Trade with Warriors for Jonathan Kuminga reportedly still interests the Kings originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
The Golden State Warriors’ 123-91 victory against the Chicago Bulls on Sunday night proved to be yet another injunction in Jonathan Kuminga’s future tenure with the franchise.
With Golden State leading the entire game, Kuminga didn’t play at all Sunday night in Chicago, after putting up just four points, seven rebounds and three assists the night before in Cleveland. It was Kuminga’s first DNP while healthy all season, and it is reported that the Warriors will look at trades for him in the foreseeable future.
If the Warriors were to trade Kuminga, he might not have to venture far from Chase Center to find a new home. The Kings pushed hard for Kuminga in his restricted free agency this summer, and Andscape’s Marc J. Spears reported Monday that Sacramento still is willing to trade away one of its key pieces, wing Malik Monk, to acquire the 23-year-old wing.
Monk, who signed a four-year, $78 million extension with the Kings in 2024, has averaged 12.6 points per game in 21 games this season. Kuminga ended his long, drawn-out contract dispute with Golden State last summer, ultimately signing a two-year, $46.8 million deal with a team option after the second year.
Kuminga did not seem phased by Steve Kerr’s decision to bench him for the entire game.
Kuminga’s hot start on the court this season has been dampened by bilateral knee tendonitis and he has fallen out of Kerr’s starting rotation.
The earliest Kuminga could be available to trade is Jan. 15, and it remains to be seen which other teams will show interest in trading for him, and what they would be willing to offer in return. In the meantime, the Warriors are set to host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night at Chase Center.
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