Mitchell Butler

Mitchell Butler
Personal information
Born	December 15, 1970 (age 53); 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
Playing 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
2000–2001	San Diego Wildfire
2001–2002	Portland Trail Blazers
2002–2003	Yakima Sun Kings
2003–2004	Washington Wizards
Career highlights and awards
	CBA champion (2003); Third-team Parade All-American (1989);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Mitchell Leon Butler (born December 15, 1970) is an American sports agent and former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1993 to 2004.

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 seventh-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 two years. In 2001–02, Butler signed with the Trail Blazers, marking his second stint with the franchise. Mitchell's last year in the league 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

^ 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 May 21, 2014.

External links

Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference
Mitchell Butler NBA statistics, basketballreference.com
Mitchell Butler at IMDb

[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 May 21, 2014.

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