Dirk Nowitzki

About Dirk Nowitzki

Dirk Werner Nowitzki  (born June 19, 1978) is a German professional basketball player who currently plays for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). An alumnus of Röntgen Gymnasium and the DJK Würzburg basketball club, Nowitzki was chosen as the ninth pick in the 1998 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks and immediately traded to the Mavericks, where he has played since. Listed at 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m),Nowitzki is considered one of the greatest power forwards in basketball history

Dirk Nowitzki Achievements

NBA

NBA Finals MVP: 2011

NBA Most Valuable Player: 2007

13× NBA All-Star: 2002–2012, 2014–2015

12× All-NBA Team: 2001–2012

• 4× First Team: 2005–2007, 2009
  
• 5× Second Team: 2002–2003, 2008, 2010–2011
  
• 3× Third Team: 2001, 2004, 2012
  

Three-Point Shootout Champion: 2006

NBA Shooting Stars champion: 2010

Ranked 7th in all-time-scoring

One of two players with 150 three-pointers and 100 blocks in a single season: 2001

One of four players with an NBA Playoff career average of 25 ppg and 10 rpg (25.4 ppg, 10.2 rpg through 2015 postseason)

One of six members of the 50–40–90 club: 2007

One of three players to surpass the mark of 1,000 in both three-pointers and blocks for the career

One of nine players to surpass the marks of 25,000 in points and 9,000 in rebounds for the career

Holds the record for most free-throws made in a single playoff season with 205 free-throws made: 2006

Dallas Mavericks all-time statistical leader in games, points, rebounds, field goals, three-point field goals and free throws

German national basketball team:

• 2002 FIBA World Championship: bronze medal, MVP, top scorer, all-tournament team
  
• EuroBasket 2005: silver medal, MVP, top scorer, all-tournament team
  
• 2006 FIBA World Championship, EuroBasket 2001, EuroBasket 2007: top scorer, all-tournament team
  
• Goldener Ehrenring (golden honorary ring) of the DBB (German Basketball Federation): 2007
  
• Second leading scorer (983 points) in the history of EuroBasket
  
• Leading scorer in the history of the German national basketball team (2912 points in 141 international games)
  
• Member of the German national basketball team which was voted Outstanding German Team of the Year: 2005
  

Other achievements and highlights:

• German League MVP: 1999
  
• 6× Euroscar: 2002–2006, 2011
  
• 2× FIBA Europe Player of the Year Award: 2005, 2011
  
• Mr. Europa: 2005
  
• 5× All-Europeans Player of the Year: 2005–2008, 2011
  
• German national flag bearer at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China
  
• Best NBA Player ESPY Award: 2011
  
• Best Male Athlete ESPY Award: 2011
  
• Outstanding Team ESPY Award with the Dallas Mavericks: 2011
  
• Sports Illustrated NBA All-Decade Second Team (2000–2009)
  
• Silbernes Lorbeerblatt: 2011
  
• German Sports Personality of the Year: 2011
  
• Ranked 55 in SLAM Magazine's 500 greatest NBA-players of all-time list: 2011
  
• Naismith Legacy Award: 2012
  
• Magic Johnson Award: 2014