Andre Tyler Iguodala is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association. He won three NBA championships with the Golden State Warriors and was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player in 2015. He was also a member of the United States national team at the 2010 FIBA World Championship and 2012 Summer Olympics. He played college basketball with the Arizona Wildcats. In February 2019, he was elected first vice-president of the NBA.
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Andre Tyler Iguodala is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association. He won three NBA championships with the Golden State Warriors and was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player in 2015. He was also a member of the United States national team at the 2010 FIBA World Championship and 2012 Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal both times. He played college basketball with the Arizona Wildcats. In February 2019, he was elected first vice-president of the NBA. He replaced LeBron James in that role. He is the son of Linda Shanklin and Nigerian-born Nigerian-American father, Frank. Growing up, he rooted for the Chicago Bulls, and he cites Michael Jordan as the player he looked up to. In 2002, he played in the Jordan Brand Classic in Washington, D. C. In 22 minutes of play, he put up six points on 3–6 shooting, five rebounds, two assists, three steals and a block. He also played with future NBA players Channing Frye, Luke Walton, Mustafa Mustafa, and Hassan Adams. Many colleges regarded him as a track star, but he turned out to be a basketball player. In the summer of 2000, he won the AAU national tournament Most Valued Player after hitting the game-winning shot at the final buzzer to give his team the 17-and-under national title. As a senior in 2002, Iguadala led Lanphier’s basketball team to a runner-up finish at the Illinois High School Association Class AA state tournament.
That season, he averaged 23. 5 points, 7. 8 rebounds and 4. 1 assists per game. In 2005, he joined the Denver Nuggets in a four-team trade. In 2012, he became a reserve for the first time in his career. In 2014–15, he captured the Finals MVP after returning to the starting lineup in the middle of the championship series. His older brother, Frank, played for Lake Land College in Mattoon, Illinois, and Dayton. He had narrowed down his list of desired schools to two: Kansas or Arkansas. He initially signed a National Letter of Intent to play at Arkansas. However, after coach Nolan Richardson was fired that year, he decided to attend Arizona instead. At Arizona he was named to the Pac-10 All-Freshmen team for the 2002–10 season. In 2004, he earned first-team all-conference honors in the Pac -10 as a sophomore in 2004, and was selected in the 2004 NBA draft with the ninth overall pick by the Philadelphia 76ers. He has played for the NBA All-Star in 2012 and has been named to theNBA All-Defensive Team twice. The swingman was selected to the All-NBA First Team in 2010 and 2012. In 2013, he signed a contract extension to stay with the NBA until 2018. He will play for the Heat until 2019, when his contract runs out. He previously served as vice- president of the NPBA executive committee starting in 2013.
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