Dirk Nowitzki is a professional basketball player who plays Power forward for the Dallas Mavericks as number 41. Nowitzki was born on June 19, 1978, in Würzburg, West Germany. Nowitzki’s weight is 245 pounds. Nowitzki’s height is 7 ft 0 in. This article takes a deep dive into Dirk Nowitzki’s net worth.
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Nowitzki played for the DJK Würzburg during 1994-1998 as well as the Dallas Mavericks in 1998-present. Some of the highlights of Dirk Nowitzki’s career include: List of NBA champions, Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award, NBA Most Valuable Player Award, 13× NBA All-Star, 4× All-NBA First Team, 5× All-NBA Second Team, 3× All-NBA Third Team, 50-40-90 club, NBA All-Star Weekend Three-Point Shootout, NBA All-Star Weekend Shooting Stars Competition, Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award, Basketball Bundesliga MVP, FIBA World Cup MVP, FIBA EuroBasket MVP, 3× FIBA EuroBasket Top Scorer, 6× Euroscar Player of the Year, 2× FIBA Europe Men’s Player of the Year Award, Mr. Europa, Silbernes Lorbeerblatt, and German Sports Personality of the Year.
Nowitzki won a bronze medal in the 2002 FIBA World Championship. Nowitzki won a silver medal in the EuroBasket 2005.
Basketball player annual payments can range between a couple thousand dollars and tens of millions of dollars per annum, depending on a number of statistics. Although on average, NBA players make a salary of almost $2 million, a small contingent of players with D-league crossover contracts are paid as little as $50,000. The salary cap for National Basketball Association players is close to $100 million, although as of today no player makes anywhere near that much money. The top players in the NBA earn close to $35 million. Outside of the National Basketball Association, annual payments can go below $20,000 per year for minor league teams.
Dirk Nowitzki’s salary in 2018 was $5 million. Nowitzki’s contract stipulates salaries of $5 million in 2019.
So what is basketball player Dirk Nowitzki’s net worth in 2018? Our estimate for Dirk Nowitzki’s net worth as of 2018 is: $90 million
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