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My Take
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.
Overview
Michael Howard Finley (born March 6, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player who is an interim general manager and vice president of player personnel for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played 15 seasons in the NBA, predominantly with the Mavericks, but also for the Phoenix Suns (who drafted him in 1995), the San Antonio Spurs, and the Boston Celtics.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- 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)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Ox
- Origin
- Melrose Park, Illinois, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 201 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- basketball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- 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
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Basketball player — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.