The Golden State Warriors have traded guard/forward Andre Iguodala and a protected first round draft pick to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for forward Julian Washburn, the team announced today. As part of the trade, a traded player exception will become available to the Warriors. Under NBA rules, the Warriors will have one year to utilize the traded player exception, which is created when a player is traded to a team under the salary cap with space to absorb the contract.
“During the summer of 2013, we went through an extensive free agency process in our efforts to sign Andre Iguodala,” said Warriors Co-Chairman and CEO Joe Lacob.