Ex-Warriors forward Andre Iguodala retires after 19-year NBA career

Ex-Warriors forward Andre Iguodala retires after 19-year NBA career originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

Andre Iguodala’s decorated 19-year NBA career officially has come to a close.

The former Warriors forward and four-time champion explained to Andscape’s Marc Spears the reasoning behind his decision.

“It’s just the right time,” Iguodala told Spears in a phone interview. “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.

“You want to play at a high level. But then family is a lot. My son is 16 and then two girls. So, [I’m] looking forward to seeing them grow up in those important years.”

The 39-year-old spent the first eight seasons of his career with the 76ers after Philadelphia selected him with the No. 9 overall pick in the 2004 NBA Draft. He then spent one season in Denver with the Nuggets before moving to the Bay and joining the Warriors.

Iguodala was a part of the Warriors’ dynasty run that made five consecutive trips to the NBA Finals and won three of them. He spent two seasons (2019-20, 2020-21) with the Miami Heat before returning to Golden State for the final two seasons of his career.

In his last two seasons with the Warriors, specifically last season, Iguodala was sort of an unofficial assistant coach and served as a mentor to the young players, such as Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody.

On the court or off it, Iguodala’s impact was felt and certainly will be missed.

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