Mitchell Butler

Mitchell Butler
Personal information
Born December 15, 1970
Los Angeles, California
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school Oakwood (Los Angeles, California)
College UCLA (1989–1993)
NBA draft 1993 / Undrafted
Pro career 1993–2004
Position Shooting guard
Career history
1993–1996 Washington Bullets
1996–1997 Portland Trail Blazers
1997–1999 Cleveland Cavaliers
1999–2000 Žalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania)
2000–2001 San Diego Wildfire (ABA)
2001–2002 Portland Trail Blazers
2002–2003 Yakima Sun Kings (CBA)
2003–2004 Washington Wizards
Career highlights and awards
  • CBA Champion (2003)

Mitchell Leon Butler (born December 15, 1970) is a retired American professional basketball player most notable for playing in the NBA from 1993 to 2004. He is currently a sports agent

The 6' 5" (1.96 m) shooting guard signed undrafted with the Washington Bullets in 1993 after a collegiate career at UCLA in which he played in more career games than any other Bruin and swiped the 7th most steals in UCLA history. After three seasons in Washington, Butler was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers along with Rasheed Wallace in exchange for Rod Strickland and Harvey Grant. Following his stint playing for the Blazers, he signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Following the 1999 season, Butler did not play in the NBA for 2 years. In 2001-02, Butler signed with the Trail Blazers, marking his second tour of duty with the franchise. Mitchell's last year playing in the NBA was in the 2003-04 season, when he once again played for the D.C. franchise, now renamed the Washington Wizards. Butler played in a total of 362 NBA games with 33 starts. He owns career averages of 5.2 points, 2 rebounds, and 1 assist.

Butler appeared in the 1994 movie Blue Chips.

Butler worked as NBA sports agent with Lagardère Unlimited before joining Rival Sports Group as president of basketball.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Mullen, Liz (March 19, 2014). "Butler, formerly of Lagardère, takes position as president of basketball for Rival Sports Group". sportsbusinessdaily.com. Archived from the original on July 30, 2014.

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