James Bailey Trade History

7 trades, 1975–1987.

1. October 24, 1975 — NYK ↔ SEA

   The New York Knicks traded Gene Short and a 1979 1st round draft pick ( James Ba

   • Gene Short: NYK → SEA
   • 1980 draft pick (James Bailey was later selected): NYK → SEA — became James Bailey
   • Spencer Haywood: SEA → NYK

2. November 25, 1981 — NJN ↔ SEA

   The Seattle SuperSonics traded James Bailey to the New Jersey Nets for Ray Tolbe

   • James Bailey: SEA → NJN
   • Ray Tolbert: NJN → SEA
   • 1985 draft pick (Danny Young was later selected): NJN → SEA — became Danny Young

3. November 10, 1982 — HOU ↔ NJN

   The Houston Rockets traded a 1983 2nd round draft pick ( Horace Owens was later

   • Horace Owens: HOU → NJN
   • 1986 draft pick (Yvon Joseph was later selected): HOU → NJN — became Yvon Joseph
   • James Bailey: NJN → HOU

4. October 4, 1984 — HOU ↔ SAS

   The Houston Rockets traded James Bailey and a 1985 2nd round draft pick ( Tyrone

   • James Bailey: HOU → SAS
   • 1986 draft pick (Tyrone Corbin was later selected): HOU → SAS — became Tyrone Corbin
   • John Lucas: SAS → HOU
   • 1990 draft pick (Sam Mitchell was later selected): SAS → HOU — became Sam Mitchell

5. October 24, 1984 — NYK ↔ SAS

   The New York Knicks traded a 1986 3rd round draft pick ( Forrest McKenzie was la

   • 1987 draft pick (Forrest McKenzie was later selected): NYK → SAS — became Forrest McKenzie
   • James Bailey: SAS → NYK

6. October 8, 1987 — CLE ↔ NJN

   The Cleveland Cavaliers traded John Bagley and Keith Lee to the New Jersey Nets

   • John Bagley: CLE → NJN
   • Keith Lee: CLE → NJN
   • James Bailey: NJN → CLE
   • Darryl Dawkins: NJN → CLE

7. October 29, 1987 — CLE ↔ PHO

   The Cleveland Cavaliers traded James Bailey to the Phoenix Suns for a 1989 2nd r

   • James Bailey: CLE → PHO
   • 1990 draft pick (Greg Grant was later selected): PHO → CLE — became Greg Grant

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