Search Results
| Date | Team | Acquired | Relinquished | Notes |
| 1996-01-16 | Suns | • Paul Westphal | fired as head coach | |
| 1996-01-16 | Suns | • Lowell Fitzsimmons / Cotton Fitzsimmons | hired as head coach | |
| 1996-01-18 | Suns | • David Wood | signed free agent to a 10-day contract (under special hardship rule due to numerous Suns injuries) | |
| 1996-01-28 | Suns | • David Wood | contract expired | |
| 1996-01-31 | Suns | • Stefano Rusconi | waived | |
| 1996-02-22 | Suns | • Terrence Rencher | • Tony Smith (Anton) | trade with Heat |
| 1996-05-30 | Suns | • Danny Ainge | hired as assistant coach & future head coach | |
| 1996-06-02 | Suns | • Danny Ainge | hired as assistant coach | |
| 1996-06-26 | Suns | • Steve Nash | 1996 NBA draft first round pick (#15 overall) | |
| 1996-06-26 | Suns | • Ben Davis | 1996 NBA draft second round pick (#43 overall) | |
| 1996-06-26 | Suns | • Russ Millard | 1996 NBA draft second round pick (#39 overall) | |
| 1996-07-01 | Suns | • Chris Carr (Dean) | player became a free agent | |
| 1996-07-12 | Suns | • John Coker | re-signed free agent to a 2-year contract | |
| 1996-07-24 | Suns | • Steve Nash | signed first round pick to a 3-year, $3.2M contract | |
| 1996-08-13 | Suns | • Russ Millard | signed with an Italian league team in Varese | |
| 1996-08-14 | Suns | • Evric Gray | signed free agent to a 1-year contract | |
| 1996-08-19 | Suns | • Robert Horry • Sam Cassell • Chucky Brown • Mark Bryant |
• Charles Barkley • 1999 second round pick (#44-Tyrone Washington) |
trade with Rockets |
| 1996-09-25 | Suns | • Ben Davis | signed second round pick | |
| 1996-09-25 | Suns | • Marty Conlon • first round pick (protected top 13 in 1997, top 10 in 1998, unprotected in 1999) (1999 #18-James Posey) |
• Elliot Perry | trade with Bucks |
| 1996-10-02 | Suns | • Brian Green | signed free agent | |
| 1996-10-11 | Suns | • Rex Chapman | signed free agent to a 1-year contract | |
| 1996-10-22 | Suns | • Brian Green | waived | |
| 1996-10-22 | Suns | • Evric Gray | waived | |
| 1996-10-29 | Suns | • John Coker | waived | |
| 1996-10-29 | Suns | • Mario Bennett | waived |