The Warriors are not ready to let restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga leave for cheap.
While Kuminga’s camp is seeking sign-and-trade opportunities for the 22-year-old, Golden State is looking for a first-round draft pick in any potential trade, NBA Insider Marc Stein reported Monday.
“Kuminga’s camp has continued to seek out sign-and-trade opportunities, with Sacramento and Phoenix still regarded as the most determined suitors, but Golden State is said to want a first-round pick in any sign-and-trade deal,” Stein wrote in his latest Substack. “The Suns do not have an available first-round pick to offer.”
Additionally, the Warriors have continued to try to negotiate with Kuminga and his camp on a new contract, per Stein.
“Word is that the Warriors’ best offers to Kuminga have topped out in the two-year, $40 million range,” Stein wrote.
Kuminga is coming off a 2024-25 NBA season where he averaged 15.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game in 47 contests played. An ankle injury kept the forward out from early January until the middle of March.
Kuminga also struggled for consistent playing time once he returned to the lineup and even was a DNP in the team’s final regular-season game. He also was a DNP in two of the team’s first-round NBA playoff games against the Houston Rockets.
The seventh overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft found the court consistently in the team’s second-round series against the Minnesota Timberwolves, as injuries to other stars opened minutes up for him.
Kuminga finished that series averaging 20.8 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game in 27.4 minutes per game.
Where this saga will turn next, nobody knows, but it seems Golden State will only let Kuminga go for the right price.
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