round draft pick (Reggie Cross was later selected) to the Indiana Pacers as compensation.
 * The Philadelphia 76ers traded Marc Iavaroni to the San Antonio Spurs for a 1986 3rd round draft pick (Keith Colbert was later selected).

December 17, 1984

 * The Dallas Mavericks waived Howard Carter.
 * The Kansas City Kings waived Kenny Natt.
 * The Milwaukee Bucks waived Larry Micheaux.

December 18, 1984

 * The Houston Rockets waived Phil Ford.
 * The New Jersey Nets waived Tom LaGarde.
 * The San Antonio Spurs traded Fred Roberts to the Utah Jazz for a 1986 2nd round draft pick (Lemone Lampley was later selected) and a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Jeff Moe was later selected).
 * The Atlanta Hawks waived Sidney Lowe.
 * The Atlanta Hawks waived Walker Russell.

December 19, 1984

 * The Kansas City Kings signed Kenny Natt to a 10-day contract.

December 20, 1984

 * The Atlanta Hawks signed Sidney Lowe to the first of two 10-day contracts.
 * The Cleveland Cavaliers signed Kevin Williams as a free agent.

December 22, 1984

 * The New Jersey Nets signed Chris Engler as a free agent.
 * The Utah Jazz signed Pace Mannion as a free agent.

December 26, 1984

 * The New Jersey Nets signed Michael Wilson as a free agent.

December 28, 1984

 * The Houston Rockets signed Larry Micheaux as a free agent.

January 10, 1985

 * The Cleveland Cavaliers signed Butch Graves to the first of two 10-day contracts.
 * The Indiana Pacers signed Kenton Edelin to a 10-day contract.

January 14, 1985

 * The Chicago Bulls signed Chris Engler to the first of two 10-day contracts.

February 12, 1985

 * The Milwaukee Bucks signed David Thirdkill to the first of two 10-day contracts.
 * The Cleveland Cavaliers traded Paul Thompson to the Milwaukee Bucks for a 1985 2nd round draft pick (Hot Rod Williams was later selected) and a 1987 2nd round draft pick (Kannard Johnson was later selected).

February 14, 1985

 * The Washington Bullets signed Charles Jones as a free agent.
 * The Atlanta Hawks waived Stewart Granger.

February 18, 1985

 * The Los Angeles Clippers signed Chris Engler to a 10-day contract.

February 21, 1985

 * The Boston Celtics signed Ray Williams as a veteran free agent and sent a 1985 2nd round draft pick (Gerald Wilkins was later selected) and a 1986 2nd round draft pick (Michael Jackson was later selected) to the New York Knicks as compensation.

February 27, 1985

 * The Kansas City Kings signed Ed Nealy as a free agent.

March 5, 1985

 * The Los Angeles Lakers signed Chuck Nevitt as a free agent.

March 6, 1985

 * The Milwaukee Bucks waived David Thirdkill.

March 8, 1985

 * The Los Angeles Clippers waived Bryan Warrick.

March 10, 1985

 * The Los Angeles Clippers signed Franklin Edwards as a veteran free agent.
 * The Los Angeles Clippers signed Dale Wilkinson as a free agent.

March 11, 1985

 * The Golden State Warriors signed Terry Teagle as a free agent.

March 13, 1985

 * The Washington Bullets signed Don Collins as a free agent.

March 19, 1985

 * The Philadelphia 76ers signed Steve Hayes as a free agent.

March 21, 1985

 * The New Jersey Nets signed Ron Brewer as a free agent.

March 25, 1985

 * The Indiana Pacers signed Greg Kelser as a veteran free agent.

March 29, 1985

 * The Indiana Pacers signed Kenton Edelin as a free agent.

April 2, 1985

 * The Milwaukee Bucks signed Chris Engler as a free agent.

April 7, 1985

 * The Philadelphia 76ers waived Steve Hayes.

April 9, 1985

 * The San Antonio Spurs signed David Thirdkill as a free agent.

April 11, 1985

 * The Seattle SuperSonics signed Joe Cooper to a contract for the rest of the season.

April 12, 1985
The San Antonio Spurs signed Linton Townes as a free agent.

April 25, 1985
The Seattle SuperSonics fired Lenny Wilkens as head coach.

May 1, 1985
The Washington Bullets waived Don Collins.
 * The Dallas Mavericks traded a 1985 1st round draft pick (Sam Vincent was later selected) to the Boston Celtics for a 1985 1st round draft pick (Terry Porter was later selected) and a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Jose Vargas was later selected).

May 8, 1985

 * The Dallas Mavericks waived Tom Sluby.

May 23, 1985

 * The Utah Jazz signed Steve Hayes as a free agent.

May 25, 1985

 * The Chicago Bulls fired Kevin Loughery as head coach.

May 28, 1985

 * Billy Cunningham resigns as head coach for Philadelphia 76ers.

June 6, 1985

 * The Detroit Pistons signed Jerome Henderson as a free agent.

June 13, 1985

 * Stan Albeck resigns as head coach for the New Jersey Nets.

June 14, 1985

 * The Philadelphia 76ers hired Matt Guokas as head coach.
 * The Portland Trail Blazers traded Bernard Thompson to the Phoenix Suns for a 1987 2nd round draft pick (Nikita Wilson was later selected).

June 17, 1985

 * The Chicago Bulls hired Stan Albeck as head coach.
 * The Washington Bullets traded Greg Ballard to the Golden State Warriors for a 1985 2nd round draft pick (Manute Bol was later selected) and a 1987 2nd round draft pick (Duane Washington was later selected).
 * The Washington Bullets traded Mike Gibson and Rick Mahorn to the Detroit Pistons for Dan Roundfield.

June 18, 1985

 * The San Antonio Spurs traded Gene Banks to the Chicago Bulls for Steve Johnson and a 1985 2nd round draft pick (Mike Brittain was later selected).
 * The Chicago Bulls traded Keith Lee and Ennis Whatley to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Charles Oakley and Calvin Duncan.
 * The Portland Trail Blazers traded Mike Smrek to the Chicago Bulls for Ben Coleman and Ken Johnson.

June 19, 1985

 * The San Antonio Spurs waived Billy Knight.

June 25, 1985

 * The Seattle SuperSonics hired Bernie Bickerstaff as head coach.