Nick Fazekas’ career lasted 26 games. Selected three picks after Carl Landry and one before Glen Davis in the second round of the 2007 NBA Draft, Fazekas only played nine minutes for the Dallas Mavericks. His quick dip into the league could hardly have been any less significant – but he still has a story to tell.



Let’s go back to 2007. Fazekas knew he’d be inactive for his first game, but he wasn’t told about the league’s dress code – requiring sports coats for any player not in uniform on the bench – until that afternoon. The rookie didn’t have one, and even the big-and-tall store he ended up at didn’t have great options for a 6’11, 235-pound center. He bought a poor fitting jacket embellished with bright gold buttons.



“I looked like a sailor,” Fazekas said. “That was some good trash talk, the way [Jerry] Stackhouse was talking about it.”



Stackhouse got...