The Warriors dynasty has been the most dominant since 2014. They have nabbed four titles and they have kept their original core of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green. Sure, they needed Kevin Durant for a couple of chips, but it is these three that laid the platform. The addition of Andrew Wiggins to the core helped them win a title in 2022 and this season they will enter as a favorite too.

The warm atmosphere created by Stephen Curry has been the pathway to their success too. One of his former teammates now bids him farewell and acknowledges his huge role.

Stephen Curry was a guiding light to a stellar player

Curry’s ridiculous jumpers are obviously world-famous. Meanwhile, his attitude is also well-celebrated. Most reports and testimonies suggest that he is one of the best teammates to play with.

They have cited his easygoing nature alongside the hunger for winning. Andre Iguodala, who retired recently, bid an emotional farewell to his mates, giving special credit to the sharpshooter.

He also lauded the Dubs fandom. As per Andscape, he stated, ”I’ve had a really good relationship with the fan base. They’ve been nothing but appreciative of me and my time there. I hear it a lot. I give Steph all the credit all the time, but just being kind of one of the first domino to fall in terms of a free agent signing there, you really didn’t have a free agent that was take less money to go to that market. We hadn’t seen that. And it was just a perfect marriage in terms of skill sets, IQ and how my game fit with those guys and being comfortable taking the back seat and sacrificing for the inevitable. So, it was just a beautiful thing.”

It was indeed a magnificent run for Iguodala as part of the team. Golden Warriors

Joe Lacob wants to retire Andre Iguodala’s number

Since the current Warriors line-up never had a problem with scoring, Iggy primarily worked as a defender. His defensive anchoring alongside Green brought nightmares to many opponents. Sacrificing his stats, he gave the team a lot of hustle. His shining moment came in the 2015 NBA finals when he gave LeBron James the tough business. For his incredible performances on both ends, he received the Finals MVP reward over on-fire Curry.

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The importance of such players can’t be stated enough. This season, if he was in his prime, the defense would have been much better. As his late career was mired with injuries, much of his glorious contributions came in the first half of his Warriors tenure. 

There are plenty of reasons why Warriors owner Joe Lacob believes Iggy’s #9 should be retired in honor of Iguodala and his contributions.

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