Trying to find some historical perspective for Dirk Nowitzki’s career, Dan Beyer thinks the most recent member of the 30,000 point club will be remembered for the trend he started in basketball scouting, with NBA GM’s fixated on finding the next finesse big man overseas.
With names the likes of Darko Milicic, Andrea Bargnani, and Danilo Gallinari becoming lottery picks in recent memory, Beyer believes those three names were reminiscent of the archetype Nowitzki turned into one of the most desired in the league.