Dirk Nowitzki

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NBA player Olympic athlete basketball player human

Dirk Nowitzki is a German former professional basketball player widely regarded as one of the greatest power forwards in NBA history and a transformative international star.

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Dirk Werner Nowitzki 1
Nowitzki 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NBA player ⓘ
Olympic athlete ⓘ
basketball player ⓘ
human ⓘ
AllNBATeamSelections 12 ⓘ
careerEnd 2019 ⓘ
careerStart 1994 ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Germany ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1978-06-19 ⓘ
draftPickNumber 9 ⓘ
draftRightsTradedTo Dallas Mavericks ⓘ
draftRound 1 ⓘ
draftTeam Milwaukee Bucks ⓘ
draftYear 1998 ⓘ
EuroBasketAppearances multiple ⓘ
EuroBasketMedals bronze at EuroBasket 2002 ⓘ
familyName Dirk Nowitzki self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Nowitzki
FIBAMVPawards 2002 FIBA World Championship MVP ⓘ
EuroBasket 2005 MVP ⓘ
FIBAWorldChampionshipMedals bronze at 2002 FIBA World Championship ⓘ
FIBAWorldCupAppearances 2002 FIBA World Championship ⓘ
2006 FIBA World Championship ⓘ
founded Dirk Nowitzki Foundation ⓘ
franchise Dallas Mavericks ⓘ
franchiseFieldGoalsLeader Dallas Mavericks ⓘ
franchiseGamesPlayedLeader Dallas Mavericks ⓘ
franchisePointsLeader Dallas Mavericks ⓘ
franchiseReboundsLeader Dallas Mavericks ⓘ
fullName Dirk Nowitzki self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Dirk Werner Nowitzki
givenName Dirck ⓘ
surface form: Dirk
hallOfFame Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ⓘ
hallOfFameInductionYear 2023 ⓘ
height 213 cm ⓘ
7 ft 0 in ⓘ
jerseyNumberRetired 41 ⓘ
jerseyNumberRetiredBy Dallas Mavericks ⓘ
knownFor being a pioneering European star in the NBA ⓘ
being one of the greatest power forwards in NBA history ⓘ
league National Basketball Association ⓘ
nationality German ⓘ
NBAAllStarGameMVP none ⓘ
NBAAllStarSelections 14 ⓘ
NBAallTimeScoringRank top 10 ⓘ
NBAcareerStart 1998 ⓘ
NBAchampionships 1 ⓘ
NBAchampionshipSeason 2010–11 ⓘ
NBAFinalsMVP 2011 ⓘ
NBAMVP 2006–07 ⓘ
NBAteam Dallas Mavericks ⓘ
NBAThreePointContestWinner 2006 ⓘ
notableFor one-legged fadeaway jump shot ⓘ
numberWorn 41 ⓘ
occupation philanthropist ⓘ
OlympicAppearances 2008 Summer Olympics ⓘ
placeOfBirth Würzburg, Germany ⓘ
playedFor DJK Würzburg ⓘ
Dallas Mavericks ⓘ
positionPlayed center ⓘ
power forward ⓘ
representedNationalTeam Germany national basketball team ⓘ
residence Dallas, Texas ⓘ
surface form: Dallas, Texas, USA
spouse Jessica Olsson ⓘ
statueLocation American Airlines Center ⓘ
surface form: American Airlines Center, Dallas
styleOfPlay stretch four ⓘ
wonNBAchampionshipWith Dallas Mavericks ⓘ

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this entity surface form: Nowitzki
Dirk Nowitzki → fullName → Dirk Nowitzki self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dirk Werner Nowitzki
DAL → notablePlayer → Dirk Nowitzki ⓘ
Dallas Mavericks → notablePlayer → Dirk Nowitzki ⓘ