Dirk Nowitzki Net Worth
Dirk Nowitzki Net Worth is
$120 Million
Dirk Nowitzki's salary
$22.7 Million
Dirk Nowitzki Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
An alumnus of Rntgen Gymnasium as well as the DJK Wrzburg basketball club, Nowitzki was selected as the ninth pick in the 1998 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks and promptly traded to the Mavericks, where he’s played since. A 7ft 0in (2.13m) power forward, he’s the athleticism and shooting skill to play either center or small forward. He’s regarded as among the best power forwards in NBA history.
Nowitzki led the Mavericks to 13 NBA Playoffs (2001–2012; 2014), for example, franchise’s first Finals appearance in 2006 and only tournament in 2011. He’s a 12-time All Star, a 12-time All-NBA Team member, as well as the primary European player to begin in a All Star Game along with the first to win the NBA Most Valuable Player Award (2007). Nowitzki is rated 10th in all time grading and is one of six players to play a 50-40-90 season. He’s the very first Maverick voted onto an All-NBA Team and holds several alltime Mavericks franchise records. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Nowitzki are the sole players to reach four straight 30-point, 15-rebound post-season matches. Besides him, just Rasheed Wallace reached over 100 blocks and 150 3 pointers in one season. Nowitzki is also the sole player sized at least 7 feet to win the Three-Point Shootout.
He was likewise named the Mister Europa European Player of the Year from the Italian sports magazine “Superbasket” in 2005, as well as the FIBA Europe Basketball Player of the Year twice in 2005 and 2011.
On December 18, 2011, Nowitzki was named the 2011 German Sports Personality of the Year for the very first time. In the year 2012, he became the very first non-American player to win the Naismith Legacy Award.
Dirk Nowitzki Net Worth $60 Million Dollars
| Full Name | Dirk Nowitzki |
| Net Worth | $120 Million |
| Salary | $22.7 Million |
| Date Of Birth | June 19, 1978 (age 37 |
| Place Of Birth | Würzburg, Germany |
| Height | 6 ft 11 in (2.13 m) |
| Weight | 245 lbs (111 kg) |
| Profession | Basketball player |
| Nationality | Germany |
| Spouse | Jessica Olsson (m. 2012) |
| Children | Malaika Nowitzki, Max Nowitzki |
| Parents | Helga Nowitzki, Jorg Werner |
| Siblings | Silke Nowitzki |
| Nicknames | German Wunderkind , Dirk Werner Nowitzki , The Germanator , Dunking Deutschman , Dirk Diggler |
| Awards | NBA Most Valuable Player Award, All-NBA Team, Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award, Best NBA Player ESPY Award, German Sportspersonality of the Year, Best Male Athlete ESPY Award, Silbernes Lorbeerblatt, Euroscar, FIBA Europe Men's Player of the Year Award, Mr. Europa, All-Europeans Pl... |
| Nominations | Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year, Best International Athlete ESPY Award, Teen Choice Award for Choice Male Athlete |
| Star Sign | Gemini |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Father of his 2nd child with Jessica Olsson, a son Max Nowitzki was born March 24, 2015 in Dallas. |
| 2 | Playing Forward and Center for the Dallas Mavericks NBA Franchise [February 2003] |
| 3 | Father of his 1st child with Jassica Olsson, a daughter Malaika Nowitzki was born July 24, 2013 in Dallas. |
| 4 | Good friends with basketball player Steve Nash. |
| 5 | Chosen "European Basketball Player of the Year" for five years in a row from 2002 to 2006. |
| 6 | First European-born player in NBA history to be named Most Valuable Player (May 2007). |
| 7 | Stated that he admires Larry Bird for his combination of skills, work ethic and winner's mentality. |
| 8 | Once remarking he likes David Hasselhoff's song "Looking For Freedom", which was a big hit in Germany in the late 1980s, fans of Miami Heat always chanted "David Hasselhoff" when he visited the free throw line in the 2006 NBA finals. |
| 9 | Nowitzki holds the curious NBA record for most defensive rebounds in one game without an offensive one - he had 21 versus Sacramento (23 February 2002). |
| 10 | At the 2002 World Basketball Championships, he led Germany to a bronze medal, their first ever medal at the Basketball World Championships. At the 2005 Euro Baskets, Nowitzki led Germany to a silver medal as they lost to Greece in the final. Was MVP in both tournaments. |
| 11 | Was named MVP of the 2002 World Basketball Championships. |
| 12 | Played on the 1996 German National Junior Team, German Under-22 National Team, European Junior Select Team and the World Junior Select Team. |
| 13 | In 2001, he made the All-NBA Third Team, the first Maverick to ever make the All-NBA Team. Made the All-NBA Third Team again in 2004. |
| 14 | In 2005 and 2006, he made the All-NBA First Team, plus he was third in the MVP voting for 2006. In 2002 and 2003, he made the All-NBA Second Team. |
| 15 | Captured global attention at the 1998 Nike Hoop Summit Game in San Antonio over Final Four weekend when his International Juniors team defeated the USA Juniors. |
| 16 | Enjoys reading and playing the saxophone and the guitar in his spare time. |
| 17 | Served a mandatory stint in the German army from 1 September 1997 to 30 June 1998. |
| 18 | Dirk's older sister, Silke, works for the NBA in International TV. His father, Joerg, played handball and his mother, Helen, starred for the German women's national basketball team. |
| 19 | Named Germany's Player of the Year for 1998 by Basket magazine |
| 20 | Played in all 82 games (only player to do so other than Michael Finley) and averaged 17.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game in 35.8 minutes per game |
| 21 | Six-time NBA All-Star (2002-2007). |
| 22 | Is the only player in league history to make over 150 3-pointers (151) and register over 100 blocks (101) in one season. |
| 23 | In Game 3 of the 2003 Western Conference Finals, Dirk suffered a medial retinacular sprain (a sprain to the ligaments that hold the kneecap in place) on his left leg when he collided with the San Antonio Spurs' Manu Ginobili. Doctors said that only a few more degrees of hyperextension would have resulted in a torn ACL or MCL. |
| 24 | In 2001, signed a six year deal with the Dallas Mavericks for $90 million. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Like Mike | 2002 | Dirk Nowitzki |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nowitzki: The Perfect Shot | 2014 | Documentary performer: "We Are the Champions" - uncredited |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rome Is Burning | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Alone with Rome / Dallas Mavericks / Himself - Dallas Mavericks Forward |
| 2011 NBA All-Star Game | 2011 | TV Special | Himself - Dallas Mavericks |
| The Cleveland Show | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| 2010 NBA All-Star Game | 2010 | TV Special | Himself |
| Pardon the Interruption | 2006-2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Against All Odds | 2006 | Documentary | Himself |
| Hape trifft! | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Punk'd | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Unsere Besten | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| Das aktuelle Sportstudio | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Durch die Nacht mit... | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| 2003 NBA All-Star Game | 2003 | TV Special | Himself |
| 2002 NBA All-Star Game | 2002 | TV Special | Himself |
| Mike & Mike | 2011-2016 | TV Series | Himself - Dallas Mavericks / Himself - Guest |
| Nowitzki: The Perfect Shot | 2014 | Documentary | Himself |
| Conan | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - US Citizeship Test |
| Jim Rome on Showtime | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Road to the Championship | 2011 | Documentary | |
| Wetten, dass..? | 2004-2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - At the ESPYs |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Top Ten List Presenter: #1 |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike & Mike | 2014-2015 | TV Series | Himself - Dallas Mavericks |
| Unsere Besten | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
Known for movies
Nowitzki: The Perfect Shot (2014)
as Himself
2011 NBA All-Star Game (2011)
as Himself - Dallas Mavericks
2003 NBA All-Star Game (2003)
as Himself
2002 NBA All-Star Game (2002)
as Himself
