 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Yakarongedzerwa kuva sarudzo yechinomwe muna 1998 NBA Draft, Nowitzki akaramba mikana yakawanda yekoreji uye akaenda zvakananga kuNBA semutambi anogadzirira-kune-pro. Milwaukee Bucks yakasarudza Nowitzki nechisarudzo chechipfumbamwe muhurongwa uye yakamutengesa kuDallas Mavericks muchibvumirano chemauto akawanda; ramangwana nyeredzi point guard Steve Nash akauya kuDallas mukutengeserana kumwe chete. Nowitzki naNash vakakurumidza kuva shamwari dzepedyo. Nowitzki akava mutambi wechina weGermany munhoroondo yeNBA, achitevera pivots Uwe Blab naChristian Welp uye All-Star swingman Detlef Schrempf, uyo aiva nemakore makumi matatu nemashanu ekuberekwa kweSeattle SuperSonics apo mudiki wake wechidiki akasvika. Nowitzki akapedza basa rake reDJK semutambi mumwechete weWürzburg akambopinda muNBA. 