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Andre Iguodala joined the NBA as the ninth overall selection in the 2004 NBA Draft.
He's played against the Spurs 24 times over the course of his career, with No. 25 coming on Monday night at Oracle Arena.
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The 2015 NBA Finals MVP certainly has the utmost respect for Gregg Popovich.
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"He's well respected and that shows what they look for in their players," Iguodala explained on Sunday. "They bring in the right type of guys who are coachable and who will buy in. And that's culture-building, which can be overlooked in some organizations. And I think he's done a really good job at building a certain type of culture and keeping it that way for a really long time, which is really tough in this day and age.
"And it's tough to win keeping that in this day and age, and keeping a job. So it shows the type of guy he is, the type of character he has, and how his players feel about him."
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Following the 2016 Summer Olympics, Gregg Popovich will replace Mike Krzyzewski as head coach of USA Basketball.
Although Popovich isn't a member of Krzyzewski's current staff, he's expected to be around the team this summer as it prepares for Brazil.
Iguodala is one of 30 finalists vying to make the 12-man roster.
So will he pick Popovich's brain?
"I don't know," Iguodala answered. "He's always been nice to me. I don't know why. He's always nice to me when I walk past the bench. Always has some positive things to say and it weirds me out a little bit because I don't have a clue who this guy is ... I think his players really like him though, which says a lot.
"He's been around for a while, he'll be around for a while. I don't know if I ever want to get into coaching. So I don't know if I'll ever pick his brain."