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Jersey of the Week: Happy Birthday Andre Iguodala

A very happy birthday to Andre Iguodala, an elite defender and incredible athlete.

During his first couple of years in Phili, Iggy smashed on anyone and anything that stood between him and the basket. Marko Jaric for one. Rasheed Wallace for another. Kelvin Cato above.

The league sat up and took notice, selecting him to compete in the 2006 Slam Dunk Contest aka The Crime of the Century. "We got robbed" is a pretty succinct summation of what went down that night.

Not to be discouraged, Iggy continued to posterize his way through the league, even finding time to baptize the likes of Brian Cardinal.

By the time his tenure as a Sixer was up, Iguodala had compiled one of the great dunking portfolios of the 2000s.

Anyway, before Chris Webber came along and stole his jersey, Iguodala, as a rookie, wore the number 4.

There is an example of this jersey currently going on eBay for $25, and we'd buy it if we didn't already own one.

Who Dunked It Better? Vince Carter vs Andre Iguodala

Prior to riding his imaginary motorcycle to Dallas via New Jersey, Orlando and Phoenix, Vince made the Raptors cool long before Drake tried to did. Arguably the greatest dunker of all time, he not only left a trail of fire on his way out of Toronto, but enough material to inspire one of the best basketball Youtube channels there is. Click here for the dunk below and plenty more.

Submitted for comparison in today's Who Dunked It Better? is an almost identical throwdown from Andre Iguodala, circa 2007. Currently Baseline Leaner's clubhouse leader for 2013-14 Play of the Year after something else he did behind his back, Iggy has always been under appreciated as a showman. Lest we forget the NBA's Montreal Screw Job that robbed him of the 2006 Dunk Contest.

Carter (2001)

Iguodala (2007)