Unlike trade deadlines of the past, the 2020 edition was a whirlwind for the Golden State Warriors.
Starting with a deal that sent Willie Cauley-Stein to the Dallas Mavericks following to a trade that moved both Alec Burks and Glenn Robinson III to the Philadelphia 76ers, calling the Warriors active at the trade deadline would be an understatement.
The Warriors capped off their busy week of moves with a blockbuster trade on deadline day. Golden State moved 23-year-old guard, D’Angelo Russell, to the Minnesota Timberwolves along with Omari Spellman and Jacob Evans III in exchange for Andrew Wiggins and draft pick compensation.
The Warriors will receive a 2021 protected first-round pick and a 2021 second-round pick along with the 2015 Rookie of the Year.
With the news of the Minnesota-Golden State blockbuster deal rippling through the NBA, Wiggins went to Instagram to react to a trade that involved him moving to a new city.
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Wiggins, born in Canada, used a previous Instagram story of Canadian music star, Drake where the singer references the “Yay Area” — slang for the former Kansas Jayhawk’s new home.
Wiggins could make his Bay Area debut on Saturday when the Warriors return from a five-game east coast road trip to host the Los Angeles Lakers in San Francisco.
