Michael Finley

What strikes me about Michael Finley is the steady-hand career arc. He came out of Wisconsin, got drafted by Phoenix in 1995, and then quietly became the face of the Dallas Mavericks for years before they were a contender. I find it telling that he had to leave Dallas to finally win it all, grabbing a ring with the Spurs in 2007. Two All-Star nods and 15 seasons is no fluke. What I respect most, though, is the second act: stepping into front-office work with the Mavericks shows the basketball brain didn't retire when the legs did.

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Name (English)

Michael Finley

Name (Japanese)

マイケル・フィンリー

Reading

まいける・ふぃんりー

Born

March 6, 1973 (age 53)

Origin

Melrose Park, Illinois, United States

Height

201 cm

Occupation

basketball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Ox

High school

Proviso East High School

University

University of Wisconsin–Madison

Awards & achievements

• 2007 NBA Championship ring
• NBA All-Star Game
• 1996 NBA All-Rookie Team
• 1993 USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/michaelfinley4/
• Xhttps://x.com/MichaelFinley
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Finley
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q318916

Tags

• Illinois
• basketball player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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