In a selfless act, one player opined that he wished it was him who was traded instead because he means a lot less to the franchise. In the days after the trade, reports emerged that Steve Kerr was teary when he informed his players that they had been traded, and dealing Wiggins away was especially tough.

Buddy Hield spoke recently in an interview with 95.7 The Game's 'Steiny and Guru'. When talking about the reaction of the Warriors' locker room when they pulled off the trade for Jimmy Butler, he noted that everyone,