Dirk Nowitzki

Dirk Nowitzki
	Nowitzki in 2019
Dallas Mavericks
Position	Special advisor
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	June 19, 1978; 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
Drafted by	Milwaukee Bucks
Playing career	1994–2019
Position	Power forward
Number	41
Career history
1994–1998	DJK Würzburg
1998–2019	Dallas Mavericks
Career highlights
	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); NBA Three-Point Contest champion (2006); 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); 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
	Basketball Hall of Fame
Men's basketball
Representing Germany
World Cup
EuroBasket

Dirk Werner Nowitzki (German pronunciation: [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.