June 24 1981 Signed rookie Rolando Blackman to a 5 year, $1.12 million contract. 1981 Signed rookie Jay Vincent to a 4 year contract. 1992 Traded Rolando Blackman to New York for a 1st round draft pick in 1995. 1992 The NBA draft occurred. Dallas selected: Round Pick Player 1st 4 Jim Jackson 2nd 30 Sean Rooks 1995 Toronto claimed Doug Smith in the expansion draft. 1998 The NBA draft occurred. Dallas selected: Round Pick Player 1st 6 Robert Traylor 2nd 30 Ansu Sesay 2nd 35 Bruno Sundov 2nd 53 Greg Buckner 1998 Draft day trade: Traded the rights to 1st round draft pick (#6) Robert Traylor to Milwaukee for the rights to 1st round draft pick (#9) Dirk Nowitzki and rights to 1st round draft pick (#19) Pat Garrity. 1998 Draft day trade: Traded the rights to 1st round draft pick (#19) Pat Garrity, Martin Muursepp, Bubba Wells, and Dallas 1999 1st round draft pick to Phoenix for Steve Nash. 2002 Released Danny Manning. 2004 The NBA draft occurred. Dallas selected: Round Pick Player 2nd 50 Vassilis Spanoulis 2004 Draft day trade: Traded Antawn Jamison and $1 million to Washington for Jerry Stackhouse, Christian Laettner, and the rights to 1st round draft pick (#5) Devin Harris. 2004 Draft day trade: Traded a 2005 1st round draft pick to Utah for the rights to 1st round draft pick (#21) Pavel Podkolzine. 2004 Draft day trade: Traded the rights to 2nd round draft pick (#50) Vassilis Spanoulis to Houston for the rights to 2nd round draft pick (#55) Luis Flores and cash. 2009 Traded the #22 draft pick to Portland for the #24 draft pick, the #56 draft pick, and Portland's lowest 2nd round draft pick in 2010. 2010 The NBA draft occurred. Dallas selected: Round Pick Player 2nd 50 Solomon Alabi 2010 Draft day trade: Memphis traded the rights to #25 Dominique Jones to Dallas for $3 million. 2010 Draft day trade: Dallas traded the rights to #50 Solomon Alabi to Toronto for a 2013 2nd round draft pick and cash. 2015 Monta Ellis elected to opt-out of his contract and, thus, became a free agent.