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Dirk Nowitzki
Dirk Werner Nowitzki is a German former professional basketball player who is a special advisor for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), with whom he played his entire 21-year career as a power forward. 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 a…
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Born 19 June 1978 · Q44068
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2026· 29 entries
“I was so frustrated I even contemplated going back to Germany. ... [the jump from Second Bundesliga to the NBA] was like jumping out of an airplane hoping the parachute would somehow open.”
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Yahoo Sports: "You guys forced me to get back in the lab" - Dirk Nowitzki reveals how the 2007 playoff heartbreak changed his career
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Yahoo Sports: Hannes Steinbach reveals Dirk Nowitzki's advice given prior to 2026 NBA Draft
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Mshale: Dirk Nowitzki Makes Jr. Wheelchair Champ's Day Geha Field At Arrowhead Stadium (Tzax6bi06z)
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Mshale: Sergio Perez's Pole Lap | 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix | Pirelli Dirk Nowitzki (A268NHAz7O)
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olympics.com: European Aquatics Championships 2026: German wunderkind Johannes Liebmann breaks 1500m world record for distance double gold
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Basketball Network: “Why did you let Nash have the ball so much?” – Steve Nash poked fun at himself with a fake Dirk Nowitzki letter at Don Nelson’s memorial
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Mshale: ANUNCIO BRUTAL De QUILMES Para El MUNDIAL 2026: Paredes, Ginobilli, Di Maria | ARGENTINA Dirk Nowitzki (qWolss96sP)
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EssentiallySports: “I’m With My Parents…They Need Me”: Steve Nash Reads Dirk Nowitzki’s Emotional Letter at Don Nelson’s Memorial
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BVM Sports: Dirk Nowitzki in 2011 or LeBron James in 2016? 👀
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Public attention spiked: 5,809 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.5× the usual 1,649, with 0 article edits.
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Awarded FIBA Hall of Fame (2026).
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Public attention spiked: 5,743 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.5× the usual 1,649, with 0 article edits.
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2025· 1 entry
Nowitzki was inducted into the Germany's Sports Hall of Fame
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2023· 2 entries
In recognition of Nowitzki's long-term advertising activities by the CEO of the ING Germany in the presence of Nowitzki in Frankfurt
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Won the Basketball Hall of Fame with _Retired Basketball (2023).
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2022· 2 entries
Nowitzki's number 41 was retired by the Mavericks
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To commemorate the NBA's 75th Anniversary The Athletic ranked their top 75 players of all time, and named Nowitzki as the 21st greatest player in NBA history
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2021· 1 entry
Was selected to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team
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2019· 4 entries
By a unanimous resolution of the Dallas City Council, part of Olive Street was renamed Nowitzki Way, which runs past the American Airlines Center
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Awarded Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2019).
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Nowitzki became the sixth-highest scoring player of all time, surpassing Wilt Chamberlain's 31,419 points in a loss to the New Orleans Pelicans
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Thomas Pletzinger published the 502-page biography The Great Nowitzki, for which he had followed Nowitzki over several years
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2018· 5 entries
Set the NBA record for the most seasons played with the same team (21), breaking a tie with Kobe Bryant, who spent 20 seasons with the Lakers
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Nowitzki re-signed with the Mavericks for the 2018–19 season
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In a 114–106 loss to the Brooklyn Nets, Nowitzki played in his 1,463rd game, moving past Kevin Garnett into fifth place in the NBA career list
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In a 111–110 overtime loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, Nowitzki reached 31,000 career points
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In a 104–101 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, Nowitzki became the sixth player in NBA history to reach 50,000 career minutes
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2017· 3 entries
Nowitzki re-signed with the Mavericks on a two-year, $10 million contract (with a team option on the second year)
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Won Lucius D. Clay Medal (2017).
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In a 122–111 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, Nowitzki became the sixth player in NBA history to score 30,000 regular-season points
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2016· 2 entries
Nowitzki re-signed with the Mavericks
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“s national team. In his career with Germany”
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2015· 3 entries
Nowitzki scored a season-high 31 points in a 118–108 win over the Los Angeles Clippers
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In a 96–88 overtime win over the Brooklyn Nets
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Nowitzki captained Germany at the EuroBasket
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2014· 7 entries
Nowitzki scored 23 points to surpass Hakeem Olajuwon as the highest-scoring player born outside the United States, as the Mavericks came from 24 points down to defeat Sacramento, 106–98
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Nowitzki re-signed with the Mavericks to a reported three-year, $25 million contract
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Nowitzki scored his 26,712th point, passing Oscar Robertson to move to the 10th position on the all-time scoring list
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In a 108–101 victory over the Utah Jazz, Nowitzki finished the game with 31 points and passed John Havlicek on the NBA scoring list with 26,426 points
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Nowitzki scored his 26,000th point in a 115–117 loss to the Houston Rockets
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The film documentary Nowitzki
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From the Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets to stay with the Mavericks on a three-year, $25 million deal
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2013· 1 entry
After a fadeaway jumper in a game against the New Orleans Hornets, Nowitzki became the 17th player in NBA history to score 25,000 points
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2012· 3 entries
Became the first non-American player to receive the Naismith Legacy Award
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At Nowitzki's home in Dallas
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The couple got married on July 20, 2012, at Nowitzki's home in Dallas.
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2011· 6 entries
Awarded Best Male Athlete ESPY Award (2011).
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Awarded German Sportspersonality of the Year (2011).
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Awarded Silbernes Lorbeerblatt (2011).
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Awarded Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award (2011).
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Awarded Best NBA Player ESPY Award (2011).
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Awarded FIBA Europe Player of the Year Award (2011).
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2010· 2 entries
Nowitzki became the 34th player in NBA history—and the first European—to hit the 20,000-point milestone, while ending the regular season with averages of 25 points, 7
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Nowitzki met and began dating Jessica Olsson, sister of twin footballers Martin Olsson and Marcus Olsson
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2009· 3 entries
Won the All NBA First Team with Dallas Mavericks (2009).
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Awarded All-NBA Team (2009).
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Nowitzki skipped the EuroBasket 2009
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2008· 1 entry
With 29 points, 10 rebounds, and a career-high 12 assists, and on March 8, 2008 (34 points against the New Jersey Nets), when he surpassed Rolando Blackman with his 16,644th point to become the Mavericks' all-time career
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2007· 4 entries
Won the All NBA First Team with Dallas Mavericks (2007).
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Awarded All-NBA Team (2007).
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Awarded NBA Most Valuable Player Award (2007).
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And the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award in 2011
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2006· 3 entries
Won the All NBA First Team with Dallas Mavericks (2006).
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Awarded All-NBA Team (2006).
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“…Daugherty grabbed him, and Jordan put it in anyway - he is unbelievable.”
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2005· 4 entries
Won the All NBA First Team with Dallas Mavericks (2005).
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Awarded All-NBA Team (2005).
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Awarded FIBA Europe Player of the Year Award (2005).
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And the FIBA Europe Men's Player of the Year twice in 2005 and 2011
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2004· 1 entry
Nowitzki scored 53 points in an overtime win against the Houston Rockets, a career best
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1998· 3 entries
Nowitzki was chosen to play in the Nike Hoop Summit, one of the premier talent watches in U
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Joined Dallas Mavericks in 1998.
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Played for Dallas Mavericks (1998–2019).
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1997· 1 entry
Joined Germany Basketball in 1997.
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1994· 2 entries
Joined s.Oliver Würzburg in 1994.
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Played for Würzburg Baskets (1994–1998).
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1992· 3 entries
“At the end, we found out we developed in separate ways. ... It did not work anymore, but we are still good friends.”
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The relationship started in 1992 and lasted for 10 years before it ended in 2002; Nowitzki said, "At the end, we found out we developed in separate ways. ...
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And lasted for 10 years before it ended in 2002; Nowitzki said, "At the end, we found out we developed in separate ways
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1978· 1 entry
Born 1978-06-19.
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