All-NBA teams announced today:
1st team: LeBron, Durant, Dwight, Kobe and Chris Paul
2nd team: Love, Griffin, Bynum, Parker and Westbrook.
3rd team: Dirk, Carmelo Anthony, Chandler, D-Wade and Rondo.
Dirk and Kobe are the only players who have been named to an All-NBA team for the past 12 consecutive seasons.
He has been named 4 times to the 1st team, 5 times to the 2nd team, and now 3 times to the 3rd team.
On being named to the squad:
“It’s an honor to make the all-NBA team again,” Nowitzki said. ”To be named among the best players in this league is always still very humbling for me. I also appreciate the opportunity to represent my teammates and the Mavericks organization on this list.”
(Source: sportsblogs.star-telegram.com)
Could Dirk’s future in Dallas be anything less than 100%?
Even before the Dallas Mavericks had officially lost their first-round series with the Thunder, Dirk Nowitzki made it clear he would be watching intently to see what Mark Cuban and Donnie Nelson did this offseason. Nowitzki told FOXSportsSouthwest.com that if the Mavs weren’t able to land a “big fish” in the offseason, it would provide evidence they should’ve simply kept the championship team intact.
Cuban’s army of “yes” men/women in this market will quickly point to how the league’s new collective bargaining agreement made that virtually impossible, but that’s always been an odd argument from a man who prides himself in finding ways to overcome financial barriers. There was an obvious disconnect between management and the incumbent players on this season’s team. It was impossible for those players to ignore the fact Dallas wasn’t making an honest attempt to defend its title in the abbreviated 2012 season.
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(Source: foxsportssouthwest.com)
We want to have the best players in the game, that’s always going to be our goal here. And there’s three ways you get them: you draft them, you trade for them or you get them in free agency, and we’re going to explore all three of those vehicles to continue to improve the team and get the right guys around Dirk Nowitzki. Our championship happened because we had the perfect mix of guys, not only on the floor, but around him. We’re always working on that.
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The great thing about Dirk is he a greater person than a player…He will take any role that is right for this franchise.
Dirk being classy as always.
