Paul Murphy Shirley (born December 23, 1977) is an American professional basketball player, currently playing for Unicaja Málaga of the Spanish ACB. He is also a writer, with his primary focus on his basketball experiences.
Shirley is noted for briefly maintaining an online journal while playing for the Phoenix Suns in 2004-05. His first journal dealt with a several-day-long road trip, while the second chronicled the Suns' NBA Playoffs run. After...
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Paul Murphy Shirley (born December 23, 1977) is an American professional basketball player, currently playing for Unicaja Málaga of the Spanish ACB. He is also a writer, with his primary focus on his basketball experiences.
Shirley is noted for briefly maintaining an online journal while playing for the Phoenix Suns in 2004-05. His first journal dealt with a several-day-long road trip, while the second chronicled the Suns' NBA Playoffs run. After their playoff elimination, the Suns did not re-sign him, as he rarely played in his twelfth man position. He is the author of a blog for ESPN.com entitled "My So-Called Career". As of July 2008, it contained 56 column-length entries.
Shirley was signed to a non-guaranteed contract by the Minnesota Timberwolves in early October, but was cut in training camp before the start of the 2006-07 season. On an ESPN.com chat on October 23, Shirley referenced the $10 million, 5-year contract of Mark Madsen as the reason why he was released.
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