Andre Iguodala Describes Warriors Practice Sessions During KD Era

Although Andre Iguodala enjoys playing golf, basketball is his sport of choice.

Iguodala was able to practice his swing even throughout the NBA season thanks to the Warriors veteran’s recent admission that juggling two sports wasn’t difficult when Kevin Durant visited the Bay.

Andre Iguodala Describes Warriors Practice Sessions During KD Era

Iguodala participated in the Par 3 Podcast, which former NBA player JR Smith hosts. Now, as you probably inferred from the name, that program is about golf. Iguodala, a golfer, mentioned on the program that the Warriors’ brief practice periods made it simple to squeeze in a game of golf.

“When we were in our heyday when we had KD and we knew we were going to win every game, practice was at 11,” Iguodala explained in a recent episode of the “Par 3 Podcast.” “Practice was only like 20 minutes. The practice was just, ‘Alright, let’s get on the same page. We’re going to put in two new plays and we need to watch the film.’ The practice was nothing. I would get to the gym around 8:30, eat breakfast, and then at 9, I’m lifting weights. At 10 I get on the court and do all my work. Shooting, conditioning, I do everything I need to do.

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“Practice is at 11 and I already did my work. All I need to do is, ‘Anything new? Alright, cool. Young fellas, you good? This is what you do today.’ Be a good teammate. Lock in on my guys. 11:45, I was in the car. I was at the [golf] course by 12, 12:15.”

The two-time MVP and 13-time All-Star joined Iguodala, Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green’s Warriors in 2016.

The team’s plan seemed to succeed despite the absence of customary preparation.

After playing in the Finals the previous two seasons, the Warriors went on to reach three consecutive NBA Finals with the aid of Durant, winning two of them.

For a very long period, the Warriors controlled the Western Conference and the rest of the league.

And even if their training may not have been as rigorous every day, they still excelled when it meant the most.

 

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