Kent Benson Trade History

3 trades, 1980–1987.

1. February 4, 1980 — DET ↔ MIL

   The Detroit Pistons traded Bob Lanier to the Milwaukee Bucks for Kent Benson and

   • Bob Lanier: DET → MIL
   • Kent Benson: MIL → DET
   • 1981 draft pick (Larry Drew was later selected): MIL → DET — became Larry Drew

2. August 21, 1986 — DET ↔ UTA

   The Detroit Pistons traded Kent Benson and Kelly Tripucka to the Utah Jazz for A

   • Kent Benson: DET → UTA
   • Kelly Tripucka: DET → UTA
   • Adrian Dantley: UTA → DET
   • 1988 draft pick (Norris Coleman was later selected): UTA → DET — became Norris Coleman
   • Phil Henderson: UTA → DET

3. October 8, 1987 — CLE ↔ UTA

   The Cleveland Cavaliers traded Darryl Dawkins and Melvin Turpin to the Utah Jazz

   • Darryl Dawkins: CLE → UTA
   • Melvin Turpin: CLE → UTA
   • Kent Benson: UTA → CLE
   • Dell Curry: UTA → CLE