1998 NBA draft
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The 1998 NBA draft took place on June 24, 1998, at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This draft helped turn around four struggling franchises: the Dallas Mavericks, the Sacr
Mike Bibby was selected second overall by the Vancouver Grizzlies.
Antawn Jamison was selected 4th overall by the Toronto Raptors (traded to the Golden State Warriors).
Vince Carter was selected 5th overall by the Golden State Warriors (traded to the Toronto Raptors).
Dirk Nowitzki was selected 9th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks (traded to the Dallas Mavericks).
Dirk Nowitzki
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Dirk Werner Nowitzki is a German former professional basketball player who is a special advisor for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association, with whom he played his entire 21-year
1998 NBA draft
…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 quickly went from a…
Nowitzki with the Dallas Mavericks in 2008
Nowitzki attempting to rebound the ball in 2005
Nowitzki at the free throw line in 2008
Nowitzki posting up Rashard Lewis in 2011