List of 1961–62 NBA season transactions
# List of 1961–62 NBA season transactions

These are the list of personnel changes in the NBA from the 1961–62 NBA season.

## Events

### August ?, 1961

* The Cincinnati Royals sold Mike Farmer to the St. Louis Hawks. Farmer played in the ABL in between.

### August 2, 1961

* The Philadelphia Warriors hired Frank McGuire as head coach.

### August 19, 1961

* The Philadelphia Warriors traded Joe Graboski to the St. Louis Hawks for Frank Radovich, Bob McDonald and cash.

### September 12, 1961

* Dick Garmaker retired from the New York Knicks.

### October 3, 1961

* The Detroit Pistons signed George Patterson as a free agent.

### October 31, 1961

* The New York Knicks signed Doug Kistler as a free agent.

### November 18, 1961

* The St. Louis Hawks fired Paul Seymour as head coach.

### November 20, 1961

* The St. Louis Hawks hired Andrew Levane as head coach.

### November 21, 1961

* The St. Louis Hawks traded Joe Graboski, Si Green and Woody Sauldsberry to the Chicago Packers for Barney Cable and Archie Dees.

### November 29, 1961

* The Chicago Packers sold Vern Hatton to the Philadelphia Warriors.
* The Chicago Packers waived York Larese.

### November 30, 1961

* The Philadelphia Warriors sold Vern Hatton to the St. Louis Hawks.
* The Philadelphia Warriors signed York Larese as a free agent.

### December ?, 1961

* The Philadelphia Warriors sold Bob McNeill to the Los Angeles Lakers.
* The Los Angeles Lakers sold Bob Sims to the St. Louis Hawks.

### December 1, 1961

* The Detroit Pistons sold Shellie McMillon to the St. Louis Hawks.

### December 10, 1961

* The New York Knicks waived Doug Kistler.

### December 11, 1961

* The Boston Celtics sold Al Butler to the New York Knicks.

### December 28, 1961

* The Chicago Packers sold Joe Graboski to the Syracuse Nationals.

### March 6, 1962

* The St. Louis Hawks signed Stacey Arceneaux as a free agent.

### March 7, 1962

* The St. Louis Hawks reassigned Head Coach Andrew Levane.

### March 9, 1962

* The St. Louis Hawks appointed Bob Pettit as head coach.

### March 13, 1962

* The St. Louis Hawks hired Harry Gallatin as head coach.

### June ?, 1962

* The St. Louis Hawks sold Clyde Lovellette to the Boston Celtics.

### June 12, 1962

* The Chicago Packers fired Jim Pollard as head coach.

### June 13, 1962

* The St. Louis Hawks waived Bob Sims.
* The St. Louis Hawks waived Stacey Arceneaux.

### June 14, 1962

* The St. Louis Hawks traded Al Ferrari and Shellie McMillon to the Chicago Packers for Bill Bridges and Ralph Davis.

### June 26, 1962

* The Chicago Packers signed Ralph Wells as a free agent.

### July 24, 1962

* The Chicago Zephyrs hired Jack McMahon as head coach.
