Before a last-second tip-in gave the Golden State Warriors their second win of the season, Jonas Jerebko, the author of that moment of glory, was determined to go to Utah and cause havoc against the Jazz.

Jerebko was part of a Jazz team that won 29 of their last 35 games en route to an improbable postseason, going from the 10th spot in the West to fifth before bouncing the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round. Coming off a career year shooting the ball from deep, Jerebko was waived by the Jazz after having full depth at the power forward spot.

Hours later, Warriors general manager Bob Myers came calling.

Flash forward through an ugly preseason slate and into the second game of the season, and the Swedish international would have his shot at revenge.

“I could feel that my teammates wanted me to have that moment,” Jerebko told Connor LeTourneau of the San Francisco Chronicle. “I told them before the game, ‘I really want to win this game. I spent all season with these guys last year, and I really want to come into Utah and beat their a**.’ … To end it like that and have my teammates support me like they did, it was special.”

The Warriors were well aware of how Jerebko's time in Utah ended, and players did not hesitate to remind him throughout the day with little nudges of “they didn't want ya, Jonas,” as Klay Thompson did in celebratory fashion over Twitter.

Golden State had made a habit out of this when David West was around, but the tradition stuck, as they did it with then-rookie Jordan Bell during the two games when they faced the Chicago Bulls, who sold the rights to the 38th overall pick for $3.5 million.

Coming into a championship environment can be daunting for some players, but Jerebko avoided being the Omri Casspi of this season by thriving in the moment and now relishing it.

“I mean, you saw the game,” said Jerebko. “After I hit the game-winner, everybody was awesome. They’re trying to open it up and make it easy for me, and they have.”

Jerebko's game-winner gave him a season-high 10 points in 24 minutes of action.