2023-08-03 09:06:00
With his 39 years, Andre Iguodala became the oldest active player in the NBA following the retirement of Udonis Haslem. But he might refuse this title of grandpa of the Great League and also take a rest far from the parquet floors, according to the words of Mike Dunleavy Jr.
This 2022-23 season was to be Andre Iguodala’s last dance, but above all it looked like a long way of the cross for the winger. After missing the first part of the 2022-23 season for hip pain, the veteran injured his wrist following just 8 games. Operated in stride, he has not turned back the land since.
This is the play where Andre Iguodala hurt his left wrist. He made the free throw following and then began holding his left wrist.
Iguodala has a fractured left wrist and will undergo surgery next week pic.twitter.com/DDHm6aKT2A
— Dalton Johnson (@DaltonJ_Johnson) March 15, 2023
Time is a killer for Andre Iguodala. At 39, the Golden State veteran seems increasingly struggling physically. To the extent that the Warriors don’t expect to see him back in their roster next season, even if they aren’t closed to it. In any case, this is what their new General Manager said.
“In my opinion, Andre has other things to do. But he has my number, the phone is still on. […] We’ll see. We’re not going to close the door on him, but I don’t think he’s coming back.” – Mike Dunleavy Jr. at the microphone NBC Sports Bay Area
The Warriors’ plans are clear: they are open to a return from Iguodala, but prefer not to count on his presence to build their squad. If Iggy decides to come back, he’ll still have a place on the team… but that’s not the direction that seems to be going right now. The veteran has yet to communicate his intentions for the upcoming season, but retirement seems to be a real option. A few weeks ago, he also declared to NBC Sports Bay Area that he was “unemployed”.
In any case, it’s not on the field that Iggy has the most to bring to the Warriors. If he is so valuable, it is above all for his leadership and his experience outside the courts. But even from the substitutes’ bench, the pace of the NBA season is hard to keep up as you approach 40 (and that our name is not LeBron James).
At 39, Andre Iguodala has never been closer to retirement. The veteran winger seems more and more in delicacy with his physique, so he might say stop and end his career this summer. In Golden State, we do not close the door to a return… for (another) Last Dance and a good start?
Source : NBC Sports Bay Area
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