Julius Erving reached that milestone with his ABA career included, while Nowitzki will be the first international player in the group. Nash retired three years ago, forced out by back issues that limited him to 15 games his final season. Nowitzki looks better every day in his 19th season after being slowed early by a sore Achilles tendon. Nowitzki took it the next year after beating Nash and the Suns the previous season for his first trip to the NBA Finals. Nowitzki won his championship by adding a one-legged fadeaway jumper that TV analyst Charles Barkley called unguardable and four-time scoring champion Kevin Durant worked to mimic.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 06, 2017 23:03 UTC