.jpg) Dunleavy with theMilwaukee Bucks in 2013 | |
| Golden State Warriors | |
|---|---|
| Title | General manager |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1980-09-15)September 15, 1980 (age 45) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Jesuit (Beaverton, Oregon) |
| College | Duke (1999–2002) |
| NBA draft | 2002: 1st round, 3rd overall pick |
| Drafted by | Golden State Warriors |
| Playing career | 2002–2017 |
| Position | Small forward /shooting guard |
| Number | 10, 34, 17, 3 |
| Career history | |
| 2002–2007 | Golden State Warriors |
| 2007–2011 | Indiana Pacers |
| 2011–2013 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2013–2016 | Chicago Bulls |
| 2016–2017 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2017 | Atlanta Hawks |
| Career highlights | |
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Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Michael Joseph Dunleavy Jr. (born September 15, 1980) is an American professionalbasketball executive and former player who is the general manager for theGolden State Warriors of theNational Basketball Association (NBA). He playedcollege basketball for theDuke Blue Devils, earning consensus second-teamAll-American honors in 2002. Dunleavy was selected by Golden State with the third overall pick of the2002 NBA draft. He played in the NBA for the Warriors,Indiana Pacers,Milwaukee Bucks,Chicago Bulls,Cleveland Cavaliers andAtlanta Hawks. He is the son of former NBA player and head coachMike Dunleavy Sr.
As a 1999 graduate ofJesuit High School inBeaverton, Oregon, Dunleavy led them to the 1999 4A State Boys Basketball Championship overNorth Salem High School, 65–38. Dunleavy attended the University School of Milwaukee for his freshman year, and Homestead High School in Mequon, Wisconsin for his sophomore year.
Dunleavy played atDuke University from 1999 to 2002. As a sophomore, he played on Duke's national championship team and scored a team-high 21 points in the title game, including 3 three-pointers during a decisive 11–2 second-half Duke run. As a junior, Dunleavy was a first-teamNABC All-American, averaging 17.3 points per game and 7.2 rebounds per game for the 31–4 Blue Devils.[1]
In 2001–02, Dunleavy,Jay Williams, andCarlos Boozer each scored at least 600 points for the season, a feat only matched at Duke byJon Scheyer,Kyle Singler, andNolan Smith in the 2009–10 season.[2]
Dunleavy was selected by theGolden State Warriors third overall in the2002 NBA draft.
In November 2005, the Warriors signed Dunleavy to a 5-year, $44 million contract extension.[3] During the2005–06 season, Dunleavy lost his starting role assmall forward for a number of games, due partly to a shooting slump. He won back the starting job later in the season and was expected to start at his new position of power forward for the 2006–07 season. Some early struggles, however, prompted Warriors head coachDon Nelson to send Dunleavy back to the bench, juggling his lineup in search of better team chemistry and winning results.[citation needed]
On January 17, 2007, Dunleavy was dealt to theIndiana Pacers along with teammatesTroy Murphy,Ike Diogu, andKeith McLeod forStephen Jackson,Al Harrington,Šarūnas Jasikevičius, andJosh Powell.[4] In his first full season with the Pacers, Dunleavy started all 82 games and averaged a career-high 19.1 points per game.
During the 2010–2011 season, the Indiana Pacers advanced to the NBA playoffs for the first time since 2006 thanks to a regular-season finale win over theWashington Wizards coupled with aCharlotte Bobcats loss to theOrlando Magic. Dunleavy scored 14 points in the 136–112 victory.[5] Dunleavy also ended his career playoff drought of nine years and 624 games. He was the second-active leader in this category behind former Warriors and Pacers teammate Troy Murphy, who also ended his drought as a part of the Boston Celtics.[6]
Following the2011 NBA lockout, Dunleavy signed a two-year, $7.5 million contract with the Milwaukee Bucks on December 10.[7] His best game as a Buck came on November 3, 2012, when he recorded 28 points and 13 rebounds against the Cleveland Cavaliers.[8]
On July 10, 2013, Dunleavy signed with theChicago Bulls,[9] on a reported two-year deal worth about $6 million.[10]
On April 25, 2014, Dunleavy set a playoff career-high 35 points including a franchise playoff record for most three-point field goals with 8 against theWashington Wizards in game three of their2014 NBA Playoffs first round match-up, which the Bulls won 100–97.[11]
Dunleavy injured his right ankle against the Denver Nuggets on January 1, 2015, and was sidelined for over a month.[12]
On July 14, 2015, Dunleavy re-signed with the Bulls[13] to a reported three-year, $14.4 million contract.[14] After missing the Bulls' first 16 games of the season due to a back injury, he was ruled out for a further four-to-six weeks on December 3 due to the injury requiring additional rehabilitation.[15]
After appearing to throw punches at the Bucks'Michael Carter-Williams in a decisive game 6 in round one of the 2015 playoffs − which the Bulls won 120–66, eliminating the Bucks −Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Bucks retaliated against Dunleavy's "dirty" play with a hard foul, leading to Antetokounmpo being ejected from the game. Since, Dunleavy has been perhaps the most hated current or former player among fans of the Bucks, with the vulgar initialism "FMD" being commonly used online.[16][17]
On February 1, 2016, using the flexible assignment rule, Dunleavy was assigned to theSanta Cruz Warriors, theD-League affiliate of theGolden State Warriors,[18] with the goal to practice there during the Bulls' West Coast road trip.[19] Two days later, he was recalled by the Bulls.[20] On February 6, Dunleavy made his season debut for the Bulls after missing the first 49 games. He played 14 minutes and scored five points in a 112–105 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.[21]
On July 7, 2016, Dunleavy was traded, along with the rights toVladimir Veremeenko, to theCleveland Cavaliers in exchange for the rights toAlbert Miralles.[22] He made his debut for the Cavaliers in the team's season opener on October 25, 2016, against theNew York Knicks. In 22 minutes off the bench, he recorded four points, four rebounds, two assists and three steals in a 117–88 win.[23] On December 23, 2016, he scored a season-high 14 points in a 119–99 win over theBrooklyn Nets.[24]
On January 7, 2017, Dunleavy was traded, along withMo Williams and a future first-round draft pick, to theAtlanta Hawks in exchange forKyle Korver.[25] After Dunleavy initially refused to report to the Hawks while seeking a buyout of his contract, he changed his mind and agreed to join the team.[26] On January 10, he reported to the team and passed his physical.[27] Three days later, he made his debut for the Hawks, scoring six points on a pair of three-pointers in a 103–101 loss to theBoston Celtics.[28] On January 15, he scored 20 points off the bench in a 111–98 win over theMilwaukee Bucks. It was his first 20-point performance since a first-round playoff game for Chicago on April 30, 2015.[29] On March 3, 2017, Dunleavy was diagnosed with right anklesynovitis.[30] He returned to action on March 22 against Washington after a 13-game injury layoff.[31]
Dunleavy's final NBA game was Game 6 of the 2017 Eastern Conference First Round on April 28, 2017, in a 99–115 loss to theWashington Wizards. In his final game, Dunleavy only played for 71 seconds, substituting towards the end of the first quarter for Tim Hardaway Jr.. He would subsequently sit out the rest of the game, as the Hawks went on to lose the game and the series to Washington 4–2. On June 30, 2017, he was waived by the Hawks, and retired shortly afterwards.[32]
On September 24, 2018, Dunleavy was hired by theGolden State Warriors as a pro scout.[33] On August 29, 2019, Dunleavy was promoted to assistant general manager of the Warriors.[34] On September 30, 2021, Dunleavy was promoted to vice president of basketball operations.[35] He won his firstNBA championship after the Warriors defeated theBoston Celtics in six games in the2022 NBA Finals. On June 16, 2023, Dunleavy was promoted to general manager of the Warriors followingBob Myers' subsequent step down from the position.[36][37]
Dunleavy has two younger brothers:Baker, who played atVillanova from 2002 to 2006 and is the former head coach atQuinnipiac;[38] and James, who was a walk-on forUSC and is currently an NBA player agent. His father isMike Dunleavy Sr., formerLos Angeles Clippers and Portland Trail Blazers coach, retired NBA player, and the former head coach atTulane. While growing up, Dunleavy attended a residential sports camp in Eagle River, Wisconsin called Camp Menominee. In 2008, Camp Menominee honored Dunleavy by naming its basketball courts "The Mike Dunleavy Jr. Courts".[citation needed]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| * | Led the league |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | Golden State | 82* | 3 | 15.9 | .403 | .347 | .780 | 2.6 | 1.3 | .6 | .2 | 5.7 |
| 2003–04 | Golden State | 75 | 69 | 31.1 | .449 | .370 | .741 | 5.9 | 2.9 | .9 | .2 | 11.7 |
| 2004–05 | Golden State | 79 | 79 | 32.5 | .451 | .388 | .779 | 5.5 | 2.6 | 1.0 | .3 | 13.4 |
| 2005–06 | Golden State | 81 | 68 | 31.8 | .406 | .285 | .778 | 4.9 | 2.9 | .7 | .4 | 11.5 |
| 2006–07 | Golden State | 39 | 6 | 26.9 | .449 | .346 | .772 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 1.0 | .3 | 11.4 |
| Indiana | 43 | 43 | 35.6 | .454 | .283 | .792 | 5.7 | 2.6 | 1.1 | .2 | 14.0 | |
| 2007–08 | Indiana | 82* | 82* | 36.0 | .476 | .424 | .834 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 1.0 | .4 | 19.1 |
| 2008–09 | Indiana | 18 | 14 | 27.5 | .401 | .356 | .815 | 3.8 | 2.4 | .7 | .5 | 15.1 |
| 2009–10 | Indiana | 67 | 15 | 22.2 | .410 | .318 | .842 | 3.5 | 1.5 | .6 | .2 | 9.9 |
| 2010–11 | Indiana | 61 | 44 | 27.6 | .462 | .402 | .800 | 4.5 | 1.7 | .7 | .5 | 11.2 |
| 2011–12 | Milwaukee | 55 | 3 | 26.3 | .474 | .399 | .811 | 3.7 | 2.1 | .5 | .1 | 12.3 |
| 2012–13 | Milwaukee | 75 | 3 | 25.9 | .442 | .428 | .820 | 3.9 | 1.9 | .5 | .5 | 10.5 |
| 2013–14 | Chicago | 82* | 61 | 31.5 | .430 | .380 | .854 | 4.2 | 2.3 | .8 | .6 | 11.3 |
| 2014–15 | Chicago | 63 | 63 | 29.2 | .435 | .407 | .805 | 3.9 | 1.8 | .6 | .3 | 9.4 |
| 2015–16 | Chicago | 31 | 30 | 22.7 | .410 | .394 | .784 | 2.7 | 1.3 | .5 | .3 | 7.2 |
| 2016–17 | Cleveland | 23 | 2 | 15.9 | .400 | .351 | .737 | 2.0 | .9 | .3 | .1 | 4.6 |
| Atlanta | 30 | 0 | 15.8 | .438 | .429 | .846 | 2.3 | 1.0 | .3 | .2 | 5.6 | |
| Career | 986 | 585 | 27.7 | .441 | .377 | .803 | 4.3 | 2.2 | .7 | .3 | 11.2 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Indiana | 5 | 0 | 14.4 | .350 | .300 | .667 | 1.2 | 1.6 | .8 | .0 | 5.0 |
| 2013 | Milwaukee | 4 | 0 | 22.8 | .567 | .438 | .889 | 4.0 | 2.0 | .5 | .0 | 12.3 |
| 2014 | Chicago | 5 | 5 | 32.6 | .472 | .462 | .667 | 3.6 | 2.4 | .6 | .2 | 13.2 |
| 2015 | Chicago | 12 | 12 | 32.4 | .489 | .482 | .947 | 4.0 | 2.6 | .8 | .4 | 10.9 |
| 2017 | Atlanta | 6 | 0 | 8.8 | .429 | .400 | 1.000 | .8 | .3 | .2 | .0 | 2.0 |
| Career | 32 | 17 | 24.0 | .480 | .451 | .840 | 2.9 | 1.9 | .6 | .2 | 8.8 | |
