Dirk might drive a Mercedes SLR McLaren now, but it wasn’t always like
that. How did he get here? More Lifestyle, Career and personal life coming up Big Time Hoops Style.
Dirk Nowitzki was born in Würzburg, Germany, when Jörg(jorg)-Werner and Helga Nowitzki
welcomed a bouncing baby boy on June 19th , 1978. Dirk comes from an athletic family: His mother was
a professional basketball player and his father was a handball player who represented Germany
at the highest international level. His older sister Silke, was a local
track and field champion. She also became a basketball player and now
works for the NBA in International TV. He started basketball in Germany, but he
immediately got the attention of Americans clubs. Dirk played on the DJK Würzburg basketball club.
He was chosen as the ninth pick in the 1998 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks
and was immediately traded to the Mavericks. He played in Dallas his entire 21- year NBA career.
The only player ever to play for a single NBA franchise for 21 seasons.
Nowitzki led the Mavericks to 15 NBA playoff appearances including the
franchise's first Finals appearance in 2006 and its only championship in 2011.
He is known for his scoring ability, versatility, accurate outside shooting,
and trademark fadeaway jump shot. A lot of players use that move to this day.
Dirk won the MVP in 2007 and the Finals MVP Award a few years later.
The Germanator is a 14-time All-Star, a 12-time All-NBA, the first European
player to start in an All-Star Game, and the first European player to receive the MVP.
Also, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest power forwards of
all time and is considered by many to be the greatest European player ever. He is
also in elite company by being selected to the Greatest 75th Anniversary Team.
Talk About a Legacy. Now we know a little
about Nowitski's b-ball career. Let’s get into how he gets that dough, baby.
Contract His rookie deal with
the Mavs was a three-year, $4.7 million contract. In 2001, Dallas gave him a four-year, $48 million
rookie-scale extension. That’s an average salary of $12 million while he made $2.1 mill in the
last year of his rookie deal. Quite a raise After his deal expired, Dirk agreed to a
five-year, $91 million veteran extension with the Mavs. That’s an average of about
$18 million a year. The German sniper then signed a four-year, $80 million contract.
His last big deal was a three-year, $25 million deal with the Mavs in the summer of 2014.
Dirk eventually retired from the NBA after the 2018-19 season.
Over his playing career, Dirk earned over $250 Million dollars. A Quarter billion.
Talk about raining it in! Endorsements
Get ready to be shocked. Dirk Nowitzki doesn't do
endorsement deals. In fact, he's never even had an agent or business manager.
Nowitzki probably didn't want that because Mark Cuban had
already filled his pocket with too much money. He's negotiated all his contracts with Dallas by
himself and doesn't have any endorsement deals outside of one shoe contract with Nike. Dirk
wears a lot of Hyperdunks but we like this Air Max Exclusive he wore when he passed 30,000 points.
Yep, we learned about Dirk Nowitzki’s income streams. With that Mr. Nowitzki
has a current net worth of… Yo!, we’ll get to that in a bit. Remember to Subscribe
for all the best in basketball lifestyle. Now that we know where Dirk gets his money from,
let’s talk about how he spends his chips. House
Dirk owned this mansion in Preston Hollow Dallas which he bought for $5.75 million.
The home was built in 1939. It has four bedrooms with en suite, two of which qualify as Master
bedrooms. There are five living areas, nine bathrooms, a commercial sized kitchen,
and a huge glass-enclosed garden room. There’s a smooth pavilion where many parties are held. It
also comes with an elevator, indoor lap pool and outdoor pools, pool house, tennis court,
guest quarters and five car garage. The grounds are wooded, well-manicured
and expansive, a world unto itself. The house is an oldie, but goodie.
Cars If
you're an NBA champion, you deserve luxury life. We can definitely see that Dirk loves German cars.
The Mercedes SLR McLaren takes the cake when defining the true combination of speed and
power. With a supercharged V8 and 617 horses, the McLaren sets the standard for luxury auto making.
Apart from that, Dirk also has a Audi R8 that is worth about $177,000.
And of course, that’s not all.
Dirk also has a Mini Cooper in his garage. Hey, Dirk, I hope this car is for your wife.
How do you fit in this car? Talk about coming up Clutch.
Watches Dirk looks as stylish
off the court as he is on the court. He loves to wear luxury watches
and is a big fan of Rolex. Mavericks’ star, especially
prefers the Rolex Sea-Dweller Deepsea. This stylish watch costs about $16,500.
But this is the cheap one. Nowitzki also has,
Patek Aquanaut White Gold jumbo version. This beautiful watch costs about $93.000
Talk about Big Time Pieces. Charity
Dirk takes his work seriously on the court, but he is also serious
about making a difference off the court. Each year he makes hundreds of appearances
and signs thousands of autographs to help children in the community.
In 2013, Dirk was named German ambassador for UNICEF with a focus to fight malnutrition in
the world and promote a healthy lifestyle. My Man has his own foundation. The Dirk
Nowitzki Foundation awards grants annually to organizations focusing on children’s wellbeing,
health and education. With this he offers all of us an opportunity to help give positive
experiences to children around the world. Talk about a community assist!
Love Life Dirk met Jessica Olsson at a charity event.
At the time, she worked at the Dallas Art Gallery and Dirk fell for her immediately. Jessica’s mom
is Kenyan and her father is Swedish. She grew up in Sweden and loves tennis, art and travel.
The couple did marry in 2012. There was a traditional Kenyan wedding ceremony,
where Dirk was asked to identify his wife from among five veiled women. It is a cultural gesture
to show his love, which he successfully did. The couple got married on July 20,
2012 after the Mavs won the championship a year earlier, at Nowitzki's home in Dallas.
They welcomed their first child Malaika in 2013. In 2015, Jessica gave birth to their
second child, Max and to Morris the year after. Dirk has stressed the importance of exposing his
kids to the Kenyan culture many times. Jessica is now President of the Dirk Nowitzki Foundation.
Together they are looking to do Big Things. Net Worth
Now is the time you have all been waiting for. How much is Dirk Nowitzki worth?
With everything going on in Nowitzki’s life, he has a net worth of $160 million dollars.