Maybe the best 1-2 punch in NBA history that was comprised entirely of foreign players was Steve Nash and Dirk Nowitzki. Nash is the greatest Canadian basketball player of all time, while Nowitzki is the greatest German in NBA history without a fraction of a doubt.
After Nowitzki scored his 30,000th career point on Tuesday, it only made sense that Nash was going to hop in and offer a kind word to his friend. If you loved watching those old Mavericks teams, you’re gonna enjoy this.
The pair were teammates in Dallas from 1998 until 2004, and gave the NBA one of the sweetest-shooting duos of all-time – Nowitzki averaged 20.4 points per game while shooting 46.4 percent from the field and 37.2 percent from three during this stretch, while Nash averaged 14.6 points and 7.2 assists a night while knocking down 46.8 percent of his shots and 41.6 percent of his threes next to Dirk. The chemistry between the two was so much fun, and while it’s unfortunate we didn’t see them carve the league up with one another for a decade, this was still a wonderful stretch.
I don’t know what’s better, Steve Nash starting off his video with “DIRKY!” or Nash asking if “ball hog” is German for 30,000 points, only to joke that it’s “black hole.” Either way, it’s a great way for NBA fans to remember this extremely fun duo.
