Nowitzki First European to be MVP

Dirk Nowitzki beat out the two-year MVP reign of his close friend and former teammate Steve Nash. Nash, who plays for the Phoenix Suns, being a class act all the way like he is, said he was so proud of his friend for his accomplishment!

"I think it's really well-deserved. Hopefully he gets a chance to enjoy it regardless of their playoff outcome, because he had a phenomenal year and he really deserves it."
Dirk was listed first on 83 of the 129 ballots, garnering a total of 1,138 points, while Nash finished second with 1,013 points and 44 first-place votes. Nash just missed out on an record held only by 3 other basketball greats: Larry Bird, Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell, which were the only players to get 3 basketball MVP trophy`s in a row.

Congratulations Dirk, this is well deserved indeed (although in my opinion Nash is equally as deserving).

Until next time,