WATCH: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander discusses the Joe, Dort, and Wiggins trades

The NBA at the end of the day is a business, but that doesn't mean that players who build relationships, bonds, and friendships are in any sort of way robots. It was bittersweet for the Thunder's roster to see Lu Dort, Aaron Wiggins, and Isaiah Joe all go this summer.

All their now-former OKC teammates were happy to see them get some more opportunities in a new spot, but that doesn't mean it was easy to say goodbye.Today at the Thunder's media day, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander spoke about those offseason deals and life being sorta weird without those guys now in OKC.

“I was saying to somebody yesterday that it feels like they are not even gone. Like it feels like we are going to see them in a few minutes at team pictures, just because those guys, all three of them, were like so embedded in our group.

Obviously we're a really close, tight-knit group, and those guys had a big hand in not only our success on the court but the relationships and the brotherhood off the court. And that will never change. Those guys will only be one call away from me and vice versa.

But with that being said, it's the business of the NBA, right. I don't think anybody has played with all 12 guys their whole career. That's how it goes. It sucks a little bit. But yeah, it is what it is. And we have a few new additions that I'm super excited for, and that will be really fun just to -- like part of the excitement of having new players and things like that is figuring out how to make each other better, and hopefully that unlocks new things for us. It will be exciting, regardless, and those guys will also be missed at the same time.”