Dirk Werner Nowitzki Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Dirk Werner Nowitzki (German pronunciation: [?d??k ?v??n? no?v?tski]) (born June 19, 1978) is a German professional basketball player who currently plays for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). An alumnus of Röntgen Gymnasium and the DJK Würzburg basketball club, Nowitzki was chosen as the ninth pick in the 1998 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks and immediately traded to the Mavericks, where he has played since. A 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) power forward, he has the athleticism and shooting ability to play either center or small forward. He is considered one of the greatest power forwards in NBA history.Nowitzki led the Mavericks to 13 NBA Playoffs (2001–2012; 2014), including the franchise's first Finals appearance in 2006 and only championship in 2011. He is a 12-time All-Star, a 12-time All-NBA Team member, and the first European player to start in an All-Star Game as well as the first to win the NBA Most Valuable Player Award (2007). Nowitzki is ranked 10th in all-time scoring and is one of six players to play a 50-40-90 season. He is the first Maverick voted onto an All-NBA Team and holds several all-time Mavericks franchise records. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Nowitzki are the only players to achieve four consecutive 30-point, 15-rebound post-season games. Besides him, only Rasheed Wallace achieved over 100 blocks and 150 3-pointers in a single season. Nowitzki is also the only player sized at least 7 ft to win the Three-Point Shootout.Nowitzki led the German national basketball team to a bronze medal in the 2002 FIBA World Championship and silver in EuroBasket 2005, and was the leading scorer and Most Valuable Player in both tournaments. He was named the Euroscar European Basketball Player of the Year by the Italian sports newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport for five years running from 2002 to 2006 and again in 2011. He was also named 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 twice in 2005 and 2011. He was named Eurobasket's All-Europeans Player of the Year from 2005 to 2008, and again in 2011.On December 18, 2011, Nowitzki was named the 2011 German Sports Personality of the Year, the first basketball player to receive the award. In 2012, he became the first non-American player to win the Naismith Legacy Award.
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Parents
Helga Nowitzki, Jorg Werner, Helga Nowitzki, Jorg Werner
Siblings
Silke Nowitzki, Silke Nowitzki
Awards
NBA Most Valuable Player Award, Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award, All-NBA Team, German Sportspersonality of the Year, Best NBA Player ESPY Award, Best Male Athlete ESPY Award, Euroscar, Mr. Europa, FIBA Europe Men's Player of the Year Award, Silbernes Lorbeerblatt, 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, Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year, Best International Athlete ESPY Award, Teen Choice Award for Choice Male Athlete
Star Sign
Gemini
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Fact
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Father of his 2nd child with Jessica Olsson, a son Max Nowitzki was born March 24, 2015 in Dallas.
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Playing Forward and Center for the Dallas Mavericks NBA Franchise [February 2003]
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Father of his 1st child with Jassica Olsson, a daughter Malaika Nowitzki was born July 24, 2013 in Dallas.
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Good friends with basketball player Steve Nash.
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Chosen "European Basketball Player of the Year" for five years in a row from 2002 to 2006.
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First European-born player in NBA history to be named Most Valuable Player (May 2007).
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Stated that he admires Larry Bird for his combination of skills, work ethic and winner's mentality.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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Was named MVP of the 2002 World Basketball Championships.
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Played on the 1996 German National Junior Team, German Under-22 National Team, European Junior Select Team and the World Junior Select Team.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Enjoys reading and playing the saxophone and the guitar in his spare time.
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Served a mandatory stint in the German army from 1 September 1997 to 30 June 1998.
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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.
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Named Germany's Player of the Year for 1998 by Basket magazine
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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
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Six-time NBA All-Star (2002-2007).
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Is the only player in league history to make over 150 3-pointers (151) and register over 100 blocks (101) in one season.
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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.
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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
$1.1 Million
