With the trade deadline recently passing, this has been on my mind a lot. It’s been interesting to see players debut on their new teams, as some players have seemingly been reborn with career games on their new squads, while others have appeared nervous or uncomfortable. In addition to that, it’s fun (and interesting) to watch teammates greet the team's newest addition (a pat on the back, a bench celebration after a new player scores, etc). On the flip side of that situation, it’s sad to see players like Josh Hart extremely upset to leave their current team.

Teams like the Nets who received a multitude of new players are the most interesting to me. We see players like Cam Johnson and Mikal Bridges seemingly having increased chemistry after being traded together (maybe because that’s the person they know best?). I wonder if they trash their old team's decision to trade them, or try to put it past them and deal with it. It is a business, after all.

So I ask again, anyone who knows an NBA player, has experienced the inside sports world, or even has a guess, what is life like for a recently traded player?