A reunion between the Warriors and defensive specialist Andre Iguodala could be in the works. Iguodala has narrowed his choices to his former team along with the Nets and Lakers, Shams Charania of The Athletic tweets. Iguodala, 37, played 63 regular-season games with the Heat this past season and averaged a modest 4.4 PPG in 21.3 MPG, with a majority of his field-goal attempts coming from beyond the arc. Iguodala won three rings in six seasons with the Warriors.
We have more free agent buzz:
- Free agent forward Kelly Oubre is in discussions with the Hornets, David Aldridge of The Athletic tweets. Oubre averaged 15.4 PPG and 6.0 RPG for Golden State last season but only made 31.6% of his 3-point attempts. The Hornets are also reportedly pondering an offer sheet to Bulls free agent Lauri Markkanen — with approximately $14MM in cap room remaining, they wouldn’t be able to sign both players unless one accepted a very team-friendly rate.
- Before Lou Williams chose to return to the Hawks, the Lakers, Warriors and Bucks showed interest in the three-time Sixth Man of the Year award, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. Williams opted for a one-year, $5MM agreement with Atlanta.
- Free agent guard Dennis Smith Jr. won’t return to the Pistons, Marc Berman of the New York Post tweets. That’s no surprise, considering Detroit drafted Cade Cunningham with the No. 1 pick and reached an agreement with Cory Joseph after declining its team option on him.
Iguodala is 37 years old, a perfect fit to Lakers?
Still a good defender and he’s not being asked to play major minutes so age shouldn’t be an issue if he’s healthy.
*was a good defender
The Lakers are obviously looking for some fresh, young legs in Iggy.
Hornets trying to pick up everyone’s sloppy seconds. I guess it’s not a bad idea since the markets for Lauri and Oubre are pretty thinned out right now. If the prices come in low enough, why not?
Of course, I wouldn’t expect much.
I’m speechless
Amazing how Smith went from being ROTY candidate to value piece on Portzingis trade to now a Detroit dumpster fire. League has an indiscriminate way to chuck out its knuckleheads.
Must say, in 392 minutes, Dennis Smith had his highest-ever PER, on-off, ORtg, 3pt%, even AT ratio (3to1). Of course the standards were not high, and he was said to not drive inside.
But it’s an odd way to go out, after your best year, in your prime.
Sometimes (usually) a dunk-highlight tape should not be used for scouting. It may get him a job outside the US though.
With their $163M luxury tax bill it’s unlikely the Warriors will bring Oubre back despite the devastation his departure will cause for Marty. It will only get worse.
Such a strange obsession with GS. I can only assume you are very young.
Nah he’s claimed to be 50 before lolol
winslow is a better choice for the lakers than iguodala…
The big question with old Miami free agents is when Udonis Haslem will sign his annual charity contract. I hope he plays until he’s 50. His line from last year is hilarious. Got into one game and was ejected in under three minutes for fighting with Dwight Howard and didn’t play another minute the rest of the season.
Bring Iggy back to the Bay!!!
No thanks on Iggy, let GSW have their warm snuggly moment
It makes no sense to let Malik Monk go play for the Lakers for the minimum and then give Oubre 15 million dollars.