Hall of Fame former MVP Dallas Mavericks sharpshooting power forward Dirk Nowitzki wants the world to know just how involved he is with the club's front office.
Dallas management has come under fire of late. After making the 2024 NBA Finals by surrounding All-Star guards Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving with 3-point gunners and rim runners, the Mavericks shocked everybody when they offloaded Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in a deal for an aging Anthony Davis, role player wing Max Christie, and a single first-round draft selection.
Nowitzki spent all 21 of his NBA seasons in Dallas, bringing the Mavericks to a pair of NBA Finals in 2006 and 2011 and winning it all against a loaded Miami Heat squad during the latter series. His face-up jump shooting reinvented the power forward position. His last season, 2018-19, overlapped with Doncic's first.
How involved is Dirk Nowitzki in Dallas' decision making?
Ostensibly, the seven-footer is serving as a special advisor to the Mavericks' front office. He and Doncic are known to have a close relationship.
During a new conversation with Mike Curtis of The Dallas Morning News, Nowitzki attempted to separate himself from Dallas general manager Nico Harrison's decision making across the past couple seasons.
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"I’m still sort of involved, but not really on the day to day. I tried that a couple of years ago. It was a little weird for me to be there and not really knowing my role. Since then, I’ve kind of pulled back a bit again," Nowitzki revealed. "The last two years, I really haven’t been involved in anything front office related. Speaking of the Luka trade, I was as surprised and as shocked as everybody. I had no idea this was even in the works."
Nowitzki acknowledged that he will be logging a lot of time out of town this upcoming season, as he has taken on a new role as a studio commentator for Amazon Prime Video's national NBA broadcasts, alongside former Mavericks teammate Steve Nash, six-time All-Star power forward Blake Griffin and TNT alum Taylor Rooks.
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They're set to shoot their broadcasts on the Amazon MGM Studios lot in Culver City, California.
"Obviously, the Mavs know that I’m a phone call away if anything is ever needed," Nowitzki said. "Now of course, I’m moving into my Amazon Prime gig and that’s obviously something I want to put a lot of focus on. If I decide to do something, I want to do a good job. I’m going to dedicate a lot of time to that and I have to travel a bunch to LA. But of course, I will always be a Mavs guy."
Nowitzki revealed that he intends to be a sounding board for No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg, an 18-year-old All-American power forward out of Duke, as he acclimates to an NBA career.
"If there’s anything I can help with or if Cooper reaches out or needs me or has a question, I’m always a phone call away," Nowitzki said. "For now, I don’t see me getting involved in any day-to-day business or management type of stuff."
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