Andre Iguodala Pulled The Ultimate Finesse Move

Bienvenidos a Miami!! It's time to throw the clubs in the Prius, head down to South Beach, and rent yourself a little beachfront one bedroom! LFG Dre! What a boss move. 

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This pre-season, after Golden State stunningly traded Andre Iguodala to acquire Deangelo Russell, all the talk was that Memphis would inevitably buy Iguodala out and he would head to a contender for the vet minimum. Most likely to an LA team. Then things got really spicy when Memphis decided, "nah, we still want to get more juice out of this orange... never mind that we've already RECEIVED a protected first to acquire you, a former Finals MVP." That was four months ago. 

Safe to say Dre was hot under the collar about that move. So yeah, from then on, it looked like Andre was going to sit the rest of this season out and collect his bag. Maybe he'd re-sign somewhere else next year, maybe... not. 

And then, today, the waiting paid off. Not only for Andre, but for Memphis as well. Memphis gets more assets, and Dre goes to a contender with fresh legs, on arguably the best ran franchise in the league. AND, the most shocking revelation out of this whole deal, has got to be the fact that he turned lemons into Arnold Palmer's. Who would have thunk that a franchise that cheaped out on their beloved D Wade at the tail end of his career would give a 36 year wing a two year $30M extension?? Not me. 

Let's recap. Andre Iguodala got paid $17 million to not show up for work, get healthy, train, and go on a media tour to promote himself and his business ventures, and just got an additional $30 million to spend the next 2 YEARS in MIAMI??? This is the ULTIMATE finesse move. 

Speaking of hands… This is also a GIANT fuck you to the rest of the teams that have sat on their hands waiting for him to fall into their laps for free. 

Well done, Dre. You deserve a golf clap.