May 1, 1985: Traded a 1985 1st round draft pick (Terry Porter) and a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Jose Vargas) to the Dallas Mavericks for a 1985 1st round draft pick (Sam Vincent).
June 18, 1985: Selected Sam Vincent (1st round, 20th pick), Andre Battle (3rd round, 70th pick), Cliff Weber (4th round, 93rd pick), Albert Butts (5th round, 116th pick), Ralph Lewis (6th round, 139th pick) and Chris Remly (7th round, 162nd pick) in the 1985 NBA Draft.
September 3, 1985: Traded Quinn Buckner to the Indiana Pacers for a 1989 2nd round draft pick (Reggie Cross).
September 26, 1985: Ray Williams signed as a veteran free agent with the Los Angeles Clippers; received a 1987 4th round draft pick (Tom Sheehey) as compensation.
September 26, 1985: Signed Sly Williams as a free agent.
June 17, 1986: Selected Len Bias (1st round, 2nd pick), Tony Benford (4th round, 93rd pick), Dave Colbert (5th round, 116th pick), Greg Wendt (6th round, 139th pick) and Tom Ivey (7th round, 162nd pick) in the 1986 NBA Draft.
June 23, 1988: Traded a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Sylvester Gray) to the Miami Heat. Miami agreed not to select Dennis Johnson in the expansion draft.