Andre Iguodala

Andre Tyler Iguodala ( ig-wə-DAH-lə; born January 28, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player who played for 19 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A swingman, he was an NBA All-Star in 2012 and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Team twice. Iguodala won four NBA championships with the Golden State Warriors and was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (FMVP) in 2015. He was also a member of the U.S. national team at the 2010 FIBA World Championship and 2012 Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal both times. Iguodala played college basketball with the Arizona Wildcats. After earning first-team all-conference honors in the Pac-10 (known now as the Pac-12) as a sophomore in 2004, he was selected in the 2004 NBA draft with the ninth overall pick by the Philadelphia 76ers. Iguodala played for Philadelphia until the summer of 2012 when he joined the Denver Nuggets in a four-team trade. He was acquired by Golden State in 2013. In 2014–15, Iguodala became a reserve for the first time in his career, but played a major role. He captured the Finals MVP after returning to the starting lineup in the middle of the championship series. After three championships and five trips to the Finals with the Warriors, Iguodala had a two-year stint with the Miami Heat, with whom he reached his sixth straight Finals in 2020. Iguodala returned to Golden State in 2021 and won his fourth NBA championship that season. He spent another season with the Warriors before retiring from playing in 2023. From 2019 to 2023, Iguodala served as vice-president of the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA). From 2023 to 2026, he was the NBPA's executive director.