June 23 1986 Traded Dale Ellis to Seattle for Al Wood. 1988 Sent the 1988 1st round draft pick (#20) to Miami in exchange for Miami agreeing to select the rights to Arvid Kramer in the expansion draft, bypassing Steve Alford, Uwe Blab, and Bill Wennington, who were available for the expansion teams to select in the expansion draft. Dallas obtained the rights to Kramer in the 1980 expansion draft. 2008 Team USA named Jason Kidd to the 2008 team that will compete in the Beijing Summer Olympics. Dallas trainer Casey Smith is one of two trainers for the team. 2011 The NBA draft occurred. Dallas selected: Round Pick Player 1st 26 Jordan Hamilton 2nd 57 Tnaguy Ngombo 2011 Draft day trade: In a 3 team traded, Dallas traded away the rights to #26 Jordan Hamilton and the rights to #57 Tnaguy Ngombo and received Rudy Fernandez and the rights to 2007 #30 draft pick Petteri Koponen; Denver traded away Raymond Felton and received Andre Miller, the rights to #26 Jordan Hamilton, and a future Portland 2nd round draft pick; and Portland traded away Rudy Fernandez, Andre Miller, the rights to 2007 #30 draft pick Petteri Koponen, and a future 2nd round draft pick and received Raymond Felton and the rights to #57 Tnaguy Ngombo