Old Nelson: before the draft, he lived in my basement for a week in order not to let the driver go to the other team for trial training.
Nowitzki was selected into the 2023th Hall of Fame. Recently, Tang Nelson, the solo meritorious coach, was interviewed by NBA official website.
He said: “We have investigated Europe more than anyone else. At that time, Donnie (son of old Nelson, later the general manager of Lone Ranger, and then served as an overseas teaching assistant) invited the international team to Dallas for training, so I watched Dirk’s training all week. He is the most incredible young player I have ever seen.”
“We hid Nowitzki a few weeks before the draft. We promise to choose him. We just want him not to try out in other places. He will become ours. He was very happy about it. So he hid in Downey’s basement for a week.”
