Warriors Kick Off Dynasty Jersey Retirements With Andre Iguodala’s No. 9
The Warriors Will Retire Andre Iguodala’s Jersey on February 23rd
So Long No. 9
An old GSW member from the glory years, Andre Iguodala, made NBA news over the weekend after it was announced the Warriors would be raising his jersey to the rafters and retiring his number after winning four NBA titles with the club on February 23rd.
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Andre Iguodala was signed by the Warriors in 2013 as a 10-year veteran to strengthen the roster and complement the pieces around him. But little did they know what they were getting and what the immediate future held for a franchise that hadn’t won an NBA crown in 40 years.
This @andre tribute narrated by @andreiggyy is special 🔥
Warriors to retire Iguodala’s #9 on 2/23!pic.twitter.com/maCTsrD5Qb
— NBA (@NBA) January 28, 2025
Subsequently, after signing Iguodala, the Warriors would advance to the NBA Finals for five consecutive years and win three titles in the process. Iguodala would sign a two-year deal with the Heat after his pact with the Warriors was over. However, once his deal in South Beach was done, he’d return home to the scene of his greatest triumphs to sign a two-year agreement with Golden State and play his final 49 NBA games with the Warriors, winning a fourth title in 2022.
And now, at 41, he is getting the recognition and respect that comes with being an integral part of four NBA championships. Iguodala’s jersey will be the seventh number retired by the Warriors, joining Alvin Attles (No. 16), Rick Barry (No. 24), Wilt Chamberlain (No. 13), Tom Meschery (No. 14), Chris Mullin (No. 17), and Nate Thurmond (No. 42).
Andre Iguodala will have his #9 jersey retired by the Warriors on February 23, the team announced.
Iggy during his time with the Dubs:
🏆4x NBA champion
🏆2015 NBA Finals MVP pic.twitter.com/QdlVibW6XX— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) January 28, 2025
First of the Championship Era
It was not lost on Iguodala that he is the first of more than a few from those dynastic Golden State teams whose numbers will also be retired. It’s a safe bet that four more will follow over the next decade with Klay Thompson (No. 11), Kevin Durant (No. 35), Draymond Green (No. 23), and, of course, Stephen Curry (No. 30).
The beginning of a dynasty pic.twitter.com/c8muOGqnjs
— GSW Ball Report (@GSWBallReport) July 25, 2024
“I’m just the oldest,” Iguodala said. “Mark Jackson’s favorite line was: ‘Father Time is undefeated.’ It worked to my benefit this time in terms of being the first one.”
Iguodala also vividly recalls the press conference after signing with the Warriors, the same team that bounced his Nuggets out of the opening round the previous year before they themselves fell to the Spurs in the conference semifinals.
“I remember my press conference like it was yesterday,” Iguodala said. “I remember what I had on. I remember the questions. I remember the responses. And, you know, I was a second-tier free agent waiting on Dwight Howard. So, I’m not thinking it is going to be headline news from the press conference nationally. Maybe just locally.
But I remember one of the answers I said: ‘We are not that far away.’ They took the Spurs to six games. Real close games. Steph was coming into his own. And I used the word championships.”
Knew Iguodala was gonna be a legend since the moment he said this at his opening presser pic.twitter.com/P0B0bODb8m
— Tyler Chin (It’s over) (@tyler_chin_sfg) January 28, 2025
Going to a Warriors game during those five championship runs was an event, and the NBA betting odds consistently had Golden State as preseason favorites. Andre Iguodala’s stats won’t get him into the NBA Hall of Fame, but in this neck of the woods, he’s considered an integral part in bringing four world titles to an area that had been thirsting for decades.
