Nowitzki’s NBA Debut
On this day in 1999, Dirk Nowitzki made his NBA debut with the Dallas Mavericks, scoring two points in a loss to the Seattle SuperSonics. Nowitzki would go on to spend his entire 21-season career with the Mavericks, the longest tenure with a single franchise in NBA history.
Nowitzki is the Mavericks’ career leader in almost every statistical category:
GP — 1,522
GS — 1,460
MIN — 51,368
FGM — 11,169
FGA — 23,734
3PM — 1,982
3PA — 5,210
FTM — 7,240
FTA — 8,239
OREB — 1,468
DREB — 10,021
REB — 11,489
BLK — 1,281
TOV — 2,494
PF — 3,601
PTS — 31,560
DD2 — 411
His career point total ranks sixth in NBA history. He’s one of only five players in NBA history to record at least 1,000 3-pointers made, 1,000 steals, and 1,000 blocks. The other players to reach those marks are LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Rasheed Wallace, and Clifford Robinson.
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