For the 14th time, Dirk Nowitzki should be at the league's showcase event.
Toby Keith sings "I ain't as good as I once was, but I'm as good once as I ever was."
At 37 years and 200-something days old, Dirk Nowitzki is not the destroyer of worlds we long-time fans remember. But after nearly 18 years in the National Basketball Association, it's fair to say that on any given night, Dirk is still a force to be reckoned with.
Outside of the nutty 2012-13 season (shoutout to Dirk's knee injury), the Mavs have made the playoffs every single season since 2001.