3 current NBA players with the worst NBA Finals record ahead of the 2021-22 NBA season

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James

#2 Andre Iguodala

Andre Iguodala with a thunderous dunk during the 2020 NBA Finals
Andre Iguodala with a thunderous dunk during the 2020 NBA Finals

Andre Iguodala is renowned for being a key piece in the Golden State Warriors dynasty which dominated the league for almost half a decade. The former NBA Finals MVP is a three-time champion and one of the best defensive stoppers the league has seen.

Iguodala made his name as a clutch player who could be counted on taking crucial shots and getting stops in high-pressure situations.

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However, Iguodala has a pretty bad Finals record compared to most, counting his loss with the Miami Heat in the 2020 NBA Finals, Andre has lost three out of the six Finals he has participated in.

A 50% win percentage in the NBA Finals is unthinkable and a dream for most but in the current times that serves as the second worst record.


#1 LeBron James

LeBron James with a thunderous dunk against the Phoenix Suns
LeBron James with a thunderous dunk against the Phoenix Suns

Most NBA players cannot even dream of making it to ten NBA Finals and winning four titles. Unfortunately for LeBron, that is the biggest argument that works against him in the G.O.A.T debate.

LeBron's 40% win percentage in the Finals is the third worst record in the history of the league after Jerry West and Elgin Baylor. That is elite company, but not the category King James would have wanted to be placed in.

To LeBron's credit, most of the teams he went to the Finals with apart from a couple of them did that on the back of his magnificent and sometimes historic performances.

He also faced dynasties such as the Warriors, who were a permanent roadblock on his path to the championship. Post Kyrie Irving's exit, Cleveland lacked the firepower to compete against a GSW team featuring the likes of future Hall-of-Famers Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, leading LeBron to a miserable 3-6 record before winning with the Lakers in 2020.

King James will go down as one of the best to ever do it once he hangs up his sneakers, though his Finals record is something that would be a conversation in NBA circles long after that.

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