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20.7 PPG 7.5 RPG 2.4 APG

Dirk Nowitzki

The #9 pick of the 1998 NBA Draft

Position
Power forward
Height
7'0"
Born
19 June 1978
Drafted
1998, 9th overall — Milwaukee Bucks
Team
Dallas Mavericks
Career
21 seasons, 1998-99 to 2018-19
Averages
20.7 PPG · 7.5 RPG · 2.4 APG
  • NBA champion
  • Finals MVP
  • MVP

Milwaukee drafted Dirk Nowitzki ninth in 1998 and traded him to Dallas the same night. He played all 21 of his seasons there, won the 2007 MVP, and won the 2011 championship and Finals MVP.

Dirk Nowitzki's NBA career

Every season, the team and what he won.

Dirk Nowitzki's NBA career by season: team, honours and selections.
SeasonTeamHonours
1998-99Dallas Mavericks
1999-00Dallas Mavericks
2000-01Dallas MavericksAll-NBA Third Team
2001-02Dallas MavericksAll-Star, All-NBA Second Team
2002-03Dallas MavericksAll-Star, All-NBA Second Team
2003-04Dallas MavericksAll-Star, All-NBA Third Team
2004-05Dallas MavericksAll-Star, All-NBA First Team
2005-06Dallas MavericksAll-Star, All-NBA First Team
2006-07Dallas MavericksMVP, All-Star, All-NBA First Team
2007-08Dallas MavericksAll-Star, All-NBA Second Team
2008-09Dallas MavericksAll-Star, All-NBA First Team
2009-10Dallas MavericksAll-Star, All-NBA Second Team
2010-11Dallas MavericksNBA champion, Finals MVP, All-Star, All-NBA Second Team
2011-12Dallas MavericksAll-Star, All-NBA Third Team
2012-13Dallas Mavericks
2013-14Dallas MavericksAll-Star
2014-15Dallas MavericksAll-Star
2015-16Dallas Mavericks
2016-17Dallas Mavericks
2017-18Dallas Mavericks
2018-19Dallas MavericksAll-StarFinal season.

Career achievements

1Championship
1MVP
1Finals MVP
14All-Star selections
12All-NBA teams
31,560Career points
11,489Career rebounds
3,651Career assists
3,663Playoff points

Championships

  • 2011 Dallas Mavericks

Milestones

  • Twenty-one seasons with one franchise, an NBA record.
  • 31,560 regular-season points, all of them for Dallas.
  • The first European-born player to win MVP.

Draft history

Draft
1998 NBA Draft
Pick
9th overall
Team
Milwaukee Bucks
From
DJK Würzburg (Germany)
Age
20 on draft night

Milwaukee traded him to Dallas on draft night, with Pat Garrity, for Robert Traylor.

The top of the 1998 draft

The first six picks of the actual 1998 NBA draft: pick number, player and the team that drafted him.

  1. Michael Olowokandi portrait
    Pick 1.
    Michael
    Olowokandi
    Los Angeles Clippers
  2. Mike Bibby portrait
    Pick 2.
    Mike
    Bibby
    Vancouver Grizzlies
  3. Raef LaFrentz portrait
    Pick 3.
    Raef
    LaFrentz
    Denver Nuggets
  4. Antawn Jamison portrait
    Pick 4.
    Antawn
    Jamison
    Toronto Raptors
  5. Vince Carter portrait
    Pick 5.
    Vince
    Carter
    Golden State Warriors
  6. Robert Traylor portrait
    Pick 6.
    Robert
    Traylor
    Dallas Mavericks
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Dirk Nowitzki in Dynasty Redrafts

From every saved Dynasty Redraft run that finished with Dirk Nowitzki in the starting five. MVPs are the star of a title season, as the simulator crowns them.

509Dynasty runs
692Championships
71%of runs win a title
89MVPs
74Best season (wins)
56.7Average wins

Dirk Nowitzki's most successful Dynasty Redrafts

The saved Dynasty Redraft runs with Dirk Nowitzki that won the most.
StartTeamPeak winsTitlesMVPsRun
2000Dallas Mavericks6754View run
1997Minnesota Timberwolves7451View run
1996Minnesota Timberwolves7350View run
1998Milwaukee Bucks6844View run
2000Dallas Mavericks7043View run
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