On the cusp of 50,000 career minutes, a look back at how Dirk Nowitzki got here

Tonight, Dirk Nowitzki will become just the sixth player in NBA history to play 50,000 career minutes. Nowitzki recently became the sixth ever to score 30,000 points. He’s the only European to win NBA MVP honors, and is a card-carrying member of the exclusive club of greats to have won both MVP and Finals MVP […]



For young people in Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki is all we know about basketball

Dirk Nowitzki is the Mavericks. To anyone born after the late-’80s, that statement is more than merely symbolic praise for one of the greatest players in the history of basketball. It’s a truth: There are plenty of people in this city and who root for this organization who have no memory of basketball before Dirk. […]



Dirk Nowitzki: Countdown to 30,000 points

If there’s one thing we’ve learned from watching Dirk Nowitzki for nearly two decades, it’s that he’s consistent. He will play, he will score, and he will make impossible things he’s doing look pretty easy. Just how consistent is he? Nowitzki has scored at least 1,300 points in all but two seasons in his career: […]