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Dirk Werner Nowitzki (German pronunciation: , audio (help·info); born June 19, 1978) is a German former professional basketball player who is a special advisor for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Listed at 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m), he is widely regarded as one of the greatest power forwards of all time and is considered by many to be the greatest European player of all time. In 2021, he was selected to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.
An alumnus of the DJK Würzburg basketball club, Nowitzki was chosen as the ninth pick in the 1998 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks and was immediately traded to the Dallas Mavericks, where he played his entire 21-year National Basketball Association (NBA) career. Nowitzki led the Mavericks to 15 NBA playoff appearances (2001–2012; 2014–2016), including the franchise's first Finals appearance in 2006 and its only NBA championship in 2011. Known for his scoring ability, versatility, accurate outside shooting, and trademark fadeaway jump shot, Nowitzki won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award in 2007 and the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award in 2011.
Nowitzki is the only player ever to play for a single NBA franchise for 21 seasons. He is a 14-time All-Star, a 12-time All-NBA Team member, the first European player to start in an All-Star Game, and the first European player to receive the NBA Most Valuable Player Award. Nowitzki is the highest-scoring foreign-born player in NBA history. He is the first Maverick voted onto an All-NBA Team and holds several all-time Mavericks franchise records. On December 10, 2012, he became the first non-American player to receive the Naismith Legacy Award. Following his retirement, Nowitzki stood sixth on the list of National Basketball Association career scoring leaders.
In international play, Nowitzki led the Germany national team to a bronze medal in the 2002 FIBA World Championship and silver in EuroBasket 2005, and was the leading scorer and MVP in both tournaments. He is also the first German men's player to have his number retired, receiving this honor in September 2022.
Career Honours 
Basketball Hall of Fame
2023
_Retired Basketball | 
NBA 75th Anniversary Team
2021
_Retired Basketball | 
NBA All Star
2019
Dallas Mavericks |
NBA All Star
2015
Dallas Mavericks |
NBA All Star
2014
Dallas Mavericks |
NBA All Star
2012
Dallas Mavericks | 
NBA
2011
Dallas Mavericks | 
NBA Finals MVP
2011
Dallas Mavericks |
NBA All Star
2011
Dallas Mavericks |
NBA All Star
2010
Dallas Mavericks |
NBA All Star
2009
Dallas Mavericks | 
All NBA First Team
2009
Dallas Mavericks |
NBA All Star
2008
Dallas Mavericks | 
NBA MVP
2007
Dallas Mavericks |
NBA All Star
2007
Dallas Mavericks |
All NBA First Team
2007
Dallas Mavericks |
NBA All Star
2006
Dallas Mavericks | 
NBA Three-Point Contest
2006
Dallas Mavericks |
All NBA First Team
2006
Dallas Mavericks |
NBA All Star
2005
Dallas Mavericks |
All NBA First Team
2005
Dallas Mavericks |
NBA All Star
2004
Dallas Mavericks |
NBA All Star
2003
Dallas Mavericks |
NBA All Star
2002
Dallas Mavericks |
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Career Milestones
NBA 25000 Points
2013-04-14 |
Former Youth Teams Former Senior Teams
1994-1998 |
1997-2015 |
1998-2019 |
Former Club Staff Contracts
1998-2019 |
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| Dallas Mavericks | Appearances | NBA | 2018-2019 | 51 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Assists | NBA | 2018-2019 | 35 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Blocks | NBA | 2018-2019 | 18 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Mins Played | NBA | 2018-2019 | 795 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Points | NBA | 2018-2019 | 373 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Rebounds | NBA | 2018-2019 | 158 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Steals | NBA | 2018-2019 | 9 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Turnovers | NBA | 2018-2019 | 18 |
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| Dallas Mavericks | Appearances | NBA | 2017-2018 | 77 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Assists | NBA | 2017-2018 | 120 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Blocks | NBA | 2017-2018 | 45 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Mins Played | NBA | 2017-2018 | 1,900 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Points | NBA | 2017-2018 | 927 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Rebounds | NBA | 2017-2018 | 438 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Steals | NBA | 2017-2018 | 43 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Turnovers | NBA | 2017-2018 | 51 |
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| Dallas Mavericks | Appearances | NBA | 2016-2017 | 54 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Assists | NBA | 2016-2017 | 82 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Blocks | NBA | 2016-2017 | 38 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Mins Played | NBA | 2016-2017 | 1,424 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Points | NBA | 2016-2017 | 769 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Rebounds | NBA | 2016-2017 | 353 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Steals | NBA | 2016-2017 | 30 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Turnovers | NBA | 2016-2017 | 51 |
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| Dallas Mavericks | Appearances | NBA | 2015-2016 | 80 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Assists | NBA | 2015-2016 | 140 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Blocks | NBA | 2015-2016 | 55 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Mins Played | NBA | 2015-2016 | 2,534 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Points | NBA | 2015-2016 | 1,474 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Rebounds | NBA | 2015-2016 | 513 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Steals | NBA | 2015-2016 | 54 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Turnovers | NBA | 2015-2016 | 91 |
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| Germany Basketball | Appearances | FIBA EuroBasket | 2015 | 5 |
| Germany Basketball | Assists | FIBA EuroBasket | 2015 | 8 |
| Germany Basketball | Blocks | FIBA EuroBasket | 2015 | 1 |
| Germany Basketball | Mins Played | FIBA EuroBasket | 2015 | 140 |
| Germany Basketball | Points | FIBA EuroBasket | 2015 | 69 |
| Germany Basketball | Rebounds | FIBA EuroBasket | 2015 | 39 |
| Germany Basketball | Turnovers | FIBA EuroBasket | 2015 | 9 |
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| Dallas Mavericks | Appearances | NBA | 2014-2015 | 82 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Assists | NBA | 2014-2015 | 155 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Blocks | NBA | 2014-2015 | 35 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Mins Played | NBA | 2014-2015 | 2,463 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Points | NBA | 2014-2015 | 1,439 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Rebounds | NBA | 2014-2015 | 509 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Steals | NBA | 2014-2015 | 41 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Turnovers | NBA | 2014-2015 | 92 |
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| Dallas Mavericks | Appearances | NBA | 2013-2014 | 87 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Assists | NBA | 2013-2014 | 227 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Blocks | NBA | 2013-2014 | 51 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Mins Played | NBA | 2013-2014 | 2,891 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Points | NBA | 2013-2014 | 1,869 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Rebounds | NBA | 2013-2014 | 554 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Steals | NBA | 2013-2014 | 79 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Turnovers | NBA | 2013-2014 | 132 |
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| Dallas Mavericks | Appearances | NBA | 2012-2013 | 53 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Assists | NBA | 2012-2013 | 132 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Blocks | NBA | 2012-2013 | 37 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Mins Played | NBA | 2012-2013 | 1,661 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Points | NBA | 2012-2013 | 917 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Rebounds | NBA | 2012-2013 | 363 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Steals | NBA | 2012-2013 | 38 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Turnovers | NBA | 2012-2013 | 70 |
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| Dallas Mavericks | Appearances | NBA | 2011-2012 | 66 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Assists | NBA | 2011-2012 | 143 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Blocks | NBA | 2011-2012 | 30 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Mins Played | NBA | 2011-2012 | 2,233 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Points | NBA | 2011-2012 | 1,449 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Rebounds | NBA | 2011-2012 | 443 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Steals | NBA | 2011-2012 | 45 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Turnovers | NBA | 2011-2012 | 127 |
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| Germany Basketball | Appearances | FIBA EuroBasket | 2011 | 8 |
| Germany Basketball | Assists | FIBA EuroBasket | 2011 | 11 |
| Germany Basketball | Blocks | FIBA EuroBasket | 2011 | 3 |
| Germany Basketball | Mins Played | FIBA EuroBasket | 2011 | 239 |
| Germany Basketball | Points | FIBA EuroBasket | 2011 | 156 |
| Germany Basketball | Rebounds | FIBA EuroBasket | 2011 | 53 |
| Germany Basketball | Steals | FIBA EuroBasket | 2011 | 3 |
| Germany Basketball | Turnovers | FIBA EuroBasket | 2011 | 11 |
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| Dallas Mavericks | Appearances | NBA | 2010-2011 | 94 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Assists | NBA | 2010-2011 | 243 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Blocks | NBA | 2010-2011 | 60 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Mins Played | NBA | 2010-2011 | 3,330 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Points | NBA | 2010-2011 | 2,263 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Rebounds | NBA | 2010-2011 | 684 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Steals | NBA | 2010-2011 | 50 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Turnovers | NBA | 2010-2011 | 202 |
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| Dallas Mavericks | Appearances | NBA | 2009-2010 | 87 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Assists | NBA | 2009-2010 | 236 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Blocks | NBA | 2009-2010 | 83 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Mins Played | NBA | 2009-2010 | 3,272 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Points | NBA | 2009-2010 | 2,187 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Rebounds | NBA | 2009-2010 | 669 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Steals | NBA | 2009-2010 | 75 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Turnovers | NBA | 2009-2010 | 159 |
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| Dallas Mavericks | Appearances | NBA | 2008-2009 | 91 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Assists | NBA | 2008-2009 | 228 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Blocks | NBA | 2008-2009 | 71 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Mins Played | NBA | 2008-2009 | 3,444 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Points | NBA | 2008-2009 | 2,362 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Rebounds | NBA | 2008-2009 | 782 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Steals | NBA | 2008-2009 | 70 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Turnovers | NBA | 2008-2009 | 180 |
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| Dallas Mavericks | Appearances | NBA | 2007-2008 | 82 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Assists | NBA | 2007-2008 | 286 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Blocks | NBA | 2007-2008 | 78 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Mins Played | NBA | 2007-2008 | 2,980 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Points | NBA | 2007-2008 | 1,951 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Rebounds | NBA | 2007-2008 | 719 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Steals | NBA | 2007-2008 | 52 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Turnovers | NBA | 2007-2008 | 170 |
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| Germany Basketball | Appearances | FIBA EuroBasket | 2007 | 9 |
| Germany Basketball | Assists | FIBA EuroBasket | 2007 | 14 |
| Germany Basketball | Blocks | FIBA EuroBasket | 2007 | 8 |
| Germany Basketball | Mins Played | FIBA EuroBasket | 2007 | 305 |
| Germany Basketball | Points | FIBA EuroBasket | 2007 | 216 |
| Germany Basketball | Rebounds | FIBA EuroBasket | 2007 | 78 |
| Germany Basketball | Steals | FIBA EuroBasket | 2007 | 8 |
| Germany Basketball | Turnovers | FIBA EuroBasket | 2007 | 12 |
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| Dallas Mavericks | Appearances | NBA | 2006-2007 | 84 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Assists | NBA | 2006-2007 | 277 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Blocks | NBA | 2006-2007 | 70 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Mins Played | NBA | 2006-2007 | 3,059 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Points | NBA | 2006-2007 | 2,034 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Rebounds | NBA | 2006-2007 | 761 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Steals | NBA | 2006-2007 | 63 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Turnovers | NBA | 2006-2007 | 181 |
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| Germany Basketball | Appearances | FIBA Basketball World Cup | 2006 | 9 |
| Germany Basketball | Assists | FIBA Basketball World Cup | 2006 | 25 |
| Germany Basketball | Blocks | FIBA Basketball World Cup | 2006 | 5 |
| Germany Basketball | Mins Played | FIBA Basketball World Cup | 2006 | 302 |
| Germany Basketball | Points | FIBA Basketball World Cup | 2006 | 209 |
| Germany Basketball | Rebounds | FIBA Basketball World Cup | 2006 | 83 |
| Germany Basketball | Steals | FIBA Basketball World Cup | 2006 | 9 |
| Germany Basketball | Turnovers | FIBA Basketball World Cup | 2006 | 29 |
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| Dallas Mavericks | Appearances | NBA | 2005-2006 | 104 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Assists | NBA | 2005-2006 | 293 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Blocks | NBA | 2005-2006 | 97 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Mins Played | NBA | 2005-2006 | 4,072 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Points | NBA | 2005-2006 | 2,771 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Rebounds | NBA | 2005-2006 | 996 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Steals | NBA | 2005-2006 | 83 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Turnovers | NBA | 2005-2006 | 205 |
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| Germany Basketball | Appearances | FIBA EuroBasket | 2005 | 5 |
| Germany Basketball | Assists | FIBA EuroBasket | 2005 | 11 |
| Germany Basketball | Blocks | FIBA EuroBasket | 2005 | 4 |
| Germany Basketball | Mins Played | FIBA EuroBasket | 2005 | 162 |
| Germany Basketball | Points | FIBA EuroBasket | 2005 | 118 |
| Germany Basketball | Rebounds | FIBA EuroBasket | 2005 | 58 |
| Germany Basketball | Steals | FIBA EuroBasket | 2005 | 9 |
| Germany Basketball | Turnovers | FIBA EuroBasket | 2005 | 9 |
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| Dallas Mavericks | Appearances | NBA | 2004-2005 | 91 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Assists | NBA | 2004-2005 | 283 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Blocks | NBA | 2004-2005 | 140 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Mins Played | NBA | 2004-2005 | 3,571 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Points | NBA | 2004-2005 | 2,340 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Rebounds | NBA | 2004-2005 | 888 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Steals | NBA | 2004-2005 | 115 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Turnovers | NBA | 2004-2005 | 209 |
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| Dallas Mavericks | Appearances | NBA | 2003-2004 | 82 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Assists | NBA | 2003-2004 | 214 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Blocks | NBA | 2003-2004 | 117 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Mins Played | NBA | 2003-2004 | 3,127 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Points | NBA | 2003-2004 | 1,813 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Rebounds | NBA | 2003-2004 | 729 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Steals | NBA | 2003-2004 | 99 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Turnovers | NBA | 2003-2004 | 141 |
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| Germany Basketball | Appearances | FIBA EuroBasket | 2003 | 4 |
| Germany Basketball | Assists | FIBA EuroBasket | 2003 | 4 |
| Germany Basketball | Blocks | FIBA EuroBasket | 2003 | 7 |
| Germany Basketball | Mins Played | FIBA EuroBasket | 2003 | 139 |
| Germany Basketball | Points | FIBA EuroBasket | 2003 | 90 |
| Germany Basketball | Rebounds | FIBA EuroBasket | 2003 | 25 |
| Germany Basketball | Steals | FIBA EuroBasket | 2003 | 5 |
| Germany Basketball | Turnovers | FIBA EuroBasket | 2003 | 9 |
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| Dallas Mavericks | Appearances | NBA | 2002-2003 | 97 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Assists | NBA | 2002-2003 | 276 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Blocks | NBA | 2002-2003 | 98 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Mins Played | NBA | 2002-2003 | 3,839 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Points | NBA | 2002-2003 | 2,441 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Rebounds | NBA | 2002-2003 | 987 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Steals | NBA | 2002-2003 | 132 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Turnovers | NBA | 2002-2003 | 192 |
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| Germany Basketball | Appearances | FIBA Basketball World Cup | 2002 | 9 |
| Germany Basketball | Assists | FIBA Basketball World Cup | 2002 | 24 |
| Germany Basketball | Blocks | FIBA Basketball World Cup | 2002 | 18 |
| Germany Basketball | Mins Played | FIBA Basketball World Cup | 2002 | 281 |
| Germany Basketball | Points | FIBA Basketball World Cup | 2002 | 216 |
| Germany Basketball | Rebounds | FIBA Basketball World Cup | 2002 | 74 |
| Germany Basketball | Steals | FIBA Basketball World Cup | 2002 | 11 |
| Germany Basketball | Turnovers | FIBA Basketball World Cup | 2002 | 18 |
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| Dallas Mavericks | Appearances | NBA | 2001-2002 | 84 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Assists | NBA | 2001-2002 | 204 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Blocks | NBA | 2001-2002 | 83 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Mins Played | NBA | 2001-2002 | 3,248 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Points | NBA | 2001-2002 | 2,006 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Rebounds | NBA | 2001-2002 | 860 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Steals | NBA | 2001-2002 | 99 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Turnovers | NBA | 2001-2002 | 167 |
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| Germany Basketball | Appearances | FIBA EuroBasket | 2001 | 7 |
| Germany Basketball | Assists | FIBA EuroBasket | 2001 | 13 |
| Germany Basketball | Blocks | FIBA EuroBasket | 2001 | 7 |
| Germany Basketball | Mins Played | FIBA EuroBasket | 2001 | 237 |
| Germany Basketball | Points | FIBA EuroBasket | 2001 | 201 |
| Germany Basketball | Rebounds | FIBA EuroBasket | 2001 | 64 |
| Germany Basketball | Steals | FIBA EuroBasket | 2001 | 9 |
| Germany Basketball | Turnovers | FIBA EuroBasket | 2001 | 10 |
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| Dallas Mavericks | Appearances | NBA | 2000-2001 | 92 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Assists | NBA | 2000-2001 | 187 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Blocks | NBA | 2000-2001 | 109 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Mins Played | NBA | 2000-2001 | 3,524 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Points | NBA | 2000-2001 | 2,018 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Rebounds | NBA | 2000-2001 | 835 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Steals | NBA | 2000-2001 | 90 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Turnovers | NBA | 2000-2001 | 170 |
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| Dallas Mavericks | Appearances | NBA | 1999-2000 | 82 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Assists | NBA | 1999-2000 | 203 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Blocks | NBA | 1999-2000 | 68 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Mins Played | NBA | 1999-2000 | 2,938 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Points | NBA | 1999-2000 | 1,435 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Rebounds | NBA | 1999-2000 | 532 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Steals | NBA | 1999-2000 | 63 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Turnovers | NBA | 1999-2000 | 141 |
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| Germany Basketball | Appearances | FIBA EuroBasket | 1999 | 12 |
| Germany Basketball | Assists | FIBA EuroBasket | 1999 | 17 |
| Germany Basketball | Mins Played | FIBA EuroBasket | 1999 | 332 |
| Germany Basketball | Points | FIBA EuroBasket | 1999 | 178 |
| Germany Basketball | Rebounds | FIBA EuroBasket | 1999 | 28 |
| Germany Basketball | Steals | FIBA EuroBasket | 1999 | 9 |
| Germany Basketball | Turnovers | FIBA EuroBasket | 1999 | 28 |
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| Dallas Mavericks | Appearances | NBA | 1998-1999 | 47 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Assists | NBA | 1998-1999 | 47 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Blocks | NBA | 1998-1999 | 27 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Mins Played | NBA | 1998-1999 | 958 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Points | NBA | 1998-1999 | 385 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Rebounds | NBA | 1998-1999 | 162 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Steals | NBA | 1998-1999 | 29 |
| Dallas Mavericks | Turnovers | NBA | 1998-1999 | 73 |
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