SAN FRANCISCO — On the day following Thursday’s deal that exchanged D’Angelo Russell for Andrew Wiggins, Warriors brass made it clear: Fit, for them, matters.
On Friday, Warriors general manager Bob Myers spoke with the media about a deadline in which he traded half a dozen players, and the reasoning behind the polarizing deal trade with Minnesota. The fact that Wiggins played a position of need at a pace the Warriors want to play, and that Russell did not, was the primary motivation.
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That, and avoiding an expensive luxury tax bill and receiving valuable draft compensation.