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Mavs' Donnie Nelson on Michael Porter and how you avoid 'blowing your brains out' picking at No. 5

Mavericks general manager and president of basketball operations Donnie Nelson joined Dennis and Cowlishaw on KESN-FM 103.3. Here are some highlights.

Tim Cowlishaw: When you're looking for big men, the way the NBA game has changed, how does that change when you're evaluating Mo Bamba, Marvin Bagley, whatever centers you might look at?

Donnie Nelson: Man, there's a three-hour question. Think about it, back about 20 years ago when we drafted Dirk, we're kind of thinking 'Gee whiz, the way the game is going, to have a guy who can shoot threes and stretch the court at a 4 and now, in his golden years, kind of transitioning to some more 5 minutes.