Andre Iguodala

Andre Iguodala

Personal Information

Debut 1088726400
Nickname Iggy
Spouse Christina Gutierrez

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Andre Iguodala: A Brief Biography

Andre Iguodala is an American professional basketball player who plays as a Small Forward for the Golden state warriors in the NBA. He is currently playing his 18th season and has been an NBA All-Star in 2012 and a two-time member of the NBA All-Defensive Team. With the Warriors, he has four NBA titles, and in 2015, he was voted the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP). He was chosen by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 9th overall pick in the first round of the 2004 NBA Draft. The Swingman was chosen to serve as the National Basketball Players Association's first vice president in February 2019. (NBPA).

Early life

Iguodala graduated from Springfield, Illinois' Lanphier High School. He excelled both academically and athletically at Lanphier, earning Academic All-Conference accolades and multiple State Journal Student-Athlete of the Week nominations. He received several honors, including second-team Parade and Nike All-American, and Chicago Sun-Times Player of the Year. He caught the eye of coaches around the country in the summer of 2000 when, after making the game-winning shot, he was voted the AAU national tournament's Most Valuable Player.

NBA Journey

The Philadelphia 76ers selected Andre Iguodala as the ninth overall pick in the 2004 NBA Draft. Iguodala received MVP honors at the Rookie Challenge on February 17, 2006, for his record-breaking 30-point performance in the Sophomores' victory. Iguodala was selected to the All-NBA Defensive Second Team for the 2010–2011 season. In a victory over the Pistons on his 28th birthday, Iguodala turned in a triple-double performance of 10 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. He sank two free throws with 2.2 seconds left in Game 6 of the Philadelphia 76ers' first-round playoff series against the Chicago Bulls to win the game and give the Sixers their first playoff series victory since 2003.

Andre was traded to the Denver Nuggets in 2012. Even though Andre had a strong series, the Nuggets lost to the Golden State Warriors in the playoffs, where he had helped the team advance. In the Playoff series, Iguodala averaged 18 points, 8 rebounds, 5.3 assists, and 5.2 steals. Iguodala joined the Warriors in 2013 and has been a member of the team ever since. Andre Iguodala won three NBA Championships with the Warriors and was voted the Finals MVP in 2015.

Andre Iguodala Rookie Year

The Philadelphia 76ers selected Andre Iguodala as the ninth overall pick in the 2004 NBA Draft. His Rookie season went very well after being criticized by many especially by the ESPN anchor Dick Vitale as he will not be able to play well and selecting him was not a good choice. Iguodala was the only 76er to play and start all 82 regular-season games plus five playoff games during his first season after being put into the starting lineup right away. He was the only rookie and 76er that season to score a triple-double thus, he proved his versatility. He averaged 9 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1.7 steals a game this season and therefore voted fourth in the NBA Rookie of the year and was named in the NBA Rookie first team.

Andre Iguodala Awards and Achievements

Award/AccoladeYearTeam
4*NBA Champion2015,2017,2018,2022Golden state warriors
NBA All-star 2012Philadelphia 76ers
NBA Finals MVP2015Golden state warriors
NBA All Defensive first team2014Golden state warriors
NBA All Defensive second team2011Philadelphia 76ers
NBA All-Rookie First Team2005Philadelphia 76ers

Andre Iguodala Records

  • In the 2006-2007 season, Andre joined LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and Tracy McGrady as the only players to average at least 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists.

  • He hit two free throws with 2.2 seconds remaining to help the Sixers defeat the Bulls and win the game, advancing the team to its first postseason series victory since 2003. And this is the fifth time in NBA History that A first seed lost to an eighth seed in the first round of the playoffs.

  • He was also the only Finals MVP in Finals history to not start each game.

  • Iguodala participated in his 1,000th regular-season game, joining an exclusive group of 126 NBA players who have done so.

  • With Miami in the NBA 2020 Finals Iguodala became the tenth NBA player to reach six consecutive Finals.

Andre Iguodala Championships

The only NBA player to start the entire regular season off the bench and win Finals MVP was Andre Iguodala. In the 2015 NBA Finals, his arrival to the lineup turned the series in the Golden State Warriors' favor and helped them win their first NBA championship in forty years.

With the Warriors, Andre Iguodala won three rings in the year (2017, 2018, 2022). He has appeared in seven consecutive NBA Finals, winning one with the Miami Heat in the 2019–20 season and six while playing for the Warriors. In the 2022 NBA Finals, Iguodala went on to win his fourth championship as the Warriors defeated the Boston Celtics in six games.

Andre Iguodala Net worth

The four times NBA champion, an NBA All-Star, and a great Defensive player on the perimeter Andre Iguodala have a net worth of about $80 million at the age of 38. He is the 311th best-paid NBA Athlete this year. Andre Iguodala announced that he would be re-signing with the Golden State Warriors for a single season in a $2,905,851 deal. He co-founded Mastry Ventures, a startup venture capital firm, and currently holds the position of general partner. In terms of Business interests, Iguodala is a prominent critic of NBA players investing in the technology sector as well as a tech investor in companies like Facebook, Tesla, etc.

Andre Iguodala Contract

The Golden State Warriors and Andre Iguodala agreed to a one-year, $2,905,851 deal. Two weeks ago, Andre Iguodala announced that he would be joining the Golden State Warriors once more on a one-year contract. Iguodala also announced that he will retire at the end of the current season. Iguodala stated to The Athletic that after his career ended, he would focus on his business. He co-founded and serves as a general partner of Mastry Ventures, a venture capital company that was established just last year. He is also a Tech investor in Big Giant companies like Facebook.

Andre Iguodala Family

The American Small Forward for the Golden State Warriors in the NBA was chosen by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2004 NBA Draft. Iguodala was born in Springfield, Illinois to his father Leonard Shanklin, and his mother Linda Shanklin. His father is Nigerian, while his mother is of African American origin. He has an older brother Frank who participated in athletics for Lake Land College in Mattoon, Illinois. Iguodala wed Christina Gutierrez, his childhood girlfriend, in August 2015 at the One&Only Palmilla resort in Los Cabos, Mexico. Together the couple has a son and a daughter.

Andre Iguodala Wife

The four times NBA Champion and NBA All-Star Andre Iguodala tied the knot with Christina Gutierrez. And it's widely known that Andre and Christina have been together since they were young and attended the same high school in Springfield, Illinois. Before the couple was wed they welcomed their first child Andre Tyler Iguodala II in 2007 and this news definitely motivated Iguodala to play better. Later his second child London was born in 2009 but this time with a different woman named Clayanna Warthen. But now Andre Iguodala referred to Christina Gutierrez as her "fiancée".

Andre Iguodala Shoes

Andre Iguodala, a veteran player and a forward player for the Golden State, has an outstanding collection of sneakers, which includes several rows of vintage Jordans, Foamposites, and other Nike shoes in his personal closets. Iguodala has worn multiple variations of Nike's Hyper series over the past few seasons; his preferred style is the low-top HyperRev, though he occasionally wears the Hyperdunk and Hyperchase as well. Iguodala has recently been playing in a variety of UA Curry line models for the Warriors, including the One Low Flotro.

FAQs

Yes, the small Forward has four rings in total. In the 2022 NBA Finals, Iguodala went on to win his fourth championship as the Warriors defeated the Boston Celtics in six games.
Iguodala was chosen in the first round of the 2004 NBA Draft, and the winger spent just over two seasons with Iverson before being traded to the Denver Nuggets.
Andre Iguodala has made $189,871,801 thus far in his NBA career, averaging $9,993,253 per year from his debut campaign in 2004-05 until the present.
Andre Iguodala was reported  6'6" (1.98m) tall and weighs about 98 kg (215 pounds). And Paul just plays the position of Small Forward, and has been two times All-Defensive team and played a huge role in winning the NBA Titles for the Warriors by guarding the players like Lebron.