One of the players the younger Nelson scouted was Dirk Nowitzki, who the Mavs traded for in the 1998 Draft over Paul Pierce. “The safe money would have been on Paul, he steps right in.

He talked about Nowitzki during the press conference, but said he wanted to draft Paul Pierce. "Dirk was the most talented big I'd ever seen. He was seven feet tall and he played like a small forward.

Franchise icon Hall of Famer Paul Pierce was with the Boston Celtics ... then-head coach Rick Pitino had been targeting Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki with the pick, he told Mannix.

Although the Dallas Mavericks had Friday night off, they still found a way to enter the spotlight -- at least for a brief moment -- as Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George passed Dirk Nowitzki ...

Nelson later confessed that they almost passed on Nowitzki as they were looking to sign a rookie Paul Pierce According to Nelson,, they seriously considered passing on Dirk due to the fact that ...

DALLAS - Before Kyrie Irving supported Luka Doncic, Josh Howard supported Dirk Nowitzki. Monday marked ... including Tim Duncan and Chris Paul. Although Howard's career pales in comparison to ...

Chris Paul. Allen Iverson. Pat Riley. As I darted to the left and down the aisle at the far end of the theater, I bumped into my friend Dirk Nowitzki as he was heading to his seat in the front row.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Fans waved a German flag and chanted Dirk Nowitzki’s name when the former Dallas Mavericks big man walked the red carpet into Symphony Hall on Saturday night for the ...