Search Results
| Date | Team | Acquired | Relinquished | Notes |
| 1978-06-09 | Rockets | • Billy Ray Bates | 1978 NBA draft third round pick (#47 overall) | |
| 1978-06-09 | Rockets | • Jackie Robinson | 1978 NBA draft fourth round pick (#67 overall) | |
| 1978-06-09 | Rockets | • Joel Thompson | 1978 NBA draft fourth round pick (#69 overall) | |
| 1978-06-09 | Rockets | • Gary Goodner | 1978 NBA draft fifth round pick (#91 overall) | |
| 1978-06-09 | Rockets | • Eddie Joe Chavez | 1978 NBA draft sixth round pick (#113 overall) | |
| 1978-06-09 | Rockets | • Stan Stewart | 1978 NBA draft seventh round pick (#134 overall) | |
| 1978-06-09 | Rockets | • 1981 second round pick (#45-Ed Turner (Lee)) • cash |
received from Celtics as compensation for free agent Kevin Kunnert | |
| 1978-06-17 | Rockets | • Rick Barry | signed veteran free agent to a 2-year $1M contract | |
| 1978-06-19 | Rockets | • Charles Matheney / Buster Matheney | signed second round pick | |
| 1978-06-20 | Rockets | • Zaid Abdul-Aziz / Don Smith | waived | |
| 1978-07-26 | Rockets | • 1979 fourth round pick (#76-Sammy Drummer) | • Charles Kupec / C.J. Kupec | trade with Bucks |
| 1978-09-05 | Rockets | • John Lucas Jr. • $100K cash |
sent to Warriors as compensation for veteran free agent Rick Barry | |
| 1978-09-21 | Rockets | • Don Watts / Slick Watts | • 1981 first round pick (#13-Danny Schayes) | trade with Jazz |
| 1978-10-11 | Rockets | • Jackie Robinson | waived | |
| 1978-11-14 | Rockets | • E.C. Coleman | signed free agent to a 1-year contract | |
| 1978-11-26 | Rockets | • E.C. Coleman | waived | |
| 1978-12-15 | Rockets | • Tom Barker / Tommy Barker | waived | |
| 1979-03-01 | Rockets | • Mike Dunleavy (Sr.) | re-signed to a multi-year contract | |
| 1979-05-25 | Rockets | • group headed by George Maloof | team purchased by partership group headed by Maloof | |
| 1979-06-07 | Rockets | • Del Harris | hired as head coach; signed to a 1-year contract | |
| 1979-06-25 | Rockets | • Lee Johnson (a) | 1979 NBA draft first round pick (#17 overall) | |
| 1979-06-25 | Rockets | • Paul Mokeski | 1979 NBA draft second round pick (#42 overall) | |
| 1979-06-25 | Rockets | • Ricardo Brown | 1979 NBA draft third round pick (#59 overall) | |
| 1979-06-25 | Rockets | • Lionel Green | 1979 NBA draft fourth round pick (#80 overall) | |
| 1979-06-25 | Rockets | • Sammy Drummer | 1979 NBA draft fourth round pick (#76 overall) |