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Dirk Nowitzki is one of the best to ever play in the NBA. He is perhaps the best 7-foot shooter in league history, and his reputation certainly precedes him.
In 2006, Nowitzki failed to bring the Dallas Mavericks a championship against a stacked Miami Heat team with Dwyane Wade and Shaquille O'Neal. However, Nowitzki got his revenge in 2011, defeating an even stronger Miami Heat team with a limited roster.
After delivering a championship to the Mavs, Nowitzki will certainly go down as the best player in team history for his many contributions. Even at 39 years of age, Nowitzki is still producing 12.3 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. He is also shooting 46 percent in field goal percentage and 42 percent from deep. He is even shooting 90 percent from the charity stripe in his 20th NBA season, making himself eligible for the illustrious 50-40-90 club if he can pull up his field goal percentage.
On Sunday night, Nowitzki made more history this season, moving up to eighth place on the All-time field goals made list.
Congrats to @swish41 of the @dallasmavs for moving up to 8th on the all-time FIELD GOALS MADE list!#ThisIsWhyWePlay #MFFL pic.twitter.com/5Y7sXjPBY2
— NBA (@NBA) March 5, 2018
Nowitzki is joining some excellent company. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar leads the list and is renowned for being one of the most dominant centers of all time. Wilt Chamberlain, the only player to score 100 points, is also a generational scorer. Of course, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and LeBron James are all legendary players that are known for being great scorers. While Nowitzki hasn't had a phenomenal career as the players on this list, it shows that he is just as gifted a scorer.
At 39 years of age, it is amazing that he is still holding up after 20 years of service in the league. When the Mavs need him to score. He has proved that he will do just that, regardless of his limitations.
