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#3 Dirk Nowitzki

Dirk Nowitzki
Dirk Nowitzki

Nowitzki, the German player, had a forgettable start to his NBA career as he was poor in his defense and averaged only 8.2 PPG and 3.4 RPG in his rookie season. But he bounced back strong in his next season with numbers like 17.5 - 6.5 - 2.5. Every season he became stronger and eventually helped his team to reach playoffs after a decade in 2001.

In 2011, Drik led his franchise to win their first championship. They beat the Lakers in the Conference Semifinals and went on to beat the mighty Miami Heat who had the likes of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in their lineup. He was awarded the Finals MVP for his heroics with averages of 26.0 points, 9.7 rebounds, and 2.0 assists.

Drik has now tied with Kobe Bryant for playing most number of seasons for a single franchise.(Dirk plays his 20th season for Dallas Mavericks in 2017-18 season)

Career:

21.6 PPG, 7.8 RPG, 2.5 APG, 47.3% FG

Achievements :

MVP in 2006-07 season, Finals MVP in 2010-11 season

13 time All-Star, 12 time All-NBA selection.

Championship in 2010-11 season

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Edited by Yash Matange