When Derek Harper became the third and most recent Maverick to have his jersey retired, on the night of Jan. 7, 2018, another member of that exclusive club, ...
He said he hopes this ceremony won’t be as emotional as the one that accompanied his retirement announcement.
Nowitzki said the advisory role, in the wake of the abrupt June departures of longtime general manager Donnie Nelson and coach Rick Carlisle, came about because Nowitzki isn’t ready to commit to long work hours and travel and missing family time. Prior to that ceremony, however, Nowitzki probably will be feted with a statue of his likeness outside of American Airlines Center. Nowitzki on Tuesday revealed that a few months ago he did a studio sitting with a Chicago artist commissioned by Cuban to create the statue.
Harper on Tuesday recalled congratulating Nowitzki when he surpassed Wilt Chamberlain for No. 6 in scoring. Someone else interjected that Nowitzki held all of the Mavericks’ major records, except for assists and steals, marks held by Harper.Nowitzki wound up fourth in assists and second in steals, remarkable for a 7-footer, even one who played 21 seasons.“He’s been everything to the Mavericks franchise,” Harper said.
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