Andre Iguodala, 4-time champion with the Warriors, retires after 19 NBA seasons: What’s next? – The Athletic
Andre Iguodala, a four-time NBA champion with the Golden State Warriors, is retiring after 19 seasons in the league, he told multiple outlets Friday. Here’s what you need to know:
- Iguodala, 39, told Andscape it’s “just the right time” for the change. “Time started to get limited for me and I didn’t want to put anything in the back seat. I didn’t want to have to try to delegate time anymore. Especially with on the court, off the court with family. A lot,” he said.
- Iguodala retires as a former NBA Finals MVP (2015) and NBA All-Star (2012), averaging 11.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and 4.2 assists in 1,231 career games.
- The 39-year-old forward told DealBook that he will focus on his career as a start-up investor, running a $200 million venture capital fund, Mosaic, with business partner Rudy Cline-Thomas.
What Iguodala said
“You want to play at a high level. But then family is a lot,” Iguodala told Andscape. “My son is 16 and then two girls. So, (I’m) looking forward to seeing them grow up in those important years.”
Backstory
Iguodala announced last September that he would return for his 19th and final NBA season after hinting that he spent much of that summer leaning toward retirement. However, a strong push from Steph Curry, Draymond Green, Klay Thompson, Steve Kerr and Bob Myers lured him back before his official retirement.
A former star at the University of Arizona and the No. 9 pick in the 2004 NBA Draft, Iguodala played for the Philadelphia 76ers, the Denver Nuggets and the Miami Heat, in addition to the Warriors.
He won a gold medal with Team USA at the London Games and won a world championship with USA Basketball in 2012.
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