NBA Player Power Rankings: Top 10 Players In NBA Finals

NBA Player Power Rankings: Top 10 Players In The NBA Finals

Jun 16, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) shakes hands with Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) during the fourth quarter of game six of the NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena. Warriors won 105-97. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /

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June 1, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Andre Iguodala (9) addresses the media in a press conference during NBA Finals media day at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

7. Andre Iguodala, Golden State Warriors

Position: Guard/Forward
Age: 32 (1/28/1994)
Slash Line: .482/.429/.604
Season Averages: 31.1 MPG, 8.8 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 3.6 APG, 1.4 SPG, 1.1 3PM

The reigning and defending Finals MVP is the ultimate X-Factor in this series. Andre Iguodala will be tasked with defending four-time league MVP, two-time NBA champion, and two-time Finals MVP LeBron James, and that’s the least manageable task imaginable.

If Iguodala is able to excel in the clutch defensively, however, the Warriors will win a second consecutive championship.

Iguodala’s clutch defense was one of the deciding factors of the 2015 NBA Finals and 2016 Western Conference Finals. He contained James in late-game situations, and did the same thing to Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook.

Iguodala may or may not be the best clutch defender in the NBA, but there aren’t five better.

Offensively, Iguodala changed the 2016 NBA Finals by making plays in the biggest of moments. Whether it was as a playmaker or a scorer, Iguodala always seemed to step up with the most important play of the game.

Cleveland would be daft to believe he can’t repeat that performance in 2016.

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