Warriors: Freshly retired Iguodala becomes acting players union director
“I am honored to take on this role and serve the players, who are the
heart and soul of the NBA,” Iguodala said in a release

>SAN FRANCISCO, CA – SEPT. 27: Golden State Warriors’ Andre Iguodala
(9) poses for a photograph during media day at Chase Center in San
Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Sept. 27, 2021. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay
Area News Group)
By ASSOCIATED PRESS | ap@dfmdev.com | Associated Press
PUBLISHED: November 9, 2023 at 1:34 p.m. | UPDATED: November 9, 2023 at
1:34 p.m.
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2023/11/09/warriors-freshly-retired-iguodala-becomes-acting-players-union-director/

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer

Former Warriors forward Andre Iguodala is taking over as the acting
executive director of the National Basketball Players Association after
the resignation of Tamika Tremaglio, the union announced Thursday.

Tremaglio, the union said, is “stepping down from the position to pursue
new opportunities.” The NBPA’s executive committee has approved
Iguodala’s appointment, the union said.

Tremaglio was not even two full years into her four-year term as
executive director. It was not immediately clear if Iguodala, the
four-time NBA champion with Golden State who announced his retirement
last month and was a longtime union officer, would be interested in the
job in a permanent capacity.

The change atop the union seemed to come as a surprise, given that
Tremaglio revealed on Tuesday that she had just met with the Indiana
Pacers — the second team she visited with this season, following time
with the Atlanta Hawks in October — and was planning to be back in
Indianapolis for All-Star weekend in February.

“I am honored to take on this role and serve the players, who are the
heart and soul of the NBA,” Iguodala said in a release distributed by
the union.

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While the NBA and the NBPA are in constant communication about various
matters, the biggest issue that the sides deal with won’t be a major
topic for several years. The league and its players are still in the
opening months of a new Collective Bargaining Agreement that will be in
place through at least Oct. 15, 2028, and perhaps through the 2029-30
season.

“His leadership on the NBPA Executive Committee was imperative to
multiple rounds of CBA negotiations, and he has empowered our players to
think like the business titans they are,” Tremaglio wrote of Iguodala on
social media last month.