"PHOENIX - Al Horford spent the final hours of Thursday's NBA trade deadline the same way many NBA fans did: by obsessively scrolling social media, looking at updates and wondering if he would be the next player to change teams. "You never know," Horford said at his visiting locker after the Warriors' improbable 101-97 victory in Phoenix. "Luka Doncic got traded (last season), and once that happened, you've seen it all.""
"Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield went to the Hawks in exchange for Horford's old Boston teammate Kristaps Porzingis, and Trayce Jackson-Davis was sent to Toronto for a second-round pick. "I talked to all three of them. I'm gonna miss my dogs," Gary Payton II said. "I know Buddy will be fine, JK will be fine. Everybody will get an opportunity to play and show what they can do.""
"Warriors coach Steve Kerr described the morning's shootaround as being enveloped in "sadness," and Pat Spencer backed up his coach after the game. "I think people forget about the human aspect of it," Spencer said. "I spent four years working my butt off with Trayce in that gym, four years with JK, and Buddy has been incredible to be around ... that part's tough.""
Al Horford spent the final hours before the NBA trade deadline scrolling social media and wondering if he would be traded, noting the impact of Luka Doncic's previous trade. Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield were traded to Atlanta for Kristaps Porzingis, and Trayce Jackson-Davis was sent to Toronto for a second-round pick. Gary Payton II said he spoke with all three and will miss them, expecting they will find opportunities. Steve Kerr said the team's shootaround felt enveloped in sadness. Pat Spencer emphasized the human toll of roster moves. Draymond Green was uncertain about his status until the deadline and had said he was at peace.
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