With Finley apparently out of the market for European offers, Thomas said Finley had no shortage of NBA offers. His first choice would be to return to the Spurs. Contrary to reports based on San Antonio’s signing of guard Roger Mason Jr., Thomas said the Spurs are very interested in keeping Finley.
Speculation around the league, though, has Finley looking at league powers like the Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics.
“There are other teams, championship-caliber teams that want Michael,” Thomas said. “But he is not going to be in a hurry. If you know Michael, you know he is going to think about this very carefully and make the right decision for him and his family. He won a ring with San Antonio and he will never forget that. So, that will weigh into his decision.”
Finley would be an interesting option. He’s got 13 years of NBA experience, a championship (2007) under his belt, and he certainly could fill that spot-up shooting role that this team lost in James Posey. Finley could be had cheap, and it’s a given that the 35-year-old would only want a short-term deal before officially hanging it up.
