Why did the Heat draft Arvid Kramer with the 1st pick in the Expansion Draft?

[Celtics33]

As the title says, Why did the Miami Heat choose Arvid Kramer with their first pick in the 1988 Expansion Draft?

[justinnum1]

really?

[Celtics33]

really?

If you know, would you care to explain it to me?

[thrice4]

Because you touch yourself at night.

[dhopisthename]

from wiki

The Miami Heat agreed not to select Bill Wennington, Uwe Blab or Steve Alford from the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for a 1988 first-round pick.[32][33] Because the Mavericks had already protected eight of their twelve players in their roster, the only available player for selection was Arvid Kramer.

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The Heat used their first pick to select former third-round pick Arvid Kramer from the Dallas Mavericks. Prior to the draft, the Heat agreed on a deal to select Kramer, who had not played in the NBA since the 1979–80 season, from the Mavericks in exchange for a first-round pick in the 1988 Draft.[4]

[Celtics33]

from wiki

Thank you

[SLY WILLIAMS]

It was more of a trade deal so the Mavericks could keep their other unprotected players. Miami also got Dallas's first round draft pick in exchange for choosing Arvid.

Edit: I didnt see somebody already posted that.

[OKC]

i cannot believe he actually got a serious answer

[NBAfan4life]

How did they do expansion drafts? Did each team get to hold so many players

[Im_in_Mia_bish]

lol wtf

[Hellcrooner]

Lol at mavs giving away a first rounder to protect Blabb, the man the legend the Bust no one ever talks
bout.

Picked over Joe Dumars, Ac Green, Terry Catledge, terry porter, manute bol ( yep he was better), ty corbin, hot rod williams, G Wilkins, Mario Elie..........and several other role players that had better careers.

[dhopisthename]

How did they do expansion drafts? Did each team get to hold so many players

yes you can protect up to a certain amount of players in this case it was 8

[heyman321]

Cause he was on Seinfeld.

[KnicksorBust]

Hornets grabbed Dell Curry and Mugsy Bogues in that expansion draft.

Fun facts that I just found out for the first time:
The Miami Heat agreed not to select Kareem Abdul-Jabbar from the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for a 1992 second-round pick.

The Miami Heat agreed not to select Dennis Johnson from the Boston Celtics in exchange for a 1988 second-round pick.

[mrblisterdundee]

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