Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks is currently contesting his 20th birthday. season in the NBA. At the age of 39, the former German international is no longer the youngest, but another season seems possible.
There is no need to discuss that Dirk Nowitzki is the best German and European basketball player of all time. But how long can we as viewers remain part of this era?
In the course of Mavericks owner Mark Cuban’s tanking statements, Dirk Nowitzki was disappointed by the athletic drought in Dallas. Of course, it takes a lot of fun out of losing so often,”said the 39-year-old from Würzburg to Basket Magazine.
Of course, there is speculation about the end of a career after this season, but Nowitzki has already put a brake on all early fears and hopes:”I’m going to finish the season now. After the season, I will be working with my family and Holger (private trainer and mentor Holger Geschwindner, d. Red.) and listen to my body to see if I can do it again. Whether it’s still fun.”
For the next season, the decision is officially up to the Mavericks because they have a club option ($5 million). Cuban has already emphasized several times, however, that Nowitzki can play as long as he wants – so it will only depend on how Nowitzki decides. Contractually, you will then find a solution.
Nowitzki’s coach Rick Carlisle told ESPN recently that he had a tone that made all the German fans smile:”It looks very promising that he will be playing for another year”, Carlisle explained according to Tim McMahon.
Carlisle will also be happy about this, because Nowitzki is getting better and better in the current season and from downtown even better than ever before. Paul George from OKC Thunder is also enthusiastic about Nowitzki.
“It’s really special when you think about how he played and still plays in this league,”said George to the Dallas Morning News,”He’s still at the point in his career where we’re scouting the scouting report before the game and trying to find a way to best defend him”.
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Dirk Nowitzki’s biggest success is the NBA title in the 2010/11 season. With victories over the Portland Trail Blazers, the OKC Thunder, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat, the Dallas Mavericks were crowned champion. But Nowitzki is not only the first German to win the title, he also took the trophy for the best player of the finals, the final MVP.
The sports channel ESPN also honoured Nowitzki historically in the same year: He was the first basketball player after Michael Jordan (1993) to win the award in the category Best Male Athletes. He is also the first European to win the Best NBA Player award. In 2007, Nowitzki also became the first and so far only European MVP in NBA history.
Together with the national team he won the bronze medal at the 2002 World Cup. At the European Championships 2005, the German team was second place for their superstar.
Dirk Nowitzki is also an elite individual. In the 2006/07 season he won the MVP-Award and with 31,078 points (status: 12.03.2018) Nowitzki is currently in 6th place. Rank of the all-time scoring list.
In terms of rebounds he is on the 28th position with 11,267 boards (status: 12.03.2018). Place in the All-Time-List. He also became All-Star 13 times and was part of the All-NBA First Team four times. He was represented five times in the All-NBA Second Team.
I don’t just want to stand in the corner and throw to achieve these goals. I want to give my all and play as well as I can,”Nowitzki told Dallas Morning News after hitting the 31,000-point mark.