Despite Losing 39 Times Against LeBron James, Stephen Curry?s 4x NBA Champion Teammate Gives Lakers Star the Highest Esteem

While the narrative around the rise of the Warriors hints towards the three-point revolution, there is more to what meets the eye. Their first chip came after they appointed Steve Kerr as the head coach. However, there were a lot of other factors, such as their roster. Many role-players came together for the dubs. But only one man could stop them at the height of their powers. It was none other than LeBron James.

In a recent podcast, Steph’s teammate from that Warrior squad explains why he holds LeBron James in such high regard.

Ex-Warrior Hails the King

Andre Iguodala has a career laden with rings. He was among the best role players of his time. They brought the Swingman to the Warriors in 2013. On the road toward their first ring, Iguodala made it to the starting line-up, winning the Finals MVP in 2015. Since then all-star has been to 6 finals and won three more rings. Iguodala had a stint in the Miami Heat in 2020, and based on that, he talks about it with JJ Reddick in a recent podcast episode.

In the discussion, Swingman credits Bron for revolutionizing NBA Offenses. “Bron does well shooters, or guys that dive into the basket… He doesn’t do well with mid-range guys, he’s either your stretch or you’re at the basket for a lot and when he played with Miami and they lost to Dallas they made like subtle tweaks it’s interesting,” the former NBA champ says.

He further added, “You start seeing certain tweaks where Chris Bosh would be at the five and they went it didn’t look small because LeBron’s got the ball he’s a big human being with the rock a lot so there’s like and if it’s a Heat basketball so they have a large presence to him but they tweaked it against San Antonio and they I think that’s when you started seeing like a smaller basketball nobody really talks about that. “

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Iguodala points out the shift to “smaller basketball”,?an offense-heavy game. He credits LeBron for being a precursor to the Steph Curry era.

Andre Iguodala vs LeBron James

Both legends faced each other 70 times. King James holds the victory with 39 games over the Swingman. However, even Iguodala holds his own in the matchups.

In the regular season, the Akron Hammer has won 24 times compared to his 15. Although the playoffs are really close, Bron won 16 against Iguodala. While he won 15 losing by just one game.

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King James’s best performance against the Swingman came in the NBA finals with a 40-point triple-double. What do you think of Bron’s contribution to the offensive boom in the NBA?