Guy Quote by Don Nelson

Dirk carried an amazing load with the Dallas Mavericks over a period of two-plus decades that may never be rivaled again.

— Rick Carlisle

Growing up, I loved what Kobe did and Dirk did. My intentions are to stay with the Pelicans my whole career, but if something…

— Zion Williamson

The Mavericks are a smart organization.

— Daryl Morey

When I started there was Frank Williams, Flavio Briatore, Ron Dennis, Eddie Jordan and Peter Sauber round the table. These were entrepreneurial team owners,…

— Christian Horner

He was a great individual. People that don't know Patrick [Ewing] and only see what they read in the paper don't know this is…

— John Starks

When I got to the Mavericks people were all giving me advice - change this, change that - and one thing that I didn't…

— Mark Cuban

I don't know if I'm the modern-day Dirk, but, you know, I'll take it. I won't complain about that.

— Nikola Vucevic

Honestly, I hated Dirk growing up. As I got older and wiser, obviously I was really able to appreciate his greatness as I learned…

— Julius Randle

Dirk nowitzki is the key to everything in life

— Dirk Nowitzki

Dirk played with Jason Kidd near the end of his career and Jason was still a great player, but he did not play with…

— Rick Carlisle

Mavericks are nonconformists. They pride themselves on going it alone.

— Jacqueline Leo

I have great respect for Dan Gilbert and the Cleveland Cavaliers, and I greatly appreciate the discussions we had regarding their organization.

— Chauncey Billups