Search Results
| Date | Team | Acquired | Relinquished | Notes |
| 1982-10-20 | Rockets | • Larry Spriggs | waived | |
| 1982-10-22 | Rockets | • Chuck Nevitt | waived | |
| 1982-10-26 | Rockets | • Jawann Oldham | waived | |
| 1982-11-10 | Rockets | • James Bailey | • 1983 second round pick (#44-Horace Owens) • 1985 second round pick (#36-Yvon Joseph) |
trade with Nets |
| 1982-11-12 | Rockets | • Calvin Garrett | waived | |
| 1983-04-04 | Rockets | • Billy Paultz | waived | |
| 1983-04-22 | Rockets | • Del Harris | resigned as head coach | |
| 1983-06-01 | Rockets | • Bill Fitch | hired as head coach | |
| 1983-06-01 | Rockets | • Chuck Nevitt | signed free agent | |
| 1983-06-28 | Rockets | • Ralph Sampson | 1983 NBA draft first round pick (#1 overall) | |
| 1983-06-28 | Rockets | • Rodney McCray | 1983 NBA draft first round pick (#3 overall) | |
| 1983-06-28 | Rockets | • Craig Ehlo | 1983 NBA draft third round pick (#48 overall) | |
| 1983-06-28 | Rockets | • Darrell Browder | 1983 NBA draft fourth round pick (#71 overall) | |
| 1983-06-28 | Rockets | • Chuck Barnett | 1983 NBA draft fifth round pick (#94 overall) | |
| 1983-06-28 | Rockets | • Jim Stack | 1983 NBA draft sixth round pick (#117 overall) | |
| 1983-06-28 | Rockets | • Brian Kellerman | 1983 NBA draft seventh round pick (#140 overall) | |
| 1983-06-28 | Rockets | • Jeff Bolding | 1983 NBA draft eighth round pick (#163 overall) | |
| 1983-06-28 | Rockets | • James Campbell | 1983 NBA draft ninth round pick (#185 overall) | |
| 1983-06-28 | Rockets | • Darrell Johnson | 1983 NBA draft tenth round pick (#207 overall) (ruled ineligible) | |
| 1983-08-29 | Rockets | • Lewis Lloyd | signed veteran free agent | |
| 1983-08-29 | Rockets | • Warriors agreed not to exercise their right of first refusal on free agent Lewis Lloyd | • 1985 second round pick (#42-Bobby Lee Hurt) | trade with Warriors |
| 1983-09-30 | Rockets | lost free agent (to Bucks) | ||
| 1983-09-30 | Rockets | • Tom Henderson | re-signed | |
| 1983-09-30 | Rockets | • Phil Ford | signed free agent (from Bucks) | |
| 1983-10-01 | Rockets | • James Ray (b) | • conditional future considerations (?) | trade with Nuggets |