Search Results
| Date | Team | Acquired | Relinquished | Notes |
| 1983-06-01 | Rockets | • Bill Fitch | hired as head coach | |
| 1983-06-01 | Rockets | • Chuck Nevitt | signed free agent (date 4/2 per NBA Register) | |
| 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 (from Warriors) | |
| 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 |
| 1983-10-05 | Rockets | • Bucks agreed not to exercise right of first refusal on restricted free agent Phil Ford | • 1984 sixth round pick (#120-McKinley Singleton) • cash |
trade with Bucks |
| 1983-10-17 | Rockets | • Allen Leavell | signed to a 1-year contract | |
| 1983-10-17 | Rockets | • Robert Reid | unretired | |
| 1983-10-27 | Rockets | • Calvin Murphy | retired | |
| 1983-10-27 | Rockets | • Jeff Taylor (b. 1960-01-01) | waived | |
| 1983-11-29 | Rockets | • Chuck Nevitt | waived | |
| 1984-04-15 | Rockets | • Elvin Hayes | retired |