Nowitzki on former Mavs draft pick: Self-proclaimed ‘gym rat’ took naps over Dirk’s early workouts

Dallas Mavericks power forward Dirk Nowitzki recently joined The Ben & Skin Show on 105.3 The Fan [KRLD-FM] recently to talk about his latest season and the upcoming draft. Here are some highlights: Watching the lottery, I loved your reaction to it. What was your take on the NBA lottery result? Dirk: “If you look at our history of drafts, where we ended up, it’s just been bad luck for the Mavs. I don’t know why. But every time we’re projected to have a high pick, we always end up the team that slips. I don’t know why that is, but anyways, that’s just how I felt that night. I was like if there’s one team slipping, of course it’s the Mavs. So, that’s why I tweeted that out, and I guess it was funny.”