By CJ Carlson
What a career it’s been for Andre Iguodala. Not just on the court, but now off of it. The National Basketball Players Association has recently come out and announced that Iguodala will be named as the Acting Executive Director on their committee.
Iguodala has played 19 years in the NBA and has been able to win championships with the Golden State Warriors alongside Steph Curry and Klay Thompson. He’s also been a critical piece of a few NBA Finals runs down in Miami for the Heat with Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo.
In the middle of this wonderful playing career, he’s been serving on the NBPA Executive Committee for around a decade. Now, it appears that he’s getting a promotion.
Iguodala is anticipated to take over for Tamika Tremaglio, somebody who had the role since 2021. Tremaglio is reportedly stepping down in order to pursue different opportunities. Iguodala will now work alongside them to get eased into the new role and learn everything that he needs to know.
The media also caught up with him to see what he thought about the decision, and he said, “I am honored to take on this role and serve the players, who are the heart and soul of the NBA. 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.”
It’s not just him that’s excited about the opportunity that’s not opened up for the NBPA. The current NBPA President, CJ McCollum, said that he’s thrilled about having a former player lead the way as the executive director. He went on to state how proud he is of how this union has progressed and improved over the years, and how they can keep on flourishing in the upcoming years as well.
For those that don’t know, the NBPA is a union for all current basketball players in the NBA and was established in 1954. The goal is to help file grievances to the league on the behalf of the players and ensure that they can keep everybody happy on all fronts. It’s more than that though, they also help provide post-NBA career opportunities and inform players on their benefits and options. Without the NBPA, there could be a l
