Draymond Green supports Andre Iguodala's Basketball Hall of Fame candidacy.
That shouldn't be a surprise, considering the two have been Warriors teammates since Iguodals signed joined Golden State in the 2013 offseason. But Green thinks Iguodala's resume speaks for itself.
"If the things that people say [matter actually matter], then how couldn't he be a Hall of Famer," Green rhetorically asked reporters in Oakland on Tuesday. "But we got another championship to win, and then everybody will probably just stop with the debate and just go ahead and say it, so I think we should just do that to help y'all with y'all debates."
Iguodala, a 15-year NBA veteran, has plenty of hardware. He has won three championships, an Olympic gold medal (2012), an NBA Finals MVP (2015) and been an All-Defensive player twice. Iguodala doesn't have gaudy scoring totals, but NBC Sports' Tom Haberstroh made the case that Iguodala's case goes far beyond the box score. Plus, Green isn't the only player to play with Iguodala who thinks he is a lock for Springfield. Iguodala's former Philadelphia 76ers teammate Evan Turner tweeted Sunday that the veteran wing is a first-ballot Hall of Famer.
Whether or not Iguodala is inducted might not stress him all that much. At the start of the season, Iguodala told reporters in Oakland he didn't consider himself a Hall of Famer. After the Warriors swept the Portland Trail Blazers in the Western Conference finals, Iguodala was even more blunt with The Athletic's Ethan Strauss.
"None of it matters," he told Strauss at the time. "Does anyone remember any of those speeches other than [Michael] Jordan's?"
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If anything, the "debate" surrounding Iguodala's candidacy should be tabled until after he retires. That could be as soon as this summer, and then there will be three more years until Iguodala is first eligible for enshrinement.
In other words, there will be plenty of time for takes one way or the other.
