Dirk Nowitzki | No. 16 | Nick Wright's Top 50 NBA Players of the Last 50 Years

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Dirk Nowitzki, one of the pioneers of the fadeaway, is No. 16 on Nick Wright's Top 50 list. Nowitzki led the Mavericks to their lone championship in 2011, scoring at least 21 points in every game as they upset the heavily-favored Miami Heat in six games. He became the first European player to win NBA MVP, doing so in the 2006-07 season after averaging 24.6 PPG and 8.9 RPG as the Mavericks won a team-record 67 games. Nick notes he's the sixth all-time leading scorer in league history, which people often overlook in evaluating his legendary career.
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@WhatsWrightShow 2 года назад

Is Dirk the best scoring 7-footer in league history?

@gqprince2 2 года назад

how tall is kd again?

@KillaMusiktv1BlACKEYEDCORN 2 года назад

Is Kareem not considered a 7-footer anymore?

@andreasfelten9455 2 года назад

The best shooting for sure. Lets say the best scoring besides centers. KD though is probably 7 foot also but always sticks to keeping his official size just under it. Dirk was a scoring machine in today´s NBA he would average over 30 points a game (more 3s, less defensive hackle etc). 2011 playoff-run was out of this world. Often underrated and forgotten. Thanks for giving him some well deserved love.

@jantaramiyongsuntriyapas2570 2 года назад

Yes. Kareem & Wilt & Shaq can score at will but not by as many variety of way than Dirk.

@MountDew21 Год назад

Arsenal wise, yes. Everybody after him in the conversation has him to thank for it. From a dominant standpoint, no, not the greatest. Based on what you're supposed to do at that size, he's nowhere close. Larry Bird said it best, though, "leave the game better than how you found it"

@victorsullivan9107 2 года назад

Dirk is surprisingly underrated by most people. He was a super efficient scorer with an unblockable shot. He's got an MVP, Finals MVP, and Championship. He's a member of the 50-40-90 club. He led the Mavs to 11 consecutive 50 win seasons ( a streak that's only been beaten by the Showtime Lakers and the Duncan-Popovic Spurs). He also has a teammate of the year award, which shows just how great of a guy he was.

@celinedurand6216 Год назад

No way Dirk is over Karl Malone who is a better scorer better at rebounding and a far better defender and i don't like the mailman at all

@boston_jorge 2 года назад

Dirk was a special talent. At his peak Dirk is winning a championship in any era. Beating Kobe, LeBron and KD in a single championship run makes Dirk’s championship that much more special.

@takeitezman6508 2 года назад

I honestly do believe that was the greatest title run in NBA history 2 of the 7 greatest players of all time(Kobe and Bron) 4 of the top 20 greatest players of all time. (+Wade and +KD) I'm a Lebron Homer, but that Mavericks team had no right winning it that year, but they did.

@aznbllr214 2 года назад

100%

@geronimo9193 2 года назад

I think he beats the 96 bulls

@Tonio5100 2 года назад

The one dude that MAKE LeBron fans take that L they can not defend it 😭 That title really turned Dirks career around & EVERYONE looked at him differently after

@voodoodiecast 2 года назад

They better right? That playoff run is one of the greatest ever. No all star team mate.

@ProfDrDrN0 2 года назад

How could anybody put KG in front of Dirk!? Because KG won one Championship after leaving the Wolves and forming a Superteam in Boston? This is ridiculous.

@jovanieortiz5235 2 года назад

My favorite player of all time Dirk Nowitzki. I wanted him at 12 but 16 is fine. The NBA ain't the same without you. I miss Dirk

@claudiodielegende6998 2 года назад

12 is a bit high, but 16 is such an honor for a „skinny“ European Megastar! Also my favorite player of all time! Dirk was a special and fantastic offensiv force to watch!

@FlashReturns 2 года назад

This doesn't surprise me as Dirk is in my top 20 players of all time.

@andreasfelten9455 2 года назад

The best shooting 7-footer (KD probably is 7 though as well but not officially). In today´s NBA he would average over 30 points a game easily (more 3s, less defensive hackle etc). 2011 playoff-run was out of this world. Often underrated and forgotten. Thanks for giving him some well deserved love.

@JohnDoe-bw3tz 2 года назад

With a real two, Dirk's Mavs easily could have been a dynasty...

@jacobsvetich8735 2 года назад

Yea he carried his teams pretty hard.

@feroxk.9266 2 года назад

People forget to mention WHO was coaching the '07 Warriors. The players knew exactly what they had to do and how to guard and play the Mavericks because they had their former Coach. And they executed it perfectly. That to me is a way undervalued fact to the first round loss against the WE BELIEVE warriors.

@danielburleson7658 2 года назад

Very true. I remember my dad telling me that team was the one he was most worried about going up against the first round since they knew how the mavs played AND also Avery Johnson was the assistant coach during that time as well so he knew how he coached as well

@shammycat3538 2 года назад

And fail to mention who the coach was for the Mavericks. I love Avery Johnson, great motivator, great at individually developing players, but a HORRIBLE tactician. That series was a perfect recipe for disaster. It was really hard watching the team get out coached during Avery’s run.

@Camefromnone 2 года назад

Greatest ring ever

@HimNamedType 2 года назад

I don't mind this placement at all and it seems like Nick is the only person of note that speaks in high regard about The Mavs. Dirk's 2011 run to the Finals and winning it isn't spoken about enough. Truly historic.

@voodoodiecast 2 года назад

Especially nick being a lebron stan, glad he acknowdges dirk’s biggest achievement even in the expense of lebron’s biggest stain on his resume.

@MrCorgitalks Год назад

KG wouldn’t even have played in the finals if he never went to Boston. That automatically puts Dirk above him.

@alfredoarevalo725 2 года назад

Nick I remember you telling Colin Cowherd that the reason you ranked Dirk 16th and not 6th was because of defense I'm with you for those who get mad you placed Dirk that high, especially that deluded Spurs Fan you showed, as Jeff Van Gundy once said "He's the most unique ofensive weapon this game has ever seen.

@geronimo9193 2 года назад

Dude is the only player to lead a team with no other stars to a chip

@alfredoarevalo725 2 года назад

@@geronimo9193 Exactly, he changed the game like very few did it, he only needed that ring (He should had 3, 03 got injured and 06 got robbed.

@chase7662 2 года назад

my favorite player ever a certified bucket getter

@ersteimmobilie7419 2 года назад

Loyalty, professionalism and long-term success plus the signature move. Best playoff run with one superstar since decades.

@hardwoodthought1213 2 года назад

03 Duncan is above it

@eksdeetheemoji 2 года назад

That 2011 run destroyed 2x champs with kobe,gasol,bynum 2x scoring champ with westbrook,harden 2x league mvp with wade,bosh Roy and Aldridge was not a slouch either These players are all in their primes that run maybe exept for harden No injuries on their opponents either all at their full force while dallas was missing their second best player

@jacobsvetich8735 2 года назад

Glad to see nick not underating dirk.

@KalvinVerner 2 года назад

I’m with this ranking

@grandmasta81 2 года назад

People are rating KG over Dirk? That must be the joke of the century. Dirk was a monster in the playoffs every time, but he never had a superstar by his side helping him, like KG, Duncan , Wade and so on.

@hardwoodthought1213 2 года назад

Duncan never had a superstar, unless your definition of superstar is someone ranked between 15-25 in the league. If that’s your definition, Nash even before MVP was a superstar. As was Luke in 19.

@Crrazzyrulezz 2 года назад

@@hardwoodthought1213 Duncan always had a better team. tony parker even became finals mvp. lets be real. Duncan always had a good co star next to him and back in that era we didnt have that many super teams ,so the spurs had great player material, of course good coaching and system too. Dirk on the other hand came from germany and had to adjust to an american league. europeans were "soft" and had no good repuatition. Dirk changed all thise in his career. He actually made it easier for people comin after him. Nash was his partner when dirk wasnt in his prime and Nash had his best years comin. Doncic was there when dirk was passed his prime. I dont know what people are trying to compare dirk´s situation with duncan´s. Dallas was never a destination for superstars or for really good players. They have to draft superstars to get one. Dirk always had to fight with players that needed a second chance or had to be build up.

@hardwoodthought1213 2 года назад

@@Crrazzyrulezz are you implying had they switched places Dirk would have matched or surpassed what Duncan did in SA? Also Dirk played on teams that had Nash, Finley and Van Exel at the same time, and still lost to Duncan

@Crrazzyrulezz 2 года назад

@@hardwoodthought1213 I think people dont have to compare those two ,cause nowitzki already had a more difficult start, coming from another country and actually plays way different than duncan. And u made another example which doesnt mean anything. first of all u probably rate those players higher than me at that time. Of course we dont know what would ve happened if Nash would ve stayed in Dallas. In the end Duncan is the best PF but u cant actually say that Nowitzki hat better players around him. Nowitzki was overall more important for the NBA , cause he actually helped europeans like doncic ,gianis ,jokic and all the others to see that u can succeed in the NBA. i believe that he actually made it easier for the next generation of basketball players outside of the NBA. All in All i think Duncan is the best PF but he actually found a really good situation in san antonio, popovich and all those players for many years. Dallas was changing a lot of core players around nowitzki. Dallas before Nowitzki and Cuban was actually a really bad destination. Now it actually build up repuation.

@angelvaldez8433 2 года назад

Dirk was 2-4 against Duncan. Duncan had the better teams. I know we all love the Dirk nash Mavs but the defense when Dirk and Nash are on the court together can't be great.

@AWi1337 2 года назад

You should have mentioned his regular season acomplishments. Saw a stat the other day that the mavs are 2nd in regular season wins behind the spurs from 2000-2010. Unbelievable if you look at the mavs rosters from that time. That was all Dirk. Great video

@SNOW_MAN_175 2 года назад

My Favorite Player😊

@johnsherman4035 Год назад

Cuban cost him a title in 06 and arguably when they sat him in the conference finals in 03. Dirk said he could have played. Definitely in the Top 20.

@rickymorgan Месяц назад

My favorite player of all time! Top 15 is too low! Top 10 bare minimum. 2nd Greatest PG of all time (Only to Magic). Arguably pound for pound the best player ever.

@alvin081988 3 месяца назад

Best Shooting Big...Dirk Nowitzki not the self proclaimed KAT

@TheThirdYard 2 года назад

"He was out playing Tim Duncan in that series until he got hurt" Dirk was a great player, but this is just a flat out lie. Game 1 Duncan: 40 Pts 15 Reb 7 Ast 1 Stl 1 BLK 2 TO Game 1 Dirk: 38 Pts 15 Reb 2 Ast 1 Stl 1 BLK 4 TO Game 2 Duncan: 32 Pts 15 Reb 5 Ast 0 Stl 3 BLK 1 TO Game 2 Dirk: 23 Pts 10 Reb 2 Ast 2 Stl 0 BLK 2 TO Game 3 Duncan: 34 Pts 24 Reb 6 Ast 2 Stl 6 BLK 7 TO Game 3: Dirk: 15 Pts 9 Reb 2 Ast 1 Stl 1 BLK 3 TO Dirk played great in game 1, Duncan still played better. Duncan clearly played better in games 2 and 3. Dirk played 40 minutes in game 3. Maybe if he doesn't get injured they win the title that year, but Dirk got outplayed by Duncan in the games he played.

@WestCoastDon448 2 года назад

What made dirk great was hitting big shots when it mattered most. He is better than the stats show. He completely dominated lebron and wade averaging 28 ppg. Watching over 20 years of nba dirk is the most clutch

@TheThirdYard 2 года назад

@@WestCoastDon448 My comment wasn't a knock on Dirk or his great NBA Career. He's one of the best players of all time. But to say he had a better series than Duncan in 03, when he didn't even have a single better game is just completely absurd and couldn't be farther from the truth.

@Vusace777 2 года назад

Dirk is wayyyyy better than Deandre Jordan

@voodoodiecast 2 года назад

What? How is that a comparison🤣

@Vusace777 2 года назад

@@voodoodiecast because bro when that dunk DJ did on Brandon Knight … everyone started thinking he was better than Dirk…

@voodoodiecast 2 года назад

@@Vusace777 bruh that’s hilarious. Maybe some prisoners of the moment but I don’t remember real basketball fans saying or compared deandre hes no jordan to Dirk.

@Vusace777 2 года назад

@@voodoodiecast in my honest opinion bro… Kyle Korver is better than the both of them…

@voodoodiecast 2 года назад

@@Vusace777 nice troll.

@mavssami41 Год назад

That 50 and 12 is misleading....he has 22 and 8 boards in the 4th. He was the whole offense...every score was based off his gravity and ball movement when he forces a double. Dirk was on a mission

@mavssami41 Год назад

Also ppl donr factor in how bad of a coaching job avery jonhson did in the last 3 games of the finals....in 07 he benched the starters vs the warriors in the regular season..he could have kicked them out of the playoffs. He benched dampier and played no centers for the 1st qtr..the mavs never played this way and don delson knew he won the metal game. That was such a impact on the losses and confidence. Dirk had a chance if marc cuban kept Nash and got a defense center instead of dampier 😭

@ersteimmobilie7419 2 года назад

Most loyal top-20 player along with Tim Duncan

@bern717 2 года назад

Steph Curry?

@ersteimmobilie7419 2 года назад

@@bern717 time will tell. Dirk had 20 seasons

@ladanldx Год назад

way too low, nobody higher on your list couldve done half of what he did by himself his whole career

@MosMoney187 2 года назад

Absolutely my favorite PF all time. I know Tim Duncan is probably the best on Everyone's list but to me as far as Defense goes Rodman is in mine. Overall Duncan is better but in MY top PF list I got Dirk. MR one leg fade away. He started that ad changed the game when he did. Had Kobe and KD doing it. #LLKOBE #LLGIGI AND EVERYONE ELSE ON THAT HELICOPTER.

@Kruppt808 2 года назад

He always looked like a big Ostrich doing that shot lol

@Kruppt808 2 года назад

My favorite German nba player

@raheembarnes5073 2 года назад

Who the 2nd best foreign born and it better not be luka. Wait until his career is over or at least 10 years.

@matejmatkovic7712 2 года назад

Prolly giannis 1st dirk 2nd. Giannis got 2 MVPs to go with his ring.

@doomsday_72 2 года назад

@@matejmatkovic7712 and a dpoy I still love Dirk though

@harinderrana9735 2 года назад

@@matejmatkovic7712 Hakeem is #1

@matejmatkovic7712 2 года назад

@@harinderrana9735 Yeah, I was thinking European, forgot the comment said foreign born player. You are probably right

@andr_530 2 года назад

Olajuwon or Giannis

@Bball-vx5ue Год назад

Have no problem with where Dirk is ranked (think it is pretty accurate)…..he was incredible. However to state like it was a given they would have won in 2003 is kind of misleading. When he got hurt, the Spurs were in control of Game 3 getting ready to go up 2-1.

@Poken__ 2 года назад

the ammount of time the Mavs were the 2nd best Team in the Weat and getting f*d just because they are in the same conference as the Spurs isnt talked about much

@kaospat4173 2 года назад

I have him at 15 but I am totally okay with your rating of Dirk...great Job

@hairjordan2620 Год назад

As good as he was this is just too high

@beejaycarcagente410 Год назад

thanks Nick.

@BigAlexRocks 2 года назад

Giannis up next

@aopnice5896 2 года назад

Nick I’m a big fan dis list is terrible tho

@hairjordan2620 Год назад

It's mostly pretty solid

@davidbaugus2703 2 года назад

Should be higher, Just Saying

@hairjordan2620 Год назад

He's too high as it is

@hairjordan2620 Год назад

I'm guessing you're German or from Dallas

@arrisgordon17 2 года назад

We can't be friends until a Piston is ranked 🙄

@MidwestProcyon 2 года назад

Doesn't Rodman count?

@lh1533 2 года назад

Isiah should be coming...

@kridcsr1341 2 года назад

I love you Megan but cmon. Dirk could be lower than 16 actually

@Operator-Nova Год назад

What people also disregard or don’t realize is that Dirk took the Mavs to the finals in 2006 and the 5YEARS LATER, STILL as the lone superstar in his 13th season at age 33. That’s technically considered passed his prime. If he had even 1 other superstar any other year before 2011, he would’ve had at least 5 rings.

@dariusmarkese4718 2 года назад

Dirk over Dwayne wade.. huh 🧐😒

@logosg 2 года назад

Good point. I guess the regular season MVP is what sets him apart from Wade

@joshuamadden465 2 года назад

@@logosg also dwade has had way better teammates

@andr_530 2 года назад

Dirk is better 🤷‍♂️

@vicordonez07 2 года назад

Dirk beat wade when wade had lebron and Bosh.

@mattmacarthur520 2 года назад

Dude wade had wayyy better teammates his ENTIRE career. Dirk just might have had the worst supporting cast out of slot of all time greats .. guy carried teams for over 15 years

@justinallen9731 2 года назад

Stop it playoff resume light! and weak defender below average rebounder for his size no way

@voodoodiecast 2 года назад

Lol. You’re not gonna get alot of rebounds when you’re stretching the floor. Hs had games with more than 15rbs in the playoffs. Hes not the defender kg or duncan was but he has alot of offensive move. His accomplishment is far greater than kg. Playoff resume is pretty good, it was only mediocre after ‘06 and ‘11 because obviously hes older and doesn’t have legit supporting cast. Every player is has said Dirk is a nightmare match up. His mavs team always achieve 50 wins in the 2000s just behind the Lakers and Spurs. his 2011 playoff run simply stomps others title run. And without all star team mates for the most part.

@alfredoarevalo725 2 года назад

Average rebounder once got 22 in a game, Elite shooter for his size might be the skill.