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Dirk Nowitzki

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Dirk Nowitzki
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A 7-footer with a one-legged fadeaway and three-point range, Nowitzki forced opposing centres and power forwards out to the perimeter, where they were uncomfortable. That stretched the paint for Dallas and helped make the stretch big a standard NBA role. His 2011 title run, beating LeBron James's Miami, is the case study for how a shooting big man unbalances a defence.
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