Despite the Warriors going up 31 in the series following a Game 4 win, they went on to lose the series in seven games to become the first team in NBA history to lose the championship series after being up 31. The inaugural edition of the event began in 2017 where Iguodala and teammate Stephen Curry played hosts. [56] In February 2017, long-time agent Rob Pelinka was appointed as the new general manager for the Los Angeles Lakers; Iguodala chose to remain with the Landmark Sports Agency, and co-founder Brandon Rosenthal took over as Iguodala's agent. In their conference finals match-up with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Iguodala helped the Warriors fight back from a 31 deficit in the series to win clinch a 43 victory. While in secondary school, he consistently maintained excellent grades . Iguodala scored a season-high 22 points on 8-of-15 shooting, which included four 3-pointers. It is something that you are invested in. [5] After the season, Iguodala signed with agent Rob Pelinka, co-founder of the Landmark Sports Agency, who had represented NBA All-Stars such as Kobe Bryant, Carlos Boozer and Gerald Wallace. Legendary former Basketball player Michael Jordan is his sheer . Other than basketball, he is also a businessman who actively invests in the tech industry. The most noteworthy performance of his career came last season when the Phoenix Suns reached the NBA finals, a first for Ayton. Ayton was born to a Nigerian father and a Jamaican and Bahamian mother. Almost instantly, he became a hit, making his mark as one of the leagues premier players. He grew up in Springfield along with his brother Frank. At Lanphier he did well academically and athletically; he won All-Conference academic honors, was on the National Honor Roll, was a State Journal-Register Student-Athlete of the Week several times,[7] and gained three letters in track for the high jump. [102], In March 2015, Twice, an online secondhand apparel outlet, named Iguodala its Menswear Style Director. Having said that, his children are of mixed ethnicity, since their mother is African American while he is a Nigerian. Breaking Through, a licensed film of Beijing 2022, will be theatrically released in Nigeria on April 28. National Basketball Association, NBA star, Andre Tyler Iguodala is on his way to Africa. We just had a lot of fun the whole year. With eight years experience and a formidable reputation in the UK, versatile singer, producer and instrumentalist, Nwaka Chiyem Olawale, better known as DJ Walz, has declared that he is in Nigeria to take over the Afrobeat genre.