Dirk Nowitzki Dirk Nowitzki is the most famous

Dirk Nowitzki

• Dirk Nowitzki is the most famous german basketball player. He was born in Würzburg and lifed there together with his mother and sister (basketball players) and his father (handball player). • He was a tennis player before he started playing basketball in the age of 13. • Dirk began to play in the german national team in the age of 17. Three years later he started his career in the NBA.

personal facts • • • Name Dirk Werner Nowitzki Position power forward, small forward, center(in the past) Height 7 ft 0 in (2. 13 m) Weight 245 lb (111 kg) Team Dallas Mavericks Nationality German Born June 19, 1978 in Würzburg, Germany Awards Five-time All-Star Six-time All-NBA World Campionship 2002 MVP Eurobasket 2005 MVP 2006 All-Star Three-Point-Shootout Champion

Milestones • Became the only player in NBA history to register 150 three-point field goals and 100 blocks in a season (he had 151 three-point field goals and 101 blocks in the 2000 -01 season) • Became the first player in Dallas Mavericks history to be named to an All. NBA team (2000 -01), and is the only Maverick to be named to an All-NBA First Team (2004 -05 and 2005 -06) • Became the first player in NBA history who did not attend a United States high school or college to be on the All-NBA first team (2004 -05) • Became third player in NBA history (after Rick Barry and Larry Bird) to average 26 -plus points while shooting 90% or better from the line (2005 -06) • Surpassed the 10, 000 point plateau in his career on January 18, 2005 against the Washington Wizards.

GERMAN WUNDERKIND Nowitzki's most popular nicknames are German Wunderkind, The Dunking Deutschman and Dirk the Work for his immaculate work ethic. At the beginning of his career, he was also called Irk because "he had no D", making fun of his subpar defensive game

The Dallas Mavericks Dirk is the only german player for the Dallas Mavericks (Dallas/Texas).

This is Dirk in the age of 17, wearing the shirt of the german national team… …and this is Dirk today

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