Dirk Nowitzki

Also known as German Wunderkind, Dirk Werner Nowitzki, Dirkules

German basketball player

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Dirk Nowitzki is a German male basketball player who played the power forward position. He holds German citizenship and speaks German as his native language. Born in Würzburg in 1978, he was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks. Throughout his career, he played for the Würzburg Baskets, the Dallas Mavericks, and the Germany men's national basketball team. He wore the number 41.

Nowitzki received several awards, including the NBA Most Valuable Player Award, the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award, the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt, and selection to the All-NBA Team. He was also nominated for the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year. He participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics, the 2002 and 2006 FIBA World Championships, and EuroBasket 1999. His residences include Dallas, Würzburg, and Bavaria.

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Sports profile

Sport: Basketball
Position: Power Forward
Nationality: Germany

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Dirk
Gender: male
Citizenship: Germany
Place of birth: Würzburg
Mother: Helga Nowitzki
Occupation: basketball player
Position held: UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
Languages spoken: German
Native language: German
Participant in: FIBA EuroBasket 2015
Sport: basketball
Member of team: Dallas Mavericks
Position played: power forward
League: National Basketball Association
Country for sport: Germany
Mass: 115
Official website: fortyonemagazin.de
Image: Dirk Nowitzki - 2019202181209 2019-07-21 Champions for Charity - 1829 - B70I1864.jpg
Height: 213
Residence: Bavaria

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Commons category: Dirk Nowitzki
date of birth: 1978-06-19
drafted by: Milwaukee Bucks
nominated for: Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year
relative: Martin Olsson
sport number: 41
name in native language: Dirk Nowitzki
start of work period: 1994-00-00
end of work period: 2019-00-00
social media followers: 3495185
nickname: Dirkules / Flying Deutschman / Dunking Deutschman
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Encyclopedic overview

Dirk Werner Nowitzki ( German: [ˈdɪʁk noˈvɪtski] ; 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. Listed at 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m), 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.

An alumnus of the DJK Würzburg basketball club, Nowitzki was chosen as the ninth pick in the 1998 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks and was immediately traded to the Dallas Mavericks. 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. Known for his scoring ability, versatility, accurate outside shooting, and trademark one-legged fadeaway jump shot, Nowitzki won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award in 2007 and the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award in 2011.

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