Jun 16, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) poses with the Larry O'Brien Trophy as Golden State Warriors guard Andre Iguodala (9) celebrates with the NBA Finals MVP trophy after beating the Cleveland Cavaliers in game six of the NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
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A core member of the Golden State Warriors’ dynasty is hanging ’em up, with Andre Iguodala announcing his retirement following 19 seasons in the NBA.

Iguodala confirmed the announcement, which was first made by Michael de la Merced of DealBook in The New York Times, to Andscape’s Marc Spears. The 39-year-old swingman will reportedly focus on his career as a startup investor.

“It’s just the right time,” Iguodala, told Andscape “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.”

Following a standout career at Arizona, Iguodala was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the No. 9 overall pick in the 2004 NBA Draft. He spent eight seasons with the Sixers, in which time he was named to the All-Rookie first-team (2005), All-Defensive second-team (2011) and the NBA All-Star Game (2012). He also won a gold medal as a part of Team USA in the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Following the 2011-12 campaign, Iguodala was traded the the Denver Nuggets as a part of the three-team deal that sent Dwight Howard to the Los Angeles Lakers. After one season in Denver, he signed a four-year, $48 million contract with the Golden State Warriors.

It was in Golden State that Iguodala found the most success of his career, teaming with Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green to become the core four players of a dynasty that won three NBA championships in four seasons and four total titles in eight years (2015, 2017, 2018, 2022). In addition to being named a All-Defensive first-team selection in 2014, he was named the MVP of the 2015 NBA Finals for his efforts in guarding Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James.

Shortly after Iguodala’s retirement was first made public, many took to social media to weigh in.

[DealBook, Andscape]

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