Dirk Nowitzki, the first man in the history of the Lone Rangers, scored a total of 31,560 points in his career, ranking 6th in NBA history, and it is no exaggeration to say that he is the most successful foreign player in NBA history.
But many fans may not know that the old driver was only the big European with the 9th pick in 1998, and he was not optimistic at the time.
He was selected by the Bucks, traded to the Lone Ranger, and step by step became a superstar in the league.
So the question is, how are the players who are ahead of him in the draft perform? Do you remember who the 1998 NBA draft was?
1998 Champion Lang, is Michael Orovo Candi, the famous parallel cargo champion in the history of the NBA, from Nigeria, known as the next Olajuwon.
As a result, he averaged only 8.3 points and 6.8 rebounds per game in his career, and before the likes of Kwame Brown, Bennett and Auden, Orovo Candy was the most famous parallelist.
The 1998 class was Mike Bibby, known as the "White Warcraft", who has never been selected as an All-Star.
In 14 years of his career, Bibi averaged 14.7 points, 3.1 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game, and he worked as a core point guard for both the Kings and the Hawks, and in his best season, he averaged 21.1 points, 2.9 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game.
In the 1998 draft, 2.11-meter-tall Reeve Laffrentz was selected by the Denver Nuggets with the third pick in the first round, and in his first season in the NBA, he averaged 13.8 points per game and 7.6 rebounds per game.
He's an excellent blocker and three-point shooter. After joining the Nuggets, he ushered in the golden period of his career, in the four seasons he played for the Nuggets, including the best performance in the 01-02 season, averaging 14.9 points and 7.4 rebounds per game, but then the form began to decline.
The fourth pick in 1998 is more familiar to fans: Antoine Jamison, a brilliant scorer.
Jamison scored a total of 20,042 points in his career.
In 16 years of his career, he averaged 18.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game, and has served as a core team for the Warriors, Lone Rangers, Wizards, and Cavaliers.
His most impressive game was facing kobe-led Lakers and blasting down 50 points. Later in his career, he also joined the Lakers and was a teammate with Kobe Bryant.
The fifth pick in 1998 is still in the league today: "Uncle Carter", but after the end of the season, the old flyer will retire.
I really hope that the epidemic can end soon, and Carter can come back to play this season and end his career with dignity.
The sixth pick in this draft was Robert Treller. He was the Lone Ranger in exchange for Nowitzki.com. Treller is 203 cm tall, but weighs up to 129 kg, known as a "tractor".
In 2011, tractors were suddenly found dead from a heart attack in their apartment in Puerto Rico.
He averaged only 4.8 points and 3.7 rebounds per game in his career. I have to say that the Lone Ranger really makes a lot of money!
The 7th pick in 1998 was among the most fancy point guards in history: Jason Williams, the white chocolate, and james' 8th pick, former teammate Larry Hughes.
Although the stars of the 1998 draft were not as good as the 96 Golden Generation, three quasi-Hall of Fame players were born: Nowitzki, Carter and Pierce (10th overall).
If you rearrange this year's draft, who would you choose?