The Golden State Warriors will retire Andre Iguodala’s No. 9 jersey on Feb. 23 after they host the Dallas Mavericks in San Francisco.
The staff made the announcement Tuesday on Iguodala’s forty first birthday.
Iguodala is the seventh participant in Warriors historical past to have his quantity raised to the rafters, becoming a member of Wilt Chamberlain, Chris Mullin, Nate Thurmond, Alvin Attles, Rick Barry and Tom Meschery.
The 6-foot-6 swingman gained 4 NBA titles with the Warriors in 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2022. He earned Finals MVP honors within the first championship collection of a dynasty that may in the future see teammates Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Inexperienced equally honored.
“With out these guys, I would not be on this place,” mentioned Iguodala, who retired in October 2023. “I believe they perceive how essential I used to be. However clearly Steph, Klay and Draymond, simply being so distinctive in who they’re, it is only a highly effective system. It might be actually onerous to duplicate.”
In the course of the 2015 NBA Finals, he helped the Warriors win three straight video games to beat a 2-1 deficit in opposition to the Cleveland Cavaliers. He averaged 16.3 factors, 5.8 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.3 steals within the collection.
“Andre will go down as one of many smartest, shrewdest and most unusual and profitable gamers ever to put on a Warriors uniform,” Joe Lacob, Warriors co-executive chairman and CEO, mentioned in a press release. “We thought all of that could possibly be true once we acquired him in 2013, however the actuality — 4 titles, six Finals appearances, a Finals MVP — exceeded even our wildest imaginations.
“He was the right participant and particular person on the good time for our staff, and the sacrifice he made in coming off the bench in 2014 despatched a message that he got here right here to assist us do one factor: win. The proof is within the rafters, and his quantity belongs alongside the banners he helped us elevate.”
Iguodala averaged 11.3 factors, 4.9 rebounds and 4.2 assists in 1,231 video games (784 begins) with the Philadelphia 76ers, Denver Nuggets, Miami Warmth and Warriors. He made an All-Star staff with Philadelphia in 2011-12 and chosen to 2 NBA All-Defensive groups.
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