12-04-2019, 11:28 AM
In the Book of Basketball podcast linked above:
Mark Stein: When it was the Mavs turn to pick Paul Pierce was available. They didn't think Paul Pierce would be available. Don Nelson himself looked at Donnie and said, "hey, I think we audible here and pick Pierce". Donnie said, "Nope, we are taking Nowitzki."
Mark Stein: When it was the Mavs turn to pick Paul Pierce was available. They didn't think Paul Pierce would be available. Don Nelson himself looked at Donnie and said, "hey, I think we audible here and pick Pierce". Donnie said, "Nope, we are taking Nowitzki."