After a circuitous NBA career, Mike Muscala spent a brief time with the Boston Celtics in the 2022–2023 season.
However, the former forward for the Celtics has reached the end of his career.
Muscala, 33, announced to Joel Lorenzi of The Oklahoman on Saturday that he is leaving the NBA after 11 seasons, during which he played for seven different clubs.
“I’m thankful for everything,” Muscala texted Lorenzi.
After playing for the NBA, Muscala averaged 5.9 points and 3.1 rebounds. His father informed Lorenzi that his son plans to return to school to get a master’s degree in sports management and hopes to work as a basketball coach or administrator.
In February 2023, Muscala was acquired by the Celtics during the trading deadline. To acquire the floor-spacing big man, Boston sent Justin Jackson and two second-round selections to the Oklahoma City Thunder. In his 20 games with the Celtics, Muscala scored 5.9 points, pulled down 3.4 rebounds, and made 38.5% of his 3-point shots.
The Bucknell product was then traded by the Celtics in a deal that changed their roster for the previous campaign. Danilo Gallinari, Marcus Smart, and Muscala were all traded to the Washington Wizards in a three-team trade that also sent Boston’s Kristaps Porzingis to the Memphis Grizzlies.
In his last NBA season, Muscala was a member of the Detroit Pistons, Wizards, and Thunder. In January, the Wizards traded Gallinari and Muscala to the Pistons, who waived the 2013 second-round pick after 13 games, little over a month later.
Muscala spent more time with the Atlanta Hawks than any other team during his career, but this allowed him to rejoin the Thunder, where he had spent the previous three or more seasons of his career.
To cap off his career, Muscala played 16 games with the Thunder, and he appeared to identify more with that team than any other in the NBA.
Being back with the Thunder means a lot, Muscala told reporters in May. “I feel like I can relate to the city, the fans, how they support the team, and what the team means to the community because I went through a lot in my life when I was here.”
I’ll be a Thunder for eternity. fan regardless of what occurs in my life.
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