Michael Howard Finley (born March 6, 1973) is an American former professional
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...
player who is the Vice President of Basketball Operations for the
Dallas Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks (often referred to as the Mavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Dallas. The Mavericks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Western Conference (NBA), Western Conferenc ...
of the
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United S ...
(NBA). He played 15 seasons in the NBA, predominantly with the Mavericks, but also for the
Phoenix Suns
The Phoenix Suns are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. The Suns are the only team in t ...
(who drafted him in
1995
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), the
San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio. The Spurs compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference (NBA), Western Conference Southwest Division ( ...
, and the
Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of t ...
. He was a two-time NBA All-Star and won an NBA championship with the Spurs in
2007
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.
High school career
Finley attended
Proviso East High School
Proviso East High School is a public secondary school in Maywood, Illinois which serves the educational needs of Maywood and three other villages within Proviso Township, Cook County, Illinois: Broadview, Forest Park and Melrose Park. It is th ...
in
Maywood, Illinois
Maywood is a village in Proviso Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States in the Chicago metropolitan area. It was founded on April 6, 1869, and organized October 22, 1881. The population was 23,512 at the 2020 United States Census.
History ...
, graduating in 1991. In Finley's senior season, Proviso East won the 1991 IHSA class AA boys basketball tournament, and Finley was named to the all-tournament team. Finley's teammates, known collectively as the "Three Amigos", included future NBA draftees
Sherrell Ford
Sherell Ford (born August 26, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'7" forward from the University of Illinois at Chicago, Ford was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the first round (26th overall) of the 1995 NBA ...
and
Donnie Boyce
Donald Nathaniel Boyce (born September 2, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player who currently works as head coach for Proviso East High School in Maywood, Illinois. He played college basketball at the University of Colorado.
...
.
In 2007, Finley was voted one of the "
100 Legends of the IHSA Boys Basketball Tournament
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) celebrated 100 years of the IHSA State Tournament in the 2006-07 season. A list of "100 Legends of the IHSA Boys Basketball Tournament" was assembled on December 14, 2005. Throughout the state, 281 ind ...
".
College career
The 6' 7"
shooting guard
The shooting guard (SG), also known as the two, two guard or off guard,Shooting guards are 6'3"–6'7"BBC Sports academy URL last accessed 2006-09-09. is one of the five traditional positions in a regulation basketball game. A shooting guard's m ...
/
small forward
The small forward (SF), also known as the three or swingman, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers but taller, larger, and stronger t ...
was originally drafted out of
University of Wisconsin–Madison
A university () is an educational institution, institution of higher education, higher (or Tertiary education, tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several Discipline (academia), academic disciplines. Universities ty ...
by the
Phoenix Suns
The Phoenix Suns are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. The Suns are the only team in t ...
as the 21st overall pick of the
1995 NBA draft
The 1995 NBA draft took place on June 28, 1995, at SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It marked the first NBA draft to be held outside the United States and was the first draft for the two Canadian expansion teams, Toronto Raptors and Vancouve ...
. Finley held the all-time scoring record at
Wisconsin
Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...
for eleven years before being passed by
Alando Tucker
Alando Forest Tucker (born February 11, 1984) is an American former collegiate basketball coach and former professional basketball player who played for the National Basketball Association (NBA). Before joining the NBA, he played college basketba ...
on March 10, 2007.
College statistics
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1991–92
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Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...
, 31 , , 28 , , 29.7 , , .453 , , .361 , , .742 , , 4.9 , , 2.7 , , .9 , , .8 , , 12.3
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1992–93
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...
, 28 , , 28 , , 35.0 , , .467 , , .364 , , .771 , , 5.8 , , 3.1 , , 1.8 , , .6 , , 22.1
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1993–94
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...
, 29 , , 29 , , 36.1 , , .466 , , .363 , , .786 , , 6.7, , 3.2 , , 1.4 , , .7 , , 20.4
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1994–95
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...
, 27 , , 27 , , 37.0 , , .379 , , .284 , , .773 , , 5.2 , , 4.0 , , 1.9 , , .6 , , 20.5
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NBA career
Phoenix Suns (1995–1996)
Finley was named to the
1995–96 NBA All-Rookie First Team
The NBA All-Rookie Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor given since the 1962–63 NBA season to the top rookies during the regular season. Voting is conducted by the NBA head coaches who are not allowed to vote for playe ...
and finished third in
Rookie of the Year voting after averaging fifteen points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. He became only the third rookie in Suns history to score over 1,000 points in a season. Despite playing all 82 games in his rookie season, Finley was injured on the final day of regular season and did not play in the playoffs. He was traded by the Suns on December 26, 1996
to the
Dallas Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks (often referred to as the Mavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Dallas. The Mavericks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Western Conference (NBA), Western Conferenc ...
along with
Sam Cassell
Samuel James Cassell Sr. (born November 18, 1969) is an American professional basketball coach and former point guard who serves as an assistant coach for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Drafted 24th overall i ...
,
A. C. Green
A.C. Green Jr. (born October 4, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Iron Man", he holds a National Basketball Association (NBA) record for most consecutive regular-season games played with 1,192. Green played ...
and a second-round draft pick for
Jason Kidd,
Tony Dumas
Tony Dumas (born August 25, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player.
College career
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Dumas played collegiately at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC), whose athletic program is now known as t ...
and
Loren Meyer
Loren Henry Meyer (born December 30, 1972) is a retired American professional basketball player who played three seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the first round (24th pick overall) ...
.
Dallas Mavericks (1996–2005)
In his first season with the Mavericks, Finley led the team in scoring, assists and steals. Along with point guard
Steve Nash
Stephen John Nash (born 7 February 1974) is a Canadian professional basketball coach and former player who most recently served as head coach of the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played 18 seasons in the NBA, ...
and forward
Dirk Nowitzki, he became an integral part of the Mavericks' late '90s "run and gun" offense.
In 2000, he was selected to represent the
Western Conference in the 2000
All-Star Game, in which he scored eleven points. On January 23, 2001, Finley tied an NBA record by recording eight steals in one half of a game. In 2001, he was again selected to represent the
Western Conference on All-Star weekend. He played for the
US national team in the
2002 FIBA World Championship
The 2002 FIBA World Championship was the 14th edition of the competition now known as the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the international world championship for men's basketball teams. The tournament held by the International Basketball Federation in ...
, which lost a record-three games and failed to win a championship for the first time in a major competition since
FIBA
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. Originally known as the (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word ''amateur'' from its na ...
opened international competitions to NBA players.
While Finley began to play more of a supporting role (
small forward
The small forward (SF), also known as the three or swingman, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers but taller, larger, and stronger t ...
) as he aged and teammate
Dirk Nowitzki blossomed, he remained a clutch player for the Mavericks. In 2005, he was waived by Dallas to avoid luxury taxes (as part of the league's new labor agreement). Finley became an unrestricted free agent and after being pursued by
Detroit
Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at th ...
,
Miami
Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a East Coast of the United States, coastal metropolis and the County seat, county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade C ...
,
Minnesota
Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...
, and
Phoenix, he elected to remain in
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
with the
San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio. The Spurs compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference (NBA), Western Conference Southwest Division ( ...
.
San Antonio Spurs (2005–2010)
In
San Antonio
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, Finley adapted well to a secondary role as
Manu Ginóbili's backup, developing and emphasizing his outside shooting. The Spurs were knocked out of the
2006 NBA playoffs
The 2006 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2005–06 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat defeating the Western Conference champion Dallas Mavericks ...
by his former team one year after he made the switch. During the series, Finley was punched below the belt by former teammate
Jason Terry during Game 5, which earned Terry a suspension for the next game of the series and the suspension decision irritated Cuban, the Mavericks' boss, but the Spurs lost Game 7 after an overtime.
In the fifth and final game of San Antonio's first-round series against
Denver
Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
in 2007, Finley set the Spurs' record for three-point field goals in a playoff game, making eight of nine attempts. He eclipsed the previous record of seven set by teammate
Bruce Bowen
Bruce Eric Bowen Jr. (born June 14, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player. Bowen played small forward and graduated from Edison High School and Cal State Fullerton. He went on to play for the National Basketball Association' ...
in 2003. Finley won his only NBA championship in 2007 with the San Antonio Spurs in his 12th NBA season.
At Finley's request, the Spurs bought out the final year of his contract and waived him on March 1, 2010, freeing him to sign with another team.
Boston Celtics (2010)
On March 4, 2010, Finley reached a verbal agreement with the
Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of t ...
to join the team for the remainder of the 2009–10 season. He signed with the Celtics on March 6, 2010. The Celtics would reach the
2010 NBA Finals
The 2010 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2009–10 season and conclusion of the season's playoffs. In this best-of-seven playoff series, the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers ...
, but would lose to the defending champion
Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. The Lakers play their ...
in seven games. At the end of the season, Finley announced he would retire.
Personal life
Finley began playing basketball in elementary school. His favorite player was
Michael Jordan
Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963), also known by his initials MJ, is an American businessman and former professional basketball player. His biography on the official NBA website states: "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the g ...
and he would occasionally go to
Chicago Bulls games. He majored in business management at Wisconsin.
[NBA.com : Michael Finley Bio Page](_blank)
/ref> Finley attended the same high school as current Philadelphia 76ers
The Philadelphia 76ers, colloquially known as the Sixers, are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The 76ers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eas ...
head coach Doc Rivers.
Other work
Basketball
He works in the front office as the Vice President of Basketball Operations for the Dallas Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks (often referred to as the Mavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Dallas. The Mavericks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Western Conference (NBA), Western Conferenc ...
.
Film
Finley was one of the producers of the films ''Lee Daniels' The Butler
''The Butler'' (full title ''Lee Daniels' The Butler'') is a 2013 American historical drama film directed and co-produced by Lee Daniels and with a screenplay by Danny Strong. It is inspired by Wil Haygood's ''Washington Post'' article "A But ...
'' and ''The Birth of a Nation
''The Birth of a Nation'', originally called ''The Clansman'', is a 1915 American silent epic drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. The screenplay is adapted from Thomas Dixon Jr.'s 1905 novel and play ''The Cla ...
''.[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1186828/ ]
NBA career statistics
Regular season
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, 82 , , 72 , , 39.2 , , .476 , , .328 , , .749 , , 4.6 , , 3.5 , , 1.0 , , .4 , , 15.0
, -
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, 27 , , 18 , , 29.5 , , .475 , , .255 , , .812 , , 4.4 , , 2.5 , , .7 , , .1 , , 13.0
, -
, align="left" ,
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Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...
, 56 , , 36 , , 35.6 , , .432 , , .387 , , .807 , , 4.5 , , 2.8 , , .9 , , .4 , , 16.0
, -
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, 82 , , 82 , , style="background:#cfecec;", 41.4* , , .449 , , .357 , , .784 , , 5.3 , , 4.9 , , 1.6 , , .4 , , 21.5
, -
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, 50 , , 50 , , 41.0 , , .444 , , .331 , , .823 , , 5.3 , , 4.4 , , 1.3 , , .3 , , 20.2
, -
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, 82 , , 82 , , 42.2 , , .457 , , .401 , , .820 , , 6.3 , , 5.3 , , 1.3 , , .4 , , 22.6
, -
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, 82 , , 82 , , style="background:#cfecec;", 42.0* , , .458 , , .346 , , .775 , , 5.2 , , 4.4 , , 1.4 , , .4 , , 21.5
, -
, align="left" ,
, align="left" , Dallas
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, 69 , , 69 , , style="background:#cfecec;", 39.9* , , .463 , , .339 , , .837 , , 5.2 , , 3.3 , , .9 , , .4 , , 20.6
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, align="left" ,
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, 69 , , 69 , , 38.3 , , .425 , , .370 , , .861 , , 5.8 , , 3.0 , , 1.1 , , .3 , , 19.3
, -
, align="left" ,
, align="left" , Dallas
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, 72 , , 72 , , 38.6 , , .443 , , .405 , , .850 , , 4.5 , , 2.9 , , 1.2 , , .5 , , 18.6
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, 64 , , 64 , , 36.8 , , .427 , , .407 , , .831 , , 4.1 , , 2.6 , , .8 , , .3 , , 15.7
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("Cradle of Freedom")
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, 77 , , 18 , , 26.5 , , .412 , , .394 , , .852 , , 3.2 , , 1.5 , , .5 , , .1 , , 10.1
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, 82 , , 16 , , 22.2 , , .412 , , .364 , , .918 , , 2.7 , , 1.3 , , .4 , , .2 , , 9.0
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("Cradle of Freedom")
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, 82 , , 61 , , 26.9 , , .414 , , .370 , , .800 , , 3.1 , , 1.4 , , .4 , , .1 , , 10.1
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, 81 , , 77 , , 28.8 , , .437 , , .411 , , .823 , , 3.3 , , 1.4 , , .5 , , .2 , , 9.7
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, 25 , , 6 , , 15.8 , , .381 , , .317 , , .667 , , 1.5 , , 0.8 , , .2 , , .2 , , 3.7
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, 21 , , 1 , , 15.0 , , .506 , , .463 , , .333 , , 1.6 , , 1.1 , , .2 , , .1 , , 5.2
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, 1103 , , 875 , , 34.5 , , .440 , , .390 , , .813 , , 4.1 , , 2.9 , , .9 , , .3 , , 15.7
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Playoffs
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, 10 , , 10 , , 43.4 , , .360 , , .362 , , .818 , , 5.3 , , 4.4 , , 1.2 , , .2 , , 19.7
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, 8 , , 8 , , 46.6 , , .466 , , .378 , , .900 , , 6.3 , , 2.3 , , 1.5 , , .5 , , 24.6
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, 20 , , 20 , , 41.1 , , .435 , , .412 , , .864 , , 5.8 , , 3.0 , , 1.3 , , .6 , , 18.3
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, 5 , , 5 , , 69 , , .382 , , .269 , , .600 , , 3.2 , , 2.6 , , .8 , , .6 , , 13.0
, -
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, 13 , , 13 , , 37.8 , , .425 , , .393 , , .889 , , 4.3 , , 2.2 , , 1.3 , , .0 , , 13.1
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, 13 , , 4 , , 31.6 , , .476 , , .383 , , .900 , , 3.8 , , 1.4 , , .6 , , .2 , , 10.5
, -
, style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;", 2007
File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...
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, align="left" , San Antonio
("Cradle of Freedom")
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, -
, align="left" , 2008
File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...
, align="left" , San Antonio
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, 17 , , 11 , , 23.0 , , .402 , , .365 , , 1.000 , , 1.9 , , 1.0 , , .3 , , .2 , , 6.7
, -
, align="left" , 2009
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, 5 , , 5 , , 28.6 , , .441 , , .467 , , .750 , , 3.0 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , .2 , , 8.0
, -
, align="left" , 2010
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, align="left" , Boston
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Finals
, - style="text-align: Center;"
, style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;", 2007
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, 4 , , 4 , , 18.5 , , .261 , , .083 , , .667 , , 2.0 , , .8 , , 1.3 , , , .0 , , 3.8
, - style="text-align: Center;"
, style="text-align:left;", 2010
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, style="text-align:left;", Boston
Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...
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, - class="sortbottom"
, style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career
, 6 , , 4 , , 13.2 , , .250 , , .077 , , .667 , , 1.3 , , .5 , , .7 , , .0 , , 2.5
See also
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References
External links
* at NBA.com
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SI.com – Pro Basketball – Michael Finley Player Page
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1973 births
Living people
African-American basketball players
Film producers from Illinois
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Illinois
Boston Celtics players
Dallas Mavericks players
National Basketball Association All-Stars
People from Melrose Park, Illinois
Phoenix Suns draft picks
Phoenix Suns players
San Antonio Spurs players
Shooting guards
Small forwards
Sportspeople from Maywood, Illinois
United States men's national basketball team players
Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball players
2002 FIBA World Championship players
Universiade medalists in basketball
Universiade gold medalists for the United States
Goodwill Games medalists in basketball
Medalists at the 1993 Summer Universiade
Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games
21st-century African-American sportspeople
20th-century African-American sportspeople