(KRON) – The Golden State Warriors introduced on Tuesday that the staff might be retiring four-time NBA champion and 2015 Finals MVP Andre Iguodala’s No. 9 jersey.
The ceremony will most fittingly be after the Warriors play towards former teammate Klay Thompson’s newest staff the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday, Feb. 23 on the Chase Middle.
Iguodala was chosen by the Philadelphia 76ers because the ninth general draft decide and was traded to the Dubs in 2013 in a three-team deal. Warriors Co-Govt Chairman and CEO Joe Lacob stated he knew Iguodala might probably be cemented as “one of the smartest, shrewdest and most unique and successful players to wear a Warrior uniform.”
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – JUNE 16: Andre Iguodala #9, Draymond Inexperienced #23, Klay Thompson #11 and Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors pose for a photograph after defeating the Boston Celtics 103-90 in Sport Six of the 2022 NBA Finals at TD Backyard on June 16, 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: Person expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or utilizing this {photograph}, Person is consenting to the phrases and circumstances of the Getty Photos License Settlement. (Picture by Adam Glanzman/Getty Photos)
“We thought all of that could be true when we acquired him in 2013, but the reality– four titles, six Finals appearances, and a Final MVP –exceeded even our wildest imagination,” stated Lacob. “He was the perfect player and person at the perfect time for our team, and the sacrifice he made in coming off the bench in 2014 sent a message that he came here to help us do one thing: win. The proof is in the rafters, and his number belongs alongside the banner he helped us raise.”
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Iguodala retired as a Golden State Warrior in October 2023 after two seasons with the Miami Warmth.
Showing within the seven Finals sequence in his 19 seasons, he obtained championship rings in 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2022. The season Iguodala gained the Finals MVP, the Warrior’s victory ended a 40-year drought for the franchise. Along with his 2015 MVP title, he was an All-Star in 2012 and was an All-Defensive choice in 2010-11 and 2013-14.
The jersey retirement announcement additionally occurred on Iguodala’s forty first birthday.
