Two-hundred and three.



That’s how many teammates Dirk Nowitzki has played with, a final figure now that his illustrious career has finally ended. From 1998 to 2019, that’s how many players – plus one for Nowitzki himself – suited up for the Dallas Mavericks and played at least one regular season minute. You can see the entire list here, with a massive thank you to Basketball-Reference.



This is my fifth season ranking Nowitzki’s teammates, and the last one. (Here’s the first, second, third, fourth.) In previous seasons, I only ranked his teammates since the 2011 championship. The point of the article varied; it was entertainment, and it sparked debate, but it also showed how the Mavericks never really gave Nowitzki another chance at any meaningful post-title contention. Seriously, you could look at Raymond Felton and say, “Oh, yeah, that was the 23rd-best teammate Dirk played with since 2011.” Or, “Vince Carter?