The biggest Dirk Nowitzki what-if

How would we see him without 2011?

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Singular moments and achievements often shape the careers of athletes, or at least shape the legacies of the most important athletes in a sport’s lore. Ringz culture is mostly a punchline now, but championships really do have an outsized role in how top players are talked about by a vocal, prominent set of voices.

For the …