Michael Scott Machado (born June 8, 1990)[1] is an American-Brazilian professional basketball player for Minas Clube of Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB).

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.

[8][9] On November 14, 2012, Machado was assigned to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA Development League.

[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.

On March 8, 2013, he was traded to the Santa Cruz Warriors in exchange for Chris Daniels and a second-round draft pick.

[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.

[20] In July 2013, Machado joined the Golden State Warriors for the 2013 NBA Summer League.

[31] In its second game in Spain, its first at home, Machado scored a winning layup against Movistar Estudiantes.

[39] On June 12, 2021, Machado signed with the Mandurah Magic in Western Australia for the rest of the 2021 NBL1 West season.

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

[51] In 2018, Machado debuted for the Brazilian national team during the FIBA World Cup Americas qualifiers.

[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.