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| Name | Dirk Nowitzki |
| Height | 7 |
| Weight | 111.23 kg (245 lb) |
| Position | Power forward |
| Personal | information |
| Date of birth | June 19, 1978(age 31) |
| Birth place | Würzburg, Germany |
| League | NBA |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks |
| Number | 41 |
| Nationality | German |
| Draft | 9th overall |
| Draft team | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Draft year | 1998 |
| Salary | 19,795,7142008-09, sports.espn.go.com, accessed January 20, 2009 |
| Career start | 1994 |
| Former teams | DJK Würzburg (1994-98) |
| Awards | NBA Most Valuable Player
(2007)
9× NBA All-Star
(2002-2010)
4× All-NBA First Team
(2005-2007, 2009)
3× All-NBA Second Team
(2002-2003, 2008)
2× All-NBA Third Team
(2001, 2004)
NBA 3-Point Shootout champion&
(2006)&
2002 FIBA World Championship MVP
2005 EuroBasket MVP
FIBA Europe Player of the Year
(2005)
Mister Europa Player of the Year
(2005)
5× Euroscar Award Winner (2002-2006) |
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Dirk Werner Nowitzki (born June 19, 1978) is a German professional basketball player who plays for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association. An alumnus of Röntgen Gymnasium and DJK Würzburg basketball club, Nowitzki was drafted ninth overall by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1998 NBA Draft, and was immediately traded to the Mavericks, where he has played ever since. Standing at 2.13 m (7 ft in), Nowitzki plays the power forward position but also has the mobility and size to play the other frontcourt positions, center and small forward.
Nowitzki is a nine-time NBA All-Star and nine-time member of the All-NBA Teams, and is the first European-born player in NBA history to receive the NBA Most Valuable Player award. He is the first Maverick ever to be voted into an All-NBA Team and also holds several all-time Mavericks franchise records.Bio, nba.com, accessed January 6, 2008 He led the German national basketball team to a bronze medal in the 2002 FIBA World Championship and the silver medal in EuroBasket 2005, and was leading scorer and elected Most Valuable Player in both tournaments. Regarded as one of the best European players in basketball history, Nowitzki was named the Euroscar European Basketball Player of the Year by the Italian sports newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport for five years in a row, the Mister Europa European Player of the Year by the Italian sports magazine Superbasket in 2005, and the FIBA Europe Basketball Player of the Year the same year.
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No Paul for Hornets; Thomas doubtful - News & Observer 
News & Observer--Caron Butler scored 23 points, -Dirk Nowitzki- added 22 points and nine rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks stopped a two-game skid with a 110-84 victory over ...
Date : Wed, 07 Apr 2010 23:07:02 GMT+00:00
As we had suspected Dirk Nowitzki is from a different planet - USA Today
USA Today--Now the origins of -Dirk Nowitzki-. (Thanks to the always great Dime Magazine and Aron Phillips for the tip) As many of us thought, he was imbued with super ...
Date : Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:25:10 GMT+00:00
Dirk Nowitzki happy for Don Nelson's victory mark - Dallas Morning News
Dallas Morning News---Dirk Nowitzki- was happy to see Golden State's Don Nelson tie the all-time NBA record for most coaching victories. ...
Date : Tue, 06 Apr 2010 01:59:15 GMT+00:00
Dirk, Yao Can Strike First in Collective Bargaining War - FanHouse
FanHouse---Dirk Nowitzki-, for instance, turns 32 before the start of free agency. Including the postseason, he's logged 37000 minutes of NBA play. ...
Date : Tue, 06 Apr 2010 15:47:53 GMT+00:00
Mavs come alive with press - Dallas Morning News (blog)
Dallas Morning News (blog)--The Mavericks found a spark with Eddie Najera and JJ Barea on the floor and -Dirk Nowitzki- starting to light it up offensively. ...
Date : Sun, 04 Apr 2010 03:00:54 GMT+00:00
Alan Hahn: NBA Hotshots - Newsday (subscription)
Newsday (subscription)--Eventually the Mark Cuban/-Dirk Nowitzki- Era in Dallas might result in a championship, but the remarkable consistency the Mavericks have had over the past 10 ...
Date : Sun, 04 Apr 2010 00:35:24 GMT+00:00
Orlando Magic travel to Dallas to meet Dirk Nowitzki, Mavericks - SBR Forum
SBR Forum--Orlando hopes its solid play in March continues into April and beyond. Magic backers, however, would like to see improvement at the window starting tonight ...
Date : Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:30:12 GMT+00:00
Commentary: No matter what anyone says, Dirk Nowitzki needs to stick with scoring - Pegasus News
Pegasus News--DALLAS � “For us to go where we want to, [-Dirk Nowitzki- is] going to have to have high assists," Jason Terry said Monday night after -Dirk Nowitzki's- ...
Date : Fri, 02 Apr 2010 02:10:53 GMT+00:00
NBA Schedule Thursday April 1: Dwight Howard Facing Dirk Nowitzki in Showdown ... - TransWorldNews (press release)
TransWorldNews (press release)---...- face -Dirk Nowitzki- and the Dallas Mavericks while Brandon Roy and the Portland Trail Blazers head out to take on Carmelo Anthony and the Denver Nuggets. ...
Date : Fri, 02 Apr 2010 17:59:36 GMT+00:00
Hawks dominate Lakers - Boston Globe
Boston Globe--Mavericks 106, Grizzlies 102 � -Dirk Nowitzki- overcame a poor shooting night, scoring 28 points and leading a late rally as visiting Dallas edged Memphis in ...
Date : Thu, 01 Apr 2010 08:14:30 GMT+00:00
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