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Dirk Nowitzki
Nowitzki in 2019
Dallas Mavericks
Position
Special advisor
League
NBA
Personal information
Born
(1978-06-19) 19 June 1978 (age 45) Würzburg, West Germany
Listed height
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight
245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
NBA draft
1998: 1st round, 9th overall pick
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Playing career
1994–2019
Position
Power forward
Number
41 (Dallas Mavericks) 14 (Germany)
Career history
1994–1998
DJK Würzburg
1998–2019
Dallas Mavericks
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (2011)
NBA Finals MVP (2011)
NBA Most Valuable Player (2007)
14× NBA All-Star (2002–2012, 2014, 2015, 2019)
4× All-NBA First Team (2005–2007, 2009)
5× All-NBA Second Team (2002, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2011)
3× All-NBA Third Team (2001, 2004, 2012)
50–40–90 club (2007)
NBA Three-Point Contest champion (2006)
NBA Teammate of the Year (2017)
NBA 75th Anniversary Team
No. 41 retired by Dallas Mavericks
German Bundesliga MVP (1999)
German Bundesliga Top Scorer (1999)
FIBA World Cup MVP (2002)
FIBA EuroBasket MVP (2005)
FIBA EuroBasket Dream Team (2020)
6× Euroscar Player of the Year (2002–2006, 2011)
2× FIBA Europe Men's Player of the Year (2005, 2011)
11× All-Europeans First Team (2003–2011, 2013, 2014)
9× All-Europeans Power Forward of the Year (2005–2011, 2013, 2014)
Mister Europa Player of the Year (2005)
Silbernes Lorbeerblatt (2011)
German Sports Personality of the Year (2011)
Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award (2020)
No. 14 retired by Germany national team
Career statistics
Points
31,560 (20.7 ppg)
Rebounds
11,489 (7.5 rpg)
Assists
3,651 (2.4 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Germany
World Cup
2002 Indianapolis
EuroBasket
2005 Serbia and Montenegro
Dirk Werner Nowitzki (German pronunciation:[ˈdɪʁknoˈvɪtski], audioⓘ; born 19 June 1978) is a German former professional basketball player who is a special advisor for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] Listed at 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m),[2] he is widely regarded as one of the greatest power forwards of all time and is considered by many to be the greatest European player of all time.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] In 2021, he was selected to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.[10] In 2023, Nowitzki was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.[11][12]
An alumnus of the DJK Würzburg basketball club, Nowitzki was chosen as the ninth pick in the 1998 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks and was immediately traded to the Dallas Mavericks, where he played his entire 21-year NBA career. Nowitzki led the Mavericks to 15 NBA playoff appearances (2001–2012; 2014–2016), including the franchise's first NBA Finals appearance in 2006 and its only NBA championship in 2011. Known for his scoring ability, versatility, accurate outside shooting, and trademark fadeaway jump shot, Nowitzki won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award in 2007 and the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award in 2011.
Nowitzki is the only player ever to play for a single NBA franchise for 21 seasons. He is a 14-time All-Star,[13] a 12-time All-NBA Team member,[14] the first European player to start in an All-Star Game,[14] and the first European player to receive the NBA Most Valuable Player Award.[15] Nowitzki is the highest-scoring foreign-born player in NBA history.[16] He is the first Maverick voted onto an All-NBA Team[17] and holds several all-time Mavericks franchise records.[2] On December 10, 2012, he became the first non-American player to receive the Naismith Legacy Award.[18] Following his retirement, Nowitzki stood sixth on the NBA all-time scoring list.[19][20]
In international play, Nowitzki led the Germany national team to a bronze medal in the 2002 FIBA World Championship and silver in EuroBasket 2005, and was the leading scorer and MVP in both tournaments. He is also the first German men's player to have his number retired, receiving this honor in September 2022.
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^"Top 25 European Basketball Players Of All-Time". Home of Playmaker. January 17, 2022. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
^"NBA 75th Anniversary Team announced". NBA.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
^"Dirk Nowitzki, Dwyane Wade headline Naismith Hall of Fame Class of 2023". NBA.com. Associated Press. April 1, 2023. Archived from the original on April 2, 2023. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
^"Nowitzki, Gasol, Parker give international flavor to Hall of Fame enshrinement". NBA.com. Associated Press. August 13, 2023. Archived from the original on August 13, 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
^"Who Has Made The Most NBA All-Star Game Appearances of All-Time". Fox Sports. February 15, 2019. Archived from the original on February 27, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
^ abBy. "Mavericks re-sign 13-time all-star Dirk Nowitzki; set to break Kobe Bryant record". star-telegram. Archived from the original on January 26, 2019. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
^Nowitzki is first European to be named MVP Archived November 12, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, ESPN, May 16, 2007. Retrieved January 6, 2008
^"Nowitzki highest-scoring player born outside U.S." NBA.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
^Volpe, Conor. "Ranking the Best Seasons of Dirk Nowitzki's Career". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on January 26, 2019. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
^"Dirk Nowitzki to get Naismith Legacy Award". ESPN. October 20, 2012. Archived from the original on July 23, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
^"All Time Leaders". NBA Stats. Archived from the original on January 2, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
^Career points leaders Archived February 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Basketball-Reference.com – NBA & ABA Leaders and Records for Points – retrieved October 31, 2019
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