Dirk scores 20,000th NBA player - first Euro to do so

[stuart]

Dirk Nowitzki scored 30 points last night in the Maverick’s 100-95 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, making the 7-0 German the 34th NBA player in history to score 20,000 points in their career.

http://www.interbasket.net/news/2010/01/14/nowitzki-scores-20000th-2-all-time-intl-scorer/

With the feat, Nowitzki becomes the first European to score 20,000 points, and just the second international NBA player to score 20,000 career points.

With 20,014 points, Nowitzki sits at #2 on the list right behind NBA legend Hakeem Olajuwon with 26,946 points. So what does the all-time international NBA scorers’ list look like? Below you will find an updated list of the top 25 international NBA scorers as of yesterday’s games:

1. Hakeem Olajuwon, Nigeria (26,946 points) 1238 games, career 21.8 ppg
2. Dirk Nowitzki, Germany (20,017 points) 876 games, 22.8 ppg
3. Detlef Schrempf, Germany (15,761 points) 1136 games, 13.9 ppg (01-02).
4. Steve Nash, Canada (14,186 points) 973 games, 14.6 ppg
5. Vlade Divac, Former Yugoslavia (13,398 points) 1134 games, 11.8ppg
6. Peja Stojaković, Serbia (12,990 points) 744 games, 17.5 ppg
7. Rik Smits, The Netherlands (12,871 points) 749 games, 14.8 points (1999-00)
8. Dikembe Mutombo, Congo (11729 points) 1196 games, 9.8ppg
9. Pau Gasol, Spain (11,372 points) 606 games, 18.8ppg
10. Tony Parker, France (10782 points), 645 games, 16.7 ppg
11. Žydrūnas Ilgauskas, Lithuania (10,450 points), 746 games, 14.3 ppg
12. Rony Seikaly, Lebanon (9,991 points) 678 games, 14.7 ppg (98-99)
13. Toni Kukoč, Croatia (9,810 points) 846 games, 11.6 ppg
14. Yao Ming, China (9,196 points) 481 games, 19.1 ppg
15. Rick Fox, Canada (8,966 points) 930 games, 9.6ppg (03-04)
16. Hedo Türkoğlu, Turkey (8,840 points) 715 games, 12.4ppg
17. Mehmet Okur, Turkey (7,809 points) 565 games, 13.8 ppg
18. Manu Ginóbili, Argentina (7,449 points) 510 games, 14.6 ppg
19. Andrei Kirilenko, Russia (7,328 points) 591 games, 12.4 ppg
20. Luol Deng, Great Britain (5,751) 369 gms, 15.6
21. Leandro Barbosa, Brazil (5,714), 446 gms, 12.8 ppg
22. Arvydas Sabonis, Lithuania (5,629 points) 470 games, 12 ppg
23. Rasho Nesterović, Slovenia (5,442), 790 gms, 6.9 ppg
24. Nenê, Brazil (4,814) 409 gms, 11.8 ppg
25. Andrés Nocioni, Argentina (4,798), 410 gms, 11.7 ppg

http://www.interbasket.net/news/2010/01/14/nowitzki-scores-20000th-2-all-time-intl-scorer/

Stuart

[CG]

from Dirk rule we are going to Dirk king
a big achievement for an awesome player
huge respect on him

[joprice1]

Just wanted to let you guys know that Dominique Wilkins was born in Paris and Patrick Ewing was born in Jamaica making them both foreign born and ahead of Dirk as of now.

[joprice1]

I just saw the thing where you say that Wilkins and Ewing don't count but why? Kobe Bryant grew up in Italy and speaks Italian but was born in Philly. So is he more "international" than Wilkins and Ewing? If you were born in another country you are an international NBA player.

[sinobball]

Dirk now has 22792. Now the question is, will he ever surpass Hakeem?

Personally I think he will, he still has 4+ years left IMO.

[Raze Lupin]

Don't forget about....

Why aren't Tim Duncan(Virgin Islands) and Patrick Ewing(Jamaica) on the list??

[Jeffie]

LOL! The thread title reads funny: Dirk scores 20,000th NBA player - first Euro to do so

So Dirk "scored" 20,000 'NBA Players'? Does that mean he's a fag? He's now surpassed Wilt Chamberlain, as Wilt only 'scored' 20,000 women, not men.