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Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga becomes a restricted free agent this summer. As a restricted free agent, Kuminga can sign an offer sheet with another team and then the Warriors would have 48 hours to match the offer sheet or let the swingman walk.
Warriors head coach Steve Kerr didn't play Kuminga in the team's final game of the regular season against the Los Angeles Clippers, the play-in win against the Memphis Grizzlies or the Game 1 victory against the Houston Rockets.
Kuminga played in Games 2 and 3 versus the Rockets only because Jimmy Butler got hurt in Game 2.
With Kerr removing Kuminga from the rotation, one NBA analyst has predicted that the Warriors will sign-and-trade the youngster to the Brooklyn Nets this summer.
"With restricted free agency awaiting Kuminga, his future with the franchise has never seemed less certain," Zach Buckley of Bleacher Report wrote. "And that might be music to the ears of the Brooklyn Nets, who have 'long loomed as a potential suitor' for Kuminga, per NBA insiders Marc Stein and Jake Fischer. The Nets, who've lost 106 games over the past two seasons combined, don't face the same win-right-now pressure as the Stephen Curry-led Dubs. So, it should be significantly easier for them to find developmental minutes (and touches) for Kuminga than it's been for Golden State."
Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga Robert Edwards-Imagn Images
Kuminga played in 47 games for the Warriors during the 2024-25 regular season. He averaged 15.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists while shooting 45.4% from the field, 30.5% from beyond the arc and 66.8% from the foul line.
Kuminga turns 23 in October. He has career averages of 12.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists.
"The Warriors might still want to get something in return for Kuminga, setting up the possibility of a sign-and-trade," Buckley wrote. "Since Brooklyn has boatloads of cap space, though, the Nets don't necessarily need to play ball. The Warriors will have the right to match whatever offer Kuminga signs, but the Nets could at least make them think twice with an aggressive offer featuring less-than-friendly terms for the signing team. Prediction: Kuminga is sign-and-traded from the Warriors to the Nets."
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Warriors head coach Steve Kerr didn't play Kuminga in the team's final game of the regular season against the Los Angeles Clippers, the play-in win against the Memphis Grizzlies or the Game 1 victory against the Houston Rockets.
Kuminga played in Games 2 and 3 versus the Rockets only because Jimmy Butler got hurt in Game 2.
With Kerr removing Kuminga from the rotation, one NBA analyst has predicted that the Warriors will sign-and-trade the youngster to the Brooklyn Nets this summer.
"With restricted free agency awaiting Kuminga, his future with the franchise has never seemed less certain," Zach Buckley of Bleacher Report wrote. "And that might be music to the ears of the Brooklyn Nets, who have 'long loomed as a potential suitor' for Kuminga, per NBA insiders Marc Stein and Jake Fischer. The Nets, who've lost 106 games over the past two seasons combined, don't face the same win-right-now pressure as the Stephen Curry-led Dubs. So, it should be significantly easier for them to find developmental minutes (and touches) for Kuminga than it's been for Golden State."
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Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga Robert Edwards-Imagn Images
Kuminga played in 47 games for the Warriors during the 2024-25 regular season. He averaged 15.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists while shooting 45.4% from the field, 30.5% from beyond the arc and 66.8% from the foul line.
Kuminga turns 23 in October. He has career averages of 12.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists.
"The Warriors might still want to get something in return for Kuminga, setting up the possibility of a sign-and-trade," Buckley wrote. "Since Brooklyn has boatloads of cap space, though, the Nets don't necessarily need to play ball. The Warriors will have the right to match whatever offer Kuminga signs, but the Nets could at least make them think twice with an aggressive offer featuring less-than-friendly terms for the signing team. Prediction: Kuminga is sign-and-traded from the Warriors to the Nets."
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