It appears, for the moment, that Jonathan Kuminga will remain with the Warriors next season.
Of course, that can change, but the San Francisco Standard’s Tim Kawakami reported Monday in his latest column, citing a Warriors source, that Golden State plans to have Kuminga on its roster for the 2025-26 NBA season.
“The word I got when I checked in with a Warriors source on Sunday: Kuminga won’t be traded this summer,” Kawakami wrote. “He’ll be back on the Warriors’ roster to start the season. And it’ll either come when he signs the Warriors’ offer or accepts the $7.9 million one-year qualifying offer.”
While the Warriors reportedly have explored sign-and-trade deals involving Kuminga, a restricted free agent, with multiple teams this offseason, Kawakami adds that Golden State never was keen on the idea of dealing the young forward in the first place.
“But several sources have indicated that the Warriors have been unenthusiastic about the general idea of a Kuminga sign-and-trade from the outset,” Kawakami adds. “The broad context is that Joe Lacob remains a fan of Kuminga’s and is determined to either keep the 22-year-old on the roster or get real value in return. And he’s willing to wait it out.”
The Kings, who, along with the Phoenix Suns, are interested in facilitating a sign-and-trade for Kuminga, reportedly offered a recent package of veteran guard Malik Monk and their 2030 first-round draft pick.
However, it doesn’t seem like the Warriors were that interested in Sacramento’s offer, as ESPN’s Anthony Slater reported Wednesday that Golden State was planning to shut down sign-and-trade talks.
And it appears they have.
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