In an interview with Tim MacMahon of ESPN.com, Dallas Mavericks center Andrew Bogut opened up on a number of topics, including being traded so that his previous team, the Golden State Warriors, would have the cap space to sign Kevin Durant:
That's part of the business. I think the deal was done long before the summer. I think it was done -- obviously, K.D. didn't make his concrete decision, but I think our organization knew for a while what was going to happen. That's just a part of it. Andre [Iguodala] and I knew it was one of us that was going to go, and it was me. That's part of the business. I have no gripes about it. You get a Hall of Famer -- he's going to be a Hall of Famer -- in K.D. If I'm the GM, I do the same deal. That's just the reality of the business.
Bogut, 31, was a key contributor for the Warriors last season, averaging 5.4 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.6 blocks in 20.7 minutes per game across 70 appearances. But with the Warriors needing to clear cap space to sign Durant and clearly valuing Iguodala's versatility and defense, the team opted to trade him to the Mavericks.
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Andrew Bogut Comments on Leaving Warriors, Kevin Durant, Mavericks and More
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