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Dirk Nowitzki

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Dirk Nowitzki

Dirk Werner Nowitzki (German: [ˈdɪʁk noˈvɪtski] ; born June 19, 1978) is a German former professional basketball player who is a special advisor for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Listed at 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m), 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. In 2021, he was selected to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. In 2023, Nowitzki was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. 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 one-legged 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 to ever play for a single NBA franchise for 21 seasons. He is a 14-time All-Star, a 12-time All-NBA Team member, the first European player to start in an All-Star Game, and the first European player to receive the NBA Most Valuable Player Award. Nowitzki is the highest-scoring foreign-born player in NBA history. The first Maverick to be voted onto an All-NBA Team, he holds several all-time Mavericks franchise records. On December 10, 2012, he became the first non-American player to receive the Naismith Legacy Award. Following his retirement, Nowitzki stood sixth on the NBA all-time scoring list. In international play, Nowitzki led the Germany national team to a bronze medal in the 2002 FIBA World Championship and a silver medal in EuroBasket 2005; he 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.

Infobox

Title
Special advisor
League
NBA
Born
(1978-06-19) June 19, 1978 (age 47)Würzburg, West Germany
Listed height
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight
245 lb (111 kg)
NBA draft
1998: 1st round, 9th overall pick
Drafted by
Milwaukee Bucks
Playing career
1994–2019
Position
Power forward
Number
41
1994–1998
DJK Würzburg
1998–2019
Dallas Mavericks
Points
31,560 (20.7 ppg)
Rebounds
11,489 (7.5 rpg)
Assists
3,651 (2.4 apg)
Men's basketball
Medals Men's basketball Representing Germany World Cup 2002 Indianapolis EuroBasket 2005 Serbia and Montenegro

Tables

· NBA career statistics › Regular season
1998–99
1998–99
Year
1998–99
Team
Dallas
GP
47
GS
24
MPG
20.4
FG%
405
3P%
206
FT%
773
RPG
3.4
APG
1.0
SPG
6
BPG
6
PPG
8.2
1999–00
1999–00
Year
1999–00
Team
Dallas
GP
82
GS
81
MPG
35.8
FG%
461
3P%
379
FT%
830
RPG
6.5
APG
2.5
SPG
8
BPG
8
PPG
17.5
2000–01
2000–01
Year
2000–01
Team
Dallas
GP
82
GS
82*
MPG
38.1
FG%
474
3P%
387
FT%
838
RPG
9.2
APG
2.1
SPG
1.0
BPG
1.2
PPG
21.8
2001–02
2001–02
Year
2001–02
Team
Dallas
GP
76
GS
76
MPG
38.0
FG%
477
3P%
397
FT%
853
RPG
9.9
APG
2.4
SPG
1.1
BPG
1.0
PPG
23.4
2002–03
2002–03
Year
2002–03
Team
Dallas
GP
80
GS
80
MPG
39.0
FG%
463
3P%
379
FT%
881
RPG
9.9
APG
3.0
SPG
1.4
BPG
1.0
PPG
25.1
2003–04
2003–04
Year
2003–04
Team
Dallas
GP
77
GS
77
MPG
37.9
FG%
462
3P%
341
FT%
877
RPG
8.7
APG
2.7
SPG
1.2
BPG
1.4
PPG
21.8
2004–05
2004–05
Year
2004–05
Team
Dallas
GP
78
GS
78
MPG
38.7
FG%
459
3P%
399
FT%
869
RPG
9.7
APG
3.1
SPG
1.2
BPG
1.5
PPG
26.1
2005–06
2005–06
Year
2005–06
Team
Dallas
GP
81
GS
81
MPG
38.1
FG%
480
3P%
406
FT%
901
RPG
9.0
APG
2.8
SPG
7
BPG
1.0
PPG
26.6
2006–07
2006–07
Year
2006–07
Team
Dallas
GP
78
GS
78
MPG
36.2
FG%
502
3P%
416
FT%
904
RPG
8.9
APG
3.4
SPG
7
BPG
8
PPG
24.6
2007–08
2007–08
Year
2007–08
Team
Dallas
GP
77
GS
77
MPG
36.0
FG%
479
3P%
359
FT%
879
RPG
8.6
APG
3.5
SPG
7
BPG
9
PPG
23.6
2008–09
2008–09
Year
2008–09
Team
Dallas
GP
81
GS
81
MPG
37.7
FG%
479
3P%
359
FT%
890
RPG
8.4
APG
2.4
SPG
8
BPG
8
PPG
25.9
2009–10
2009–10
Year
2009–10
Team
Dallas
GP
81
GS
80
MPG
37.5
FG%
481
3P%
421
FT%
915
RPG
7.7
APG
2.7
SPG
9
BPG
1.0
PPG
25.0
2010–11†
2010–11†
Year
2010–11†
Team
Dallas
GP
73
GS
73
MPG
34.3
FG%
517
3P%
393
FT%
892
RPG
7.0
APG
2.6
SPG
5
BPG
6
PPG
23.0
2011–12
2011–12
Year
2011–12
Team
Dallas
GP
62
GS
62
MPG
33.5
FG%
457
3P%
368
FT%
896
RPG
6.8
APG
2.2
SPG
7
BPG
5
PPG
21.6
2012–13
2012–13
Year
2012–13
Team
Dallas
GP
53
GS
47
MPG
31.3
FG%
471
3P%
414
FT%
860
RPG
6.8
APG
2.5
SPG
7
BPG
7
PPG
17.3
2013–14
2013–14
Year
2013–14
Team
Dallas
GP
80
GS
80
MPG
32.9
FG%
497
3P%
398
FT%
899
RPG
6.2
APG
2.7
SPG
9
BPG
6
PPG
21.7
2014–15
2014–15
Year
2014–15
Team
Dallas
GP
77
GS
77
MPG
29.6
FG%
459
3P%
380
FT%
882
RPG
5.9
APG
1.9
SPG
5
BPG
4
PPG
17.3
2015–16
2015–16
Year
2015–16
Team
Dallas
GP
75
GS
75
MPG
31.5
FG%
448
3P%
368
FT%
893
RPG
6.5
APG
1.8
SPG
7
BPG
7
PPG
18.3
2016–17
2016–17
Year
2016–17
Team
Dallas
GP
54
GS
54
MPG
26.4
FG%
437
3P%
378
FT%
875
RPG
6.5
APG
1.5
SPG
6
BPG
7
PPG
14.2
2017–18
2017–18
Year
2017–18
Team
Dallas
GP
77
GS
77
MPG
24.7
FG%
456
3P%
409
FT%
898
RPG
5.7
APG
1.6
SPG
6
BPG
6
PPG
12.0
2018–19
2018–19
Year
2018–19
Team
Dallas
GP
51
GS
20
MPG
15.6
FG%
359
3P%
312
FT%
780
RPG
3.1
APG
7
SPG
2
BPG
4
PPG
7.3
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
1,522
GP
1,460
GS
33.8
MPG
471
FG%
380
3P%
879
FT%
7.5
RPG
2.4
APG
8
SPG
8
BPG
20.7
All-Star
All-Star
Year
All-Star
Team
14
GP
2
GS
16.2
MPG
450
FG%
290
3P%
875
FT%
3.7
RPG
1.1
APG
7
SPG
4
BPG
8.7
Year
Team
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
1998–99
Dallas
47
24
20.4
405
206
773
3.4
1.0
6
6
8.2
1999–00
Dallas
82
81
35.8
461
379
830
6.5
2.5
8
8
17.5
2000–01
Dallas
82
82*
38.1
474
387
838
9.2
2.1
1.0
1.2
21.8
2001–02
Dallas
76
76
38.0
477
397
853
9.9
2.4
1.1
1.0
23.4
2002–03
Dallas
80
80
39.0
463
379
881
9.9
3.0
1.4
1.0
25.1
2003–04
Dallas
77
77
37.9
462
341
877
8.7
2.7
1.2
1.4
21.8
2004–05
Dallas
78
78
38.7
459
399
869
9.7
3.1
1.2
1.5
26.1
2005–06
Dallas
81
81
38.1
480
406
901
9.0
2.8
7
1.0
26.6
2006–07
Dallas
78
78
36.2
502
416
904
8.9
3.4
7
8
24.6
2007–08
Dallas
77
77
36.0
479
359
879
8.6
3.5
7
9
23.6
2008–09
Dallas
81
81
37.7
479
359
890
8.4
2.4
8
8
25.9
2009–10
Dallas
81
80
37.5
481
421
915
7.7
2.7
9
1.0
25.0
2010–11†
Dallas
73
73
34.3
517
393
892
7.0
2.6
5
6
23.0
2011–12
Dallas
62
62
33.5
457
368
896
6.8
2.2
7
5
21.6
2012–13
Dallas
53
47
31.3
471
414
860
6.8
2.5
7
7
17.3
2013–14
Dallas
80
80
32.9
497
398
899
6.2
2.7
9
6
21.7
2014–15
Dallas
77
77
29.6
459
380
882
5.9
1.9
5
4
17.3
2015–16
Dallas
75
75
31.5
448
368
893
6.5
1.8
7
7
18.3
2016–17
Dallas
54
54
26.4
437
378
875
6.5
1.5
6
7
14.2
2017–18
Dallas
77
77
24.7
456
409
898
5.7
1.6
6
6
12.0
2018–19
Dallas
51
20
15.6
359
312
780
3.1
7
2
4
7.3
Career
1,522
1,460
33.8
471
380
879
7.5
2.4
8
8
20.7
All-Star
14
2
16.2
450
290
875
3.7
1.1
7
4
8.7
· NBA career statistics › Playoffs
2001
2001
Year
2001
Team
Dallas
GP
10
GS
10
MPG
39.9
FG%
423
3P%
283
FT%
883
RPG
8.1
APG
1.4
SPG
1.1
BPG
8
PPG
23.4
2002
2002
Year
2002
Team
Dallas
GP
8
GS
8
MPG
44.6
FG%
445
3P%
571
FT%
878
RPG
13.1
APG
2.3
SPG
2.0
BPG
8
PPG
28.4
2003
2003
Year
2003
Team
Dallas
GP
17
GS
17
MPG
42.5
FG%
479
3P%
443
FT%
912
RPG
11.5
APG
2.2
SPG
1.2
BPG
9
PPG
25.3
2004
2004
Year
2004
Team
Dallas
GP
5
GS
5
MPG
42.4
FG%
450
3P%
467
FT%
857
RPG
11.8
APG
1.4
SPG
1.4
BPG
2.6
PPG
26.6
2005
2005
Year
2005
Team
Dallas
GP
13
GS
13
MPG
42.4
FG%
402
3P%
333
FT%
829
RPG
10.1
APG
3.3
SPG
1.4
BPG
1.6
PPG
23.7
2006
2006
Year
2006
Team
Dallas
GP
23
GS
23
MPG
42.7
FG%
468
3P%
343
FT%
895
RPG
11.7
APG
2.9
SPG
1.1
BPG
6
PPG
27.0
2007
2007
Year
2007
Team
Dallas
GP
6
GS
6
MPG
39.8
FG%
383
3P%
211
FT%
840
RPG
11.3
APG
2.3
SPG
1.8
BPG
1.3
PPG
19.7
2008
2008
Year
2008
Team
Dallas
GP
5
GS
5
MPG
42.2
FG%
473
3P%
333
FT%
808
RPG
12.0
APG
4.0
SPG
2
BPG
1.4
PPG
26.8
2009
2009
Year
2009
Team
Dallas
GP
10
GS
10
MPG
39.5
FG%
518
3P%
286
FT%
925
RPG
10.1
APG
3.1
SPG
9
BPG
8
PPG
26.8
2010
2010
Year
2010
Team
Dallas
GP
6
GS
6
MPG
38.8
FG%
547
3P%
571
FT%
952
RPG
8.2
APG
3.0
SPG
8
BPG
7
PPG
26.7
2011†
2011†
Year
2011†
Team
Dallas
GP
21
GS
21
MPG
39.3
FG%
485
3P%
460
FT%
941
RPG
8.1
APG
2.5
SPG
6
BPG
6
PPG
27.7
2012
2012
Year
2012
Team
Dallas
GP
4
GS
4
MPG
38.5
FG%
442
3P%
167
FT%
905
RPG
6.3
APG
1.8
SPG
8
BPG
0
PPG
26.8
2014
2014
Year
2014
Team
Dallas
GP
7
GS
7
MPG
37.6
FG%
429
3P%
083
FT%
806
RPG
8.0
APG
1.6
SPG
9
BPG
9
PPG
19.1
2015
2015
Year
2015
Team
Dallas
GP
5
GS
5
MPG
36.2
FG%
452
3P%
235
FT%
929
RPG
10.2
APG
2.4
SPG
4
BPG
4
PPG
21.2
2016
2016
Year
2016
Team
Dallas
GP
5
GS
5
MPG
34.0
FG%
494
3P%
364
FT%
941
RPG
5.0
APG
1.6
SPG
4
BPG
6
PPG
20.4
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
145
GP
145
GS
40.7
MPG
462
FG%
365
3P%
892
FT%
10.0
RPG
2.5
APG
1.0
SPG
9
BPG
25.3
Year
Team
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
2001
Dallas
10
10
39.9
423
283
883
8.1
1.4
1.1
8
23.4
2002
Dallas
8
8
44.6
445
571
878
13.1
2.3
2.0
8
28.4
2003
Dallas
17
17
42.5
479
443
912
11.5
2.2
1.2
9
25.3
2004
Dallas
5
5
42.4
450
467
857
11.8
1.4
1.4
2.6
26.6
2005
Dallas
13
13
42.4
402
333
829
10.1
3.3
1.4
1.6
23.7
2006
Dallas
23
23
42.7
468
343
895
11.7
2.9
1.1
6
27.0
2007
Dallas
6
6
39.8
383
211
840
11.3
2.3
1.8
1.3
19.7
2008
Dallas
5
5
42.2
473
333
808
12.0
4.0
2
1.4
26.8
2009
Dallas
10
10
39.5
518
286
925
10.1
3.1
9
8
26.8
2010
Dallas
6
6
38.8
547
571
952
8.2
3.0
8
7
26.7
2011†
Dallas
21
21
39.3
485
460
941
8.1
2.5
6
6
27.7
2012
Dallas
4
4
38.5
442
167
905
6.3
1.8
8
0
26.8
2014
Dallas
7
7
37.6
429
083
806
8.0
1.6
9
9
19.1
2015
Dallas
5
5
36.2
452
235
929
10.2
2.4
4
4
21.2
2016
Dallas
5
5
34.0
494
364
941
5.0
1.6
4
6
20.4
Career
145
145
40.7
462
365
892
10.0
2.5
1.0
9
25.3

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