Four-time NBA champion Andre Iguodala retires after 19 seasons - ESPN

Andre Iguodala, a four-time NBA champion with the Golden State Warriors, has announced his retirement nearly two decades after entering the league.

The 2015 NBA Finals Most Valuable Player told Andscape on Friday morning that he is retiring from the NBA. In 19 seasons, Iguodala averaged 11.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and 4.2 assists in 1,231 games. The 2012 NBA All-Star said he turned down interest from the Warriors and several other teams before deciding to retire.

«It's just the right time,» Iguodala, 39, told Andscape in a phone interview. «Time started to get limited for me and I didn't want to put anything in the back seat. I didn't want to have to try to delegate time anymore. Especially with on the court, off the court with family. A lot.

»You want to play at a high level. But then family is a lot. My son is 16 and then two girls. So, [I'm] looking forward to seeing them grow up in those important years."

The former University of Arizona star was the ninth overall pick in the 2004 NBA draft. The 6-foot-6, 215-pounder made his lone NBA All-Star appearance with the Philadelphia 76ers in 2012 and averaged a career-high 19.9 points with the franchise during the 2007-08 season.

The defensive-minded forward also was a three-time All-NBA defensive team selection, making the first team twice. Iguodala also was a 2012 London Games gold medalist and a 2010 World Champion with USA Basketball. Iguodala also finished 39th in NBA history in total games played.

New Orleans Pelicans coach Willie Green, who played with Iguodala with the Sixers and coached him with Golden State, expressed his respect.

«He's always been a mature young man, and I'm proud to see what he's done in his career on the floor,» Green told Andscape. «An Olympic