The duo of Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Nash was a fantastic partnership in the early 2000s. They led the Dallas Mavericks to compete in the stacked Western Conference.
Dallas Mavericks fans still have not gotten over February's trade, where Luka Doncic was sent to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis. Mavs fans believed they'd have 35-40 years of the Dirk Nowitzki era rolling right into Doncic, but Nico Harrison had other ideas.
Welcome to the second part of our 41-question countdown. The rules are simple – we’re counting down 41 questions (a number chosen in honor of Mavs’ legend Dirk Nowitzki’s jersey number) about your Dallas Mavericks and the NBA in general.
Including injury replacements, 27 players were selected for the 2022 NBA All-Star Game. How many of the 27 can you name in five minutes?
While the NBA has evolved into a league that embraces positionless basketball, it wasn’t long ago that players were mostly confined to their positions and discouraged from venturing too far outside their assignments.
Not every player on here is bad or overrated - rather, the contract is one that is currently or has the chance to be a cap killer moving forward.
The fadeaway jump shot is one of the most beautiful moves in basketball, but also one of the toughest to master. Because of its difficulty, only a certain number of players in NBA history have been able to truly perfect it.
This day in Mavericks’ history, Dirk Nowitzki played his first NBA game February 5, 1999 is one of the most important days in the history of the Dallas Mavericks franchise, and arguably the NBA as a whole.
Dirk Nowitzki spent all 21 years of his NBA career with the Dallas Mavericks. Evidently, he became a franchise legend as he also led the Dallas Mavericks to their sole NBA Championship in 2011.
Shaquille O’Neal never needed jump shots to dominate the NBA, and apparently, missing 17 of them in a row won’t stop him from asking for a $240 million contract either.
A Dirk mention? In 2025? With the release of Happy Gilmore 2, the press tour has been in full effect. The movie’s trailer features a lot of high-level cameos, none bigger than golf’s number one player, and newly-crowned Champion Golfer of the Year, Scottie Scheffler.
Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki recently admitted that he somewhat wasted his rookie year, per a recent appearance on “The Why” podcast with Dwyane Wade, Pau Gasol, and Tony Marker.
More often than not, NBA players usually learn how to play basketball at a young age. A great way to master a sport is to start early. But as the saying goes, it’s never too late to start something new.
Despite the franchise being relatively new compared to a lot of the NBA, they've had a historic list of great players play for the organization. Not all of them were in their prime when they played for the Mavs, but not everyone can be Dirk Nowitzki and play for one franchise for their entire career.
GERMANY – Dirk Nowitzki’s origin story is one for the ages. Nowitzki’s origin story starts far from NBA arenas — in Germany’s quiet suburbs. In a new Amazon Prime promo, the Dallas Mavericks legend reflected on how this journey began.
Hannes Steinbach, continuing to do his best Dirk Nowitzki impersonation, turned in his third consecutive strong basketball outing for Germany in the FIBA U19 World Cup in Lausanne, Switzerland.
The Dallas Mavericks selected Cooper Flagg with the first overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, the obvious move. Flagg is arguably the best American prospect since Anthony Davis in 2012, someone he'll now be teammates with.
Since the days of Dirk Nowitzki and Tim Duncan, the Mavericks and Spurs have always had a fierce rivalry, with San Antonio leading the all-time series 136-103.
It's been 14 years since the Dallas Mavericks last won the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat. The Mavs were led by Dirk Nowitzki, a 20-year veteran whose peak came with the team's triumphant 2011 run in the postseason.
The Dallas Mavericks are a major topic of discussion around the NBA due to holding the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA draft. In just one week, it is expected that Cooper Flagg will be the newest member of the franchise.
How many of the 36 players in the NBA's Three-Point Era (since 1979-80) to score at least 2,500 career points in the postseason can you name in five minutes?
Dirk Nowitzki is without a doubt the greatest Dallas Maverick of all time. He spent 21 years with the franchise, has the only MVP in franchise history, and led them to their first and only championship in 2011 in a legendary playoff run.
The NBA needs to rethink the whole process.
New reports suggest the Dallas Mavericks have managed to alienate the most celebrated player in the history of their franchise. Dirk Nowitzki has distanced himself from the Mavericks organization in recent weeks, according to a pair of reports.
Taylor Rooks sparked a lot of excitement among fans after sharing a photo with Dirk Nowitzki ahead of the debut of their new show next season. Rooks took the photo with Nowitzki while they were watching the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks at the American Airlines Center on Wednesday night.
Dirk Nowitzki will forever be a Dallas Maverick but his loyalty was tested when the franchise traded Luka Doncic earlier this month.
Dirk Nowitzki is a Dallas Mavericks legend, but he still showed up for his old teammate in his first game as a Los Angeles Laker.
As heartbreaking as the stunning Luka Doncic trade has been for Mavericks fans, it somehow grew even more painful on Monday.
It appears Amazon is close to making a splash regarding its upcoming NBA coverage, as it is reportedly close to a deal to hire a former MVP and NBA champion as an analyst.
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