With training camp less than one week away, the Warriors met in San Diego this week to bond both on and off the court.
Well, all except one player.
Jonathan Kuminga, who remains a restricted free agent with the 2025-26 NBA season a month away, did not attend the team minicamp in San Diego put together by Warriors veteran forward Jimmy Butler, ESPN’s Shams Charania shared Wednesday on “NBA Today.”
“Jimmy Butler is actually holding a team minicamp in San Diego this week. This is the first full year of Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Jimmy Butler all together,” Charania explained to host Malika Andrews. “One player who is not there, the only player on the potential Warriors roster that isn’t there, is restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga. My understanding is he is not appearing at this team function, this camaraderie minicamp in San Diego. It’s still at a stalemate.
“I spoke to Aaron Turner, Kuminga’s agent, today, and he told me that the player option still remains critical in these conversations. We know about the three-year, $75 million offer, or the two-year, $45 million offer, both still have team options in them. Him, just like [Quentin] Grimes, has until Oct. 1, before his decision, but these sides are still at a stalemate.
“Jonathan Kuminga did not appear at the first team-related event that the Warriors players had today.”
NBC Sports Bay Area’s Dalton Johnson later confirmed Kuminga was not in attendance, though the Warriors had hoped he would be.
As Charania mentioned, a player option remains significant to Kuminga and his camp, but as of now, it is not something the Warriors have been willing to do.
Turner, while speaking to multiple media members last week, said there’s no drama or bad feelings between Kuminga and his teammates, particularly the veteran stars such as Butler, Curry and Green.
While Kuminga wasn’t in sunny San Diego on Wednesday, he’s still been putting in the work on the hardwood as he prepares for Year 5.
However, who that is with and what that looks like remains in question.
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