Dirk Nowitzki in the anniversary

On the occasion of the 75th season of the best basketball league in the world, the National Basketball Association made a selection of all those professionals who have played since 1946 in the NBA. The first 25 names were published before the start of the season on Tuesday evening (local time). Were selected pioneers who helped to shape, define and redefine the game, it said. In the coming days, the other players will be announced. Nowitzki played from 1999 to 2019 at Dallas Mavericks and brought the first and so far only championship for the Texas team. He was also the most valuable player of the league in 2007 and was elected twelve times to the All Star Team of the NBA. Among the first 25 published professionals are also Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Charles Barkley, Kevin Durant, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bill Russell.