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Dallas Mavericks: Dirk Nowitzki owned the mid-range this decade

Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki created a signature shot. His one-legged fadeaway will go down in history with Dirk. The Mavs are using the silhouette of the shot on the court this season proving its iconic nature.

Nowitzki was an automatic bucket for most of the 2000s using that move and the threat of it. He would get his back to the basket in the post and the scoreboard would soon see two more points for the Mavericks light up. Here is a video of Dirk shooting his patented shot.

ESPN released its best shooters of the 2010s on Sept 16.