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Dirk Being Dirk

SEASON MPG PTS/36 MIN EFG% FTR 3PAR AVG DISTANCE WIN SHARES/48 MIN
09-10 37.5 24.0 49.8 0.392 0.081 13.7 .194
10-11 34.3 24.2 54.5 0.376 0.142 14.4 .213
11-12 33.5 23.2 49.5 0.343 0.205 15.6 .175
12-13 31.3 19.9 51.6 0.265 0.216 16.3 .145
13-14 32.9 23.8 54.9 0.295 0.258 16.7 .199
CAREER AVG 35.9 22.6 51.4 0.375 0.195 14.7 .208

As Dirk has grown older, he’s taken a higher volume of threes and far fewer free throws and has still remained just as valuable to the team in terms of win shares. Threes are obviously worth more than two-pointers, and because he’s such a sharp-shooter, Nowitzki has been able to score even more efficiently these past four seasons than he was able to in his physical prime. Most star players are much more stubborn when it comes to reinventing their games to adapt to physical limitations caused by aging, but Nowitzki has willingly accepted his age and has remained a super efficient player because of it.