Dirk nowitzki biography filmography
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Dirk Nowitzki
German hoops player (born 1978)
"Nowitzki" redirects here. Defence others siphon off the first name, see Nowitzki (surname).
Nowitzki in 2019 | |
Position | Special advisor |
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League | NBA |
Born | (1978-06-19) June 19, 1978 (age 46) Würzburg, West Germany |
Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
NBA draft | 1998: 1st within spitting distance, 9th entire pick |
Selected by picture Milwaukee Bucks | |
Playing career | 1994–2019 |
Position | Power forward |
Number | 41 |
1994–1998 | DJK Würzburg |
1998–2019 | Dallas Mavericks |
• Dirk Nowitzki's journey from Germany to Dallas to the Hall of FameDirk Nowitzki’s unique talent and immeasurable impact will be recognized in Springfield. His shot became his signature, that signature became a statue. It’s planted there now for the long term, emblematic of Dirk Nowitzki himself, who came to the Dallas Mavericks a quarter century ago and never left. Resplendent in white bronze, 24 feet high, over on the right wing of Victory Plaza outside the American Airlines Center, Nowitzki is immortalized in the shooting form that earned him so many of his 35,223 points (regular and postseason). It earned him a bevy of admirers, too, among peers and rivals like Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant and LeBron James who adopted the big German sharpshooter’s one-legged fadeaway as both a tactic and an homage. “The Dirk,” as that shot has been dubbed, is here to stay. Both as a weapon – “the equivalent of what Abdul-Jabbar did with his sky hook,” one opposing coach said the other day, both awed and irritated by its effectiveness – and as a tribute, frozen in time, the distillation of 21 seasons and 1,667 games logged with the only NBA team for which he ever played. One city, one franchise? Only Utah Hall of Famer John Stockton (1,686) ever played more. Look back at fi • Dirk Nowitzki was born on Monday, June 19th, 1978, in Wurzburg, Bavaria, Germany, Europe, as Dirk Werner Nowitzki. Dirk is a very active athlete & has become an actor, in sports events, especially basketball. He is best-known for being 24 for 24 in Western Conference Finals' Game 1, on Tuesday, May 17th, 2011, versus Oklahoma CIty Thunder. (This was the third round, Dallas Mavericks' first round opponent was Portland Trail-Blazers. Second round, Dallas swept defending NBA Champion team, Los Angeles Lakers the previous two seasons 4 to 0 & Dallas was 4 & 2, in the NBA Finals, versus Miami Heat. After going 24 for 24 at the free-throw line, (& 24 additional points from field goals, his score total of game one was 48). He was voted in as 2011's NBA Finals' MVP, after leading Dallas Mavericks to the NBA Championship. Nowitzki: The Perfect Shot (2014). Two others were 2011 NBA All-Star Game (2011) & 2003 NBA All-Star Game (2003). Dirk married Jessica Olsson, on Friday, July 20th, 2012. Dirk & Jessica's parenthood began on Wednesday, July 24th, 2013, (369 days = 52 weeks & 5 days) after matrimony, when their daughter was born. 20 months later, (608 days = 86 weeks & 6 days), differ between his daughter's date of birth & |