Dirk Nowitzki's relentless adaptations have been keeping defenses off-balance for decades. The Mavericks star talks to SI.com about his offensive evolution.

The face of the Mavericks then and now, Nowitzki's career, which spanned from 1998 to 2019, had countless memorable moments, as he sits firmly on the proverbial Mt. Rushmore of Dallas athletes.

If the year began with 20 and ended with any number between say 02 and 11, and Dirk Werner Nowitzki had his back on you — No. 41 in your program book, No. 1 in our hearts — he was scoring a ...

Dirk Nowitzki became an NBA champion in 2011, ... Karl Malone was the NBA’s face of the power forward position. ... took the stereotype and completely turned it on its side … ...

Doncic almost immediately took the baton from Nowitzki as the face of the Mavericks franchise upon Dirk's retirement, and he has received plenty of support from his former teammate.

Dirk’s selection as a first-ballot Hall of Famer was a forgone conclusion. This night had been years in the making. Still, I wasn’t sure what emotions and memories would spring up in me when ...