MVPs
Regular-season Most Valuable Player awards.
NBA GOAT CASE · 1998–2019
Dirk Nowitzki
Dirk Nowitzki played from 1998–2019. GOAT Ranker’s evidence set records 1 MVP, 1 championship, 12 All-NBA selections, with career averages of 20.7 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game.
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01 / CAREER EVIDENCE
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These are the existing inputs available to every GOAT Ranker ballot. Award availability changed across NBA history, so the ranking tool keeps its methodology notes visible.
Rings
NBA championships won as a rostered player.
Finals MVPs
NBA Finals MVP awards; the award began in 1969.
NBA Finals
Career trips to the NBA Finals as a rostered player.
Playoff PPG
Career points per game in the NBA playoffs.
All-NBA
Total first-, second- and third-team All-NBA selections.
Career PPG
Career regular-season points per game.
All-Defense
Total All-Defensive team selections; the teams began in 1969.
DPOYs
Defensive Player of the Year awards; the award began in 1983.
All-Stars
Career NBA All-Star selections.
Scoring titles
Official NBA scoring titles under the rule used in each era.
Games
NBA regular-season games played.
Career APG
Career regular-season assists per game.
Career RPG
Career regular-season rebounds per game.
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