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This is a list of all personnel changes for the 1955 NBA off-season and 1955–56 NBA season.
Events
September 30, 1955
- The Fort Wayne Pistons traded Monk Meineke to the Rochester Royals for Odie Spears.
October 25, 1955
- The Rochester Royals signed Connie Simmons as a free agent.
October 26, 1955
- The Rochester Royals sold Arnie Risen to the Boston Celtics.
November 28, 1955
- The Minneapolis Lakers sold Jim Holstein to the Fort Wayne Pistons.
December 3, 1955
- The Philadelphia Warriors sold Bob Schafer to the St. Louis Hawks.
December 16, 1955
The Fort Wayne Pistons sold Johnny Horan to the Minneapolis Lakers.
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- The Fort Wayne Pistons signed Alex Hannum as a free agent.
January ?, 1956
- The St. Louis Hawks released Chuck Cooper.
- The Fort Wayne Pistons signed Chuck Cooper as a free agent.
January 27, 1956
- Joe Lapchick resigns as head coach for New York Knicks.
February 9, 1956
- The New York Knicks hired Vince Boryla as head coach.
April 30, 1956
- The Boston Celtics traded Cliff Hagan and Ed Macauley to the St. Louis Hawks for Bill Russell.
- The New York Knicks traded Gene Shue to the Fort Wayne Pistons for Ron Sobie.
References
Notes
- Number of years played in the NBA prior to the draft
- Career with the franchise that drafted the player
- Never played a game for the franchise
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