. "Nowitzki, Dirk"@en . . . "111132.0"^^ . "1994Z"^^ . "1998Z"^^ . . "1978-06-19Z"^^ . . "Dirk Werner Nowitzki (German pronunciation: [\u02C8d\u026A\u0281k \u02C8v\u025B\u0281n\u0250 no\u02C8v\u026Atski]) (born June 19, 1978) is a German professional basketball player who currently plays for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). An alumnus of R\u00F6ntgen Gymnasium and the DJK W\u00FCrzburg basketball club, Nowitzki was chosen as the ninth pick in the 1998 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks and immediately traded to the Mavericks, where he has played since."@en . . . . "2.1336"^^ . . "1978Z"^^ . . "41" . "Dirk Nowitzki"@en . "German basketball player" .