Top accolades: Four NBA titles, one Finals MVP, one All-Star, two All-Defensive Teams, one Olympic gold medal, one World Cup gold medal
NBA rank: 20th in steals, 69th in assists
A do-everything forward with streaky shooting but elite finishing as a slasher and in transition, Andre Iguodala will undoubtedly get consideration to be in the Hall of Fame, mostly buoyed by the fact he won four NBA championships, including in 2014-15 when he famously won Finals MVP over Stephen Curry.
As it stands today, Iguodala is not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration. But even when he is, his case will be a fascinating one. On one hand, he won four championships and two gold medals, one at the 2010 World Championships with Team USA and another at the 2012 London Olympics. He also won Finals MVP in ’15.
On the other, his counting stats were mostly pretty mundane outside of a three-year stretch in his prime where he put up a 19.0/5.6/5.2 stat line with 1.9 steals from ’07 to ’09. Over the final 14 years of his career, Iguodala averaged just 9.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.1 assists on 45.8 percent shooting, a two-way role player through and through.
He’ll probably get into the Hall of Fame and maybe it’ll even happen on his first try but we’re just saying, Iguodala’s averages for his career don’t scream Hall of Famer.
Relevant here: The only Finals MVP in league history not in the Hall of Fame is Cedric Maxwell, who earned the championship series honor in 1980-81. That means Iguodala would be the only All-Star player with a Finals MVP not to be in the Hall of Fame if he doesn’t get in. Hence, we think he’s getting in. We’ll just wait and see if it’s on his first try or not.
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