His PPG has improved which is mostly a result of more shots per game, but his rebounding and assists have gone down. A lot of these SF dont get a chance to have the role at age 24 that iguodala does on the sixers as the number 1 go to guy so to compare their stats at age 24 is ridiculous.
Iguodala has had the chance to show us everything he's got this year and now his role will decrease with the addition of brand. So this 20 PPG/24 year old SF is going to turn into a 16-17 PPG/25 year old SF and his RPG and APG have not been increasing so i dont see where this potential is at.
Greater Trade Value: Iguodala or Josh Smith?
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If you want to compare him to Deng and Wallace...
Deng and Wallacde last year were surrounded by arguably more talent on offense and defense than Iguodala and were unable to lead there teams anywhere. I will give Deng the beneit of the doubt since he was injured, and his team made the playoffs the year before- but Deng was given a 6yr/70-80M contract.
I put Deng and Iguodala at about the same level. Deng was unable to do for his team last year what Iguodala was. Whether it was due to injuries or team chemistry remains to be seen. You can say Iguodala was somehow also a failure because Detroit (top the NBA defense) shut him down in a 6 game series defeat- but the Sixers were in the playoffs because of Iguodala. He will have ample chance for playofff success now that he will no longer be the only player the opposition has to shut down.
Iguodala was on a team with the worst stating SG(WG), the worst starting PF(Evans) and a center with zero post game. Despite Iguodala being better suited as a complementary "Pippen lite" glue guy, he managed to lead his team on an imopressive and improbable run to the playoffs. Despite being 24, he was able to be the team's leader (along with Miller) and step up and lead the team to team to the playoffs.
He is not a natural offensive player, but a lot of his points, and the teams points was generated by his defensive pressure. He was routinely guarding the tougher wing defender and yet near the league leader in steals (and probably deflections.) He was a huge part of the defense that allowed the Sixers to be so effective in the running game that became the team's identity.
Now Iguodala will get to fill the complementary role everyone agrees he is best suited for. His scoring will go down as the teams' wins and overall scoring goes through the roof- this is not a bad thing. Its like Pippen who could lead a team to the playoffs, but became really great when he was on teams where he was not the offensive focal point (again Iguodala at this point is not at Pippens HOF level, but Pippen made 20M in his prime.)
Deng and Wallacde last year were surrounded by arguably more talent on offense and defense than Iguodala and were unable to lead there teams anywhere. I will give Deng the beneit of the doubt since he was injured, and his team made the playoffs the year before- but Deng was given a 6yr/70-80M contract.
I put Deng and Iguodala at about the same level. Deng was unable to do for his team last year what Iguodala was. Whether it was due to injuries or team chemistry remains to be seen. You can say Iguodala was somehow also a failure because Detroit (top the NBA defense) shut him down in a 6 game series defeat- but the Sixers were in the playoffs because of Iguodala. He will have ample chance for playofff success now that he will no longer be the only player the opposition has to shut down.
Iguodala was on a team with the worst stating SG(WG), the worst starting PF(Evans) and a center with zero post game. Despite Iguodala being better suited as a complementary "Pippen lite" glue guy, he managed to lead his team on an imopressive and improbable run to the playoffs. Despite being 24, he was able to be the team's leader (along with Miller) and step up and lead the team to team to the playoffs.
He is not a natural offensive player, but a lot of his points, and the teams points was generated by his defensive pressure. He was routinely guarding the tougher wing defender and yet near the league leader in steals (and probably deflections.) He was a huge part of the defense that allowed the Sixers to be so effective in the running game that became the team's identity.
Now Iguodala will get to fill the complementary role everyone agrees he is best suited for. His scoring will go down as the teams' wins and overall scoring goes through the roof- this is not a bad thing. Its like Pippen who could lead a team to the playoffs, but became really great when he was on teams where he was not the offensive focal point (again Iguodala at this point is not at Pippens HOF level, but Pippen made 20M in his prime.)