ALL NBA TEAMs 2014

Dirk Nowitzki was born on Monday, June 19th, 1978, in Wurzburg, Bavaria, Germany, Europe, as Dirk Werner Nowitzki. Dirk is a very active athlete & has become an actor, in sports events, especially basketball. He is best-known for being 24 for 24 in Western Conference Finals' Game 1, on Tuesday, May 17th, 2011, versus Oklahoma CIty Thunder. (This was the third round, Dallas Mavericks' first round opponent was Portland Trail-Blazers. Second round, Dallas swept defending NBA Champion team, Los Angeles Lakers the previous two seasons 4 to 0 & Dallas was 4 & 2, in the NBA Finals, versus Miami Heat. After going 24 for 24 at the free-throw line, (& 24 additional points from field goals, his score total of game one was 48). He was voted in as 2011's NBA Finals' MVP, after leading Dallas Mavericks to the NBA Championship. Nowitzki: The Perfect Shot (2014). Two others were 2011 NBA All-Star Game (2011) & 2003 NBA All-Star Game (2003). Dirk married Jessica Olsson, on Friday, July 20th, 2012. Dirk & Jessica's parenthood began on Wednesday, July 24th, 2013, (369 days = 52 weeks & 5 days) after matrimony, when their daughter was born. 20 months later, (608 days = 86 weeks & 6 days), differ between his daughter's date of birth & son's date of birth. Tuesday, March 24th, 2015, as their son was born.

Kevin Durant was born on 29 September 1988 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for Swagger (2021), Two Distant Strangers (2020) and The Trainer (2024).

LeBron James is an American basketball player and film producer who played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers. He is one of the most accomplished basketball players of the 21st century. He played himself in Space Jam: A New Legacy and Trainwreck. He is the owner of a film production company called SpringHill Company.

James Edward Harden Jr. (born August 26, 1989, Los Angeles, California) (age 29) is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Arizona State Sun Devils, where he was named a consensus All-American and Pac-10 Player of the Year in 2009.

Stephen Curry was born on 14 March 1988 in Akron, Ohio, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for Finding Forrester, Breakthrough (2019) and Trick Shot. He has been married to Ayesha Curry since 30 July 2011. They have three children.

Carmelo Anthony is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has been named an NBA All-Star ten times and an All-NBA Team member six times. He played college basketball for the Syracuse Orange, winning a national championship as a freshman in 2003 while being named the NCAA Tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

After one season at Syracuse, Anthony entered the 2003 NBA draft and was selected with the third overall pick by the Denver Nuggets. While playing for Denver, he led the Nuggets to the playoffs every year from 2004 to 2010; the team won two division titles in that span. In 2009, Anthony led the Nuggets to their first Conference Finals appearance since 1985. In 2011, he was traded from Denver to the New York Knicks days before the NBA trade deadline. In a January 24, 2014 game against the Charlotte Bobcats, Anthony scored a career-high 62 points, setting a Knicks' single-game scoring record and a Madison Square Garden single-game scoring record. Anthony was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder, where he played one season before signing with the Rockets.

Anthony has played in the Olympics for the US national team a record four times, winning a bronze medal with the 2004 squad and gold medals on the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Olympic teams. As of April 2016, he was the US Olympic team's all-time leader in points, rebounds, and games played.

Blake Griffin was born on 16 March 1989 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Untitled Mortal Media Project, The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021) and The Return of the Rocketeer.

Kevin Love, World Champion and five-time All-Star, is a forward for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association and founder of the Kevin Love Fund, a mental health non-profit.

His professional career began in 2008 when Love joined the Minnesota Timberwolves. With the Timberwolves, Love emerged as one of the league's premier power forwards, earning multiple All-Star selections, establishing himself as a double-double machine, and winning gold medals at the 2010 FIBA World Championship and the 2012 Summer Olympics.

However, it was Love's tenure with the Cleveland Cavaliers that cemented his legacy in NBA history. Joining forces with LeBron James and Kyrie Irving, Love played a pivotal role in the Cavaliers' championship run in 2016, capturing the franchise's first-ever NBA title.

Beyond his accomplishments on the court, Love has been a vocal advocate for mental health awareness. In 2018, he penned a powerful essay for The Players' Tribune, detailing his struggles with anxiety and depression. His courageous openness sparked a national conversation about mental health in professional sports and inspired countless individuals to seek help.

In the same year, Love established the Kevin Love Fund, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting mental health education and providing resources to those in need. Love has been awarded the ESPY Arthur Ashe Courage Award, Change Maker Award by the Child Mind Institute, the NBA Cares Assist Award, and was a ESPY Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award finalist due to his work in the mental health space.

Since then, the Kevin Love Fund has launched several impactful programs, including a free evidence-based SEL curriculum. In collaboration with K-12 educators and SEL experts, the 15-lesson curriculum is tailored for middle school, high school, and college students, and was developed to combat the growing mental health pandemic, and supporting students in expressing emotions and destigmatizing mental health challenges. Love's commitment to using his platform for good has made a profound impact, helping to shatter the stigma surrounding mental health issues and offering hope to countless individuals struggling in silence.

Whether he's dominating the boards or championing mental health awareness, Kevin Love continues to inspire both on and off the court, leaving an indelible mark on the NBA and society as a whole.

Christopher T. Paul is known for Cry Wolf (2005), Detachment (2011) and Kids (1995).

Tony Parker is known for Walrus (1981), Couples (1975) and Juliet Bravo (1980).

LaMarcus Aldridge was born on 19 July 1985 in Dallas, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for Portlandia (2011), Night School: Dream Team (2018) and The NBA on TNT (1988).

Joakim Noah was born on 25 February 1985 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer, known for Da Sweet Blood of Jesus (2014), Lenny Cooke (2013) and Little Ballers (2013). He has been married to Lais Ribeiro since 7 July 2022. They have one child.

Dwight Howard was born on 8 December 1985 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Free Birds (2013), The Three Stooges (2012) and Percy Vs Goliath (2020).

Paul C. George is known for Priest (2011), Jason X (2001) and Battle Los Angeles (2011).

Goran Grgic was born on 17 November 1965 in Osijek, Croatia. He is an actor, known for Behind Enemy Lines (2001), Balkanika: Dark Side (2025) and F20 (2018).

Damien Gillard was born in 1972 in Belgium. He is an actor, known for Les grands seigneurs (2022), Max & Leon (2016) and The Wall (1998). He is married to Maria Del Rio. They have two children.