Andre Iguodala Has Retired From The NBA
After turning down interest from the Golden State Warriors and other teams, Andre Iguodala has announced his retirement from the National Basketball Association.
The 39-year-old four-time champion will be riding off into the sunset to spend more time with his family and enjoy his life post-basketball.
“It’s just the right time,” Iguodala told Andscape 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.”
Iguodala did talk about his time with the Warriors and what they did is something not many organizations can say they have done.
“We won four championships; that’s kind of unheard of,” Iguodala said. “There are only a handful to teams that can say that. You got the Bulls, the Lakers, Celtics, us, and that’s it. No organization has been run like this. And I think it’s a testament to us believing in each other, playing the right way. The game was played beautifully and had perfect timing for me right there in my prime. And things just happen the way they were supposed to happen when they happened, and it makes you actually strengthen your faith. You just give it all the way up to someone else to say, ‘Let me play to my maximum ability based on the work that I put in and the focus that what I have put into the game has paid off.'”
Remember, in July 2013, the All-Star forward turned down a five-year contract with the Denver Nuggets to join Golden State via sign-and-trade on a four-year, $48 million contract.
