Most Career Points: Dirk Nowitzki
The greatest European player of all time and a Mavericks legend.
Dirk Werner Nowitzki (born June 19, 1978) is a German former professional basketball player who is a special advisor for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), with whom he played his entire 21-year career as a power forward. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest power forwards of all time and is considered by many to be the greatest European player of all time.
Quick Facts
- Seasons played
- 21
- Jersey number
- 41
- Championship year
- 2011
Lore & Background
Nowitzki led the franchise to 15 NBA playoff appearances (2001–2012; 2014–2016), including the franchise's first NBA Finals appearance in 2006 and its only NBA championship in 2011. He won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award in 2007 and the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award in 2011. He is the only player to ever play for a single NBA franchise for 21 seasons. He is a 14-time All-Star, a 12-time All-NBA Team member, the first European player to start in an All-Star Game, and the first European player to receive the NBA Most Valuable Player Award. Nowitzki is the highest-scoring foreign-born player in NBA history. He holds several all-time Mavericks franchise records. On December 10, 2012, he became the first non-American player to receive the Naismith Legacy Award. Following his retirement, Nowitzki stood sixth on the NBA all-time scoring list.
Reader's Guide
Nowitzki was chosen as the ninth pick in the 1998 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks and was immediately traded to the Dallas Mavericks. He played his entire 21-year career with the Mavericks. Known for his scoring ability, versatility, accurate outside shooting, and trademark one-legged fadeaway jump shot.
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