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.

However, Parker witnessed Nowitzki's greatness firsthand and sees things differently, as he explained on Dwyane Wade's The Why podcast. "Luka is not Dirk, I'm sorry," he said.

Mavs owner Mark Cuban and coach Rick Carlisle were not willing to forget Shaun Livingston's low hit on Dirk Nowitzki, even though Livingston insisted he did not intend to hit him there.