Dirk Nowitzki

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Basketball player
Dirk Nowitzki
Dirk Nowitzki (2009)
Player information
Full name Dirk Werner Nowitzki
Nickname Dirkules, German Wunderkind,
Dunking Deutschman
date of birth 19th June 1978 (age 43)
place of birth Wurzburg , Germany
size 213 cm
position Power forward , center
NBA draft 1998 , 9th pick, Milwaukee Bucks
Jersey number 41
Clubs as active
1994-1999 GermanyGermany DJK Würzburg
1999-2019 United StatesUnited States Dallas Mavericks
National team
1997-2015 GermanyGermany Germany 153 games
Medal table
World championships 0 × gold 0 × silver 1 × bronze
European championships 0 × gold 1 × silver 0 × bronze
World championships
bronze 2002 United States Germany
European championships
silver 2005 Serbia and Montenegro Germany

Dirk Werner Nowitzki (born June 19, 1978 in Würzburg ) is a former German basketball player . He was active in the North American professional league NBA for the Dallas Mavericks from 1998 to 2019 . In the 2006/07 NBA season , Nowitzki was the first European to receive the NBA Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) for the most valuable player in the main round . In the 2011 NBA Finals , he became the first German to win the NBA Championship with the Dallas Mavericks and was also awarded the NBA Finals MVP Award awarded for the most valuable player of the final series.

Nowitzki is considered one of the best players in the history of basketball. Magic Johnson and Charles Barkley called him "one of the greatest basketball players of all time" and one of the outstanding players of the past 30 years. With over 1,500 games, he is one of the three most frequently used players and, with over 31,000 points scored, is one of the six best basket hunters in NBA history. Along with Karl Malone and Kobe Bryant , he is one of only three players who achieved this enormous number of points with just one team. In the combination of his success values ​​of more than 31,000 points, 11,000 rebounds, 3,000 assists, 1,000 blocks, 1,000 steals and 1,500 successful three-point throws, which proves his diversity, he even has an outstanding unique position (as of March 2018). Dirk Nowitzki is also the best scorer in NBA history who was not born in the USA. In 2011 Nowitzki was the first team athlete in Germany to be voted Sportsman of the Year .

He ended his professional career in April 2019.

life and career

Beginnings in Germany

Dirk Nowitzki's mother Helga Nowitzki , like his sister Silke Nowitzki, was a national basketball player . His father Jörg-Werner Nowitzki used to play handball in the 2nd Bundesliga and was in the meantime Dirk's handball trainer. However , Dirk Nowitzki himself only got to basketball at the age of 13 via gymnastics , handball and tennis (school team of the Würzburg X-ray High School and later DJK Würzburg). His later mentor and trainer Holger Geschwindner met Nowitzki by chance in the summer of 1993. Geschwindner does not consider himself to be Nowitzki's discoverer: “I didn't discover him at all, he has already played basketball,” said Geschwindner in 2015. The former national player saw the youthful Nowitzki as a player in an old men’s team in Eggolsheim. “Before us was a youth game and there was a long, thin boy jumping around. Funnily enough, he did everything a good basketball player needs to be able to do pretty well, but he didn't have any technical tools, like dribbling, shooting, and so on. These are all things that can be learned and then I asked him: 'Who will teach you the sport?' "'Nobody', that's how Nowitzki answered, Geschwindner said. He offered Nowitzki to train him ("Come on, if you want we can try it."). From then on he worked intensively with him on basketball technique and stood by Nowitzki's side at important tournaments or in important season phases ( play-offs , etc.) as a coach and manager until the end of his career . Geschwindner was different from all the other coaches he had seen for over 20 years, so Nowitzki looking back in October 2019. He always tried to "keep the training interesting", judged Nowitzki. When Geschwindner looked after Nowitzki as a teenager, the trainer “simply found a good middle ground so that we boys don't lose the fun and jump off”. From the summer of 1994 Nowitzki belonged to the first team of the DJK Würzburg and played in the 2nd basketball league.

During his time as a conscript in the German Armed Forces , from September 1, 1997 to June 30, 1998, Nowitzki played basketball; he was a member of the Bundeswehr's sports promotion group in Mainz. In the 1997/98 season he was the most successful basket scorer and rebounder of the then second division club DJK Würzburg and helped the team decisively to rise to the basketball league . In the promotion round to the first basketball league, the DJK Würzburg achieved first place in its group with 14: 2 points. The last and decisive promotion game won the Würzburg with 95:88 against arch rivals USC Freiburg , which then had to relegate from the basketball Bundesliga after a year of membership in the first division. Nowitzki scored 26 points in this game. The German specialist magazine " Basket " awarded the then second division player Nowitzki in 1998 the unofficial title of Most Valuable Player (MVP) in the 1998 basketball league relegation .

The NBA scouts became aware of the 19-year-old when, on March 29, 1998 in San Antonio , Texas, at the annual Nike Hoop Summit, he led a junior world selection against the best US talents with an outstanding performance (33 points, 14 rebounds and 3 steals ). In addition, Nowitzki showed his skills at the U22 Junior European Basketball Championship, which took place from July 14 to 23, 1998 in Trapani , Italy . The national junior basketball team reached the round of 16 and Nowitzki played outstandingly with 34 points in the game for seventh place (97: 95 win in extra time against Lithuania ). He was then selected as the ninth player in the 1998 NBA Draft .

Because of the player strike ( lockout ) in the NBA , Nowitzki initially continued to play in Germany. He made his first division debut on September 4, 1998 against Alba Berlin . He got 6 steals in this game . Nowitzki was elected basketball player of the year in his first and only Bundesliga season in 1998/1999 , the year in which the DJK Würzburg was promoted , although he only played four months and 16 of a total of 26 competitive games, as he had already signed a professional contract with the NBA. Nowitzki achieved a point average of 22.90 in these 16 games, averaged 8.4 rebounds and 3.1 assists and achieved an effectiveness value of 27.13. He played his last game in the Bundesliga on January 3, 1999 against MTV Giessen , Nowitzki scored 34 points.

NBA player in the Dallas Mavericks

In the 1998 NBA Draft , Dirk Nowitzki was selected ninth by the Milwaukee Bucks and then transferred to the Dallas Mavericks together with Pat Garrity (19th in the draft) in exchange for Robert Traylor , who was previously in sixth place. Dirk Nowitzki was the first German basketball player to switch directly from Europe to the NBA; in the 1990s, among others, the Seattle SuperSonics playing Detlef Schrempf had previously played at a US college.

Nowitzki completed his first NBA game in the 1998/99 season shortened by a lockout on February 5, 1999 against the Seattle SuperSonics with Detlef Schrempf. Nowitzki was introduced to the Dallas Mavericks as a "German Wunderkind". His coach at the time with the Mavericks, Don Nelson , promoted the young German as a potential winner for the best newcomer in the league . With this great pressure of expectation, Nowitzki found it difficult in his first NBA year. It was only clear from the start that he was an exceptionally talented basketball player. In his second season, the young German improved significantly in all statistical categories (second place in the selection of the NBA's Most Improved Player ) and was able to establish himself as a leading player in his team. Since the 2000/01 season Nowitzki was regularly the most successful basket hunter of the Mavericks. This season, Nowitzki, along with Michael Finley and Steve Nash, played a decisive role in the fact that Dallas was able to qualify for the play-offs for the first time in eleven years. There the Mavericks lost in the second round 1: 4 against the San Antonio Spurs, after the Utah Jazz were defeated 3: 2. Nowitzki was elected to the All-NBA Third Team for the first time .

Before the 2002/03 season , Nowitzki was voted the NBA's best foreign player by the NBA club presidents. In the 2003 NBA play-offs , in which he reached the semifinals with the Dallas Mavericks, he set a new club record with 46 points in one game. In the 2003/04 season he succeeded in the away game at the Seattle SuperSonics on January 27, 2004 with eight successful three-point throws, his previous career best. On December 2, 2004, he was able to beat the club record for most points in a game against the Houston Rockets with 53 points. In February 2006 Nowitzki won the three-point competition of the 55th NBA All-Star Weekend . Nowitzki is the first European in NBA history to be elected to the All-NBA First Team (2005-2007, 2009).

In the 2005/06 season he led his team back into the play-offs and after the fourth win in the sixth game against the Phoenix Suns even for the first time in the history of the "Mavs" into the final. In the fifth game of the semifinals, he scored 50 points, not only turning the series around, but also expanding his record in a play-off game. In the NBA final, they faced the Miami Heat and lost 4-2 wins after taking a 2-0 lead. Even before the play-offs, he broke another Mavericks team record by hitting 60 free throws in a row. In autumn 2010 he was even able to increase this record when he only threw away one after 82 free throws in a row.

Nowitzki (2008)

After the bitter final defeat, Dallas started the 2006/07 season with four defeats . Still, Nowitzki led the Mavericks with hit rates of over 50% from the field and over 90% from the free throw line to a remarkable season with 67 wins in 82 games. This season, Dallas is on a shared sixth place with the best win rates ever achieved in a season. On February 17, 2007 Nowitzki was appointed as the first Maverick and first European in the Starting Five of the NBA All-Star Games . At the end of the regular season, Nowitzki won the NBA's Most Valuable Player . In the first round of the play-offs, the Mavericks faced the eighth-placed Golden State Warriors with Don Nelson , the former Dallas coach. Already in the regular season the Mavericks lost all three games and the first game of the series was clearly lost in Dallas, to which Nowitzki had a large share with only 25% hit rate. The second game could be won with improved Nowitzki, so that the series moved to Oakland when the score was 1: 1. Both games were lost there. Nowitzki brought solid performances, but overall the Mavericks' defense was overwhelmed. The fifth game could also win Dallas at home by 30 points and 12 rebounds from Nowitzki. The sixth game in Oakland turned into a disaster. Dallas lost by 25 points, with Nowitzki showing only 8 points with a 15% hit rate, one of his weakest play-off appearances. Dallas was eliminated 4-2 in the first round, which had never happened to any team with such a good main round before.

The 2007/08 season was rather disappointing for the Mavericks with 51 wins and a seventh place in the west. Nowitzki's statistics also worsened slightly and after three nominations for the All-NBA First Team, this time he was only elected to the All-NBA Second Team. On March 9, 2008 Nowitzki scored his 16,644 against the New Jersey Nets . Career point and thus replaced Rolando Blackman as the best basket shooter in Mavericks history. In the play-offs, Dallas lost 4-1 to the New Orleans Hornets in the first round , Nowitzki was able to convince with an average of 26.8 points with 12 rebounds and 4 assists.

With the beginning of the 2008/09 season , Rick Carlisle was the new coach of the Mavericks, replacing Avery Johnson . Nowitzki built on his best seasons with 25.9 points per game and was re-elected to the All-NBA First Team. Nevertheless, it was only enough for the Mavericks to win 50 and place 6 in the west. In the first round of the play-offs, the favored San Antonio Spurs could be defeated 4-1. Nowitzki was able to convince after four mixed games with 12 to 20 points only in the fifth game with 31 points. In the next round, Dallas lost 4-1 to the Denver Nuggets . The key scene of the series was a three-point throw from Carmelo Anthony a second before the end of the third encounter in a two-point lead for Dallas. Instead of the chance to equalize in the next home game, there was a decisive 3-0 lead for the Nuggets. Nowitzki's values ​​were outstanding in the series with an average of 34.4 points, 11.6 rebounds and 4 assists.

In the 2009/10 season , Nowitzki's statistics remained constant. In the All-Star Game, he was in the starting five for the second time after moving up to the starting line- up for the injured Kobe Bryant . What was remarkable was the hit rate of 91.5%, which was exceptional even for the excellent free-throw shooter. Dallas had 55 wins and came second in the west. In the play-offs, the Mavericks lost 4-2 to the San Antonio Spurs in the first round . Nowitzki came in the series on 26.7 points and 8.2 rebounds per game.

NBA championship in the 2010/11 season

After a very good regular season was followed by another first round, the Dallas Mavericks reacted with some changes. The "title window" threatened to close because, in addition to Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd and many other top performers were already over 30. The free financial resources, which were offered by Nowitzki's wage waiver and the departure of the overpaid center Erick Dampier , were primarily used for the commitment of Tyson Chandler , who significantly strengthened the defensive. During the season, the three-time all-star Peja Stojaković was also committed. The main round was very successful with 57 wins. As usual, Nowitzki was the most important player offensively, even if his statistics worsened slightly. For the tenth year in a row he was invited to the All-Star Weekend, as in the previous year he was elected to the All-NBA Second Team and finished sixth in the MVP election.

Despite the convincing performances in the regular season with 3rd place in the west, the Mavericks were considered a clear outsider this time after the disappointments of the past play-off series. In the first lap, the Portland Trail Blazers came in sixth . After winning the first two games in Dallas, the next two were lost in Portland. In the fifth game, Dallas could win again at home to decide the series in the sixth game in Portland. Nowitzki was the most important player at Dallas, scored at least 20 points in every game and was the guarantee for the important away win in game 6 with 33 points, 11 rebounds and an excellent hit rate.

In the next round, Dallas met the clearly favored Los Angeles Lakers , the runner-up of the regular season and title winner of the two previous years. The series started in Los Angeles, where the Mavericks were able to win the first game 96:94 thanks to 28 points and 14 rebounds from Nowitzki. After the second game in Los Angeles was even clearly won, the series moved to Dallas. There the Lakers were still leading with seven points in the third game less than five minutes before the end, before Dirk Nowitzki started the Mavericks chase with a three. Supported by Jason Terry and Peja Stojaković , the game was won 98:92, with Nowitzki contributing 32 points and nine rebounds with another very good hit rate. With this game the Lakers resistance was broken. In the last game, Nowitzki was even spared a bit in the landslide victory.

After the defending champion was defeated without a game loss, Dallas was considered a serious title contender for the first time. The fourth-placed Oklahoma City Thunder , against whom Dallas initially had home rights, waited in the Conference Final . The Mavericks won the first game, with Nowitzki sinking 12 of his 15 throws out of the field. In this game, he also set a new play-off record with 24 free throws hit without a miss and thus came to a total of 48 points. The second game was lost, so the series moved to Oklahoma when the score was 1: 1. There the first game could be won, although Nowitzki delivered his worst game of the 2011 play-offs with a bad hit rate with only 18 points. The win was largely thanks to Tyson Chandler , who scored 15 rebounds, and Shawn Marion , who also scored 18 points. In the second away game, Dallas was less than five minutes before the end with 15 points, but was able to save themselves mainly through 12 points from Nowitzki in overtime, which was then clearly won. Nowitzki was again the dominant player with a total of 40 points with a good hit rate. In the fifth game, the Mavericks were able to take their first chance and win the series in front of a home crowd. 1:20 minutes before the end of the game, Nowitzki was two points behind after a three-point throw that was thrown away and immediately got the chance for a second, which he sank. So the psychological advantage lay with the Mavericks, who no longer gave up the leadership.

In the 2011 NBA Finals , the 2006 final series against the Miami Heat was reissued with superstars LeBron James , Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh . Miami initially had home rights. The first game clearly went to the Heat, who again led with 15 points 6:20 minutes before the end of the second game. This time, however, the Mavericks turned things around. Nowitzki, who had torn a tendon in his left middle finger in the first final game, scored the last nine points for his team, including a three-point throw 26 seconds before the end and the lay-up to victory. The series moved to Dallas when the score was 1-1, but the Mavericks fell behind again. Dirk Nowitzki got 34 points with 11 rebounds and scored the majority of the team points in the last quarter, but failed with his fadeaway to possibly equalize in the final second. In the fourth game he was handicapped by a temperature of 39 degrees, had a bad hit rate over the entire game, but made an important contribution to the narrow win and thus to equalizing the series with a lay-up 15 seconds before the end. The Mavericks were also able to win the last game in Dallas with Nowitzki as top scorer, so that they took the lead 3-2 for the first time before the series switched to Miami. In the sixth game, Nowitzki scored extremely badly in the first three quarters. The good performances of Jason Terry and JJ Barea kept Dallas in the game and, together with Nowitzki, who finally scored in the last quarter, ensured victory in the game and thus in the series. On June 12, 2011, Nowitzki became the first German to win the NBA title and the award of the MVP final . On June 28, 2011 Nowitzki was received in his hometown of Würzburg. There he signed the city's golden book. At the annual Espy Awards of the US sports broadcaster ESPN , Dirk Nowitzki was the first basketball player to win the award in the Best Male Athlete category after Michael Jordan (1993 winner) and the first European to win the award for Best NBA Player . Nowitzki is the first non-American to receive a personal award from the Espys . Due to his outstanding success in 2011, Nowitzki received the FIBA Europe Player of the Year Award for the second time since 2005 .

2011–2013 seasons

Nowitzki in a duel with Rashard Lewis (2011)

After winning the title in 2011, players like Tyson Chandler, JJ Barea or Peja Stojaković left the Mavericks. The season was delayed by the lockout and was shortened to 66 games. With a record of 36:30 victories, the season was mixed. The Mavericks reached the play-offs with seventh place in the Western Conference. After the exhausting title season with over 100 games and the subsequent participation in the European basketball championship , Nowitzki had a hard time getting into the season and was out of shape, which was reflected in his statistics. After a one-week break in which he worked on his fitness, Nowitzki showed significantly better performance. In 62 games he reached seventh place with 1,342 points in terms of points scored for the season, eighth place with 21.6 points on average and also 36th place in this category with 6.8 rebounds on average. Nowitzki was appointed to the NBA All-Star Team for the eleventh time and was elected to an All-NBA team for the twelfth time . During the season, Nowitzki scored as the 19th player in NBA history his 24,000 point and subsequently overtook Charles Barkley in the NBA All-Time Scoring List . He also managed the 1000th block of his career in a game against the Boston Celtics . In the first round of the play-offs Nowitzki met with his Mavericks on the Oklahoma City Thunder , the later opponent of the title winners from Miami in the finals, and was eliminated early on after a 4-0 run (so-called sweep) of the Thunder. This was only the third time in the history of the play-offs that the defending champions were eliminated in the first round without having won a game.

In the long offseason he stayed in shape through regular training. However, during the preseason, his right knee began to swell again. After more than a week of observation, he decided to have an operation, which meant that Nowitzki was absent for six weeks. For Nowitzki it was the first major surgery during his career. Nowitzki made his comeback in the 91: 129 defeat against the San Antonio Spurs on December 23, 2012, he stood for 20 minutes and scored 8 points. Overall, Nowitzki missed the first 27 games of the season. The 2012/13 season ended Dirk Nowitzki with 917 points (17.3 on average) and 363 rebounds (6.8 on average) in 53 games. For the first time since 2001, he was not nominated for the All-Star Game. He missed the play-offs with the Mavericks. Overall, the season was the weakest since 1999/2000. During the season, Nowitzki was the 17th player to make the 25,000. Career point in the main round and took his 9,000 as the 46th player. Rebound.

2013–2019 seasons

In the 2013/14 season Nowitzki was able to build on previous performances and led the Dallas Mavericks back to the play-offs. In 80 games he achieved 1,735 points (average 21.7, 13th place), which pushed him to 10th place with the most total points. During the season he reached the top 10 best scorers in NBA history .

On November 11, 2014 Nowitzki scored 23 points in the 106: 98 victory of his Mavs over the Sacramento Kings, overtaking Hakeem Olajuwon as the best foreign thrower in the history of the NBA. During the 2014/15 NBA season , he also overtook Elvin Hayes and Moses Malone in the NBA's all-time scoring list . Dirk Nowitzki was appointed to the All-Star Team for the 13th time for the injured Anthony Davis . Nowitzki finished the season with the Dallas Mavericks in 7th place in the Western Conference. In the play-offs they lost in the first round in five games against the Houston Rockets. On March 7, 2017, he became only the sixth player to score his 30,000. Point in the NBA. Nowitzki missed the play-offs with the Mavericks. His statistics also fell to 14.2 points per game due to an injury and due to the reduced playing time and his role in the team. He was awarded the Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award at the end of the season . On August 5, 2017, Nowitzki was given the honor of leading the NBA's World Team in the game against Africa. In 2017/18 he scored 927 points (12.0 per game) in 77 appearances. As in the following year, the play-offs were missed. In the 2018/19 season , Nowitzki was injured only from the 27th matchday and made his debut in the starting five on the 59th matchday .

On April 10, 2019, the Mavericks played their last home game of the 2018/19 season against the Phoenix Suns (120: 109) . Dirk Nowitzki achieved a season best of 30 points. After the game he was celebrated with a ceremony in front of a private audience. His role models Charles Barkley , Scottie Pippen , Larry Bird , Shawn Kemp and Detlef Schrempf were guests . Then Nowitzki announced that this was his last home game. The next day, the Mavs were guests for the last game at the San Antonio Spurs . Nowitzki scored his first double-double of the season in the 94: 105 defeat with 20 points and 10 rebounds . After 1,522 NBA games and 31,560 points, Dirk Nowitzki's playing career ended.

National team career

Nowitzki in a friendly between Germany and France, 2015

With the German national basketball team , Nowitzki achieved the bronze medal at the 2002 basketball world championship and the silver medal at the 2005 European basketball championship as the team’s outstanding player . He was elected top scorer of these two tournaments as well as MVP (most valuable player). At the EM 2001 Nowitzki was also appointed as the best scorer and in the all-tournament team .

At the basketball world championship in Japan in 2006 , Dirk Nowitzki fought his way to the quarter-finals with the German national team, in which they were defeated by the United States .

At the Eurobasket European Championship in Spain in 2007 , he led the German selection to fifth place in the tournament with outstanding performances at the beginning and end of the tournament and secured the title of the tournament with 31 points in the game for fifth place, which Germany won 80:71 against Croatia best hoopers of the tournament. In the end he achieved an average of 24.0 points and secured 8.7 rebounds (tournament place 2). Before that, he hadn't convinced in some games, such as B. against world champion Spain , when he only scored 11 points and had a very bad hit rate.

From July 15 to 20, 2008 Nowitzki took part in the Olympic qualification tournament with the German national team and achieved third place and thus the last ticket to the Olympic basketball tournament - not least because of his own outstanding achievements . Nowitzki scored an average of 26.6 points in the five games of the tournament and played a decisive role in qualifying in the game for third place against Puerto Rico with 32 points. On August 8, 2008, Dirk Nowitzki carried the flag of Germany at the opening of the Olympic Games.

Nowitzki as German national player (2006)

After the German team was able to clearly win their opening game against Angola (Nowitzki: 23 points) and thus took revenge for the near defeat at the 2006 World Cup, the German team never found a rhythm in the tournament again. This was followed by significant defeats against Greece and Spain, which resulted in a playoff against China on the penultimate group match day. In a very intense game, China was able to prevail with 59:55, also due to a very questionable decision by the referees. 18 seconds before the end Nowitzki missed the chance with a three-point throw to equalize the game when the score was 58:55. Germany was eliminated early in the group stage and was beaten by the USA team 106: 57 in the last group game, which meant the DBB's second-highest defeat of all time.

In the course of the Olympic tournament it became clear that Nowitzki, more than other NBA players, has significant problems with the physical European style of play, which, however, was also due to the overly tough defensive actions of his opponents. During the tournament, both Dirk Bauermann and Nowitzki complained about the referee's lack of attention; this had not happened in the past despite similar processes. Nowitzki was very reserved but determined about the referee's performance in the game against China: "The world association wanted to see China in the quarter-finals, and that goal was achieved".

In the Eurobasket 2009 Dirk Nowitzki did not occur, since the club owner of the Dallas Mavericks Mark Cuban had his participation denied and Nowitzki also had given him his word to insert after the 2008 Olympic Games a break in the national team to focus entirely on focus the mavericks. Nowitzki has completed 141 international matches so far (September 2011) and achieved with 2,912 points and an average of 20.65 in the national team, the best values ​​of a German selection player to date. After the contract extension with the Mavericks until 2014, Dirk Nowitzki also canceled participation in the 2010 Basketball World Cup.

In July 2011, Nowitzki announced as the reigning NBA Finals MVP that he will take part in the 2011 European Championship with the German national team despite the long NBA season . At the BEKO Supercup in August 2011 Nowitzki played for the national team for the first time in three years. Dirk Nowitzki was the second-best thrower in the history of the European Basketball Championships with 983 points until the 2013 European Championship and is currently in third place (09/2013).

On June 4, 2015, Nowitzki announced his participation in the 2015 European Championship with the German national team at a press conference in Frankfurt . At the tournament in September that year, however, Germany lost four of the five group games and was eliminated after the preliminary round.

In January 2016, Nowitzki officially confirmed the end of his career with the German national basketball team in an interview with Bild am Sonntag : "The last game at the EM in Berlin was my last game for Germany," said the 37-year-old and justified his decision as follows: “In my head it was at that moment anyway. I had tears in my eyes and it felt like goodbye. "

Player profile

Nowitzki at the free throw (2005)

Nowitzki played a large part of his career in the position of power forward , but was also sometimes used as a center . Before he came to the NBA , tall, physically strong players who were supposed to play near the basket were in demand in these positions. Nowitzki was extremely versatile despite his height of 2.13 m and had a particularly accurate throw for a so-called 7-footer (player from 2.13 m). In contrast to many other players of his size, who mainly score near the basket, he had a long range and was considered a very good three-point shooter. In the course of his NBA career he hit 47.1% of his field throws, 38.0% of his three-point throws and 87.9% of his free throws . He also won the three-way competition at the 2006 NBA All-Star Game . In the 2006/07 NBA season, he managed to hit more than 50% of his throws, at least 40% of his threes and more than 90% of his free throws in one season. He was only the fifth player in the so-called 50-40-90 club .

Nowitzki used music to withstand pressure situations, including the free throw. He sang at important free throws, "so as not to freeze in the moment, to freeze, but to stay relaxed, not to think about the whole thing and the throws that I just messed up, but only about the next throw," he explained Spiegel in October 2019. He was humming the song Mr. Jones from the group Counting Crows . The hoax that Nowitzki sang Looking for Freedom by David Hasselhoff on the free-throw line was based on a joke he made to a reporter when he asked whether Nowitzki was playing a song by Hasselhoff, popular in Germany, for the purpose of concentrating on the free-throw line sing. “And then I said: Exactly, Looking for Freedom . Which of course wasn't right, it was just a gag ”, Nowitzki said in retrospect. This remark, intended as a joke, became independent after it had been reported in the media, and supporters of the Miami Heat tried to upset the German with free throws with Hasselhoff faces glued on cardboard.

Nowitzki's trademark was the fadeaway . He was one of the most accurate shooters in this throw, which is difficult to transform, especially due to falling back in the throwing movement, but is also more difficult to defend because of the space created between the thrower and defender. LeBron James said of Nowitzki's move that in all of NBA history, only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's hook throw was even harder to defend. Nowitzki's knee was raised during this throw, which made defending even more difficult. In addition, Nowitzki was able to hit this litter not only from the low post , but also from the middle distance and from the high post .

At best, critics chalked him down to an average defensive performance. That is why he was jokingly called Irk by the fans at the beginning of his NBA career (the omitted D should express a lack of defense, and to irk stands for anger ). Since his debut season in 1998, Nowitzki continued to develop through intensive training, which also improved his defense performance. He was subsequently given more benevolent nicknames such as German Wunderkind , Dirkules (based on Herkules ), Dunking Deutschman or Flying Deutschman (based on the Dutchman Rik Smits , the Dunkin 'Dutchman and the saga of the Flying Dutchman ).

contract

On September 26, 2006, he extended his contract with the Dallas Mavericks early by three years until the end of the 2010/11 season. His salary corresponded to the maximum amount allowed by NBA guidelines (a so-called maximum contract ). In the 2008-09 season, Nowitzki received 18.08 million US dollars by the Dallas Mavericks. The amount increased by around 12.5% ​​per season. With a one-sided player option, however, he could have withdrawn from his contract, which would have brought him US $ 21.5 million last year, after the 2009/10 season. However, he did not leave Dallas, but signed a new four-year contract for a total of more than 80 million US dollars. The contract also contained a clause that stipulated that Nowitzki could not be transferred to another team without his consent ( no-trade clause) . This time Nowitzki turned down a maximum deal and voluntarily foregoed around 16 million US dollars. In return, it was agreed that the money saved would be used for newcomers to help the Mavericks fight for the title. Up to and including the 2011/12 season, Nowitzki has already received a total of over 160.4 million US dollars in pure salary payments. In 2011-12, his salary with the Dallas Mavericks was $ 19,092,873 and in 2012-13 he was $ 20,907,128. He extended his contract, which expired after the 2014 season, by three years for around 25 million US dollars. He turned down offers of maximum contracts from the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers. The money saved was used to sign Chandler Parsons . On July 7, 2017, he extended his contract for $ 10 million for another two years until the end of the 2018/19 season. He again waived a large part of his salary to enable the club to sign new players.

After the active career

In June 2021, after manager Donnie Nelson announced his departure from the Mavericks, owner Mark Cuban hired Nowitzki as a special advisor to help the Mavericks find a new head coach and general manager .

Private

In his spare time Nowitzki plays the saxophone and guitar . In addition to team training and his individual training with Holger Geschwindner, he regularly does yoga and Pilates . He was a good tennis player in his youth and was registered by the TG Würzburg for playing in the 2nd district class in July 2011; because of the long NBA season, he could not participate in it.

In May 2009, Nowitzki, who by then had managed to keep most of his private life secret from the public, hit the headlines when his then fiancée Crystal Taylor was arrested by the FBI at his home in Dallas . Arrest warrants for multiple fraud and forgery of documents had been issued against Taylor, who gave Nowitzki a forged identity. She was sentenced to five years in prison for violating probation requirements. Taylor is said to have been pregnant at the time, which is why Nowitzki applied for sole custody in the event of his paternity. The pregnancy was only given by Taylor, however.

Since 2010 Nowitzki has been in a relationship with the Swede Jessica Olsson, a sister of the soccer players Martin and Marcus Olsson . Olsson works in Dallas as the manager of a gallery owned by George Michael . The couple became engaged on February 14, 2012 and married on August 4, 2012 in a traditional African ceremony because Jessica's mother is from Kenya. Together they have three children, a daughter (* 2013) and two sons (* 2015 and * 2016).

Nowitzki suffers from osteoarthritis in one foot and says he will never "run up and down" a basketball court again. He was "over basketball".

Others

Dirk Nowitzki at the charity soccer game "Champions for Charity 2019" in the Leverkusen BayArena

Nowitzki has been a testimonial in ING-DiBa advertising since 2003 . There is also a cooperation with the bank in the area of ​​social engagement. In July 2017 the contract was extended for life.

Nowitzki has been a brand ambassador for Bauerfeind AG since January 2016 . Another collaboration exists with the sporting goods manufacturer Nike .

At the start of the 2011/12 season of the Texas Rangers MLB team , he threw the first pitch , which is traditionally carried out by a guest of honor.

Before the Mavericks' home games, a comic film about the life and career of Nowitzki is shown on the video cube in the American Airlines Center .

Dirk Nowitzki is one of the characters in the episode A Short Story and a Tall Tale of the US animated series The Cleveland Show . He synchronized himself. The episode aired on February 13, 2011 on Fox .

Nowitzki is the curator of a foundation that is run in his name. The Dirk Nowitzki Foundation was founded in 2005 with the aim of promoting youth welfare, sport and education and training. The foundation supports socially disadvantaged children and adults and is headed by his sister Silke Nowitzki . The foundation has been awarding an annual prize of 30,000 euros since 2012, with which it recognizes the commitment of projects and organizations in connection with children and young people. Members of the jury for the award include Thomas Bach , President of the IOC , and Manuel Neuer . Nowitzki is active in the USA with his Dirk Nowitzki Foundation.

Nowitzki has also been involved in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program for years . On August 28, 2011, Dirk Nowitzki was awarded the Silver Laurel Leaf by the then Federal President Christian Wulff , the highest award for German athletes.

In October 2012 Nowitzki received the Transatlantic Partnership Award from the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany . In addition to his sporting success, his capacity as a bridge builder between the United States and Germany was recognized. The laudator was the cardiologist Eric N. Olson .

In 2012 Nowitzki was the first non-American to receive the Naismith Legacy Award for his contribution to the development of basketball worldwide.

Under the title Nowitzki. The perfect hit came in 2014 a documentary film that traces Nowitzki's career and life. Director Sebastian Dehnhardt had Nowitzki for it. accompanied for a year. The film premiered on September 18, 2014.

In 2013, Dirk Nowitzki was the protagonist of the NBA's image film Forever Dirk as part of the Forever is Big campaign . The focus of the film was Nowitzki's Fade-Away Jump Shot .

In September 2013, the UNICEF children's aid organization appointed Dirk Nowitzki as its ambassador.

In July 2016 Nowitzki took part in the football charity game “Champions for Charity” for the benefit of the crashed racing driver Michael Schumacher . Lukas Podolski scored a goal with a side pull after a cross from Dirk Nowitzki. This goal was voted Goal of the Month for July 2016 with 45% of the votes by the viewers of the Sportschau and Podolski was awarded together with Nowitzki. Nowitzki was only the fifth submitter to be honored in the vote that had been held since 1971.

In September 2019 he was elected to the position of chairman of the players' committee of the world federation FIBA ​​and thus also moved into the federation's central management body. He was previously the FIBA ​​ambassador for the 2019 World Cup.

Under the direction of Boris Groysberg, researchers at Harvard University have created a case study on Nowitzki, titled Changing the Game , which focuses on his career and sheds light on possibilities for the time after his sports career. To prepare the study, they interviewed Nowitzki, his wife and former teammates and coaches. After an introductory event, the case study will be passed on to teaching material at the university from 2020 and then also to other universities.

In September 2019, by a unanimous resolution of the Dallas City Council, part of Olive Street was renamed Nowitzki Way, which runs past the American Airlines Arena. At the beginning of December 2019 in Berlin, Nowitzki received the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany from Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier as an award for his social commitment.

Awards and Achievements

NBA

  • Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) of the NBA Regular Season (2007)
  • Most Valuable Player of the Finals MVP of the NBA (2011)
  • Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award (2017)
  • 12 × election to an All-NBA team (2001–2012)
    • 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)
  • 14 nominations for the NBA All-Star Game (2002–2012, 2014–2015, 2019)
  • First European to be in the starting five of an All-Star team (2007, 2010)
  • Participation in the Rising Star Challenge at the NBA All-Star Weekend (2000)
  • Winner of the three-point competition in the All-Star Game as the biggest player in the competition so far (2006)
  • Winner of the Shooting Stars competition at the All-Star-Game 2010 with the "Team Texas", consisting of former NBA players and television experts Kenny Smith and Becky Hammon from the WNBA club San Antonio Silver Stars
  • Trainer of Team World of the Rising Star Challenge as part of the NBA All-Star Weekend 2019
  • 2 × NBA Community Assist Award for his exemplary social commitment (February 2004 and December 2007)
  • Best-of-Video of the NBA in honor of Nowitzki (November 2014, on the occasion of his success for the best foreign scorer of the NBA)
  • Together with Kemba Walker, captain of the teams of the NBA Exhibition Games World Team against Africa on August 5th, 2017
  • First foreign player to break the 31,000-point mark in the NBA main round (March 2017); first European to exceed the 16,000–30,000 point mark (as of March 3, 2017)
  • 5 × more than 2000 points in one season: 2002/03 (points: 2011), 2004/05 (points: 2032), 2005/06 (points: 2151), 2008/09 (points: 2094), 2009/10 ( Points: 2027)
  • 16 × more than 1000 points in a regular season (2016)
  • 411 double doubles, 3 triple doubles (2019)
  • Only player in NBA history to score at least 25,000 points, 10,000 rebounds, 1,000 blocks and 1,000 threes (March 2015).
  • The only player in the history of the NBA who has simultaneously scored more than 27,000 points, 10,000 rebounds, 3,000 assists, 1,000 blocks, 1,000 steals and 1,500 successful three-point throws (November 2014).
  • One of two players in the history of the NBA with 150 threesomes and 100 blocks in one season (Nowitzki: 2000-2001; Rasheed Wallace 2005-2006).
  • One of three players in the history of the NBA with at least 1,000 blocks, 1,000 steals and 1,000 converted three-point throws.
  • One of six players in the history of the NBA with play-off averages of 25 points and 10 rebounds per game (25.3 and 10.0; as of April 11, 2018)
  • One of eight players in NBA history with at least 800 20-point games (December 2014).
  • One of seven players in the history of the NBA who has scored at least 30,000 points in the NBA regular season (March 7, 2017 - as the sixth player after Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain; now also LeBron James).
  • One of two players in the history of the NBA with at least 30 points and 15 rebounds in 4 play-off games in a row.
  • One of eight players in the 50-40-90 club (hit rate in a season of 50% for field goals, 40% for threesomes and 90% for free throws).
  • One of eleven players who were each able to achieve the awards NBA Master, NBA MVP of the main round, MVP of the NBA final series and at least 10 × NBA All-Star appointments at least once.
  • At 35 years and 206 days one of twelve players in NBA history who scored 40 points or more in an NBA game by the age of 35 or more (01/2014).
  • One in five players who have scored 40 or more points in an NBA game by the age of 37 or more: (number in brackets): Michael Jordan (8), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (4), Karl Malone (2) and Kobe Bryant (1) (as of April 20, 2016).
  • At 40 years and 294 days, oldest player with at least 30 points in an NBA game
  • Record holder for free throws hit within a play-off season (205 free throws hit, NBA playoffs 2006).
  • Play-off record in the first game of the 2011 Western Conference Finals against Oklahoma for the highest number of free throws scored in a single game: 24
  • In this game: New record for True Shooting Percentage , (a statistic that takes into account all throwing attempts with at least 20 throws) in the play-offs with 93.9%. The old record has been held by Vince Carter since 2001 with 82.5. Ray Allen holds the regular season record with 90.1 (April 14, 2002).
  • One of five players in the history of the NBA with more than 10,000 defensive rebounds since the statistic was introduced in 1973 (April 2019).

Dallas Mavericks

  • Team captain
  • Won the NBA Championship in the 2011 NBA Finals
  • Won the Western Conference and reached the NBA final with the Dallas Mavericks (2006, 2011)
  • First Mavericks player called to the All-NBA first team (2005)
  • First Mavericks player in the starting five of the NBA All Star team (2007)
  • First Mavericks player to be elected Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the regular season (2007), also first Finals MVP (2011)
  • Dallas Mavericks franchise record holder in the categories of games, playing times, minutes of play, points, transformed throws, transformed two-point throws, transformed three-point throws, free throws, all shot attempts, blocked shots, offensive rebounds, defensive rebounds and total rebounds. He also leads the statistics in ball losses, missed throws and personal fouls (as of April 2019).
  • In the 2019/20 season, Nowitzki's fadeaway litter is pictured on the American Airlines Center pitch.

National team

  • Most valuable player (MVP), king of the scorer, election to the All-Tournament Team and bronze medal at the 2002 World Cup in Indianapolis, USA
  • Most valuable player (MVP), king of the basketball team, election to the all-tournament team and winning the silver medal at the 2005 European Championship in Serbia-Montenegro
  • King of the basketball world championship in Japan in 2006 , election to the all-tournament team
  • King of the basketball scorer at the 2001 European Championships in Turkey, election to the All-Tournament Team
  • King of the basketball team at the 2007 European Championships in Spain, election to the All-Tournament Team
  • Golden Ring of Honor of the Presidium of the German Basketball Federation (awarded in 2007)
  • second-best thrower in the history of the European Basketball Championships (09/2015) with 1,052 points
  • best basket scorer in the history of the national team with 3,045 points in 153 international matches (09/2015)
  • with the German national basketball team for men, election to the team of the year 2005

Sports magazines / sports channels / websites

  • Third place in the selection of the ten best power forwards in NBA history, list compiled by ESPN (2016), 5th place in the ESPN Top 10 Player list (2011)
  • 17th place in the selection of the best NBA players in history, list compiled by ESPN (2016)
  • 5th place in the choice of the best power forwards in NBA history, SPOX readers' choice (2009)
  • 4th place in the selection of the 10 best power-forwards in NBA history, Fox Sport (2011)
  • Sports Illustrated ; NBA All Decade Team (Second Team) (2000–2009), 2009
  • 20th place in the ranking of the best franchise players in the history of the NBA, determined by Crossover-Online (2011)
  • 4th place and only active player in the NBA: Greatest White Basketball Players List, Bleacherreports.com (2011)
  • 3 ESPY Awards 2011: "Best Male Athlete", "Best NBA Player" and with the Dallas Mavericks "Best Team" (annual award by the sports broadcaster ESPN )
  • 6 × Euroscar (Gazzetta Dello Sport; 2002–2006, 2011) (Best European basketball player)
  • 1 × Mister Europa Player of the Year Award (Superbasket; 2005) (Best European basketball player)
  • Inclusion in the list of the “100 best German athletes of the century”, a list published by ZDF in 2004
  • The Sport1 Award (2002, 2004, 2007, 2011 and 2014)
  • Sport-Bild -Award as Star of the Year (2004 and 2011)

Further awards and successes

statistics

Legend
  GP Matches played ( Games Played )   GS Games from the beginning ( Games started )  MPG Graduated minutes per game ( Minutes per game )
 FG% Shooting percentage from the field ( Field-goal percentage )  3P% Throwing quota Three-point throws ( 3-point field-goal percentage )  FT% Free throw rate ( free-throw percentage )
 RPG Rebounds per game ( rebounds per game )  APG Assists per game ( assists per game )  SPG Steals per game ( steals per game )
 BPG Blocks per game ( blocks per game )  PPG Points per game ( points per game )
NBA championship Season best per player  FAT Career record

NBA

Regular season

season 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 .8th .8th 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 .8th 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 .8th .8th 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 20th 15.6 .359 .312 .780 3.1 .7 .2 .4 7.3
total 1,522 1,460 33.8 .471 .380 .879 7.5 2.4 .8th .8th 20.7
All-star 14th 2 16.2 .450 .294 .875 3.7 1.1 .7 .4 8.0

Source: basketball-reference.com (as of April 4, 2018)

Play-offs

season team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2000-01 Dallas 10 10 39.9 .423 .283 .883 8.1 1.4 1.1 .8th 23.4
2001-02 Dallas 8th 8th 44.6 .445 .571 .878 13.1 2.3 2.0 .8th 28.4
2002-03 Dallas 17th 17th 42.5 .479 .443 .912 11.5 2.2 1.2 .9 25.3
2003-04 Dallas 5 5 42.4 .450 .467 .857 11.8 1.4 1.4 2.6 26.6
2004-05 Dallas 13 13 42.4 .402 .333 .829 10.1 3.3 1.4 1.6 23.7
2005-06 Dallas 23 23 42.7 .468 .343 .895 11.7 2.9 1.1 .6 27.0
2006-07 Dallas 6th 6th 39.8 .383 .211 .840 11.3 2.3 1.8 1.3 19.7
2007-08 Dallas 5 5 42.2 .473 .333 .808 12.0 4.0 .2 1.4 26.8
2008-09 Dallas 10 10 39.5 .518 .286 .925 10.1 3.1 .9 .8th 26.8
2009-10 Dallas 6th 6th 38.8 .547 .571 .952 8.2 3.0 .8th .7 26.7
2010-11 Dallas 21 21 39.3 .485 .460 .941 8.1 2.5 .6 .6 27.7
2011-12 Dallas 4th 4th 38.5 .442 .167 .905 6.3 1.8 .8th .0 26.8
2013-14 Dallas 7th 7th 37.6 .429 .083 .806 8.0 1.6 .9 .9 19.1
2014–15 Dallas 5 5 36.2 .452 .235 .929 10.2 2.4 .4 .4 21.2
2015–16 Dallas 5 5 34.0 .494 .364 .941 5.0 1.6 .4 .6 20.4
total 145 145 40.7 .462 .365 .892 10.0 2.5 1.0 .9 25.3

Source: basketball-reference.com (as of June 20, 2016)

Triple doubles

No. date opponent Result Points Rebounds Assists Blocks
1 Feb 6, 2008 Milwaukee Bucks 107: 96 29 10 12th 1
2 March 29, 2010 Denver nuggets 109: 93 34 10 10 1

(As of June 18, 2018; Source: Dirk Nowitzki Game Finder on basketball-reference.com)

National team

* Bronze medal (third place)
^ Silver Medal (Second Place)
year contest GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1997 European basketball championship qualification 1 3.0 .000 .000 .000 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
1999 European basketball championship qualification 3 16.7 .600 .750 1,000 4.0 .3 .3 .0 13.7
1999 European basketball championship 9 31.3 .582 .529 .771 3.4 1.8 .9 .0 15.2
2001 European basketball championship 7th 33.9 .516 .426 .714 9.1 1.9 1.3 1.0 28.7
2002 * Basketball world championship 9 31.2 .407 .286 .921 8.2 2.7 1.2 2.0 24.0
2003 European basketball championship 4th 34.8 .453 .455 .841 6.2 1.0 1.3 1.8 22.5
2005 European basketball championship qualification 5 32.4 .500 .364 .809 11.6 2.2 1.8 .8th 23.6
2005 ^ European basketball championship 7th 36.9 .411 .371 .885 10.6 1.7 1.1 1.9 26.1
2006 Basketball world championship 9 33.6 .434 .286 .823 9.2 2.8 1.0 .6 23.2
2007 European basketball championship 9 33.9 .432 .313 .860 8.7 1.6 .9 .9 24.0
2008 Olympic Games 2008 basketball qualification 5 31.2 .500 .435 .922 8.2 2.6 .2 1.0 26.6
2008 Basketball at the Olympics 5 28.4 .419 .417 .958 8.4 .6 .2 .0 17.0
2011 European basketball championship 8th 29.9 .442 .421 .933 6.6 1.4 .4 .4 19.5
2015 European basketball championship 5 28.0 .364 .333 .857 7.8 1.6 .0 .2 13.8
Career 86 31.4 .452 .379 .855 7.1 1.8 .9 .9 21.5

NBA stats, records and milestones

Nowitzki in a characteristic fadeaway jump shot (2008)

At the end of the 2004/05 regular season Nowitzki was one of the few players who could show top placements in the two important individual statistics of the NBA: He was sixth-best thrower with an average of 26.1 points per game and twelfth best rebounder with 9.7 rebounds per game. In the following season 2005/06 he increased his previous season highs to 2,151 points. That corresponded to 26.6 points per game. In the 2008/09 season Nowitzki again reached top values. He got 2,094 points in the regular season, which meant fourth place in the overall points ranking of the NBA. This corresponded to an average of 25.9 points per game, also fourth place in the points-per-game statistics. He also reached twelfth place in the rebound statistics of the season with an average of 8.4 rebounds. In the 2009/10 season he exceeded the 2,000-point mark in the regular season for the fifth time in his career with 2,027 points (25.0 per game). This put him in fourth place in the ranking according to total points and seventh in the ranking according to average points. Nowitzki closed the 2010/11 regular season with a point average of 23.0 (10th place in the points-per-game statistics). Overall, he reached 1,681 points in 73 games, this was the lowest yield in seven years. In the rebounds, he finished with an average of 7.0 rebounds per game (37th place in the rebound statistics of the season). He finished the regular 2011/12 season with 1342 points and achieved an average of 21.6 points (7th place in the points statistics). He "got" 419 rebounds (6.8 on average). The 2012/13 season he closed with 917 points and an average of 17.3 points and 363 rebounds (6.8 on average) in 53 games.

On June 1, 2006 Dirk Nowitzki scored 50 points in game five against the Phoenix Suns, both a play-off career record and a club record. He scored 22 points in the last quarter and so led his team to victory.

At the end of his MVP season Nowitzki had a remarkable hit rate: 50.2% from the field, 41.6% from the triple line and 90.1% from the free throw line. This achievement makes him a member of the elite 50-40-90 club, which includes only six other players ( Larry Bird , Steve Nash , Kevin Durant , Mark Price , Stephen Curry and Reggie Miller ). Since the introduction of the three-point throw in the NBA in 1979, this performance has only been achieved ten times in the regular season.

He also succeeded as the first European player to achieve more than 2,000 points in an NBA season (seasons 2002/03 , 2004/05 , 2005/06 , 2008/09 and 2009/10 ). On February 6, 2008 Nowitzki reached his first triple-double : In the game against the Milwaukee Bucks he scored 29 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists. His second succeeded on March 29, 2010 against the Denver Nuggets (34 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists).

Main round

(Status: April 11, 2019; Source: basketball-reference.com)
Nowitzki is in the categories of games, playing times, game minutes, points, rebounds, defensive rebounds, transformed field throws, transformed two-point throws, transformed three-point Throws and free throws, as well as all shot attempt categories, missed throws and fouls in the top 30 of the eternal NBA leaderboards (as of 2020). In the categories of playing times, games, game minutes, points, field goal attempts, three-point throws, three-point throws, free throws and free throws, each performance would also exist in a combined NBA and ABA ranking. The same applies to missed throws from the field. Nowitzki ended his career in 2019 with the following records:

  • 21 seasons (# 1 on the all-time NBA leaderboard with Robert Parish , Kevin Willis , Kevin Garnett and Vince Carter )
    • Most seasons in a single franchise (# 1 on all-time NBA leaderboard)
  • 1,522 games (3rd place on the all-time NBA leaderboard)
    • Most games in a single franchise (# 1 on all-time NBA leaderboard)
    • 1,460 games in the starting line-up (2nd place in the eternal NBA leaderboard after Karl Malone )
  • 51,368 minutes played (3rd place on the all-time NBA leaderboard) - 33.75 minutes per game
    • Most played minutes in a game (31st place on the all-time NBA leaderboard): 57 against the Phoenix Suns on March 14, 2007.
  • 31,560 points (6th place in the all-time NBA leaderboard ) - 20.74 points per game (46th place in the all -time NBA leaderboard)
    • Most points in a game (career best): 53 against the Houston Rockets on February 12, 2004.
  • 11,169 field goals (8th place in the all-time NBA leaderboard)
  • 23,734 field goal attempts (7th place in the all-time NBA leaderboard)
  • 9,187 2-Pt Field Goals (19th place in the all-time NBA best list) - 49.60% two-point field goal rate (227th place in the all-time NBA best list)
  • 18,524 2-point field goal attempts (20th place in the all-time NBA leaderboard)
    • Most 2-point field goal attempts in one game (91st place in the all-time NBA leaderboard): 33 against the Charlotte Bobcats on December 12, 2009.
    • Most 2-point field goal attempts in one season: 1375 in the 2009/10 season .
  • 1,982 3-Pt Field Goals (11th place in the all-time NBA leaderboard) - 38.04% three-point field goal rate (116th place in the all-time NBA leaderboard)
    • Most three-pointers in one game: 8 against the Seattle SuperSonics on January 27, 2004.
  • 5,210 3-point field goal attempts (13th place in the all-time NBA leaderboard)
    • Most three-point basket attempts in a game: 15 at the Atlanta Hawks on January 15, 2002.
  • 7,240 converted free throws (6th place in the all-time NBA leaderboard) - 87.87% free throws rate (16th place in the all-time NBA leaderboard)
    • 82 converted free throws in a row (third longest NBA free throw series of all time) between March 29 and October 29, 2010.
    • Most converted free throws in one game (34th on the NBA all-time leaderboard): 21 against the Houston Rockets on December 2, 2004.
  • 8,239 free throw attempts (16th place in the all-time NBA leaderboard)
  • 11,489 rebounds (26th place on the all-time NBA leaderboard) - 7.55 rebounds per game (164th place on the all-time NBA leaderboard)
    • Most rebounds in one game (career best): 23 against the Boston Celtics on February 21, 2002.
  • 10,021 defensive rebounds (5th place in the all-time NBA leaderboard)
    • Most defensive rebounds in one game (24th on the NBA all-time leaderboard): 21 against the Sacramento Kings on February 23, 2002
  • 1,468 offensive rebounds (216th place in the all-time NBA leaderboard)
  • 3,651 assists (144th place in the all-time NBA leaderboard)
  • 1,210 steals (84th place in the all-time NBA leaderboard)
    • Most steals in one game (18th place on the all-time NBA leaderboard): 9 against the Houston Rockets on March 7, 2004
  • 1,281 blocks (50th place on the all-time NBA leaderboard) - 0.84 blocks per game (202nd place on the all-time NBA leaderboard)
  • 2 triple doubles (171st place in the all-time NBA leaderboard)
  • 12,565 missed throws from the field (5th place in the all-time NBA leaderboard)
  • 3,601 personal fouls (# 24 on all-time NBA leaderboard)
  • 2,494 Turnovers (# 57 on the all-time NBA leaderboard)

Play-offs

(As of March 9, 2019; Source: basketball-reference.com)

  • 145 play-off games (43rd place on the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard)
    • Most play-off games in one season: 23 in 2006 (56th place on the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard).
  • 5,895 minutes played in the play-offs (27th place on the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard) - 40.66 minutes per game (21st place on the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard).
    • Most minutes played in a play-off game: 58 against the Sacramento Kings on May 10, 2003 (7th place on the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard).
    • Most play-off minutes played in a season: 983 in 2006 (17th place on the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard).
    • Most minutes per play-off game in a season: 44.62 in 2002 (101st place on the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard).
  • 3,663 points in the play-offs (15th place on the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard) - 25.26 points per game (14th place on the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard).
    • Most points in a play-off game: 50 against the Phoenix Suns on June 1, 2006 (24th on the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard).
    • Most play-off points of a season: 620 in 2006 (17th place on the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard).
    • Most play-off points per game in a season: 28.38 in 2002 (131st place on the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard).
  • 1,220 field goals in the play-offs (20th place on the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard) - 46.18% field goal converted into the play-offs (176th place on the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard).
    • Most play-off field goals in a season: 196 in 2006 (48th place on the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard).
  • 2,642 field goal attempts in the play-offs (18th place in the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard)
    • Most play-off field goal attempts in a season: 419 in 2006 (42nd place on the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard).
  • 1,071 2-Pt Field Goals (place 25 in the all-time NBA playoff best list) - 47.94% two-point throws converted into play-offs (place 180 in the all time NBA playoff best list).
    • Most play-off two-point throws in a season: 173 in 2006 (67th place on the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard).
  • 2,234 2-point field goal attempts (25th place in the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard)
    • Most play-off two-point attempts in a season: 352 in 2006 (71st place on the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard).
  • 149 3-pt field goals in the play-offs (35th place in the all-time NBA playoff best list) - 36.52% three-point throws converted in the play-offs (120th place in the all-time NBA playoff best list).
    • Most play-off three-point throws in a season: 27 in 2003 (207th place on the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard). - 57.14% play-off three-point throws converted in the 2002 season (51st place on the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard).
  • 408 3-point field goal attempts in the play-offs (37th place in the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard)
  • 1,074 converted free throws (8th place in the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard) - 89.20% play-off free throws converted (11th place in the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard).
    • Most converted free throws in a play-off game: 24 against the Oklahoma City Thunder on May 17, 2011 (# 1 on the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard).
      • Most converted free throws in a play-off game with a free-throw rate of 100% (i.e. no missed throw): 24 in the same game (1st place in the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard).
      • Most converted free throws in a play-off game halftime: 19 in the same game (1st place on the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard) as well
      • Most converted free throws in a play-off quarter: 13 in the same game and on April 16, 2011 against the Portland Trail Blazers (# 1 on the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard).
    • Most converted play-off free throws in a season: 205 in 2006 (No. 1 on the all-time NBA play-off leaderboard). - 95.24% play-off free throws converted in the 2010 season (121st place on the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard).
  • 1,204 free-throw attempts in the play-offs (12th place on the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard)
    • Most free throw attempts in a play-off game: 24 against the Oklahoma City Thunder on May 13, 2011 and May 17, 2011 (8th place on the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard).
    • Most play-off free-throw attempts in a season: 229 in 2006 (7th place on the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard).
  • 1,446 rebounds (21st place on the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard) - 9.97% rebounds per play-off game (44th place on the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard).
    • Most rebounds in a play-off game (40th on the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard): 21 against the San Antonio Spurs on May 19, 2006.
    • Most play-off rebounds in one season: 268 in 2006 (44th in the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard)
    • Most play-off rebounds per game in a single season: 13.12 in 2002 (# 203 on the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard).
  • 1,234 defensive rebounds in the play-offs (7th place in the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard)
    • Most defensive rebounds in a play-off game (5th place on the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard): 19 against the San Antonio Spurs on May 19, 2006.
    • Most play-off defensive rebounds per game in a single season: 221 in 2006 (# 8 on the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard).
  • 212 offensive rebounds (75th place in the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard)
    • Most play-off offensive rebounds per game in a single season: 47 in 2006 (# 203 on the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard).
  • 360 assists (89th place in the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard)
  • 149 steals (47th place on the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard) - 1.03% steals per play-off game (177th place on the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard).
    • Most steals in a play-off game: 6 against the San Antonio Spurs on May 14, 2001 (23rd on the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard).
    • Most play-off steals per game in one season: 2.00 in 2002 (19th place on the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard).
  • 129 blocks in the play-offs (50th place in the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard) - 0.89% blocks per play-off game (123rd place on the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard).
    • Most play-off blocks per game in one season: 2.60 in 2004 (103rd place in the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard).
  • 328 turnovers in the play-offs (328 in the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard)
    • Most play-off turnovers in one season: 65 in 2011 (67th place in the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard).
  • 407 fouls in the play-offs (59th place in the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard)
    • Most play-off fouls in one season: 64 in 2006 (246th on the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard).
  • 1,422 missed throws from the field in the playoffs (16th place in the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard).
    • Most misses from the field in a play-off game: 19 against the Sacramento Kings on May 11, 2002 (66th place in the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard).
    • Most misses from the field in one season: 223 in 2006 (45th place in the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard).

Finals

(As of March 31, 2019; Source: basketball-reference.com)

  • 504 minutes of play (94th place in the all-time NBA Finals leaderboard since 1957).
  • 293 points (65th place in the all-time NBA Finals leaderboard). - 24.42 points per game in 12 finals games (15th place in the all-time NBA finals leaderboard).
  • 94 free throws (39th place in the all-time NBA Finals leaderboard). - 93.07% free throw rate (2nd place in the all-time NBA finals leaderboard).
    • Most converted free throws in a final series: 49 against the Miami Heat in the 2006 final series and 45 in the 2011 final series (places 27 and 39 in the all-time NBA finals leaderboard).
    • Most converted free throws in a single Finals game: 12 against the Miami Heat on May 31, 2011 (# 60 on the all-time NBA Finals leaderboard).
    • Most converted free throws in a row: 26 against the Miami Heat 2011 (1st place in the all-time NBA playoff leaderboard).
  • 101 free throw attempts (55th place in the all-time NBA Finals leaderboard).
  • 93 field goals (80th place in the all-time NBA Finals leaderboard).
  • 230 field goal attempts (67th place in the all-time NBA finals list of the best since 1951).
  • 80 two-point field goals (87th place in the all-time NBA Finals leaderboard).
  • 187 two-point field goal attempts (82nd place in the all-time NBA Finals best list since 1951).
  • 13 three-point field goals (52nd place in the all-time NBA Finals best list since 1980). - 30.23% three-point field goal rate (68th place in the all-time NBA finals best list since 1980).
  • 43 three-point field goal attempts (45th place in the all-time NBA finals best list since 1980).
  • 123 rebounds (68th place in the all-time NBA Finals leaderboard since 1955).
  • 112 defensive rebounds (31st place in the all-time NBA Finals leaderboard since 1974).
    • Most defensive rebounds in a final series: 56 against the Miami Heat in both 2006 and 2011 (19th place in the all-time NBA finals list since 1974).
    • Most defensive rebounds in a Finals game: 15 against the Miami Heat on June 11, 2006 (14th place in the all-time NBA Finals leaderboard since 1974).
  • 8 blocked shots (76th place in the all-time NBA Finals leaderboard since 1974).
  • 137 missed throws (64th place in the all-time NBA finals leaderboard since 1951).
    • Most misses in a single Finals game: 18 against the Miami Heat on June 12, 2011 (47th place in the all-time NBA Finals leaderboard since 1951).
  • 30 ball losses (56th place in the all-time NBA Finals leaderboard since 1978).

Milestones

Since December 9, 2005 Nowitzki is first in the all-time list of the Dallas Mavericks in the rebounds category and since March 8, 2008 also leading in the points category, thus overtaking Rolando Blackman . In addition to rebounds and points, he leads the statistical best list of the Mavericks in the main round in all absolute categories except two. In terms of ball wins, he ranks second behind Derek Harper and fourth in assists. In the average categories of points per game, minutes per game, rebounds per game and free throw rate, he is in the top ten.

Nowitzki even tops the Mavericks statistical leaderboard in the post-season number of games, game minutes, points, field throws, free throws, rebounds, blocks, steals and assists. Only in the three-point shots category does he come in second behind Jason Terry .

On March 30, 2007, he exceeded the limit of 15,000 points as the 105th player in the history of the NBA . On January 13, 2010, he crossed the 20,000 mark as the 34th player and the first European in the history of the NBA. In the game against Orlando Magic on December 21, 2010, he contributed 17 points to the 105: 99 victory and overtook Larry Bird in the all-time points ranking of the NBA . In the 113: 97 win over the New York Knicks on February 2, 2011, he reached 29 points and broke the 22,000 point mark as the 24th player in NBA history.

NBA 2011/12
In the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on January 2, 2012 Nowitzki threw the 8000th basket as the 31st player in NBA history. The 98-89 win against the Phoenix Suns on January 4, 2012 was his 1,000th league game in the NBA, he is the first player in the Mavericks and the 98th player in NBA history to exceed this mark.

In the 102:76 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on January 13, 2012 Nowitzki contributed eleven points and became the 23rd player in NBA history to exceed the 23,000 point mark. In the 89:73 home win on February 20, 2012 against the Boston Celtics, Nowitzki reached 26 points and overtook Robert Parish in the points ranking and is now one of the top 20 best basket hunters in the history of the NBA, he also succeeded as the 80th player in the NBA -History of the 1000th block.

With 31 points in the game on March 24, 2012 against the Houston Rockets (101: 99) Nowitzki overtook Hall of Famer Charles Barkley in the all-time points ranking of the NBA. In the 108: 112 defeat against the Los Angeles Lakers on April 15, 2012 Nowitzki get 24 points, making him the 19th player in NBA history to exceed the 24,000 point mark.

NBA 2012/13
In the 110: 95 victory against the Phoenix Suns on January 28, 2013 Nowitzki threw 18 points and overtook Allen Iverson (24,368 points) in the all-time points ranking of the NBA.

In the 96: 113 defeat by the Brooklyn Nets on March 21, 2013 Nowitzki brought six rebounds and broke the 9,000 rebounds as the 46th player in NBA history.

In the 107:89 victory against the New Orleans Hornets on April 15, 2013 Nowitzki threw 19 points and exceeded the 25,000 point mark as the 17th player in NBA history.

NBA 2013/14
In the 111: 104 victory at the Houston Rockets on December 23, 2013 Nowitzki threw 31 points and overtook Alex English (25,613) after Jerry West and Reggie Miller in November in the NBA's all-time points ranking . During the game, he also made his 3,000 assist.

In the 105: 83 win against the Chicago Bulls on December 28, 2013, he turned his 9,000 throw from the field as the 19th player in NBA history. With 1,137 games in the NBA, he left Detlef Schrempf (1,136 games) behind and became the European with the most NBA appearances.

In the 110-97 win against the Los Angeles Lakers on January 7, 2014 Nowitzki became the 15th player in NBA history to achieve his 8,000 defensive rebound. In the 107-88 win against Orlando Magic on January 13, 2014, he converted his 1,400. Three-point throw, making him the 24th player in NBA history to do so.

In the 117: 115 defeat against the Houston Rockets on January 29, 2014 Nowitzki threw 38 points and exceeded the 26,000 point mark as the 13th player in NBA history.

In the 101: 108 away win of the Dallas Mavericks on March 12, 2014 against Utah Jazz, Nowitzki got 31 points, with which he overtook John Havlicek (26,395 points) in the all-time points ranking of the NBA. On April 4, 2014 he left Dominique Wilkins (26,668 points) and on April 8, 2014 Oscar Robertson (26,710) behind. Nowitzki made it into the top ten of the NBA players with the highest points.

NBA 2014/15
On November 11, 2014 Nowitzki scored 23 points in the game against the Sacramento Kings and overtook Hakeem Olajuwon in the all-time points ranking of the NBA. As the top-ranked white player, he became the most successful shooter in NBA history who was born outside of the United States. (As of December 27, 2014)

Nowitzki scored his 27,000 career point during the game against the Charlotte Hornets on November 18, 2014, becoming the 9th player in NBA history to break that mark. During the game against the Toronto Raptors (106: 102) on November 28, 2014, he became the 23rd player in NBA history to convert his 1,500. Three-point throw.

With the 15 points that he contributed to the 96:88 win against the Brooklyn Nets on January 6, 2015, he overtook Moses Malone (27,409) in the NBA's all-time points ranking after he had already left Elvin Hayes (27,313) behind in December left and moved up to 7th place.

On March 24, 2015, he broke the limit of 10,000 rebounds in the game against the San Antonio Spurs (101: 94) as the 37th player in NBA history. In the 135: 131 victory of the Dallas Mavericks against the Oklahoma City Thunder on April 2, 2015, he threw 18 points and exceeded the limit of 28,000 points as only the seventh player in NBA history.

NBA 2015/16
In the 112: 98 defeat of the Dallas Mavericks against the Sacramento Kings on December 1, 2015, he broke the 10,000 throws from the field as only the 13th player in the history of the NBA.

On December 23, 2015, he overtook Shaquille O'Neal in the all-time points ranking of the NBA and moved there to 6. On January 8, 2016, he overtook O'Neal in the all-time defensive rebounds and advanced with 8,891 defensive rebounds at number 8 on this list. With his 18 points, which he scored in the 129: 103 victory of his Dallas Mavericks against the Philadelphia 76ers on February 21, 2016, he exceeded the 29,000 point mark as the sixth player in NBA history.

NBA 2016/17
On March 7, 2017, he scored his 30,000 in the game against the Los Angeles Lakers (122: 111). Point and was celebrated by the home crowd, team owner Mark Cuban and his teammates. He scored 18 points in the first quarter, setting his personal best. He made a total of 25 points in the game and was at 30,005 points after the game. Only five players passed the 30,000 mark before him, and he is the first non-American to have done so.

NBA 2017/18
In the 111: 79 victory of the Dallas Mavericks against the Milwaukee Bucks on November 18, 2017, Nowitzki became the 14th player in NBA history to convert his 1,800th three-point throw in the regular season. In the 95:94 win against the Memphis Grizzlies on November 22, 2017, Nowitzki became the 29th player in NBA history to achieve his 11,000 rebound in the regular season.

On January 9, 2018, Nowitzki converted seven free throws in just as many attempts in the 114-99 win over Orlando Magic and drew level with Jerry West with a total of 7,160 free throws. His rate of 87.94% is only exceeded by 16 players (with fewer converted free throws).

In the game against the Los Angeles Clippers on February 5, 2018, Nowitzki completed his 50,000. Minute of the game and thus moved up to fifth place of the longest-running player and five game days with four appearances after that to fourth. On March 22nd in the game against Utah Jazz, he even moved up to third place in front of Kevin Garnett . Only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Karl Malone stood longer on the field.

On March 16, 2018 Nowitzki played his 1,462nd game in the 115:122 defeat in extra time against the Toronto Raptors, making him the player with the fifth most games in NBA history. During this game, Nowitzki became the 8th player in NBA history to cross the 11,000-mark converted throws from the field.

NBA 2018/19
On December 13, 2018, Nowitzki, overtaken in the points ranking, returned to the floor after a long injury break in an away game against the Phoenix Suns and thus started his 21st active season. This was previously only possible with Robert Parish, Kevin Willis, Kevin Garnett and the also active player Vince Carter. Nowitzki is the only one who completed all seasons with the same team.

On December 22, Nowitzki drew level with Karl Malone in Oakland after games and overtook him on December 26, 2018 against the Pelicans with his 1,477th game. He completed the fourth most games in NBA history. On March 6, 2019, Nowitzki made his 1504th game against the Wizards in Washington DC, drawing level with John Stockton, who had only played for Utah jazz. Two days later, he overtook him in Florida against the Orlando Magic, not only completing the third most games of all time, but also the most games with a single franchise. On March 31, 2019, Nowitzki in Oklahoma pushed his 1279th block to 50th place in the category.

On February 11, he drew level with David Robinson in Houston after free throw attempts and moved two game days later on February 22 against Denver to 16th place in this category. The next day at Utah Jazz he overtook Wilt Chamberlain on field attempts (7th place) and drew level with Reggie Theus after Steals (temporarily 83rd place with 1206). On February 25, he completed the 1,500th game of his career as a starter at the Staples Center and Clippers coach Doc Rivers had the game interrupted nine seconds before the end with a break to give the audience a standing ovation for Nowitzki.

After LeBron James overtook Nowitzki, who was injured at the beginning of the season, in the points ranking on October 27, 2018 with 31,202 career points and took over his sixth place, Nowitzki regained sixth place on March 18, 2019 in the home defeat against the New Orleans Pelicans by Wilt Chamberlains surpassed 31,419 points by five. In the 129: 127 success of the Mavericks against the Memphis Grizzlies on April 8, Nowitzki secured five rebounds and broke the 10,000 defensive rebounds mark. He is only the fifth player in NBA history to have achieved this since the separate counting of defensive and offensive rebounds in 1973.

literature

  • Dino Reisner, Holger R. Sauer: Dirk Nowitzki, German Wunderkind. Copress Verlag, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-7679-0872-7 .
  • Peter Sartorius, Joachim Mölter, Dirk Nowitzki: Nowitzki. Rowohlt Verlag, Reinbek 2008, ISBN 978-3-498-04689-7 .
  • Jürgen Höpfl, Fabian Frühwirth: Simply He - Dirk Nowitzki - From Würzburg to the top of the world. Main-Post publishing group, Würzburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-925232-73-2 .
  • Holger Geschwindner: Nowitzki. The history. Murmann Verlag, Hamburg 2012, ISBN 978-3-86774-212-2 .
  • Ole Frerks: The Nowitzki Phenomenon. Dirk and the new generation. Meyer & Meyer Verlag, Aachen 2019, ISBN 978-3-8403-7644-3 .
  • Thomas Pletzinger : The Great Nowitzki , Verlag Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Cologne 2019, ISBN 978-3-462-04732-5 .
  • Jürgen Kalwa : Dirk Nowitzki. So far so good. From Würzburg to a world star. A slightly different biography. Arete, Hildesheim 2019, ISBN 978-3-96423-011-9 (with black-and-white photos and annotations).

See also

Web links

Commons : Dirk Nowitzki  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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German flag bearers at the Olympic Games
summer
The German Imperium Deutsches ReichThe German Imperium

1896–1904 no standard bearers • 1906 Georg Hax • 1908 Wilhelm Kaufmann • 1912 Karl Halt

Deutsches Reich Deutsches ReichDeutsches Reich

1920/24 no participation • 1928 Ernst Paulus • 1932 Georg Gehring

Deutsches Reich German Reich NSGerman Reich (Nazi era)

1936 Hans Fritsch

Under Allied occupation Germany 1946Germany 1945 to 1949

1948 no participation

Germany Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany

1952 Friedel Schirmer

Saarland Saarland 1947Saarland 1947

1952 Toni Breder

All-German team Germany team all German 1956All-German team

1956 Karl-Friedrich Haas / Fritz Thiedemann (equestrian games)

All-German team Germany team all GermanAll-German team

1960 Fritz Thiedemann (E) / Ingrid Krämer (S) • 1964 Ingrid Engel-Krämer

BR Germany Germany BRBR Germany

1968 Wilfried Dietrich • 1972 Detlef Lewe • 1976 Hans Günter Winkler • 1980 no participation • 1984 Willi Kuhweide (E) / Ulrike Meyfarth (S) • 1988 Reiner Klimke (E) / Anja Fichtel (S)

GDR Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR

1968 Karin Balzer • 1972 Manfred Wolke • 1976 Hans-Georg Reimann • 1980 Kristina Richter • 1984 no participation • 1988 Ulf Timmermann

Germany GermanyGermany

1992 Manfred Klein (E) / Nicole Uphoff (S) • 1996 Arnd Schmitt (E) / Birgit Fischer (S) • 2000 Birgit Fischer (E) / Heike Drechsler (S) • 2004 Ludger Beerbaum (E) / Kathrin Boron (S. ) • 2008 Dirk Nowitzki (E) / Katrin Wagner-Augustin (S) • 2012 Natascha Keller (E) / Kristof Wilke (S) • 2016 Timo Boll (E) / Sebastian Brendel (S) • 2020 Laura Ludwig , Patrick Hausding ( E) / Ronald Rauhe (S)

winter
Deutsches Reich Deutsches ReichDeutsches Reich

1924 no participation • 1928 Karl Neuner • 1932 Martin Schröttle

Deutsches Reich German Reich NSGerman Reich (Nazi era)

1936 Georg von Kaufmann

Under Allied occupation Germany 1946Germany 1945 to 1949

1948 no participation

Germany Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany

1952 Helmut Böck

Saarland Saarland 1947Saarland 1947

1952 no participation • 1956 all-German team

All-German team Germany team all German 1956All-German team

1956 Andreas Ostler

All-German team Germany team all GermanAll-German team

1960 Helmut Recknagel • 1964 Georg Thoma

BR Germany Germany BRBR Germany

1968 Hans Plenk • 1972 Walter Demel • 1976 Wolfgang Zimmerer (E) / Rosi Mittermaier (S) • 1980 Urban Hettich • 1984 Monika Pflug (E) / Peter Angerer (S) • 1988 Peter Angerer

GDR Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR

1968 Thomas Köhler • 1972 Klaus-Michael Bonsack • 1976 Meinhard Nehmer • 1980 Jan Hoffmann • 1984 Frank Ullrich • 1988 Frank-Peter Roetsch

Germany GermanyGermany

1992 Wolfgang Hoppe (E) / Antje Misersky (S) • 1994 Mark Kirchner (E) / Claudia Pechstein (S) • 1998 Jochen Behle (E) / Gunda Niemann (S) • 2002 Hilde Gerg (E) / Georg Hackl (S. ) • 2006 Kati Wilhelm (E) / Claudia Pechstein (S) • 2010 André Lange (E) / Magdalena Neuner (S) • 2014 Maria Höfl-Riesch (E) / Felix Loch (S) • 2018 Eric Frenzel (E) / Christian Ehrhoff (S)

(E) = opening ceremony, (S) = closing ceremony
personal data
SURNAME Nowitzki, Dirk
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Nowitzki, Dirk Werner (full name); German Wunderkind (nickname)
SHORT DESCRIPTION German basketball player
BIRTH DATE June 19, 1978
PLACE OF BIRTH Wurzburg , Germany