It doesn’t appear the Warriors love their current Jonathan Kuminga sign-and-trade options.
Golden State currently isn’t interested in proposed trade packages from interested teams like the Sacramento Kings and Phoenix Suns, ESPN’s Shams Charania and Anthony Slater reported Wednesday.
“The Warriors, as of right now, have shunned all sign-and-trade offers,” Charania said on “SportsCenter” with Slater and Malika Andrews. “Right now, what we see is a stalemate between both sides, as both sides are at a crossroads for a player that clearly believes he has not been given the full amount of opportunity in Golden State.
“He has a high level of self-belief right now.”
Golden State reportedly has been offered several mixes of draft picks and role players, but nothing has moved the needle thus far. Kuminga and his camp aren’t in any rush to stay in the Bay or find a new home, either.
The 22-year-old forward averaged 15.3 points on 45.4-percent shooting with a concerning 30.5-percent clip from three-point range during the 2024-25 NBA season.
Like Charania, Slater believes the Warriors would prefer for Kuminga to sign a short-term contract with trade flexibility, but understands that the franchise can’t continue to drag its feet with its young forward.
“They’ve been pretty firm in the last few days, saying there’s a reason why it’s called ‘restricted free agency ‘and not ‘unrestricted free agency,’” Slater said. “They kind of hold the leverage on his future. Their preferred path clearly is the offer they put on the table; it’s short-term, it’s tradeable, that’s how they pitched it to Kuminga …”
“Regardless, they say right now they’re shutting down sign-and-trade talks; they found nothing appealing there. And they believe he is going to be on the roster. Their stance is that he will be on the roster to start next season.”
Kuminga took to social media on Wednesday, emphasizing that he is betting on himself this offseason.
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