Giannis Antetokounmpo had not been asked about Khris Middleton being traded since we asked him 30 minutes after news broke. Here were his extended thoughts on what it has been like without Khris ...

Khris Middleton, now with the Wizards via trade, reflects on how his incredibly successful Bucks tenure ended.

Khris Middleton showed his vulnerable side when he recently spoke about getting traded by his longtime team, the Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks were fittingly Middleton's first opponents in his debut game in a Washington Wizards uniform. The 3-time All-Star tallied 12 points and five rebounds in a 104-101 loss against plenty of familiar faces.

Khris Middleton and Bilal Coulibaly both scored 17 points as the Washington Wizards won for just the second time in nine games, beating the host Charlotte Hornets 113-100 on Saturday night.

I mean, you go through a lot,” he said, leaning forward on his knees. “You go through for sure, why the f— are they trading me? Of course. Then you go through damn, they really traded me.