Several members of the Golden State Warriors have been surrounded by rumors leading up to the NBA trade deadline on Thursday. Willie Cauley-Stein has been traded to the Dallas Mavericks, while both Alec Burks and Glenn Robinson III were pulled from the Warriors’ lineup with the trade deadline looming.
In the middle of it all is D’Angelo Russell. According to multiple reports, teams like the Minnesota Timberwolves and New York Knicks are vying for a trade to bring Russell to their team.
While the Warriors are active at the trade deadline, former members of Golden State are also on the move.
Over the past offseason, the Warriors traded their sixth-man Andre Iguodala to the Memphis Grizzlies, now he’s on his way to South Beach, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Memphis has agreed to a deal to send Andre Iguodala to Miami, league source tells ESPN. Iguodala agreed to trade and has agreed to a two-year, $30M extension with Miami.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 6, 2020
Iguodala has yet to play a game in the 2019-20 season as he was waiting for Memphis to move him to a contender, now, a day away from the trade deadline, the former NBA Finals Most Valuable Player got his wish granted.
On top of being traded to Miami, Iguodala will reportedly sign a two-year, $30 million extension. That news is significant for the Golden State Warriors because it essentially nixes any chance at a reunion with Iguodala over the summer via free agency.
Once the trade becomes official, Iguodala will have the chance to reunite with the Warriors, as his new team the Miami Heat will travel to Chase Center in San Francisco on February 10.