List of 2011–12 NBA season transactions

[351] The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allowed its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season.

[352] Chinese nationals were exempt from this rule; this allowed Yi Jianlian to return to the NBA upon the end of the lockout.

The 2011 NBA draft was held on June 23, 2011, at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

27 of the 30 first-round picks signed rookie contracts and were named in the 2010–11 season opening day roster.

21 of the 30 second-round picks also signed rookie contracts, but one of them was waived before the start of the season and became a free agent.