Golden State Warriors forward Andre Iguodala looked like he was going to be with a different team this season. Last offseason, Iguodala had significant interest from other teams, including the bumbling Sacramento Kings. Iguodala decided to use that his advantage and play a prank on Warriors coach Steve Kerr and General Manager Bob Myers. Kerr tells the story on the Lowe Post Podcast, starting around the 42 minute mark:
“Typical Andre — he decided to play a joke on Bob and me. He got us on a conference call, told us he was gonna go to Sacramento.
“We wished him well, and he’s like, ‘I got you suckers. I’m coming back’ … that’s probably the first time it’s ever been told. But now that we’ve won a title and we got it all in our rearview mirror, that story can be told.”
Iguodala ended up signing a three-year $48 million deal. It’s hard to imagine now, but the Houston Rockets were reportedly very close to wooing Iguodala to Texas. That would have made for a delicious Western Conference Finals.
