Search Results
| Date | Team | Acquired | Relinquished | Notes |
| 1982-11-24 | Pistons | • Jim Zoet | waived | |
| 1982-11-28 | Pistons | • Scott May | signed free agent | |
| 1982-12-20 | Pistons | • Scott May | waived | |
| 1982-12-30 | Pistons | • Jim Smith (O.) | signed free agent to a 10-day contract | |
| 1983-01-01 | Pistons | • James Wilkes | signed free agent to a 10-day contract | |
| 1983-01-10 | Pistons | • James Wilkes | contract expired | |
| 1983-01-11 | Pistons | • James Wilkes | re-signed to a second 10-day contract | |
| 1983-02-10 | Pistons | • 1984 second round pick (#32-Eric Turner) • 1985 third round pick (#60-Andre Goode) |
• Edgar Jones | trade with Spurs |
| 1983-02-12 | Pistons | • Ray Tolbert | • 1984 second round pick (#34-Tony Costner) • 1985 second round pick (#41-Lorenzo Charles) |
3-team trade with Hawks, Sonics |
| 1983-02-19 | Pistons | • Jim Johnstone | signed free agent | |
| 1983-04-18 | Pistons | • Scotty Robertson | fired as head coach | |
| 1983-05-07 | Pistons | • Tony Brown (William) | signed free agent | |
| 1983-06-01 | Pistons | • Chuck Daly | hired as head coach (date approximate) | |
| 1983-06-21 | Pistons | • Dick Harter | hired as assistant coach | |
| 1983-06-28 | Pistons | • Antoine Carr | 1983 NBA draft first round pick (#8 overall) | |
| 1983-06-28 | Pistons | • Erich Santifer | 1983 NBA draft third round pick (#55 overall) | |
| 1983-06-28 | Pistons | • Steve Bouchie | 1983 NBA draft fourth round pick (#78 overall) | |
| 1983-06-28 | Pistons | • Ken Austin | 1983 NBA draft fifth round pick (#101 overall) | |
| 1983-06-28 | Pistons | • Derek Perry | 1983 NBA draft sixth round pick (#124 overall) | |
| 1983-06-28 | Pistons | • Rob Gonzalez | 1983 NBA draft seventh round pick (#145 overall) | |
| 1983-06-28 | Pistons | • George Wenzel | 1983 NBA draft eighth round pick (#170 overall) | |
| 1983-06-28 | Pistons | • Marlow McLain | 1983 NBA draft ninth round pick (#192 overall) | |
| 1983-06-28 | Pistons | • Ike Person | 1983 NBA draft tenth round pick (#214 overall) | |
| 1983-08-10 | Pistons | • Ron Valentine | waived | |
| 1983-08-18 | Pistons | • Petur Gudmundsson | • 1984 third round pick (#65-Tim Kearney) | trade with Blazers |