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Dallas had the eighth pick in the 1985 NBA Draft — again due to a trade with the Cavaliers — and drafted German-born forward Detlef Schrempf out of Washington.

He would show flashes of brilliance in his three-plus seasons with the team, but it was not until he was traded to the Indiana Pacers that he displayed his full potential.

The Mavericks also traded center Kurt Nimphius to the Los Angeles Clippers for center James Donaldson, who would play for the Mavericks until halfway through the 1991 – 92 season.

This allowed the Mavericks to have the steady hand at center that had been lacking throughout the franchise's first five years.

In 1988, James Donaldson would represent the only All-Star center in Dallas Maverick history.