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Following his retirement, Nowitzki stood sixth on the NBA all-time scoring list. [12] [13] In international play, Nowitzki led the Germany national team to a bronze medal in the 2002 FIBA World Championship and silver in EuroBasket 2005, and was the leading scorer and MVP in both tournaments.
The youngest player to ever play in the NBA was Andrew Bynum who played his first game at the age of 18 years and 6 days old. [80] Bynum, who was also the youngest player ever selected in the NBA Draft, went into the NBA straight out of high school. [ 81 ]
The 40-year-old Nowitzki, whose playing career will officially end Wednesday night, was honored by fans and NBA legends alike. Mavs' Nowitzki makes retirement official Skip to main content
Dirk Nowitzki * F/C Dallas Mavericks: 1998–2019: Drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in 1998 and traded to the Mavericks. Nowitzki played for the German club DJK Würzburg from 1994 to 1998. [10] 2 20 Kobe Bryant * G/F Los Angeles Lakers: 1996–2016: Drafted by the Charlotte Hornets in 1996 and traded to the Lakers. [11] Udonis Haslem † F/C ...
Dončić joined the Mavericks in Nowitzki's final season and the two of them are still close, with Nowitzki providing the 25-year-old a blueprint for succeeding as a European star in the same market.
Dirk Nowitzki shoots his patented one-legged fadeaway over fellow legend Tim Duncan in Game 3 of their 2014 Western Conference second-round series at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.
Together with Dirk Nowitzki and Michael Finley, Nash led the Mavericks to the Western Conference Finals the following season. He became a free agent after the 2003–04 season and returned to the Phoenix Suns. In the 2004–05 season, Nash led the Suns to the Western Conference finals and was named the league's MVP.
The general manager who acquired Nowitzki's draft rights on the night of June 24, 1998, and Don's assistant GM/son who was insistently bullish about raw 19-year-old Nowitzki's NBA potential. The ...