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Mark Cuban on Dirk Nowitzki HOF: 'Truly One of The Greatest of All Time'

With Dirk Nowitzki's Hall of Fame ceremony just days away, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban took some time to tell DallasBasketball.com what he's looking forward to the most, while also reflecting on Nowitzki's career.

Dalton Trigg

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With Saturday's Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame ceremony just around the corner, Dallas Mavericks fans far and wide are preparing to celebrate the franchise's greatest player, Dirk Nowitzki, who will be enshrined in front of several loved ones, former teammates and peers.

Ahead of this weekend's events, Mavs owner Mark Cuban took some time to talk with us about what he's looking forward to the most, as well as elaborating on what Nowitzki's HOF moment means for Mavs fans.

"Just seeing [Dirk] and his family enjoying all of it will be the highlight [for me]," Cuban tells DallasBasketball.com. "But for Mavs fans around the world, it will be confirmation that he is truly one of the greatest of all time, and we got to watch him for an amazing 21 years."

Those 21 years went by in a blink, as Nowitzki worked his way up from questioning if he was NBA material in his rookie season, to becoming a champion in 2011 and eventually climbing to No. 6 on the league's all-time scoring list. Now, he will be celebrated on basketball's most prestigious stage in Springfield, and he's looking forward to it.

"It still feels super surreal. I'm excited, but also of course, a little anxious and nervous for this weekend," Nowitzki said during Tuesday's Mavs media availability. "We just got back from our travels last weekend. It's been a couple of busy days and I'm already going up to the hall tomorrow. Got some stuff already coming up Thursday, so can't wait to go.

"It'll be an exciting weekend with plenty of friends and family flying from all over the world. So, we're looking forward to a great time."

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DALTON TRIGG

Dalton Trigg is the Editor-In-Chief for Dallas Basketball, as well as the Executive Editor overseeing Inside The Rockets, Inside The Spurs, All Knicks, and The Magic Insider. He is the founder and host for the Mavs Step Back Podcast, which is a proud part of the Blue Wire podcast network. Trigg graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi’s College of Business and Economic Development with a bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurship in 2016. After spending a few years with multiple Dallas Mavericks-related blogs, including SB Nation’s Mavs Moneyball, Trigg joined DallasBasketball.com as a staff writer in 2018 and never looked back. At the start of 2022, he was promoted to the EIC title he holds now. Through the years, Trigg has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, Mavs GM Nico Harrison, now-retired legend Dirk Nowitzki and many other current/former players and team staffers. Many of those interviews and other articles by Trigg have been aggregated by other well-known sports media websites, such as Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report and others. You can find Trigg on all major social media channels, but his most prevalent platform is on Twitter. Whether it’s posting links to his DBcom work, live-tweeting Mavs games or merely giving his opinions on things going on with Dallas and the rest of the NBA, the daily content never stops rolling. For any inquiries, please email Dalton@MavsStepBack.com.

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