Mike D’Antoni

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mike D'Antoni
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	May 8, 1951(1951-05-08)
Age	73
Birthplace	Mullens
Country	United States
Birth City	West Virginia
Horoscope	Taurus

Mike D'Antoni Biography

Mike D'Antoni is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on May 8, 1951 in Mullens, West Virginia, United States. He was a NBA coach, best known for his high scoring offenses with Phoenix Suns. Later, he was a coach for the Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, and New York Knicks. In 2005 and 2017, he was the NBA Coach of The Year.

From their time in Italy, he knew Kobe Bryant and they were reunited when D’Antoni was appointed coach of the Lakers.

D’Antoni’s first NBA coaching job was with the Denver Nuggets in 1997–98 as the club’s director of player personnel. He also did some broadcasting work with TNT that season. The next year, he became the Nuggets’ head coach, but was fired after a poor performance during the lockout-shortened 1998–99 season. D’Antoni then became a scout for San Antonio Spurs during the 1999–2000 season. He was also an assistant for the Portland Trail Blazers in 2000–01.

In 2002, D’Antoni made his return to the NBA as a Phoenix Suns assistant under Frank Johnson. In 2003, he replaced Johnson with 61 games left in the season as the Suns’ head coach and, despite the team’s failure to improve in the second half of the season, received a vote of confidence for producing inspired play from the injury-riddled team. With the acquisition of free agent Steve Nash before the 2004–05 season, an incredible turnaround began for the team. Nash was experienced in the run-and-gun style from his previous stints with the Dallas Mavericks and the Suns. He excelled running D’Antoni’s pick- and-roll offense. D’Antoni won the NBA Coach of the Year Award after his Suns went 62–20 to finish first in the regular season. His style, dubbed “Seven Seconds or Less”, was described in a book of that name. Overall, his Suns won 50 or more games in four consecutive seasons, while Nash earned NBA MVP honors in 2005 and 2006. In addition to Nash, D’Antoni’s Suns also featured All-Star power forward Amar’e Stoudemire and high-flying small forward Shawn Marion. They made consecutive appearances in the Western Conference finals in 2005 and 2006, losing to the San Antonio Spurs and Dallas Mavericks, respectively. D’Antoni became the Suns’ GM after Bryan Colangelo’s departure and passed on the post to Steve Kerr in 2007. The Suns were eliminated in the playoffs by the Spurs in 2007 and 2008, after which D’Antoni left Phoenix for the New York Knicks.

With his wife Laurel, he had one child. Dan D’Antoni, his brother, has been an assistant coach alongside him.

Mike D'Antoni Net Worth

Mike D'Antoni is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mike D'Antoni 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He played the majority of his career with the Italian team Olimpia Milano.

After former head coach Mike Brown had been fired, he was hired by the Lakers during the 2012-2013 season.

D’Antoni was born in Mullens, West Virginia, and played basketball at Marshall University. His father was a high school basketball coach in West Virginia and Ohio, and was inducted into West Virginia’s Sports Hall of Fame. His older brother Dan coached under him as an assistant in Phoenix, New York, and Los Angeles. Both Mike (1997) and Dan (1990) have been enshrined in the Marshall University Athletics Hall of Fame.

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Who is Mike D'Antoni Dating?

According to our records, Mike D'Antoni married to Laurel D'Antoni. As of December 1, 2023, Mike D'Antoni’s is not dating anyone.

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D’Antoni resigned as coach on March 14, 2012, and assistant coach Mike Woodson filled his vacancy as the head coach. The Knicks were off to a disappointing 18–24 start, and D’Antoni clashed with Anthony.

Facts & Trivia

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Calling it a permanent move, D’Antoni benched forward Pau Gasol in mid-January and started Earl Clark to form the faster and smaller lineup the coach preferred. The team was already ranked No. 2 in pace. Halfway through the season, the Lakers were in 12th place in the Western Conference with a 17–24 record. Under D’Antoni, the Lakers were 12-19 while scoring an average of 103.3 points a game but surrendering 103.4. Offensively, they reached the 110-point threshold just eight times in the 31 games, going 5–3. D’Antoni stressed that the team’s focus needed to be on its defense, not offense. He likened the Lakers to an All-Star team in which “everybody gets the ball and goes one on one and then they play no defense”, adding that they “haven’t learned that there’s a pecking order” where stars need to know their roles.

Where is coach Mike D'Antoni now?

D’Antoni joins New Orleans after serving as an assistant coach with the Brooklyn Nets during the 2020-21 season. D’Antoni has compiled a record of 672-527 (. 560 winning percentage) over 16 seasons as a head coach with Denver (1998-99), Phoenix (2003-08), New York (2008-12), L.A. Lakers (2012-14) and Houston (2016-20).

What is Mike d Antoni salary?

Net Worth:$12 Million
Salary:| $4 Million
Date of Birth:| May 8, 1951 (71 years old)
Gender:| Male
Height:| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)

How old is Mike Antoni?

71 years (May 8, 1951)

Why did Mike D'Antoni resign from the Knicks?

It’s safe to say that Anthony’s subpar performance, his inability to win and his clashes with D’Antoni basically forced D’Antoni to resign.

Is Mike d Antoni Italian?

Michael Andrew D’Antoni (born May 8, 1951) is an Italian-American professional basketball coach and former player who is a coaching advisor for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA).