Search Results
| Date | Team | Acquired | Relinquished | Notes |
| 1977-08-20 | Rockets | • Ed Thompson | waived | |
| 1977-08-20 | Rockets | • Louis Dunbar | waived | |
| 1977-08-20 | Rockets | • Rocky Smith | waived | |
| 1977-08-20 | Rockets | • Willie Hodge | waived | |
| 1977-08-30 | Rockets | • Rick Mount | signed free agent | |
| 1977-09-08 | Rockets | • Eugene Kennedy / Gene Kennedy / Goo Kennedy | waived | |
| 1977-09-20 | Rockets | • Larry Costello | hired as chief scout | |
| 1977-09-29 | Rockets | • Charles Kupec / C.J. Kupec | signed free agent / claimed off waivers (from Lakers) | |
| 1977-10-03 | Rockets | • Phil Bond | waived | |
| 1977-10-11 | Rockets | • Phil Bond | signed free agent | |
| 1977-10-18 | Rockets | • John Johnson (Howard Getty) | Johnson returned from Celtics (after having been previously traded to Celtics) by commissioner Larry O'Brien | |
| 1977-10-22 | Rockets | • 1979 second round pick (#42-Paul Mokeski) • 1980 second round pick (#43-Billy Williams) |
• John Johnson (Howard Getty) | trade with Sonics |
| 1977-11-14 | Rockets | • Phil Bond | waived | |
| 1977-12-05 | Rockets | • Robin Jones | waived | |
| 1977-12-16 | Rockets | • Ron Behagen | • 1978 second round pick (#25-Rick Wilson) • 1979 second round pick (#38-Larry Wilson) |
trade with Hawks |
| 1977-12-22 | Rockets | • rights to Alonzo Bradley | • Ron Behagen | trade with Pacers |
| 1977-12-25 | Rockets | • Alonzo Bradley | signed second round pick | |
| 1978-02-10 | Rockets | • Larry Moffett | waived | |
| 1978-03-02 | Rockets | • Zaid Abdul-Aziz / Don Smith | signed free agent | |
| 1978-03-10 | Rockets | • Larry Moffett | waived | |
| 1978-03-10 | Rockets | • Mike Dunleavy (Sr.) | signed free agent | |
| 1978-05-11 | Rockets | • Jacky Dorsey | signed free agent | |
| 1978-06-08 | Rockets | • Tom Barker / Tommy Barker | signed free agent | |
| 1978-06-09 | Rockets | • Kevin Kunnert | lost free agent (to Celtics) | |
| 1978-06-09 | Rockets | • Charles Matheney / Buster Matheney | 1978 NBA draft second round pick (#28 overall) |