Dirk Nowitzki is a successful German basketball player who has become famous all over the world for his performances at the NBA. Born on June 19, 1978 in the city of WĆ¼rzburg, which at that time was part of the Federal Republic of Germany, and now belongs to the Bavarian region. Currently, Dirk Nowitzki has the status of the best author of three-point shots in the history of American basketball among white players.
early years
Dirk Nowitzki grew up in a sports family. His sister and mother played for professional German basketball teams. However, at first the young guy preferred handball and tennis. Dirk could instill a real love for basketball by his first coach, Holger Geschinder, who revealed his best qualities.
Dirk Nowitzki is a basketball player who received the status of a professional player at the age of 16. At this time, the player made his debut in the game for the club from the hometown of WĆ¼rzburg, who fought for the championship in the second league of Germany. Within a few months, Dirk was in the starting lineup. At the end of the first season, the player was awarded the title of the most productive author of long-range shots. Largely due to the achievements of the young playmaker in the 1997/1998 season, the club from WĆ¼rzburg managed to move to the Premier League.
NBA Career Start
At the end of 1998, Dirk Nowitzki received an invitation from the American club Milwaukee Bucks, who at that time played at the National Basketball Association. Later, the leadership of the team decided to make money on a young talent by selling it for a decent amount at the Dallas Mavericks. Here Dirk Nowitzki was offered the first long-term contract, designed for 6 years. Subsequently, the agreement between the player and the team was repeatedly extended. Thus, Dirk Nowitzki remains one of the Dallas Mavericks old-timers and the most successful player in club history to this day.
Indicators
Dirk Nowitzki, whose height is 213 cm, is an extremely active, multifaceted player in the attack line, which looks amazing for a basketball player with similar dimensions. Equally effectively, he plays both as a ram striker and a center point guard.
The percentage of sales for Dirk Nowitzkiās diverse shots is as follows:
- three-pointer - 38.0%;
- penalties - 87.5%;
- two-pointer - 47.5%.
According to statistics, on average per match, Dirk earns more than 25 points for the team and makes about 10 rebounds. The player set a personal record in terms of performance in the Dallas Mavericks match against Houston Rockets on December 2, 2004, marking 53 points. Currently, Nowitzki is on the list of 25 top scorers in the history of the NBA.
Team appearances
A career in the German national team began for Dirk Nowitzki at the 1991 European Basketball Championships. It was here that the player was able to fully demonstrate their hidden "sniper" talents.
In 2002, Nowitzki was awarded the title of best player in the World Cup, and in 2005 - the European Championship. This allowed Dirk to become a respected athlete in Germany and gain the right to be the standard bearer of his Olympic team at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
Personal life
The player decided to say goodbye to a free bachelor life in 2012. Whom did Dirk Nowitzki make of his chosen one? The wife of the German superstar - Jessica Olsson, has Kenyan roots. Then the 31-year-old girl served as deputy director of the Dallas Art Gallery. Currently, the couple still stays together.
Player Talents
Nowitzki is a basketball player with a universal role. It would seem that with his growth the player should be exclusively in the center position. However, impressive muscle mass makes it possible for Dirk to win in the power struggle of the enemy, being in the three-second zone.
As noted earlier, Nowitzki is highly accurate when shooting long-range shots. For this reason, the problem of any coach who has to develop a game strategy against a basketball playerās team is his neutralization on a three-point arc. In practice, Dirk is able to freely get even the most difficult balls on the approaches to the opponentās ring in almost every case, if a player grows several centimeters lower against him.
The center āDallas Mavericksā with equal efficiency performs half-hook throws from an average distance and 180 Ā° turns when the opponent is on the shield. At the same time, Nowitzki without any problems prevails over dimensional opponents of the same growth due to the high speed of movement around the site. All this is complemented by confident dribbling, the ability to perform complex technical elements with both the right and left hand.
Finally
Dirk Nowitzki is a player who owes his success to enormous hard work. This shows his pedantic "German" attitude. Thanks to a set of impressive muscle mass, the basketball player is one of the most successful ram forwards in the NBA, while remaining a highly productive player in long-range shots.