This is a list of all personnel changes for the 2012 NBA off-season and
2012–13 NBA season
The 2012–13 NBA season was the 67th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on October 30, 2012, when the 2011–12 NBA champions Miami Heat started the season by hosting the Boston Celtics. The 2013 NBA A ...
.
Retirement
Front office movements
Head coach changes
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General manager changes
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Player movement
The following is a list of player movement via free agency and trades.
Trades
Free agency
Free agency
In professional sports, a free agent is a player or manager who is eligible to sign with other clubs or franchises; i.e., not under contract to any specific team. The term is also used in reference to a player who is under a contract at present ...
negotiation started on July 1, 2012, with players being able to sign starting July 11, after the
July moratorium
The NBA salary cap is the limit to the total amount of money that National Basketball Association (NBA) teams are allowed to pay their players. Like the other major professional sports leagues in North America, the NBA has a salary cap to control ...
ended.
All players are unrestricted free agents unless indicated otherwise. A
restricted free agent
A restricted free agent (RFA) is a type of free agent in some sports leagues, such as the National Football League (NFL), National Hockey League (NHL), and National Basketball Association (NBA). Such players have special restrictions on the term ...
's team has the right to keep the player by matching an offer sheet the player signs with another team.
Released
Waived
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* * Released under the
amnesty clause in the CBA, which gives teams a one-time option to waive a player's remaining contract from the salary cap.
Training camp cuts
''All players listed did not make the final roster.''
D-League assignments
Each NBA team can assign players with two years or less of experience to its affiliated
NBA Development League
The NBA G League, or simply the G League, is a professional basketball league in North America that serves as the developmental league of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The league comprises 31 teams; as of the 2024–25 season, ...
team. Players with more than two years of experience may be assigned to the D-League with the players' consent.
"2012–13 NBA D-League Assignments"
. ''NBA D-League.com''. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
;Note
*Numbers in parentheses indicates the number of assignments a player has received during the season.
Going overseas
Draft
2012 NBA draft
The 2012 NBA draft
The 2012 NBA draft was held on June 28, 2012, at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The draft started at 7:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time (2300 UTC), and was broadcast in the United States on ESPN. In this draft, National Basketball A ...
was held on June 28, 2012, at Prudential Center
Prudential Center is a multipurpose indoor arena in the central business district of Newark, New Jersey, United States. Opened in 2007, it is the home of the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL), the New York Sirens of the Pro ...
in Newark, New Jersey
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.
First round
Second round
Previous years' draftees
Notes
References
External links
2012–13 season transactions
at NBA.com
2012 Free Agent Tracker
at NBA.com
NBA Transactions
at ESPN.com
at NBA.com
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Transactions
2012-13