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Michael Finley
Guard-Forward ·Dallas Mavericks ·NBA ·#40

Michael Finley

Age53 BornMar 6, 1973 FromUSA Height201 cm (6'7") Weight102 kg CollegeWisconsin Draft1995 · #21
Career averages
15.2PPG
4.3RPG
2.8APG
1,232 games · 15 seasons

At a glance

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Career snapshot
15Seasons
1,232Games
18,742Career points
15.0PER average
Most-played franchise: Dallas Mavericks · 626 games · 1996-97 to 2004-05
Honors and awards3 total
2×
All-Star Selection2000, 1999
1×
All-Rookie Team1995
All awards
Career highsSingle season
22.6PPG · 1999-00 · DAL
6.3RPG · 1999-00 · DAL
5.3APG · 1999-00 · DAL
19.3PER · 1997-98 · DAL
8.5Win shares · 2000-01 · DAL
Draft1995
1Round
21Overall pick
From Wisconsin
Position rank2009-10
#98PPG rank
#110PER rank
#108Win shares rank
Guard-ForwardPosition
Among 111 Guard-Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

Boston Celtics
2009-10 - 2009-10 · 1 seasons
5.2 PPG 1.6 RPG 1.1 APG
21 games
San Antonio Spurs
2005-06 - 2009-10 · 5 seasons
9.3 PPG 3.0 RPG 1.4 APG
347 games
Dallas Mavericks
1996-97 - 2004-05 · 9 seasons
19.8 PPG 5.2 RPG 3.8 APG
626 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1995-96 NBA 82 72 39.2 15.0 4.6 3.5 1.0 0.4 47.6 32.8 74.9 - -
1996-97 NBA 27 18 29.5 13.0 4.4 2.5 0.7 0.1 47.5 25.5 81.2 - -
1996-97 NBA 83 54 33.6 15.0 4.5 2.7 0.8 0.3 44.4 36.1 80.8 - -
1996-97 DAL 56 36 35.6 16.0 4.5 2.8 0.9 0.4 43.2 38.7 80.7 14.5 2.7
1997-98 DAL 82 82 41.4 21.5 5.3 4.9 1.6 0.4 44.9 35.7 78.4 19.3 7.5
1998-99 DAL 50 50 41.0 20.2 5.3 4.4 1.3 0.3 44.4 33.1 82.3 19.2 5.4
1999-00 DAL 82 82 42.2 22.6 6.3 5.3 1.3 0.4 45.7 40.1 82.0 19.2 8.3
2000-01 DAL 82 82 42.0 21.5 5.2 4.4 1.4 0.4 45.8 34.6 77.5 18.2 8.5
2001-02 DAL 69 69 39.9 20.6 5.2 3.3 0.9 0.4 46.3 33.9 83.7 17.6 6.3
2002-03 DAL 69 69 38.3 19.3 5.8 3.0 1.1 0.3 42.5 37.0 86.1 17.6 6.7
2003-04 DAL 72 72 38.6 18.6 4.5 2.9 1.2 0.5 44.3 40.5 85.0 17.8 7.6
2004-05 DAL 64 64 36.8 15.7 4.1 2.6 0.8 0.3 42.7 40.7 83.1 14.3 5.5
2005-06 SAS 77 18 26.5 10.1 3.2 1.5 0.5 0.1 41.2 39.4 85.2 12.7 5.0
2006-07 SAS 82 16 22.2 9.0 2.7 1.3 0.4 0.2 41.2 36.4 91.8 13.7 4.7
2007-08 SAS 82 61 26.9 10.1 3.1 1.4 0.4 0.1 41.4 37.0 80.0 11.4 4.2
2008-09 SAS 81 77 28.8 9.7 3.3 1.4 0.5 0.2 43.7 41.1 82.3 11.4 4.4
2009-10 NBA 46 7 15.4 4.4 1.5 0.9 0.2 0.1 44.0 39.0 53.3 - -
2009-10 BOS 21 1 15.0 5.2 1.6 1.1 0.2 0.1 50.6 46.3 33.3 12.1 0.8
2009-10 SAS 25 6 15.8 3.7 1.5 0.8 0.2 0.2 38.1 31.7 66.7 6.5 0.2

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Oct 2009 Boston Celtics San Antonio Spurs mid season trade From 2009-10 to 2009-10
Jul 2009 San Antonio Spurs Boston Celtics season change
Jul 2005 Dallas Mavericks San Antonio Spurs season change

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About Michael Finley

Michael Howard Finley 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, the San Antonio Spurs, and the Boston Celtics. He was a two-time NBA All-Star and won an NBA championship with the Spurs in 2007.