Dirk Werner Nowitzki (born June 19, 1978 in Würzburg, Germany; pronounced durk VER-ner nah-VIT-skee) is a former German basketball player.
He played for the Dallas Mavericks in the United States' National Basketball Association's (NBA).
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Born | Würzburg, West Germany | June 19, 1978||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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NBA draft | 1998 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9th overall | ||||||||||||||||||||
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks | |||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1994–2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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1994–1998 | DJK Würzburg | ||||||||||||||||||||
1998–2019 | Dallas Mavericks | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Points | 31,560 (20.7 ppg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rebounds | 11,489 (7.5 rpg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Assists | 3,651 (2.4 apg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Nowitzki started playing in the NBA in 1998. He is only the second player who was born in Germany to play in the Finals.
He is a 12-time NBA All Star. Nowitkzi won the 2006-07 NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award. The Mavericks, led by Nowitzki, defeated the Miami Heat 4-2 in the 2011 NBA Finals. In addition to performing very well in general in the Finals, his 101-degree fever in Game 4 didn't stop him from scoring the winning basket to tie the series 2-2. This amazing feat is a lot like when Michael Jordan played well despite the flu in the 1997 Finals against the Utah Jazz. Dirk's jersey number is 41.
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