He was named Chicago Sun-Times Player of the Year as well as a second-team Parade All-American and Nike All-American. [46] He finished the series averaging 16.3 points, 4 assists, and 5.8 rebounds. Do you have a blog? Iguodala was enticed by Arkansas's 1–3 system, which would have allowed Iguodala to run the point occasionally. ", "Anger. At Arizona, Iguodala planned to major in education. After earning first-team all-conference honors in the Pac-10 (known now as the Pac-12) as a sophomore in 2004, he was selected in the 2004 NBA draft with the ninth overall pick by the Philadelphia 76ers. 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Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. [50] An ankle injury suffered in early March forced Igoudala to miss 13 straight games. Iguodala averaged a career-high 19.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 4.8 assists per game through the 82 games. [57] In February 2017, long-time agent Rob Pelinka was appointed as the new general manager for the Los Angeles Lakers; Iguodala chose to remain with the Landmark Sports Agency, and co-founder Brandon Rosenthal took over as Iguodala's agent. Iguodala was a member of the United States national team in the 2010 FIBA World Championship, winning the gold medal. [84], On September 27, 2020, Andre Iguodala became the tenth person in NBA history to make it to six straight NBA Finals.[85]. [93][94] Iguodala enjoys playing video games, particularly the NBA 2K series. Philadelphia 76ers, 1st round (9th pick, 9th overall), 2004 NBA Draft, More Andre Iguodala pages at Sports Reference. News: 2 days ago Nunn posted 15 points (6-12 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 2-2 FT), four assists, three rebounds, a steal and a block in Sunday's win over Portland.. [37] When playing against the Los Angeles Lakers on November 23, 2013, Iguodala strained his left hamstring late in the third quarter. The inaugural edition of the event began in 2017 where Iguodala and teammate Stephen Curry played hosts. Later that season, he was selected to his first All-Star Game as a reserve. [12], He also won a bronze medal with the U.S. at the FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship in 2002. However, he also had his career-best season in assists with 6.3 apg and helped the Sixers make the playoffs with the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference. Home > NBA Championships > Year by Year This is the complete list with all the NBA Champions Year by Year. In 2002, he played in the Jordan Brand Classic in Washington, D.C. In his freshman year he quickly established himself as one of the best all-around players on the team, ranking in the top 5 for his team in just about every major category. Sadness. [64] On December 11, 2017 against the Portland Trail Blazers, Iguodala played his 1,000th regular-season game, becoming one of 126 players in NBA history to accomplish the feat. On January 3, 2014, Iguodala hit a game-winning, 3-point buzzer-beater in the Warriors' 101–100 win over the Atlanta Hawks. [72] The Warriors returned to the NBA Finals for the fifth straight season, but lost in six games to the Toronto Raptors. In the game, he scored 10 points, caught 10 rebounds and dished out 10 assists. The Sixers hired coach Eddie Jordan to take over for Tony DiLeo. Find out more. He was acquired by Golden State in 2013. 16) game against Minnesota. In the playoffs the Sixers lost in the first round to the Pistons in 6 games after leading the series 2–1. Iguodala played college basketball with the Arizona Wildcats. [10], Iguodala initially signed a National Letter of Intent to play at Arkansas. However, they were upset in the first round by the Golden State Warriors, despite Iguodala having a good series, averaging 18 points, 8 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 2 steals per game in the series. During his career at Arizona, the Wildcats made it to the NCAA Tournament both seasons. The award however was given to Nate Robinson,[20] in a controversial decision,[21][22][23] as Robinson had missed 14 straight dunk attempts before hitting his final one. home/away, monthly, etc... More Andre Iguodala Basketball Reference pages, 2020-21 Heat Considered a four-star recruit by Scout.com, Iguodala was listed as the No. 6 small forward and the No. [51] The Warriors finished the regular season as the first seed in the Western Conference with a 73–9 record, the best overall record in NBA history, surpassing the 1995–96 Chicago Bulls' mark of 72–10, while Iguodala finished as runner-up for the 2015–16 NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award. They kept him on their 15-man opening day roster instead of buying out the 35-year-old veteran, who was earning $17 million in the last year of his contract. In their conference finals match-up with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Iguodala helped the Warriors fight back from a 3–1 deficit in the series to win clinch a 4–3 victory. This led to the firing of Nuggets coach George Karl, who just won the NBA Coach of the Year Award. Iguodala visited the Arkansas campus and was impressed by their large gymnasium and the number of fans at a practice while he visited with his mother and father. Early into the season, Philadelphia was struggling, which led to the departure of head coach Maurice Cheeks. All rights reserved. That season, he averaged 23.5 points, 7.8 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game. [15] Iguodala was thrust into the starting lineup immediately during his rookie season and was the only 76er to play and start all 82 regular season games plus 5 playoff games, becoming a favorite target of Allen Iverson in the process, often connecting on highlight-reel dunks on passes or alley-oops from Iverson. He began to step up his game as the season went on, leading Philadelphia to a playoff berth. This was also the fifth time in NBA history that an eighth seed defeated a first seed in the opening round of the playoffs. > NBA History: Awards. Iguodala scored 20 points in 38 minutes after averaging less … When Iguodala was in the game, James made only 38.1% of his shots, compared to 44% without Iguodala. In the playoffs, Iguodala had the assignment of guarding LeBron James and Dwyane Wade in the first round. After posting career totals of 594 points (9.6 ppg), 409 rebounds (6.6 rpg) and 95 steals (1.53 spg) in 62 games (34 starts) he left to enter the NBA draft. [86] He helped Team USA win the gold medal against Spain in a 107–100 victory. [77], The Grizzlies, who were rebuilding, reached an agreement before training camp to allow Iguodala to stay away from the team and train on his own. Game 5 had it all as the Warriors' title hopes stay alive and they mourn Kevin Durant's injury", "Why Iguodala didn't plan to sit out, re-sign with Warriors", "Warriors trade Andre Iguodala to Grizzlies; Lacob says team will retire jersey", "Why the collapse of the Warriors feels so abrupt", "Warriors Acquire All-Star Guard D'Angelo Russell From Brooklyn Nets", "Should the Blazers be a candidate to acquire Andre Iguodala from the Grizzlies? Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Now a permanent fixture in the 76ers starting rotation, Iguodala was the only Sixer to play in and start all 82 games in his second season. [39], Entering the 2014–15 season, first-year Warriors coach Steve Kerr elected to move Iguodala from the starting rotation to the sixth man reserve position, in favor of forward Harrison Barnes. Coming into the 2010–11 NBA season, the 76ers were expected to rebound from their poor season. In the preseason Philadelphia drafted point guard Jrue Holiday out of UCLA to take over the void left at point guard after the departure of veteran point guard Andre Miller, who had joined the Portland Trail Blazers. [44][45] He was also the first MVP to not have started every game in the Finals. Philadelphia also traded veteran big man Samuel Dalembert to the Sacramento Kings for a younger center Spencer Hawes; the 76ers also acquired Andrés Nocioni in the deal. During the 2011 NBA lockout, Iguodala had a week-long internship with Merrill Lynch.[28]. Lanphier in Springfield, Illinois, Draft: The 1972 NBA Finals MVP is holder of numerous official NBA all-time records, establishing himself as a scoring champion, all-time top rebounder and accurate field goal shooter. Iguodala averaged career-highs in rebounds, assists, and blocks, and a career low in personal fouls. He won three NBA championships with the Golden State Warriors and was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2015. [12][13], Iguodala was selected 9th overall in the 2004 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. Many colleges regarded Iguodala as a track star turned basketball player but teammate Luke Walton said, "He is going to be one of the best players to ever come out of Arizona by the time he is done here". His arrival in Denver led to some league experts labeling Denver a contender. With Golden State down 2–1 in the series, Iguodala made his first start of the season, replacing center Andrew Bogut in Game 4. [69][70] After starting nine consecutive games,[71] he missed the deciding Game 4 in the conference finals against Portland with a sore left calf injury from Game 3. This page features the full list of Yearly NBA champions, including season, team, result, Season MVP and Finals MVP.