(00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:30) - Hall Of Fame Weekend, FIBA World Cup (00:03:25) - Influx Of Foreign Talent (00:06:00) - Getting Found, Transitioning Over (00:15:00) - Family Life (00:17:00) - 1998 Draft (00:21:40) - Golden Era Of Power Forwards (00:25:30) - Hilarious AC Button Story, Dennis Rodman (00:30:00) - Signature Move, Cuban vs. Nelly (00:33:35) - Losing the 06' Finals (00:37:20) - 'We Believe' Warriors Loss, MVP (00:42:20) - 2008-2010 Changes, Crazy Caron Injury (00:46:06) - 2011 Title Run, Resigning With Mavs (00:50:40) - Relationship With Luka, Mark Cuban (00:57:10) - Career Retrospective, Quick Hitters (01:06:43) - End

Dirk is too humble man lmao. One of the reasons why he’s so universally respected.

No arrogance nor cockiness. Just hard work, competitiveness and buckets. What a legend 🏆.

One of the wisest, the most level-headed sports legend ever. Who doesn't like Dirk Nowitzki?

Man That 2011 title run that Dirk led the mavs to has to be one of the top 5 title runs in NBA history. Went through Kobe, young KD, Russ and Harden and beat the big 3 in Miami to cap it off. Still get hyped thinking about it. Keep up the great work all the smoke! 💨🏀

Imagine being a ball player in Germany, seeing a lanky kid play, training that kid, and watching him change the game and get inducted to the HOF. What a legacy!

That 2011 playoff run was one of the greatest in NBA history. Cemented his legacy

Dirks childhood crushes being Lil Kim and Foxy Brown is funny😂😂😂I love it

My son's middle name is Dirk. Name him after the GOAT, after I promised the Basketball Gods if we won in 2011, I would name my first son after him. Dallas you are welcome lol There is a caramel looking Mexican out there in this world named Antonio Dirk lol

One legged fadeaway still one of the best signature shots

Dirk did amazing things for the city of Dallas and is universally respected on/off the court. One of the greatest careers ever.

My favorite player of all-time! I wrote him in the Summer of 2001 and that October 10th, 2001 one day before school a White envelope with green stripes showed up and it was Dirk posting up in a Autographed picture, signed by him.. two weeks before my birthday.. That was one of the greatest gifts ever. He played a big role in this kid from Cleveland's love for the game, being able to impact the game while being unorthodox was truly groundbreaking and changed the game. I've been locked in as a fan of his since 2000-2001. I'll definitely enjoy this one! Thank you Dirk & Much love.. #AllTheSmoke #DirkFan #JustAKidFromCleveland

Before Jokic, there was Dirk. Dude just balled out every night, no trash talk, no extra bullshit, dude just went out, busted teams asses, then went home

"Without '06 and '07, I wouldn't have been the closer in '11" 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

The way Jackson and Barnes respect Dirk is wild. You can tell they really love him.

If we’re talking the great sport stories/narratives, Dirk is a top 5 career. One of the best sports stories ever.

God bless Caron Butler. He deserved that championship ring as much as anyone.

All Hail the Mighty Dirk. 2011 NBA championship greatest run of all time

Dirk and Kobe were my idols growing up, and I'm glad that Dirk has had such a good life after retirement, having to be able to spend time with his children and friends ❤. RIP Mamba ❤

11:38 Dirk's mentor back in Germany. If you haven't already, go check out Nowitzki's HOF speech and catch the moment he talks to his mentor in the crowd, his mentor's expression is indescribable. Powerful moment.

Dirk gave me my whole childhood I’ll never forget all the ups and downs from “06” to “11” thank you for making us champs forever

Dirk was an animal!!!!!!! The second best international player ever (Hakeem 1)! He really put fear in you because he was a walking bucket and you knew what he was gonna do but still couldn’t stop it. Glad I got to watch him play.

Bro how much Stephen and Matt keep giving Dirk his flowers and reinforce to him how good he was in the league brings a smile to my face. Dirk will always be my favourite NBA player all time

Dirk is one of one. We will never see a guy like this again.

Dirk’s HOF speech was funny af. If you’re a fan of Dirk you’ll enjoy it. 🤣

"Nowitzki is a scrub." - my mate during Dirk's rookie season. Damn straight I've never let him forget it lmao This ain't even close to his worst call, his dumb ass is a hot take machine 😆

One of the greatest PF of all time ☝🏾

I was in a dallas highschool during that 2011 championship run. Never experienced an entire city get excited like that before. It was a joy to be a part of that journey. What a great podcast interview too!

We love Dirk. What an amazing, kind, humble, generous person. He was the best ambassador for the NBA.

Nicest, best most humble player of all time. Not even a mavs fan. How could you not love this guy

Anytime I see anything Dirk, I stop whatever I'm doing. Dude is a legend.

the man gave his life, health, knees to basketball and the city of Dallas. one of my favorite players growing up, hope the 2nd half of his life is more fulfilling than the first.

2011 mavs title team the best championship run/team I ever watched. So many deserving HOF or former all stars on that roster who got a ring. I remember in that playoff run they'd be down 10-15 points with 6 minutes to go in the 4th vs OKC and Miami and somehow every single possession would go the way they needed offensively and defensively for them to be able to win. OKC had Durant Westbrook and Harden at the time. They were also the first team to sweep Phil Jackson in the playoffs stopping the Lakers and Kobe at their chance at a 3 peat. After that you knew it was destiny for the Mavericks and the torch being passed to Dirk and the team to finally get their long over due ring. The playoff run had the story line of Dirk's whole career being known as a choker due to his past failures in the playoffs to becoming one of the greatest closers of all time. That Mavs team was also the first team in NBA history to go down twice in the NBA finals at 1-0 than down 2-1 and comeback and win it all, against arguably the greatest player of all time and arguably the second greatest SG of all time. When they lost game 1 the Miami Heat looked like the Monstars from space jam dunking all over the Mavs who were always known as having soft defense, so Rick Carlisle switched to a zone defense which proved to be vital in closing off the paint with a DPOY winner Tyson Chandler while also exposing Lebron in the clutch for having no bag except putting his head down and charging to the hoop. Dirk had also lost to this same exact team in the finals in 2006 when the Mavericks were up 2-0 in the series so they already had a history. Down 1-0 in Game 2 of the 2011 NBA finals the Mavs found themselves down 15 points with 7 mins to play in the 4th quarter about to go down 2-0 in the series while also going down that same choker path that always plagued them. The Mavericks then had one of the greatest comebacks in NBA finals history erasing that 15 point lead with 7 minutes to play and won the game on a Dirk Nowitzki layup to tie it 1-1. They lost Game 3 going down 2-1 in the series and in game 4 were trailing in the 4th quarter once again, but the Mavericks rallied a 21-9 run over the last 10 minutes of the 4th quarter to win 86-83. Dirk also hit the shot with 14 seconds left in this game as well. The rest is history, the Miami Heat pretty depleted after blowing those huge 4th quarter leads while Lebron's clutch abilities getting exposed in the process combined with Dirk putting together one of the greatest NBA finals performances since Michael Jordan led the Mavericks and the HOFer to their first title in franchise history. One of the most deserving championships of all time and I don't know how anything could top it. The story of dirk's career is amazing, it's almost like he failed so much that nothing could effect him anymore and he became invincible. It was a transition period in the league where the Lakers finally fell off and Lebron had not won a title yet, so these other HOF and former All star players had a chance to finally get their ring. The team also had Jason Kidd, jason Terry, Peja, Shawn Marion, Tyson Chandler, Caron Butler as former All Stars who all were way more experienced than their competition.

I love how Dirk brought up that the one legged shot didn't come to the second half of his career. People try to relegate him to just that shot alone and he was way more than that. He gave your favorite power forward nightmares. His first 10 years he was a slightly slower KD and had some decent athleticism to him believe it or not. He played so many years it's almost like he had two careers. My GOAT FOREVER!!!!!

I think I've heard Dirk tell these stories a million times and they still never gets old.

Look at Dirk man, so inspirational

The legend himself 🫡

Legit one of the chillest human beings on earth, man. The world would be a way better place if everyone was as classy as Dirk.

The Man the Myth the Legend .... Dirk Nowitzki

Classy dude on and off the court. One of the great ambassadors for the game!

My favorite player growing up! Much respect to MJ, Kobe & LeBron but my Goat is Dirk! Met him a few times, real humble and nice Legend

You can tell jax and dirk have nothing but live for each other. This is what sports use to be about. Best podcast going. Well done fellas

Finally, I've bee waiting for weeks for this interview. I love Dirk to death. Great man and happy I watched his whole career

Dirk possibly means more to the people of Dallas than any Cowboys player ever. So glad he was our guy from beginning to end.

Dankeschön für das Interview mit Dirk Nowitzki. Its very different from German Interviews. Finally a long, interesting 100% Basketball Deep Talk with Dirk. 🙏🙏🙏

I remember Steve and Dirk talking about their early years and how bad they were and couldn't believe they got picked. It's amazing to see them celebrate each other and respect the hard work they each put into their craft.

I didnt even started the video to know this episode will be EPIC!!! Thank you guys for this great interview with a living german LEGEND!!!

Dirks run to the championship was one of the most amazing moments in sports. He put his team on his back all the way to the chip.

Been watching the NBA Regular Season and Playoffs since 1997. 2011 is STILL the best Playoff run I have ever seen. Dirk was on a mission 🔥🔥

This is the best Dirk interview out no lie. Amazing content

I remember tryna hit the dirk fadeaway for hours as a kid in the backyard. He cemented himself in history forsure !

Dirk is so beloved here in the Dallas/Ft Worth area! We celebrated that 2011 title run for a long time! If the Texas Rangers didn't win the World Series this year we would still be over celebrating that Mavs run 😄

Love Dirk, the man is a legend and truly underrated. His name should always be mentioned amongst the greatest PFs of all time.

I get so emotional every time I watch dirk, man. That guy is #2 on my sports hero list and if I wasn’t Filipino, he’d most definitely be #1. Long live Dirk

Matt Barnes really sounds like a reporter. He asks great questions. Shit I didn’t even know I wanted to know

My favorite Maverick!!! Congratulations Dirk! Love the interview 👏🏾👏🏾

As a Heat lifer, thank you Dirk. You’re my favorite nemesis for my squad, forever!

Imagine prime Luka and prime Dirk playing together for Dallas. That will be a amazing team surrounded with good shooters and a good center 👌.

This was such a great interview. So much mutual respect, just friends talking about good times. Watched the whole interview.

Dirk Nowitzki Is Once, ForEver And Always A Living Legend No Question! Thank You Swish41!!!! ✅✅✅✅👍🏾

as a Laker fan hurt seeing him kill our chance at a 3 Peat but man was he on a whole other level, nothing but respect for his game and now as just a human being. one of my favorite players ever euro or not changed the game forever, we love you Dirk! Legend

I saw Dirk playing against my hometown team back in Germany the year before the was drafted. He was like 6´10 - 6´11 and so quick with the ball in his hands, I had never seen that before. My team started off with a center on him but switched to a smaller guard. Nothing worked out, he was a matchup nightmare

It was such a honor to watch Dirk’s career. Best euro player I’ve ever watched. That pull up 3 and one-leg fadeaway is iconic.

Dirk is my all time favorite player. I’ll never forget watching him live but watching him shoot a few hours before the game. I had never seen someone shoot for an hour and not miss a single shot until that day and I have never seen it since. He was and is incredible as a player and a human.

Dirk was on another level in 2011. Just, damn. He was the best basketball player in the world that year. The most satisfying championship run besides the 04 Pistons.

My 🐐!!!! Thank you for bringing us the chip Dirk. 41 forever 🙌🏾

The fact that Dirk is so humble and such a great person, you would never know he was a pure monster during his career!!!

Best Pf of all time

Dirk really is the man, wow…true definition of class act

A legend, absolutely great human being, thanks for this one.

Dirk was so fun to watch! Straight legend and truly one of a kind!

Dirk is one of the greats he put a franchise on his shoulders and not a lot of players can do that

Dirk will be immortalized for that 2011 championship. He may be the only player to go against the absolute best players/teams and beat them all without any other real stars (Jason Kidd was in his 16th season).

Dirk saying lil Kim and foxie brown was his crushes growing up is hilarious 🤣🤣🤣

One of my favorite episodes so far! Thank you for bringing Dirk on, he was a pleasure to watch during his run 🙏🏾

I have so much respect for a player such as Dirk who goes through the struggle and perseveres to win a championship. He could have left in free agency or asked for a trade, but instead kept grinding and achieved the ultimate goal.

The mf GOAT! Dirk had a huge impact on my life being from and growing up in Dallas as a basketball fan. Couple times when I was down bad not feeling like I wanted to keep moving forward, I would watch a game and here comes Dirk being that Guy busting everybody ass on the court and being humble showing that it takes hard work and dedication to succeed and be great. That had a profound effect on me as a young adult, Dirk is Dallas!

You guy's interviewing skills and transitioning from topic to topic has come a long way. very seamless

I enjoyed this a lot. Being a 46 y.o. German who's been into Basketball and Hip Hop during the 90s of course, but basically my whole life, this was so wholesome. Thanks! One love ❤️

I love Dirk man. So much respect for him. 💯

HE AND NASH .. THE REASONS WHY I WATCH NBA... WOKE UP IN EARLY MORNING ON THE WEEKEND JUST TO WATCH THE DUO PLAY

everyone credits steph for the craze of "anyone can shoot 3s". yes true to some extent. but it was dirk who truly started the trend. he is why brook lopez, KD, and other bigs and stretch players developed outside shots.

He stayed with the mavs even his salary was cut Legend

I’m a spurs fan through and through, and will never have a bad thing to say about this legend! The most un-guard-able shot in nba history right next to Kareem’s!

dirk imo is the best shooting big man ever. he changed the game and he needs to be in the texas hall of fame

One of the greatest players ever. One of my favorite title runs is Dirk’s 2011 masterclass. I revisit that run often. Great guest!

love Dirk. loyalty and humility personified.

My favorite player of all time. He’s the reason I got into Basketball. That team with him, Nash and Finley was great. I wished Nash would have stayed when he was playing at an MVP level. None the less true legend of the game.

My fav player of all time! It’s about time my boy get some love. He made me fall in love with the game of basketball 🏀

I remember the feeling before game 1 against the Lakers. They always got the best of us when it mattered. I couldnt face going into work and hear it from all the Laker fans. That playoffs was surreal. So many games we trailed in those playoffs, supposed to loose and Dirk would just find a way to score in those closing minuets.

The hood loves Dirk

You realize how respected you are in the league when teams put a target on your back when they play you. That was Dirk. Dude was a straight killer on the court and had balls...As a lifelong Laker fan I would watch Dallas just because of Dirk. The first 7+ player shooting 3's and a nice mid-range that you respected, and a player you knew was taking that last shot to win the game. Matt & Cap J, keep doing your thang, this was another outstanding episode.

First of all, I love the show. I've watched all 3 of your careers. I went to Muncie Central HS, graduated and grew up with Bonzi Wells, ask him. I went to Germany in 1994 and moved back to America in 2023. I LOVE Dirk, I've lived in Germany more years than I've lived in America. I was so happy when Germany won the World Championships. But USA is about to shut ALL that shit down. I think that Dirk revolutionized the game as much as Steph has. ALL of these Euros are here because of Dirk. He opened the door. The original 7 ft, face-up, stretch 4.

Dirk is a Legend! What a time to be a fan of basketball those 2000's teams and rivalries were so much fun to watch. I was and still am a kobe fan but getting to watch dirk and the mavs. Tim and the spurs. The suns. A.i. with the sixers. Tmac with orlando and Houston. Vince with the raptors! Man i know im missing some but what a time!

Matt Barnes is a smart guy. Keep it up, Stephen and Matt.

I didn’t like Dirk when he came into the league. I loved old school, big man, back to the basket basketball and his game drove me nuts. I grew to enjoy his style and him as a man. Definition of class and being humble.

Yeah man Dirk is beyond humble

This show be having non stop bangers! :…Y’all work too hard! ….thank you guys!

Man, congrats for this podcast from Portugal. You guys do an amazing job. It's one of my favourite shows for some time. Hats off to you guys, really... Great stuff. Wish you guys the best, you deserve it.

like dirk said, it is crazy to think. dirk is the greatest european player...for now.