2:19pm: The NBPA has formally announced Iguodala’s appointment as acting executive director, confirming the news in a press release.
“I am honored to take on this role and serve the players, who are the heart and soul of the NBA,” Iguodala said in a statement. “I’m presented with a unique opportunity to take all that I’ve learned as a player over the course of my 19-year career and apply it to creating an even stronger and more influential union for current and future generations of players. I am thrilled to work alongside our extremely committed Executive Committee to lead the brotherhood through its next stage of advancement and development.”
2:00pm: Andre Iguodala has been named the acting executive director of the National Basketball Players Association, tweets ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. He replaces Tamika Tremaglio, who is resigning after less than two years as head of the union. Shams Charania of The Athletic broke the news that Iguodala was being considered for the role (Twitter link).
Iguodala confirmed his retirement last month, officially ending his 19-year playing career. An All-Star in 2012, he will be best remembered for his role in helping the Warriors capture four titles.
ESPN hired Iguodala as a studio analyst in October, and he currently owns stakes in two soccer teams, Leeds United in the EFL and Bay Area FC in the NWSL, along with the San Francisco branch of the TGL golf league.
A formal search for Tremaglio’s successor will begin soon, sources tell Wojnarowski (Twitter link). There’s no indication on whether Iguodala will be considered as part of that search.
Although Tremaglio held the job for a relatively short time, she helped to negotiate the union’s new Collective Bargaining Agreement, which was approved in June. She began to discuss stepping down after the CBA negotiations ended, Wojnarowski adds (Twitter link).
Oh yes, Mr. Iguodala can teach the future generations of players how to sit out a season while still getting handsomely paid and somehow land in his preferred destination, Miami. Why’s this guy getting all the breaks?
I mean it was Memphis …
Would you want to go to Memphis? Plus to be with the nut jobs they had there? Dillon brooks and ja Morant. They make Draymond green look like a saint
I’ve been to Memphis. I will never return.
If Elvis only knew. He never returned from there either.
Have you ever heard him talk? The guy is very smart and a good businessman. He has multiple investments and creating new businesses. He is not some dumb jock who gets a free job.
We’ve spotted Iguodala’s burner account folks. Nice try.