How Andre Iguodala Transforms Golden State Warriors into Legit Title Contenders

August 23rd, 2013 by Adam Fromal Leave a reply »

The Golden State Warriors shocked the NBA world by testing the San Antonio Spurs in the 2013 postseason, and now they're poised to advance even further in 2014. 

If you're looking for the reason, look no further than Andre Iguodala. Golden State's prized offseason acquisition is the piece that transforms the Warriors into legitimate title contenders, not just a strong regular-season squad that can hang with the elites before being knocked out of the playoffs. 

It wasn't easy for Golden State to acquire Iggy. The franchise had to ship off expiring contracts and draft picks (along with Brandon Rush) to the Utah Jazz in order to free up enough financial flexibility to convince him to join the squad. 

Iguodala will make sure it was worth the Warriors' while. 

 

Positional Versatility 



The first major benefit of having Iguodala on the roster is simply an additional supply of positional versatility. While the NBA has been trending toward small ball in recent years, there are still a select few teams who play a more old-school style and utilize multipl ...

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