What did Dirk Nowitzki actually supply in 2018-19 for DAL?
Dirk Nowitzki's strongest evidenced functions are interior finishing, rim protection, shooting; the weakest available areas are rim pressure, passing, creation. The profile is tied to DAL for 2018-19.
High477,084 observed minutes
Function profile
Directly observed offensive and defensive functions — separate readings, never a grade.
6 of 6 — complete
Career arc
Stabilized impact across governed seasons — a trend line, not a career grade. Hollow points mean evidence unavailable.
Lineup context
Exact five-player context with honest sample strength.
DAL · 2017-18Rotation-size lineup sample508 possessions
Dirk Nowitzki, Wesley Matthews, Harrison Barnes, Dennis Smith Jr., Maxi Kleber produced 99.6 offense and 114.8 defense over 508 possessions (-7.6 shrunk net). All five function profiles are exact to this franchise-season.
DAL · 2017-18Small lineup sample404 possessions
Dirk Nowitzki, Devin Harris, J.J. Barea, Dwight Powell, Yogi Ferrell produced 113.0 offense and 90.3 defense over 404 possessions (10.1 shrunk net). 1 player function profile(s) are full-season multi-franchise aggregates; exact lineup performance remains valid, while those function attributions are season-level and caveated.
DAL · 2017-18Small lineup sample244 possessions
Dirk Nowitzki, Wesley Matthews, Harrison Barnes, Yogi Ferrell, Dennis Smith Jr. produced 102.8 offense and 122.5 defense over 244 possessions (-6.5 shrunk net). All five function profiles are exact to this franchise-season.
DAL · 2017-18
Contract & salary
Season rows under the serving definition; provisional status sits beside the amount.
Body & injury history
Every governed medical episode, mapped to the body. Evidence about the player — never a team decision or a durability grade.
No governed medical episodes are knowable for this player at this as-of moment.
Acquisition history
How he arrived at each team — fit, role realization and price stay separate lanes.
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+Supporting relations (7)
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Creation
28
Rim pressure
24
Shooting*
40
Passing
26
Screening*—
Interior finish
57
Point of attack*—
Switch coverage*—
Rim protection
55
Event creation
31
Rebounding
39
* limited evidence. A dash means the evidence was insufficient — not a zero. The radar plots only scored functions; missing axes are marked with a dash, never drawn at zero.
Performance lanes
Three separate lanes — never merged into one number.
On/Off
-6.4 net per 100
on -7.2 · off -0.8 · 1,499 possessions
RAPM (single season)
-0.3 per 100
2,966 possessions
Stabilized RAPM
+0.3 per 100
O +1.1 / D -0.8 · 4 season history
Season summaries are retrospective descriptions, not causal player-value estimates.
Small lineup sample
178 possessions
Dirk Nowitzki, J.J. Barea, Doug McDermott, Dwight Powell, Yogi Ferrell produced 121.5 offense and 100.6 defense over 178 possessions (5.5 shrunk net). 1 player function profile(s) are full-season multi-franchise aggregates; exact lineup performance remains valid, while those function attributions are season-level and caveated.
DAL · 2016-17Small lineup sample484 possessions
Dirk Nowitzki, Wesley Matthews, Harrison Barnes, Seth Curry, Yogi Ferrell produced 108.6 offense and 107.2 defense over 484 possessions (0.7 shrunk net). 1 player function profile(s) are full-season multi-franchise aggregates; exact lineup performance remains valid, while those function attributions are season-level and caveated.
DAL · 2016-17Small lineup sample226 possessions
Dirk Nowitzki, Deron Williams, Wesley Matthews, Harrison Barnes, Seth Curry produced 113.4 offense and 115.9 defense over 226 possessions (-0.8 shrunk net). 1 player function profile(s) are full-season multi-franchise aggregates; exact lineup performance remains valid, while those function attributions are season-level and caveated.
DAL · 2015-16Rotation-size lineup sample733 possessions
Dirk Nowitzki, Zaza Pachulia, Deron Williams, Wesley Matthews, Chandler Parsons produced 99.6 offense and 101.1 defense over 733 possessions (-0.9 shrunk net). All five function profiles are exact to this franchise-season.
DAL · 2015-16Small lineup sample484 possessions
Dirk Nowitzki, Zaza Pachulia, Raymond Felton, Deron Williams, Wesley Matthews produced 111.7 offense and 102.5 defense over 484 possessions (4.5 shrunk net). All five function profiles are exact to this franchise-season.
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* hatched bars are provisional or scheduled figures, not canonically resolved cap hits.
