Andre Iguodala recently discussed the infamous story of winning the 2015 NBA Finals MVP award over Stephen Curry. As fans might be aware, Iguodala is an NBA star who played in the league for 19 seasons. After having helped the Golden State Warriors in their multiple title runs over the past decade, Iggy has finally announced his retirement and can no longer be considered an active NBA player.
Over his accomplished NBA career, there is one moment in Iggy’s career that fans still frantically discuss and debate. We are clearly referring to the time when Iguodala managed to win the 2015 NBA Finals MVP over Stephen Curry.
Since Andre has finally retired from the league, he has no reason or obligation to hold things back from the public. With that being said, let us take a closer look at what Iggy had to say about being crowned the Finals MVP over Curry.
Andre Iguodala opines that Stephen Curry should have won the 2015 NBA Finals MVP
Many of the younger NBA fans might not even remember Andre’s contributions to the Warriors. He was on the roster all the way back in 2015, when GSW made its first title run. Alongside Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green, Iggy managed to defeat LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals.
Although there is no denying that it was a group effort that led to their team winning, Iguodala was credited the most for their Finals run and was awarded the Finals MVP. This stunned NBA fans from across the world since many assumed that Stephen Curry would certainly win the award.
NBA experts soon claimed that Iggy’s defense of LeBron was the reason he won the 2015 NBA Finals MVP. Andre revealed how all of this made him feel.
“Yeah like Steph should have had mine, I don’t really care, I think Steph should have had it. I was talking to Trevor Ariza, he was like bro you bugging bro don’t ever say that ever again, he kinda checked me…So with TA’s conversation, I was like huh no I know exactly what I did in that series. So yeah it’s where it’s supposed to be, at the house.”
“Steph shoulda had mine…I knew exactly what I did in that series, so yeah it’s where it’s supposed to be. At the house.”
Andre Iguodala knew how big his contributions were to start the Warriors dynasty 💯
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While Iggy initially believed that Steph should have won the Finals MVP award over him, Trevor Ariza convinced him that he deserved it for his contributions to the Warriors. In any case, Steph Curry managed to win an NBA Finals MVP of his own after winning the 2022 NBA Finals.