Michael Finley

Retired • Retired after 2010 season • SG/SF • 15 years of NBA experience

Height6'7

Born6th March 1973 (age 53)

Weight225 lbs

Nationality🇺🇸USA

NBA Draft21st pick, 1995

Pre-draft teamWisconsin

HandRight

Agentn/a

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Stats

19 seasons

Year	League	Team	G	GS	MPG	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS/G
1995-96	NBA	Phoenix Suns	82	72	39.2	5.7	11.9	47.6%	0.7	2.3	32.8%	4.9	9.6	51.1%	.508	3.0	3.9	74.9%	1.7	2.9	4.6	3.5	1.0	0.4	1.6	2.4	15.0
1996-97	NBA	Dallas Mavericks	56	36	35.6	6.0	13.8	43.2%	1.6	4.0	38.7%	4.4	9.8	45.0%	.488	2.5	3.1	80.7%	1.0	3.5	4.5	2.8	0.9	0.4	2.1	1.7	16.0
1996-97	NBA	Phoenix Suns	27	18	29.5	5.2	11.0	47.5%	0.5	2.0	25.5%	4.7	9.0	52.5%	.498	2.1	2.6	81.2%	1.3	3.2	4.4	2.5	0.7	0.1	1.6	1.6	13.0
1996-97	NBA	Total (NBA)	83	54	33.6	5.7	12.9	44.4%	1.2	3.4	36.1%	4.5	9.5	47.3%	.491	2.4	3.0	80.8%	1.1	3.4	4.5	2.7	0.8	0.3	2.0	1.7	15.0
1997-98	NBA	Dallas Mavericks	82	82	41.4	8.2	18.4	44.9%	1.1	3.0	35.7%	7.2	15.4	46.6%	.477	4.0	5.1	78.4%	1.8	3.5	5.3	4.9	1.6	0.4	2.7	2.0	21.5
1998-99	NBA	Dallas Mavericks	50	50	41.0	7.8	17.5	44.4%	0.9	2.7	33.1%	6.9	14.8	46.5%	.470	3.7	4.5	82.3%	1.4	3.9	5.3	4.4	1.3	0.3	2.1	1.9	20.2
1999-00	NBA	Dallas Mavericks	82	82	42.2	9.1	20.0	45.7%	1.2	3.0	40.1%	7.9	16.9	46.7%	.487	3.2	3.9	82.0%	1.5	4.8	6.3	5.3	1.3	0.4	2.4	2.1	22.6
2000-01	NBA	Dallas Mavericks	82	82	42.0	8.7	18.9	45.8%	1.1	3.2	34.6%	7.6	15.7	48.1%	.487	3.1	4.0	77.5%	1.3	3.9	5.2	4.4	1.4	0.4	2.3	2.1	21.5
2001-02	NBA	Dallas Mavericks	69	69	39.9	8.2	17.8	46.3%	1.1	3.2	33.9%	7.1	14.6	49.1%	.494	3.0	3.6	83.7%	1.3	3.9	5.2	3.3	0.9	0.4	1.7	2.1	20.6
2002-03	NBA	Dallas Mavericks	69	69	38.3	7.3	17.3	42.5%	1.7	4.7	37.0%	5.6	12.6	44.5%	.475	2.9	3.3	86.1%	1.6	4.3	5.8	3.0	1.1	0.3	1.7	1.5	19.3
2003-04	NBA	Dallas Mavericks	72	72	38.6	7.1	16.1	44.3%	2.1	5.1	40.5%	5.1	11.0	46.1%	.508	2.3	2.7	85.0%	1.1	3.4	4.5	2.9	1.2	0.5	1.2	1.6	18.6
2004-05	NBA	Dallas Mavericks	64	64	36.8	6.0	14.2	42.7%	1.8	4.5	40.7%	4.2	9.7	43.6%	.491	1.8	2.1	83.1%	0.7	3.4	4.1	2.6	0.8	0.3	0.9	1.9	15.7
2005-06	NBA	San Antonio Spurs	77	18	26.5	3.7	9.0	41.2%	1.4	3.6	39.4%	2.3	5.4	42.3%	.491	1.3	1.5	85.2%	0.4	2.8	3.2	1.5	0.5	0.1	0.8	1.3	10.1
2006-07	NBA	San Antonio Spurs	82	16	22.2	3.3	8.1	41.2%	1.3	3.5	36.4%	2.1	4.6	44.8%	.490	1.1	1.2	91.8%	0.4	2.3	2.7	1.3	0.4	0.2	0.6	0.9	9.0
2007-08	NBA	San Antonio Spurs	82	61	26.9	3.8	9.3	41.4%	1.6	4.4	37.0%	2.2	4.9	45.3%	.501	0.8	1.0	80.0%	0.3	2.8	3.1	1.4	0.4	0.1	0.7	1.1	10.1
2008-09	NBA	San Antonio Spurs	81	77	28.8	3.7	8.5	43.7%	1.6	3.9	41.1%	2.1	4.6	45.9%	.532	0.6	0.8	82.3%	0.3	3.0	3.3	1.4	0.5	0.2	0.8	1.0	9.7
2009-10	NBA	Boston Celtics	21	1	15.0	2.1	4.1	50.6%	0.9	2.0	46.3%	1.2	2.2	54.3%	.615	0.1	0.3	33.3%	0.0	1.5	1.6	1.1	0.2	0.1	0.4	1.0	5.2
2009-10	NBA	San Antonio Spurs	25	6	15.8	1.5	3.9	38.1%	0.5	1.6	31.7%	1.0	2.2	42.9%	.448	0.2	0.4	66.7%	0.2	1.3	1.5	0.8	0.2	0.2	0.5	0.5	3.7
2009-10	NBA	Total (NBA)	46	7	15.4	1.8	4.0	44.0%	0.7	1.8	39.0%	1.1	2.2	48.0%	.527	0.2	0.3	53.3%	0.1	1.4	1.5	0.9	0.2	0.1	0.5	0.7	4.4

NBA Salary

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Listed total $21,050,000

2025/26	2026/27	2027/28	2028/29
$4,325,000 Retired Fully guaranteed	$4,950,000 Retired Fully guaranteed	$5,575,000 Retired $2,787,500 guaranteed Team option	$6,200,000 Retired $3,100,000 guaranteed Player option

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Bookkeeping The Retired Guys, 2013 Edition

19th March 2013

Michael Finley - Finley works with the Mavericks in an unspecified role. As recently as November, he spoke of plans to make a comeback, but, having turned 40 last week, those plans look ambitious.

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Top 101 NBA Ten-Day Contract Candidates (When 20 Would Probably Have Been Enough)

5th January 2011

Michael Finley - Finley didn't secure a new contract over the summer, and fell out of the NBA at age 37. At that age, and with his talents withered away to the point that he is a marginal NBA player, he is not likely to return. But all it takes is one or two major injuries to a contending team, and he could be right back, spotting up for big playoff threes.

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The best of what's left

30th July 2010

Michael Finley - Finley started 77 games in 2008/09, but it was last year, the year in which he turned 37, that he finally jumped the shark. He shot the three pointer well for the Celtics, yet was bad for the Spurs, and put up career lows across the board. There's not much left to Finley now, and none of it is coming back.

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