June 26 1985 Signed free agent Wallace Bryant to a 2 year contract. 1990 Traded Bill Wennington, Indiana's 1st round draft pick, and Dallas' 1st round draft pick to Sacramento for Rodney McCray, Sacramento's 1990 2nd round draft pick, and Washington's 1991 2nd round draft pick. 1991 The NBA draft occurred. Dallas selected: Round Pick Player 1st 6 Doug Smith 2nd 33 Donald Hodge 2nd 35 Mike Iuzzolino 1996 Named Butch Beard as an assistant coach. 1996 The NBA draft occurred. Dallas selected: Round Pick Player 1st 9 Samaki Walker 2nd 34 Shawn Harvey 2nd 58 Darnell Robinson 2002 The NBA draft occurred. Dallas selected: Round Pick Player 2nd 55 Mladen Sekularac 2003 The NBA draft occurred. Dallas selected: Round Pick Player 1st 29 Josh Howard 2nd 55 Xue Yuyang 2003 Draft day trade: Traded the rights to 2nd round draft pick (#57) Xue Yuyang to Denver for a 2004 2nd round draft pick. 2008 The NBA draft occurred. Dallas selected: Round Pick Player 2nd 51 Shan Foster 2014 The NBA draft occurred. Dallas did not have any picks (having traded them on 6/25/14) and did not make any draft day trades - only the 2nd time in team history that Dallas made no moves on draft day (also in 2005).