After being traded, the Warriors boss was heartbroken...

"I love Golden State, do you understand what I mean? They gave me the opportunity to grow up, but then abandoned me so directly. What really made me suffer and despair was the way they traded me. If it were a metaphor, it was like a Maverick who sent Luca Doncic away without warning, which made me feel painful." The Warrior's former boss Monta Ellis answered in an interview. Ellis was selected by the Warriors with the 40th pick in the second round in 2005. From an unknown substitute second round pick to a gradually emerging supernova, Ellis scored 16.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.7 steals in just one year. In the second grade, Ellis won the fastest-progress player and joined forces with players such as Barron Davis and Barnes to lead the Warriors to perform the "Black Eight Miracle".

With the successive departure of several main players, Ellis rose rapidly and became the absolute core of the Warriors with his advantages such as speed, breakthrough, and explosive scoring. Unfortunately, due to his low scoring efficiency (Davis' real shooting percentage in his career is only in his early 50s), and suffering from ankle injuries, the Warriors understand that Ellis is far from enough to revive.

In 2009, Curry joined the Warriors. The two of them had been together for three years and became comrades-in-arms with deep friendship. Curry once said: "Ellis is a Warrior legend, and his contribution is immeasurable." Ellis also praised Curry in public many times. Not only that, even after being traded, Ellis and Curry were still close, and they almost never missed each other's important moments.

In 2012, the Warriors traded Ellis, Yudu, and Kumei Brown to the Bucks for Bogut and Jackson. At this point, the golden age was officially kicked off. The lineup led by Curry and players such as Thompson, Green, Bogut, and Iguodala will take shape one after another in the next few years. In just three years, the Warriors won the championship and became one of the most traffic-produced teams in the league.

Objectively speaking, Ellis is the core figure in the Warriors' transition from a bottom team to a playoff competitor, but trading Ellis to straighten Curry is bound to be the most critical operation in the Warriors' history. The small ball era has reached its peak from this time, and the Warriors Dynasty has begun. Even if you do it a hundred times, the operation of Yongguan may not change at all, right?