Education
University of California, Los Los Angeles
University of California, Los Los Angeles
He is currently a sports agent
The 6" 5" (196 m) shooting guard signed undrafted with the Washington Bullets in 1993 after a collegiate career at University of California, Los Angeles in which he played in more career games than any other Bruin and swiped the 7th most steals in University of California, Los Angeles history. After three seasons in Washington, Butler was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers along with Rasheed Wallace in exchange for Rod Strickland and Harvey Grant. Following his stint playing for the Blazers, he signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Following the 1999 season, Butler did not play in the National Basketball Association for 2 years.
In 2001-2002, Butler signed with the Trail Blazers, marking his second tour of duty with the franchise. Mitchell"s last year playing in the National Basketball Association was in the 2003-2004 season, when he once again played for the District of Columbia franchise, now renamed the Washington Wizards.
Butler played in a total of 362 National Basketball Association games with 33 starts. He owns career averages of 5.2 points, 2 rebounds, and 1 assistant
Butler appeared in the 1994 movie Blue Chips.
Butler worked as National Basketball Association sports agent with Lagardère Unlimited before joining Rival Sports Group as president of basketball.