The trade for Dirk Nowitzki landed the Dallas Mavericks a franchise icon. The Milwaukee Bucks walked away disappointed.

In an appearance on Thanasis Antetokounmpo's podcast, NBA Hall of Famer Dirk Nowitzki recalled being selected by the Bucks in ...

The Mavericks are coming off a 33-49 campaign, their worst since the 1997-98 season that set them up to acquire Nowitzki via a draft-night trade with Milwaukee for the No. 9 overall pick in June ...

Dirk Nowitzki wasn't the usual NBA superstar. Sure, he was one of the first basketball unicorns — the non-traditional seven-footer the league wasn't used to seeing.

Jason Kidd and Dirk Nowitzki celebrate the Mavericks' 2011 NBA title / Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images Why we ranked him here: Selected No. 2 in the 1994 NBA draft by Dallas, Kidd became Cal’s ...