Milwaukee Bucks: Dirk Nowitzki, 1998 NBA Draft
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In his attempts to rebuild the Dallas Mavericks in the late 1990’s, the great Don Nelson selected Robert “Tractor” Trailer with the 6th overall pick in the 1998 NBA Draft. However, before it became common practice to select prospects from overseas, Nelson had his eyes on another player: a German forward named Dirk Nowitzki, whom the Milwaukee Bucks selected with the 9th overall pick.
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Dallas and Milwaukee swapped Traylor and Nowitzki (among other players), and the rest, as they say, is history.
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