26 players who never suited up for the teams that drafted them

John Elway, Bill Russell, Eli Manning, Dominique Wilkins are among the players never to suit up for the teams that drafted them.

Dirk Nowitzki

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Milwaukee selected Dirk Nowitzki ninth in 1998. Before Nowitzki had a chance to try on his jersey, he and Pat Garrity were traded to Dallas for Robert Traylor, who averaged 4.8 points per game in a six-year career.

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