The Dallas Mavericks franchise began in the year 1980 as an expansion team. In the very first draft for the franchise, the team selected Kiki Vandeweghe, who outright refused to play for the team.
I don’t want to get into the details of how the Mavs went on to play in the Western Conference Finals just a few years later and eventually won a championship, unlike Vandeweghe. Instead, I will focus on the fact that the Mavs did not make a draft day trade that day, instead expecting Kiki to give up on his hold out and come play for the team.