{"id":28769,"date":"2020-02-05T20:30:03","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T01:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/?p=28769"},"modified":"2020-02-05T21:21:32","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T02:21:32","slug":"andre-iguodala-traded-to-miami-heat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2020\/02\/05\/andre-iguodala-traded-to-miami-heat\/","title":{"rendered":"Andre Iguodala Traded to Miami Heat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most entertaining sagas of the 2019-20 NBA season has finally come to a close. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1225228572903735296?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shams Charania<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/memphis-grizzlies\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Memphis Grizzlies<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/miami-heat\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Miami Heat<\/a> are finalizing a trade that would send <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/i\/iguodan01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andre Iguodala<\/a><\/strong> to South Beach in return for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/winslju01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Justise Winslow<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Miami Heat Acquire Andre Iguodala from Memphis Grizzlies<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Andre Iguodala to the Miami Heat<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Former Finals MVP Iguodala will don a new uniform the next time he suits up in the NBA. After an ongoing debacle in Memphis, he is on the way to Miami where he has reportedly agreed to a two-year extension worth $30 million. According to Adrian Wojnarowski, the Heat will send Winslow to Memphis as they surrender youth for a potential Finals push.<\/p>\n<p>The deal might not end with just Miami and Memphis, though. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KeithSmithNBA\/status\/1225232434335232000?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Keith Smith<\/a>, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/oklahoma-city-thunder\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a> may find their way into the deal as the Heat pursue <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/gallida01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Danilo Gallinari<\/a><\/strong>. Updates will be provided as more details emerge. Further details of the trade have yet to be released at this time.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking: The Grizzlies have agreed to trade Andre Iguodala to the Heat, sources tell <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@wojespn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Iguodala agreed to the trade and has agreed to a two-year, $30M extension with the Heat. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WifgDK8wR0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/WifgDK8wR0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SportsCenter\/status\/1225229821812232193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 6, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The trade officially ends Iguodala&#8217;s controversial tenure with the Memphis Grizzlies. The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/golden-state-warriors\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Golden State Warriors<\/a> traded the 36-year-old over the summer, though Iguodala would never suit up in Memphis. Instead, the organization allowed him to sit out until they found a trade partner.<\/p>\n<p>Iguodala averages 12.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game for his career, but those stats are a bit misleading. His averages took a hit when he settled into a supporting role for the Warriors, but his sacrifice ultimately led to three titles and a Finals MVP.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Iguodala will join a Miami Heat team that seems to be cashing in their chips in pursuit of another NBA championship. Currently, the Heat and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/boston-celtics\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boston Celtics<\/a> are tied for the third-best record in the Eastern Conference. They are just 1.5 games behind the second-place <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/toronto-raptors\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Toronto Raptors<\/a>, though the<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/milwaukee-bucks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Milwaukee Bucks<\/a> are lapping the competition for first place.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Justise Winslow to the Memphis Grizzlies<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Things couldn&#8217;t look better for the Memphis Grizzlies. Not only has the organization doubled down on young talent, but they&#8217;ve gotten great return value for pieces they no longer needed. The rebuild is going better than expected as they currently hold the eight-seed in the Western Conference and a .500 record through 50 games.<\/p>\n<p>And now, they&#8217;re adding Winslow.<\/p>\n<p>This season, Winslow has only played 11 games due to injury. However, he averaged 11.3 points and 6.6 rebounds in those contests. The 23-year-old will add immediate depth when healthy, and could easily become another great supporting piece for the Grizzlies.<\/p>\n<p>The acquisition of Winslow itself may not instantly bring fireworks to the imagination. However, when looking deeper, the sparks start to fly. In essence, the Grizzlies traded <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/conlemi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mike Conley<\/a><\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/carteje01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jevon Carter<\/a>, and a 2024 second-round pick for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/clarkbr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brandon Clarke<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/meltode01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">De&#8217;Anthony Melton<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/crowdja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jae Crowder<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/a\/allengr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Grayson Allen<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jacksjo02.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Josh Jackson<\/a><\/strong>, Winslow, and up to four future draft picks. 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Miami Heat Acquire Andre Iguodala from Memphis Grizzlies Andre Iguodala to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3009,"featured_media":28773,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1608,2,32,16,62,3],"tags":[2260,629,182,487,1822,2940,207,255,662,419],"class_list":["post-28769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-basketball","category-featured","category-grizzlies","category-heat","category-nba","category-news","tag-2019-20-nba-season","tag-andre-iguodala","tag-golden-state-warriors","tag-grayson-allen","tag-ja-morant","tag-justice-winslow","tag-memphis-grizzlies","tag-miami-heat","tag-nba-trade-deadline","tag-pat-riley"],"modified_by":"Chase Gage","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3009"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28769"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28769\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}