{"id":149429,"date":"2025-08-16T02:51:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T02:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/149429\/"},"modified":"2025-08-16T02:51:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T02:51:09","slug":"jonathan-kuminga-doesnt-want-to-be-warriors-pawn-nbc-sports-bay-area-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/149429\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonathan Kuminga doesn\u2019t want to be Warriors\u2019 \u2018pawn\u2019 \u2013 NBC Sports Bay Area & California"},"content":{"rendered":"

It appears that one of Jonathan Kuminga\u2019s<\/a> top priorities regarding a potential return to the Warriors is security.\u00a0<\/p>\n

ESPN\u2019s Anthony Slater reported Friday on \u201cNBA Today\u201d that the fifth-year NBA veteran forward will not be returning to Golden State if he doesn\u2019t believe he is in the organization\u2019s long-term plans<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cKuminga wants more of a player-friendly deal — more of a signal that he\u2019s a building block and not just a trade asset; the word I\u2019ve heard from the Kuminga side is \u2018pawn,\u2019\u201d Slater said. \u201cHe doesn\u2019t want to sign this two-year, $45 million deal with a team option where he is clearly just being used to be traded mid-season.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s not something he wants to sign up for.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Kuminga, like most players, doesn\u2019t want to be trade bait<\/a> — he wants a home.<\/p>\n

The Bay has been just that for the 22-year-old, since the Warriors selected Kuminga with the No. 7 overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft. But Golden State and Kuminga have yet to strike a deal.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Slater explained what aspects could change Kuminga’s mind.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow, if you\u2019re talking about a three-year deal (or) something with a player option that shows him a little bit more commitment, that\u2019s something he\u2019d be interested in,\u201d Slater said.<\/p>\n

Time is running out for the Warriors to extend the hypothetical player-friendly deal to Kuminga. In the same breath, the forward must not love what offers he has seen from other teams, considering the restricted free agent is yet to agree to an offer.<\/p>\n

Slater concluded by saying that neither side — Kuminga and the Warriors — has budged this summer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs of now, the Warriors have been hesitant to do that,\u201d Slater said. \u201cKuminga is signaling to those around him that he\u2019s very willing and prefers the qualifying offer over the two-year, $45 million deal, and that\u2019s dangerous for the Warriors.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey could try to call his bluff, but right now, it seems to be trending toward the qualifying offer.\u201d<\/p>\n

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