BBL. Dirk Nowitzki. Nowitzki led the Mavericks to 13 NBA Playoffs (2001–2012; 2014), including the franchise's first Finals appearance in 2006 and only championship in 2011.
He is a 12-time All-Star, a 12-time All-NBA Team member, and the first European player to start in an All-Star Game as well as the first to win the NBA Most Valuable Player Award (2007).[2] Nowitzki is ranked 10th in all-time scoring and is one of six players to play a 50-40-90 season.[3] He is the first Maverick voted onto an All-NBA Team and holds several all-time Mavericks franchise records.[4] Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Nowitzki are the only players to achieve four consecutive 30-point, 15-rebound post-season games. [citation needed] Besides him, only Rasheed Wallace achieved over 100 blocks and 150 3-pointers in a single season.[5] On December 18, 2011, Nowitzki was named the 2011 German Sports Personality of the Year for the first time.[7] In 2012, he became the first non-American player to win the Naismith Legacy Award.[8]
Dallas Mavericks. NBA.