{"id":36452,"date":"2025-07-03T22:35:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T22:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/36452\/"},"modified":"2025-07-03T22:35:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T22:35:08","slug":"jonathan-kuminga-warriors-not-a-good-fit-udonis-haslem-says-nbc-sports-bay-area-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/36452\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonathan Kuminga, Warriors not a good fit, Udonis Haslem says \u2013 NBC Sports Bay Area & California"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jonathan Kuminga’s<\/a> future with the Warriors is complicated and uncertain, but Udonis Haslem<\/a> believes the solution actually is quite simple.<\/p>\n

The three-time NBA champion and ESPN analyst, like the rest of the NBA world, discussed Kuminga’s situation <\/a>with Golden State on Wednesday’s edition of “NBA Today.” Haslem was asked what Kuminga, who is a restricted free agent, should want as he emerges into uncharted territory.<\/p>\n

“He should want to go be his best version, and I don\u2019t think that\u2019s going to happen in Golden State,” Haslem said. “And it\u2019s nothing against Golden State, it\u2019s nothing against Kuminga. It\u2019s just not a good fit. Especially when you got a guy like Jimmy Butler. Jimmy Butler\u2019s a damn good basketball player. He needs the ball in his hands. He\u2019s going to make other guys better. He\u2019s going to defend on the other end. His basketball IQ is out of the roof.”<\/p>\n

When the Warriors first acquired Butler at the trade deadline in February, they had hoped the six-time All-Star and Kuminga would thrive off of each other on the court together.<\/p>\n

But it never quite worked the way Golden State had hoped<\/a>, as Haslem further explained.<\/p>\n

“And I think that\u2019s where [Butler] gets the edge with Kuminga,” Haslem said. “If you put him in the game, you put him with Steph [Curry], you put him with those other guys and you don\u2019t miss a beat. You put Kuminga in and it\u2019s a little bit of a standstill offensively. He gets the ball in his hands, he wants to do his thing. So, Jonathan Kuminga should look for a situation or opportunity to be his best version. It is his time, and he should not feel bad about that at all. <\/p>\n

“Oftentimes, we make guys feel bad for wanting to step into that light and be their best version. I don\u2019t think he should feel bad about this. He\u2019s played the game. He\u2019s been in Golden State long enough. He\u2019s a damn good basketball player. It\u2019s his time to shine and he wants his opportunity, and I don\u2019t blame him.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The Warriors extended a $7.9 million qualifying offer<\/a> to Kuminga, making him a restricted free agent. This means if he receives an offer from another team, the Warriors can either choose to match that offer and retain him or decline to match it and let him sign with the other team.<\/p>\n

They also can explore a sign-and-trade scenario, which a source confirmed to NBC Sports California on Wednesday is being discussed with the Kings and Pistons<\/a> that would send second-year guard Devin Carter and big man Dario Saric to Golden State, Kuminga to Sacramento and high-flying guard Malik Monk to Detroit.<\/p>\n

The possibilities are limitless, but it appears more and more likely that Kuminga’s time in the Bay is nearing an end.<\/p>\n

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