"It's very hard to meet a genuine person who you can call your friend in this league."
Bogut does not expect any additional emotions when he steps on court despite admitting he was disappointed and bitter about his exit, but he admitted to having a below-par finals.
"There's no doubt it's disappointing to leave one of the best teams record-wise those last two years," he said.
"It was bitter in a way. I wasn't mad at anybody about it. I understood it completely. I'm not stupid."
His Mavericks have had just two wins this season, while Golden State are 5-2 but are under-performing defensively without the 32-year-old Boomers centre and Harrison Barnes, who also joined the Mavericks.
"I think defensively that I provided something for them that really helped that team win games," Bogut said.
"Obviously, (Warriors forward) Draymond (Green), we had a really good sync defensively where when he got beat, I was there. When I got beat, he was there, and it was automatic."
"We knew how to play and Steph (Curry) and Klay (Thompson) did a good job of funneling guys to me and Draymond.
"Obviously they have to adjust to that when they go small now."
- AAP
