Above: A picture of then rookie Dirk Nowitzki, famously acquired on draft day 1998 by Don Nelson and the Dallas Mavericks in what is now widely accepted as the greatest draft-day trade of the last twenty years.  At the time, the deal was considered somewhat questionable throughout the league as there had not yet been any standout European ballers worthy of a lottery pick.  Historically, Nowitzki will go down as the greatest European NBA player to date, and one of the greatest forwards in the history of the game.

Noah