Dirk Werner Nowitzki is a German former professional basketball player who is a special advisor for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association.
Dirk Nowitzki: Hall of fame| What happened to| Age| How tall is
Hall of fame:
NBA’s all-time leader in made 3s, is often praised for changing the game.
But Pacers coach Rick Carlisle, who coached Nowitzki for 11 seasons with the Mavericks and won the franchise’s lone championship alongside him in 2011, is certain that the German 7-footer had an immeasurable impact on the game as well.
What happened to:
“He was an original,” Carlisle said Wednesday before the Pacers hosted the Nets. “… He was the first player that really defined the positional move toward the skill of shooting.
There were some guys that played a little bit of stretch (power forward), but in most cases they were off the bench guys that played smaller roles doing that.
Age:
43 years
19 June 1978
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,
where he played his entire 21-year National Basketball Association (NBA) career. Nowitzki led the Mavericks to 15 NBA playoff appearances (2001–2012; 2014–2016), including the franchise’s first Finals appearance in 2006 and its only NBA championship in 2011.
How tall is:
| Born | June 19, 1978 Würzburg, West Germany |
|---|---|
| Nationality | German |
| Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
| Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
Born in Würzburg, Germany, Dirk Werner Nowitzki comes from an athletic family: his mother Helga Nowitzki was a professional basketball player and his father Jörg-Werner was a handball player who represented Germany at the highest international level.
His older sister Silke Nowitzki, a local champion in track and field, also became a basketball player and now works for the NBA in International TV.
