Veteran massive man Mike Muscala is ending his enjoying profession, telling Joel Lorenzi of The Oklahoman that he plans to retire.
Muscala’s father, Bob, knowledgeable Lorenzi that Mike plans to pursue a graduate diploma in sports activities administration, with an eye fixed on persevering with his basketball profession in teaching and/or administration.
The No. 44 total choose of the 2013 draft, Muscala has spent the previous 11 NBA seasons enjoying for the Hawks, Sixers, Lakers, Thunder, Celtics, Wizards and Pistons. He completed final season with Oklahoma Metropolis, the group he spent components of 5 completely different seasons with.
Muscala, 33, spent the primary 5 seasons of his profession with Atlanta. He was traded a number of instances in the course of the 2018/19 season earlier than discovering a house in Oklahoma Metropolis for a number of years. He spent the previous year-plus enjoying for 4 completely different groups — OKC, Boston, Washington, Detroit and eventually OKC once more. In response to Lorenzi, Muscala stated relocating so many instances in a brief time period took its toll on him, however he was grateful to complete his profession with the Thunder.
“It means quite a bit,” Muscala stated of his time with the Thunder again in Could. “I went by way of quite a bit in my life once I was right here, simply town, the followers, the best way that they assist the group, what the group means to the group, these are issues that I really feel like I can relate to.
“I’ll all the time be a Thunder fan it doesn’t matter what occurs in my life.”
In 548 common season contests, together with 45 begins, the previous Bucknell star averaged 5.9 PPG and three.1 RPG in 15.0 MPG. The 6’10” middle/ahead was recognized principally for his exterior capturing capability (.373% profession from three-point vary) and for being a optimistic locker-room presence.
