Search Results
| Date | Team | Acquired | Relinquished | Notes |
| 1979-06-25 | Rockets | • Allen Leavell | 1979 NBA draft fifth round pick (#104 overall) | |
| 1979-06-25 | Rockets | • Collie Davis | 1979 NBA draft sixth round pick (#125 overall) | |
| 1979-06-25 | Rockets | • Rich Valavicius | 1979 NBA draft seventh round pick (#144 overall) | |
| 1979-06-25 | Rockets | • Delbert Watson | 1979 NBA draft eighth round pick (#162 overall) | |
| 1979-07-09 | Rockets | • Lee Johnson (a) | signed first round pick to a 3-year non-guaranteed contract | |
| 1979-07-16 | Rockets | • Moses Malone | re-signed to a 3-year contract extension through 1981-82 | |
| 1979-07-16 | Rockets | • Tom Henderson | signed veteran free agent to a 3-year contract | |
| 1979-07-16 | Rockets | • 1980 first round pick (#14-Wes Matthews (Sr.)) | sent to Bullets as compensation for veteran free agent Tom Henderson | |
| 1979-09-10 | Rockets | • Major Jones | signed free agent | |
| 1979-10-11 | Rockets | • Don Watts / Slick Watts | waived | |
| 1979-10-12 | Rockets | • 1980 second round pick (#27-John Stroud) • cash |
• Mike Newlin | trade with Nets |
| 1979-11-07 | Rockets | • Rudy White | waived | |
| 1979-11-07 | Rockets | • John Shumate | signed free agent | |
| 1979-11-12 | Rockets | • Jacky Dorsey | waived | |
| 1979-11-28 | Rockets | • Dwight Jones (Elmo) | waived | |
| 1980-01-17 | Rockets | • Billy Paultz | • John Shumate • 1980 third round pick (#60-Lavon Mercer) • cash |
trade with Spurs |
| 1980-05-28 | Rockets | • Alonzo Bradley | lost in 1980 NBA expansion draft (to Mavericks) | |
| 1980-06-10 | Rockets | • rights to Calvin Garrett | • 1982 second round pick (#38-Wayne Sappleton) | trade with Bulls |
| 1980-06-10 | Rockets | • Billy Williams | 1980 NBA draft second round pick (#43 overall) | |
| 1980-06-10 | Rockets | • John Stroud | 1980 NBA draft second round pick (#27 overall) | |
| 1980-06-10 | Rockets | • Terry Stotts | 1980 NBA draft second round pick (#38 overall) | |
| 1980-06-10 | Rockets | • Dean Hunger | 1980 NBA draft fourth round pick (#84 overall) | |
| 1980-06-10 | Rockets | • Albert Jones | 1980 NBA draft fifth round pick (#106 overall) | |
| 1980-06-10 | Rockets | • Everette Jefferson | 1980 NBA draft sixth round pick (#130 overall) | |
| 1980-06-10 | Rockets | • Joe Nehls | 1980 NBA draft seventh round pick (#152 overall) |