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NBA rumor: Iguodala will retire if he doesn’t want to be an assistant to the Warriors and can’t play


Iguodala is said to be unwilling to be the Warriors’ assistant coach and will retire if he cannot play. (AFP file photo)

Andre Iguodala, 38, who won his fourth career title with the Warriors this year, has yet to decide whether to continue the 2022-23 season or retire.

Recently, “The Athletic” Warriors team reporter Anthony Slater (Anthony Slater) reported that Iguodala has no interest in coaching and, if he stays on the team, he will be alone on the roster, just like Heat veteran Udonis Haslem. contract with the Heat for 1 year, for which he represented 1 place on the big list, which caused criticism from all walks of life.

“The situation of Iguodala is different from that of Hassler, who actually accepts the role of assistant manager as a player, but Iguodala does not.” Slater pointed out: “He said earlier that if he can’t Come on, he will. Quit the game, he doesn’t care to stay on the team as an assistant, so the only way for the Warriors to keep Iguodala on the team is to put him on the roster for the new team. season”.

Iguodala joined the Warriors in 2013, left briefly from 2019-2021 and returned to the Warriors in the 2021-22 season. So far he has participated in the 4 trips of the Warriors championship and was elected MVP of the 2015 finals. Iguodala has long been plagued with neck injuries: last season he played only 31 routine games, averaging 4.0 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game. While he can’t bring much help to the team on the pitch, his role in the Warriors lounge is very critical. Head coach Steve Kerr has claimed to be the best mentor to the team’s young players.

Slater believes that “Iguodala has explored many areas outside the game of basketball and has achieved incredible success later in his career. Once he chooses to retire, he will never be idle. He has many things to do.”

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