Dallas Mavericks Dirk Nowitzki (Photo by Holger Sauer/Getty Images)
Dallas Mavericks GOAT Dirk Nowitzki decides to join the team in 1998
Dallas Mavericks fans may forget that drafting Dirk Nowitzki in 1998 was no sure thing. The team wisely moved down from sixth to ninth. It allowed Dallas to pick up the 19th overall pick as well. The Mavs wanted Nowitzki, so they grabbed him at nine.
They flipped the second pick to acquire Steve Nash. That gave Dallas two young talents to add to their roster. Michael Finley was their star at the time.