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Scott Machado
Machado with the Cairns Taipans in 2019
No. 3 – Minas
PositionPoint guard
LeagueNBB
Personal information
Born (1990-06-08) June 8, 1990 (age 34)
Queens, New York, U.S.
NationalityBrazilian / American
Listed height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Listed weight93 kg (205 lb)
Career information
High school
CollegeIona (2008–2012)
NBA draft2012: undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2013Houston Rockets
2012–2013→Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2013Santa Cruz Warriors
2013Golden State Warriors
2013–2014→Santa Cruz Warriors
2014Idaho Stampede
2014ASVEL Basket
2014–2015BC Kalev/Cramo
2015–2016EWE Baskets Oldenburg
2016Rasta Vechta
2016–2017ICL Manresa
2017–2019South Bay Lakers
2019Los Angeles Lakers
2019–2022Cairns Taipans
2021Mandurah Magic
2022Hapoel Eilat
2022–2023Avtodor Saratov
2023–2024Flamengo
2024–presentMinas
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Michael Scott Machado (born June 8, 1990)[1] is an American-Brazilian professional basketball player for Minas Clube of Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB). He played college basketball for Iona College and represents the Brazilian national basketball team.

High school career

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Machado played for three years at St. Mary's High School in Manhasset, New York, where he was teammates with future NBA player Danny Green. He transferred to Saint Benedict's Preparatory School for his senior year, where he played for Hall of Fame coach Bob Hurley's son, Danny.[2]

College career

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As a freshman at Iona, Machado led the Gaels in points scored (288, a 9.2 per game average), set a school record for assists by a freshman (150) and was named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference rookie of the year. As a sophomore, he averaged 12.5 points and 3.9 assists, leading the Gaels to a 21-win season. He was selected second team All-Conference. As a junior, Machado broke out, averaging 13.2 points and 7.6 assists per game (second in the nation). He set a school record for assists in a season (281) and was named first team all-conference.[2]

As a senior, Machado broke the school record for assists in the first game of the season and broke Siena's Ronald Moore's MAAC record in a February 18 game against Nevada.[3] After emerging as one of the top point guards in the country, he was named a finalist for the Bob Cousy Award[4] and the Wooden Award.[5]

Professional career

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2012–13 season

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After going undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft, Machado joined the Houston Rockets for the 2012 NBA Summer League.[6] In five games, he averaged 8.0 points, 5.6 assists and 2.2 rebounds per game.[7] On September 7, 2012, he signed with the Rockets.[8][9]

On November 14, 2012, Machado was assigned to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA Development League.[10] On November 26, 2012, he was recalled by the Rockets.[11] Two days later, he made his NBA debut with the Rockets, recording two points and one assist in a 98-120 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.[12] On November 30, 2012, he was reassigned to the Vipers.[13] On December 22, 2012, he was recalled by the Rockets.[14] On January 7, 2013, he was waived by the Rockets.[15]

On January 29, 2013, Machado was acquired by the Vipers. On March 8, 2013, he was traded to the Santa Cruz Warriors in exchange for Chris Daniels and a second-round draft pick.[16]

On April 7, 2013, Machado signed a 10-day contract with the Golden State Warriors.[17] The next day, he was assigned back to Santa Cruz.[18] On April 17, 2013, he signed with Golden State for the rest of the season.[19] Machado stayed with the Santa Cruz Warriors for the team's D-League playoff run until Santa Cruz lost the best-of-three 2013 NBA D-League Finals series to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers on April 26. Two days later, he returned to Golden State and made his debut in Game 4 of the Warriors' first-round series against the Denver Nuggets, recording two points and one rebound in the Warriors' 115-101 victory.[20]

2013–14 season

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In July 2013, Machado joined the Golden State Warriors for the 2013 NBA Summer League. On July 24, 2013, he was waived by the Warriors.[21]

On September 26, 2013, he signed with the Utah Jazz.[22] However, he was later waived by the Jazz on October 26, 2013.[23] On January 14, 2014, he was re-acquired by the Santa Cruz Warriors.[24] On February 26, 2014, he was traded to the Idaho Stampede.[25]

On April 7, 2014, he signed with ASVEL Basket of France for the rest of the 2013–14 LNB Pro A season.[26]

2014–15 season

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In July 2014, Machado joined the Toronto Raptors for the 2014 NBA Summer League. On September 3, 2014, he signed with BC Kalev/Cramo of Estonia for the 2014–15 season.[27]

2015–16 season

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On July 24, 2015, Machado signed with EWE Baskets Oldenburg of Germany for the 2015–16 season.[28]

2016–17 season

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On August 7, 2016, Machado signed with Rasta Vechta of Germany for the 2016–17 season.[29] On December 5, 2016, he parted ways with Vechta.[30] Eight days later, he signed with Spanish club ICL Manresa for the rest of the 2016–17 ACB season.[31] In its second game in Spain, its first at home, Machado scored a winning layup against Movistar Estudiantes.[32]

2017–18 season

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In October 2017, Machado joined the South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League.[33] In 46 games (22 starts), he averaged 15.9 points (.450 FG%, .405 3P%), 8.7 assists, 3.8 rebounds and 1.0 steals in 31.4 minutes per game.

2018–19 season

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On October 12, 2018, Machado signed with the Los Angeles Lakers, but was waived a day later.[34] He subsequently signed with the Lakers' G League affiliate, the South Bay Lakers.[35] On March 21, 2019, Machado signed a 10-day contract with the Los Angeles Lakers. He had a career high 7 points and 3 assists on March 27 against the Utah Jazz.

2019–20 season

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On August 9, 2019, Machado signed with the Cairns Taipans in Australia for the 2019–20 NBL season.[36] He finished the season with averages of 16.6 points, 7.7 assists and 3.9 rebounds across his 31 games. He narrowly missed out on being named NBL MVP but was named the Fan's MVP and Taipans Club MVP.[37] He was also named to the All-NBL First Team.[38]

2020–21 season

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On November 22, 2020, Machado re-signed with the Cairns Taipans on a two-year deal.[37] In the 2020–21 NBL season, he averaged 15.8 points, 3.6 rebounds and 7.0 assists in 34 games.[39]

On June 12, 2021, Machado signed with the Mandurah Magic in Western Australia for the rest of the 2021 NBL1 West season.[39][40][41] In 12 games, he averaged 21.41 points, 6.16 rebounds, 7.33 assists and 2.75 steals per game.[42] He was named to the All-NBL1 West First Team.[43]

2021–22 season

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Machado sustained a heel injury in round two of the 2021–22 NBL season.[44] He missed more than six weeks with the injury.[45][46] In April 2022, he re-injured his heel and missed the rest of the season.[47][48] He parted ways with the Taipans in June 2022.[49]

2022–23 season

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On June 11, 2022, Machado signed with Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[50]

On December 7, 2022, he signed with Avtodor Saratov of the VTB United League.[51]

National team career

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In 2018, Machado debuted for the Brazilian national team during the FIBA World Cup Americas qualifiers. He averaged 8.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists in four games.[52]

Career statistics

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Legend
  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

NBA

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Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012–13 Houston 6 0 3.5 .500 .000 1.000 .2 1.0 .3 .0 1.3
2018–19 LA Lakers 4 0 4.8 .667 1.000 1.000 .0 .8 .3 .0 2.5
Career 10 0 4.0 .583 .500 1.000 .1 .9 .3 .0 1.8

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013 Golden State 5 0 1.6 .500 – .500 .2 .2 .0 .0 .6

Personal life

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Machado is the son of Brazilian parents Luiz and Solenir Machado.[53] As a child, Machado started referring to himself by his middle name "Scott" instead of his birth name "Michael" after his childhood favorite team, the New York Knicks, were constantly beaten in the playoffs by Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls.[54]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Michael Scott MACHADO | Season 2012/2013". Archived from the original on September 4, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "#3 Scott Machado". ICGaels.com. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
  3. ^ Singelais, Mark (February 21, 2012). "Iona's Machado passes Siena's Moore on MAAC assist list". TimesUnion.com. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
  4. ^ "2012 Bob Cousy Award 20 Finalists Announced". SlamOnline.com. January 4, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
  5. ^ "John R. Wooden Award 2011-12 Midseason Top 25 Candidates Announced". WoodenAward.com. January 17, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
  6. ^ Braziller, Zach (July 2, 2012). "Iona's Machado agrees to join Rockets for Summer League". NYPost.com. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
  7. ^ "2012 Summer League Statistics – Scott Machado". NBA.com. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
  8. ^ Rockets Sign Scott Machado
  9. ^ Rockets sign Scott Machado
  10. ^ Machado, Motiejūnas assigned to D-League
  11. ^ Houston Rockets recall guard Scott Machado from D-League
  12. ^ Notebook: Thunder 120, Rockets 98
  13. ^ Rockets Assign Jones and Machado to Vipers
  14. ^ Rockets recall Scott Machado from D-League
  15. ^ Rockets Sign Beverley
  16. ^ Santa Cruz Warriors Acquire Guard Scott Machado from Vipers Archived 2015-12-19 at the Wayback Machine
  17. ^ Warriors Sign Scott Machado To 10-Day Contract
  18. ^ Golden State Warriors Assign Santa Cruz Warriors Guard Scott Machado to NBA D-League Affiliate Santa Cruz Warriors
  19. ^ Warriors Sign Scott Machado for Remainder of Season
  20. ^ "Notebook: Warriors 115, Nuggets 101". NBA.com. April 28, 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  21. ^ Golden State Warriors Waive Dwayne Jones, Scott Machado and Kevin Murphy
  22. ^ Jazz round out roster with three camp invites
  23. ^ "Utah Jazz waive Brian Cook, Dominic McGuire, Justin Holiday, Lester Hudson and Scott Machado". Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
  24. ^ Santa Cruz Warriors Re-Acquire Scott Machado
  25. ^ Stampede trade for CJ Leslie, Scott Machado Archived 2015-11-07 at the Wayback Machine
  26. ^ "ASVEL Villeurbanne announces Scott Machado". Sportando.com. April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
  27. ^ "Scott Machado signs in Estonia with Kalev/Cramo". Sportando.com. September 3, 2014. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
  28. ^ "Scott Machado signs with EWE Baskets Oldenburg". Sportando.com. July 24, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  29. ^ "Rasta Vechta inks Scott Machado". Sportando.com. August 7, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  30. ^ "Rasta Vechta parted ways with Scott Machado". Sportando.com. December 5, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  31. ^ Scott Machado, un nou líder per a l’ICL Manresa (in Spanish)
  32. ^ "Machado da al ICL Manresa su segunda victoria de la temporada (77-75)" (in Spanish). ACB.com. December 27, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  33. ^ "Scott Machado". realgm.com. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  34. ^ "Lakers Waive Machado and Williams". NBA.com. October 13, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  35. ^ "South Bay finalizes training camp roster and schedule". NBA.com. October 20, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  36. ^ "Cairns Confirm Scott Machado Signing". National Basketball League. August 9, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  37. ^ a b "Taipans Make Machado Re-Signing Official". NBL.com.au. November 22, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  38. ^ Gilhooly, Daniel (February 16, 2020). "NBL award winners announced". ESPN. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  39. ^ a b "Magic adds Machado to their roster". australiabasket.com. June 11, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  40. ^ "HUGE NEWS!!". facebook.com/mandurahbasketball. June 12, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  41. ^ "Machado brings the Magic to NBL1". NBL1.com.au. June 12, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  42. ^ "Scott Machado". NBL1.com.au. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  43. ^ "Pozoglou and Sharp named NBL1 West MVPs". NBL1.com.au. August 15, 2021. Archived from the original on August 15, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  44. ^ "Injury Update: Scott Machado". taipans.com. December 14, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  45. ^ "Scott Machado sidelined for 4-6 weeks". taipans.com. December 15, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  46. ^ "Taipans Injury Report – Round 11". taipans.com. February 11, 2022. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  47. ^ Barrett, Steve (April 8, 2022). "Machado hurt, Tasmania stay alive in NBL". thewest.com.au. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  48. ^ Matosevic, Ashleigh (May 17, 2022). "NBL22 Season Review: Cairns Taipans". theinnersanctum.com.au. Retrieved June 3, 2022. Import guard Scott Machado was sidelined first after an Achilles injury that saw him return in early February before a second injury spell hit the 31-year-old which saw him miss the remainder of the 2022 season.
  49. ^ "Machado Confirms Taipans Departure". NBL.com.au. June 3, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  50. ^ "Bem-vindo: סקוט מצ'אדו חתם בקבוצה!". הפועל יוסי אברהמי אילת. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  51. ^ "Scott Machado (ex H.Eilat) signs at Avtodor". Eurobasket. December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  52. ^ "Scott Machado". fiba.basketball. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  53. ^ Iona College’s Machado set to tryout for Brazilian National Team
  54. ^ Iona's junior point guard Scott Machado makes name for self as Division I leader in assists
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