In 1998 Dirk Nowitzki began his NBA career with the Dallas Mavericks and he has remained a loyal Mavs player ever since. During his time in Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki has led the Mavericks to 11 consecutive NBA Playoffs, including the NBA finals in 2006 and the franchise’s first championship in 2011.
He is a 13-time All-Star, 12-time member of the All-NBA teams, and the first European-born player in the NBA to win the NBA Most Valuable Player Award. At the 2002 FIBA World Championships, Nowitzki led the German National Basketball Team to a bronze medal, and a silver medal in the 2005 EuroBasket, which earned him FIBA Europe Basketball Player of the Year.
In addition to being named European Player of the year eight times and Euroscar European Basketball Player of the Year for five years in a row from 2002-2006 by the Italian sports newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, Nowitzki dedicates his time to his own foundation that aims to fight poverty in Africa. German basketball star Dirk Nowitzki is available for athlete speaking, guest appearances, and charity involvement.
TO WORK WITH DIRK NOWITZKI: Sports Speaker Dirk Nowitzki can be hired for endorsements and events in roles such as public speaker, autograph signings, SMT’S, and public relation campaigns.