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#3 Andre Iguodala signs with the Golden State Warriors (2013)
Andre Iguodala was a standout first round draft pick by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2004 NBA Draft. He took the baton as the 76ers' next superstar from Allen Iverson when the latter got traded to the Denver Nuggets in 2006. However, his signing with the Golden State Warriors on July 5th, 2013 was a career-defining moment as most of his best accomplishments as a pro-basketball player came after that 4-year $48 million deal was made.
The Warriors were already a team constructed around a core nucleus of young top world class talents such as Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green. Now, they had a player with veteran know-how and great talent himself. The Warriors would gel and become NBA Champions just two seasons later knocking off the Cleveland Cavaliers led by LeBron James who was himself in the middle of an 8-year consecutive run as an NBA finalist with the Heat and Cavaliers.
Iguodala would go onto to be named the 2015 NBA Finals MVP and it would be his first of three NBA titles as a player. He would play significant roles in the Warriors' back to back title wins in 2017 and 2018 and the last 5 seasons in which the Warriors have represented the NBA’s Western Conference in the battle for the Larry O’Brien Trophy.
