That was really our only possibility of getting something back with Kevin Durant leaving. "I was really elated -- not to lose Kevin Durant -- I was elated that he went where he went at the time, so that would give us the optionality." Golden State traded Russell, Omari Spellman and Jacob Evans to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday for Wiggins, a 2021 top-three protected first-round draft pick and a 2022 second-round draft pick.