Warriors keep Jonathan Kuminga on two-year deal with team option

Jonathan Kuminga is staying with Golden State connected a two-year, $48.5 cardinal declaration that ends a summerlong standoff, his cause Aaron Turner said. The 2nd play is simply a squad enactment designed to beryllium torn up for a caller declaration aft 2025–26, whether helium remains a Warrior oregon is traded. Kuminga chose this operation implicit 3 years and $75 cardinal to support much power of his near-term future. He waived his inherent no-trade clause, and some sides recognize trades volition beryllium explored erstwhile helium becomes eligible successful mid-January. He missed media time and the archetypal signifier portion details were finalized.

Trade chatter and roster picture

The Suns and Kings pushed hardest successful sign-and-trade talks, offering frameworks built astir Royce O’Neale and picks (Phoenix) oregon Malik Monk positive a protected archetypal (Sacramento). Golden State passed. The Warriors besides agreed to a one-year woody with Seth Curry, pairing Stephen with his younger member arsenic campy opens. Roster mathematics looms — the nine cannot transportation 15 modular contracts into the play without a determination — yet Seth is expected to instrumentality for astir of the campaign. Gary Payton II returned connected a minimum, and Al Horford, De’Anthony Melton and rookie Will Richard agreed to deals. Kuminga’s caller wage slots 4th connected adjacent year’s books down Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler III and Draymond Green, lifting the luxury taxation measure by astir $70 cardinal to much than $80 million. The operation inactive leaves country to usage the $5.7 cardinal payer midlevel and adhd 2 minimums.

Why Golden State doubled down

Kuminga’s postseason divided tells the story. He played lone 50 minutes successful the archetypal circular against Houston, past averaged 20.8 points connected 54.3% shooting successful the semifinals versus Minnesota with Curry sidelined, including 3 consecutive 20-plus outings to adjacent the series. He led the squad successful overgarment points successful each of the past 2 seasons and ranks 5th successful points per 36 minutes among the 2021 draught people (minimum 150 games). He is 1 of 5 Warriors to scope 3,000 points earlier turning 23. The stake is simple: his downhill scoring, burst, and size inactive rise Golden State’s ceiling — whether arsenic a keeper oregon a premium commercialized chip.