Golden State Warriors' Andre Iguodala Thinks Wearable Devices Helped Them Win NBA Title
Andre Iguodala of the Golden State Warriors is sharing his thoughts, but they are nothing near where his career on basketball is all about.
According to TechCrunch, Iguodala was recently interviewed on Disrupt, wherein he expressed his interest on technology, specifically wearable devices. The growing trend of NBA stars investing on technology has lead to billions on revenue for their chosen entity and Iguodala wants to be part of it.
In his statement, he said, "The wearable market helps athletes more than anybody. You can say they help us win the championship. Too much information could be bad, but just the right amount could help us a long way."
NBA may not be very keen on promoting wearable devices at the moment, but their teams and players can attest that these wearable devices have helped them through the process.
Devices that can be worn during practice and shows significant information of monitored activities are frequently used as the determining factor on how a player is responding to some activities.
In a report from The Score, it is through the wearable devices that Steph Curry and Klay Thompson were deemed overfatigued and had them sidelined during the playoffs.
The wearable devices have the ability to track speed, motion and movement as well as the distance traveled during practice. What's very significant about the wearable devices is their ability to track and record the fatigue level of a player.
The detailed information from these wearable devices also treads the monitoring of "accelerations and decelerations, the force - based impact of jumping and landing, and other data points."
The NBA, on the other hand, has not given their full support on the wearable devices being used by players during a game for fear that these wearable GPS devices information will leak.
Any information taken from what the wearable GPS device gives can affect the players' future contracts within the league. They can also be used to manipulate trading and acquiring of players during the offseason.
Despite this risk, the league is fully aware that these devices have come a long way in providing efficient and accurate information about a player's health, which are solely kept secret within the team's administration.
For the teams' sports science experts, the wearable devices are said to be of help when it comes to determining injuries. They can also track down current injuries that may have happened during practice or the game itself.
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