NBA Trade Verdict

Heat Win

Dallas received Heat's agreement to select Arvid Kramer in the 1988 expansion draft from Miami Heat and sent 1988 first-round pick (#20-Kevin Edwards) in return.

June 23, 1988 Dallas Mavericks / Miami Heat Record confidence: High

Dallas Mavericks Received

  • Player Heat agreed to select Arvid Kramer in the 1988 expansion draft

Miami Heat Received

Trade Analysis

The exchange produced a decisive long-term loss for Dallas. Dallas surrendered the first-round pick used on Kevin Edwards merely to steer Miami's expansion selection toward Arvid Kramer. Edwards became a long-term NBA starter; Kramer had little impact. The central comparison is Heat's agreement to select Arvid Kramer in the 1988 expansion draft against 1988 first-round pick (#20-Kevin Edwards), with the remaining picks, rights, cash and contract consequences shaping the final margin.