Learn the Incredible Story of the Dallas Mavericks' Basketball Superstar Dirk Nowitzki!
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In Dirk Nowitzki: The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball's Best European Stars, you will learn the inspirational story of one of basketball's premier power forward, Dirk Nowitzki. Since entering the league in the the late 90s, Dirk Nowitzki has established and remained one of the most dominant power forwards to ever play the game. With a dynamic ability to take ridiculously difficult fadeaway jumpers to popping out to the top of the key for a rainbow three-pointer, Nowitzki has wowed audiences all around the world.
While he struggled when first entering the league, Nowitzki worked relentlessly to solidify himself and his future in the NBA. Since then, he has never looked back. Having played alongside talented individuals including but not limited to Steve Nash and Tyson Chandler, Nowitzki will forever have a legacy as one of the best and most consummate professionals to ever play the game. A quiet superstar just like Tim Duncan, Dirk Nowitzki has consistently delivered over and over again, including the legendary 2011 Championship run of the Dallas Mavericks as they prevailed over a stacked Miami Heat team, led by none other than LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh.
Here is a preview of what is inside this book:
- Early Life and Childhood
- Training with Holger Geschwindner and Playing Professionally in Germany
- Dirk Nowitzki’s NBA Career
- Rookie Season
- Breakout Season
- First Playoff Season
- Dirk, the All-Star
- Getting Past the Second Round
- Playing as the Starting Center
- Without Steve Nash, New Look Mavs
- Breaking Through to the Finals
- The MVP Season, Early Exit
- Another First Round Exit
- Continued Run as the Best Power Forward in the NBA, Playoff Exits
- Winning the NBA Championship
- Championship Hangover Season, Another First Round Exit
- Retooled Roster, Non All-Star Season, and Missed Playoffs
- Back to All-Star Status and to Playoff Contention
- 2015-2016 NBA Season
- Dirk Nowitzki's Personal Life
- Dirk Nowitzki's Legacy and Future
An excerpt from the book:
Two decades ago, when you saw guys standing 7 feet tall hoisting long-range shots from behind the three-point line or shooting turnaround fadeaway jumpers out on the perimeter, you might have been screaming, “Is that guy crazy?!†Head coaches would lose their heads watching the tallest guy on the floor throwing up ill-advised shots. They’d rather see them posting up or camping inside the paint. You could actually say that big men who were fond of shooting long-range shots often found themselves on the far-end of the bench back in the day.
Fast forward to today’s NBA and you’d see a near 7-footer named Kevin Durant playing as a small forward and making his living out on the perimeter. You would see 7-footer big men like Chris Bosh, Kelly Olynyk, Kristaps Porzingis, Andrea Bargnani, and Nikola VuÄević camping out between 18 and 25 feet away from the basket to shoot jumpers over smaller defenders. And you know what? Everyone’s okay with it. Nobody goes crazy over 7-footers trying to take over the game with their perimeter shooting. In fact, coaches even love the fact that big men venture out of the paint to stretch defenses. Decades ago, nobody thought that these types of players could actually impact the game. Now, they’re as big a part of the game of basketball as any type of player.
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