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Monta Ellis doesn't think he could have won a ring in Golden State (Ball Don't Lie)

When the Golden State Warriors traded Monta Ellis to Milwaukee at the 2012 trade deadline, fans were not happy. The team received center Andrew Bogut in return, a supposedly offensively-challenged big man who was dealing with the same sort of ankle woes that guard Stephen Curry was working through. Later in the season, at a function designed to celebrate the career of W’s legend Chris Mullin, Golden State fans booed new’ish owner Joe Lacob mostly in reference to that deal.

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It was not a fun time to be a Warriors fan, but nearly four years later just about everything has changed.