DALLAS MAVERICKS DIRK NOWITZKI NAMED NBA MVP

Dallas Mavericks Dirk Nowitzki, of Germany, talks with the media after being named the league's 2006-2007 Most Valuable Player during a ceremony at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on May 15, 2007. Nowitzki is the first European, and the first Maverick, to earn the trophy which is given based on a players performance in the regular season. (UPI Photo/Ian Halperin)