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Dirk Werner Nowitzki (German pronunciation: [ˈdɪʁk noˈvɪtski], audio ⓘ; born June 19, 1978) is a German former professional basketball player who is a special advisor for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). [1]
Dirk Nowitzki * F/C Dallas Mavericks: 1998–2019: Drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in 1998 and traded to the Mavericks. Nowitzki played for the German club DJK Würzburg from 1994 to 1998. [10] 2 20 Kobe Bryant * G/F Los Angeles Lakers: 1996–2016: Drafted by the Charlotte Hornets in 1996 and traded to the Lakers. [11] Udonis Haslem † F/C ...
By the end of the 1997 season, all three players were traded and it was time to rebuild. With the sixth selection in 1998, they drafted Robert Traylor and quickly traded him to the Milwaukee Bucks for Dirk Nowitzki and Pat Garrity. They then traded Garrity in a package to the Phoenix Suns for Steve Nash. With Nash and Nowitzki, the Mavericks ...
In an appearance on Thanasis Antetokounmpo's podcast, NBA Hall of Famer Dirk Nowitzki recalled being selected by the Bucks in 1998 only to be traded on draft night.
Here's a look at some of the biggest blockbusters in NBA history, with one caveat — draft-night trades that panned out in huge ways (like Dallas acquiring Dirk Nowitzki and the Lakers getting ...
In the 1998 NBA draft, Traylor was drafted by the Dallas Mavericks in the first round (with the sixth pick), then traded to the Milwaukee Bucks for Pat Garrity and German prospect Dirk Nowitzki. [4] Landon Buford of Sports Illustrated ranked this trade as one of the most lopsided trades in NBA history, [ 5 ] while Dave Zirin of The Nation ...
Dirk Nowitzki shoots his patented one-legged fadeaway over fellow legend Tim Duncan in Game 3 of their 2014 Western Conference second-round series at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.
In 1998, the Mavericks acquired Canadian guard Steve Nash from the Phoenix Suns and the draft rights to German forward Dirk Nowitzki from the Milwaukee Bucks. [337] Nash and Nowitzki quickly became the cornerstone of the franchise and in 2001 they led the Mavericks to their first playoffs in 11 years. [338]