Sam Williams Trade History

6 trades, 1969–1983.

1. October 12, 1969 — CHI ↔ CIN

   The Chicago Bulls traded Dave Newmark and Norm Van Lier to the Cincinnati Royals

   • Dave Newmark: CHI → CIN
   • Norm Van Lier: CHI → CIN
   • Walt Wesley: CIN → CHI

2. November 22, 1972 — CLE ↔ PHO

   The Cleveland Cavaliers traded Walt Wesley to the Phoenix Suns for a 1973 2nd ro

   • Walt Wesley: CLE → PHO
   • Allan Hornyak: PHO → CLE

3. October 9, 1973 — CAP ↔ PHO

   The Capital Bullets traded a 1974 3rd round draft pick ( Earl Williams was later

   • 1975 draft pick (Earl Williams was later selected): CAP → PHO — became Earl Williams
   • 1978 draft pick (Bayard Forrest was later selected): CAP → PHO — became Bayard Forrest
   • Walt Wesley: PHO → CAP

4. June 16, 1975 — MIL ↔ LAL

   The Milwaukee Bucks traded Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Walt Wesley to the Los Angeles Lakers for Elmore Smith, Brian Winters, Dave Meyers, and Junior Bridgeman.

   • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: MIL → LAL
   • Walt Wesley: MIL → LAL
   • Elmore Smith: LAL → MIL
   • Brian Winters: LAL → MIL
   • Dave Meyers: LAL → MIL
   • Junior Bridgeman: LAL → MIL

5. June 10, 1980 — GSW ↔ WSB

   The Golden State Warriors traded Jeff Ruland to the Washington Bullets for a 198

   • 1982 draft pick (Jeff Ruland was later selected): GSW → WSB — became Jeff Ruland
   • Sam Williams: WSB → GSW

6. November 12, 1983 — GSW ↔ PHI

   The Golden State Warriors traded Sam Williams to the Philadelphia 76ers for a 19

   • Sam Williams: GSW → PHI
   • 1985 draft pick (Gary Plummer was later selected): PHI → GSW — became Gary Plummer

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