Friday June 18, 2021
New job with the ex-team
Nowitzki returns to the Mavericks
Shortly after his announcement that he wanted to stay away from professional basketball for the time being, Dirk Nowitzki announced his new engagement with the Dallas Mavericks. It’s about important decisions for his former team.
Basketball legend Dirk Nowitzki is returning to the Dallas Mavericks in an advisory capacity a good two years after retiring. The Würzburg, who will be 43 years old on Saturday, will support the team from the North American professional basketball league in the upcoming personnel decisions, as the Mavericks announced in the evening.
“(Owner) Mark Cuban approached me about a role as a special advisor and I am happy to support the Mavs,” Nowitzki said in the statement. Nowitzki is supposed to help with the selection of a new trainer and manager. Previously, the former master coach Rick Carlisle had resigned after 13 years with the Texans. The coach won the NBA title in 2011 with an outstanding Nowitzki. General Manager Donnie Nelson had also announced his departure.
“I will miss her”
“Donnie Nelson and Rick Carlisle have both been mentors to me, have played great roles in my career and the team and I will miss them. It is important for me that I support Mark and contribute as much as I can” said Nowitzki. The native of Würzburg, who continues to live with his family in Dallas, ended his professional career in 2019. He joined the Mavericks, the German’s first and only NBA team, in 1999. Nowitzki was once champion with the Mavs, he was 14 times All-Star and in 2007 was named Most Valuable Player of the League (MVP).
Most recently, the former professional basketball player reported on the health consequences of his career. “The left ankle is not doing really well. He went through a lot because I often twisted my ankle,” he told “Sport Bild”. He also told the newspaper that he was not ready to end his basketball break and take on a more active role. “I’m still in the phase where I want to distance myself from basketball and travel a lot with my family.” So it’s likely that his consultancy with the Mavericks will be short-lived.
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