Retirement catches up with everybody in the NBA. Eventually, players realize they don’t have any more to give to the game, and the time is right to call it a career.
On Friday morning, former Philadelphia 76ers star Andre Iguodala announced it was his time after 19 seasons in the league. Iguodala was selected with the ninth pick in the 2004 NBA draft. He played eight seasons for Philadelphia and was selected an All-Star in 2012. He averaged 15.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 1.7 steals while a member of the Sixers.
He was sent to the Denver Nuggets in the big Andrew Bynum deal before joining the Golden State Warriors where he won four titles and was named finals MVP in 2015.
Andre Iguodala has retired from the NBA after 19 seasons, per @dealbook pic.twitter.com/k7wWZlQraG
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 20, 2023
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Iguodala will be remembered for doing it all on the court. He was able to score, play elite defense and make plays for others. He is probably best remembered in Philadelphia for sinking two free throws to help the eighth-seeded Sixers upset the top-seeded Chicago Bulls in the 2012 playoffs.
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