Eddie Sefko of THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS writes, "It's halftime for Dirk Nowitzki. Not for a game or the season, but for his career. So much has happened since a stringy-haired 19-year-old plopped into the Mavericks' lap in the 1998 draft, courtesy of the Milwaukee Bucks, who were infatuated with a fat tire named Tractor Traylor."

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