{"id":100810,"date":"2025-09-16T08:03:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T08:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=100810"},"modified":"2025-09-16T08:03:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T08:03:59","slug":"warriors-rumors-tim-macmahon-fuels-steve-kerr-jonathan-kuminga-beef-amid-stalemate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=100810","title":{"rendered":"Warriors rumors: Tim MacMahon fuels Steve Kerr-Jonathan Kuminga beef amid stalemate"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/V2.jNGdpLdPZzkJ90jTctQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTY0MDtoPTM2MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/clutchpoints_articles_939\/846fa7f09b8ec41bd23fa5914590e304\" alt=\"Warriors rumors: Tim MacMahon fuels Steve Kerr-Jonathan Kuminga beef amid  stalemate - Yahoo Sports\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The stalement amid contract negotiations continues between the Golden State Warriors&#8217; front office and their forward Jonathan Kuminga ahead of the qualifying offer&#8217;s deadline on October 1. As Warriors head coach Steve Kerr prepare for the upcoming season, with or without Kuminga, ESPN&#8217;s Tim MacMahon is convinced the veteran coach&#8217;s relationship with the 2021 first-round pick is broken beyond repair.<\/p>\n<p>This is one of the many reasons Kuminga&#8217;s tenure with the Warriors is destined to come to an end, according to MacMahon, as he explained on ESPN&#8217;s NBA Today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAwkwardly, [which] is how they&#8217;ve handled Kuminga&#8217;s entire career,\u201d MacMahon said. \u201cSteve Kerr doesn&#8217;t want Kuminga. Kuminga doesn&#8217;t want to play for the Warriors, in part, because he knows the coach doesn&#8217;t want him. Listen, Shams is talking about there&#8217;s going to be a divorce eventually \u2014 let&#8217;s stay together for the kids \u2014 I&#8217;ve lived that. I lived with my ex-wife for a year after the divorce for the kids. Let me tell you, it was not fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For MacMahon, bringing back Kuminga after this ongoing stalement between him and the front office, will only disrupt the Warriors in 2025-26.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are going to be chemistry issues to put it mildly. This is going to be a disaster if they bring back Kuminga,\u201d MacMahon added. \u201cThere&#8217;s SGA. He might as well be H.T.E.; Human Trade Exception. You think he&#8217;s going to want to pass the ball? You think he&#8217;s going to want to play team ball? He&#8217;s going to want the ball. He&#8217;s going to want minutes. Steve Kerr doesn&#8217;t think he fits. I wonder what they think they can get that&#8217;s better than Malik Monk and a first-round pick.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote data-dnt=\"true\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;Steve Kerr doesn&#8217;t want Kuminga. Kuminga doesn&#8217;t want to play for the Warriors, in part, because he knows the coach doesn&#8217;t want him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tim MacMahon gives his stance on the ongoing contract discussions between Kuminga and the Warriors \ud83d\udde3\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>(via @ESPNNBA)<br \/>\npic.twitter.com\/7hL9jqB4vJ<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClutchPoints\/status\/1967698820357296480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1967698820357296480%7Ctwgr%5Eba1f82133fb07fa498b697594cfb3d5187a649bc%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fnba%2Fgolden-state-warriors%2Fwarriors-rumors-tim-macmahon-steve-kerr-jonathan-kuminga-beef-stalemate<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Without an extension, Kuminga could opt-in to the final year of his deal; a qualifying offer, worth $8 million for 2025-26. However, it would give Kuminga the control to veto any deal the Warriors attempt to make throughout the season.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Jonathan Kuminga reportedly declined Warriors&#8217; $75.2 million<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3524632\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3524632\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Warriors-forward-Jonathan-Kuminga-1.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Warriors-forward-Jonathan-Kuminga-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Warriors-forward-Jonathan-Kuminga-1.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Warriors-forward-Jonathan-Kuminga-1.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Warriors-forward-Jonathan-Kuminga-1.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Warriors-forward-Jonathan-Kuminga-1.jpg?resize=150,84 150w\" alt=\"Warriors rumors: Tim MacMahon fuels Steve Kerr-Jonathan Kuminga beef amid stalemate\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3524632\">Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga reportedly declined a $75.2 million extension, which could signal he discontent with playing for Warriors head coach Steve Kerr. While being one of his team&#8217;s biggest assets as a potential trade piece for the upcoming season, Kuminga is reportedly attempting to control his own destiny, which could be forfeited in a long-term extension ahead of 2025-26.<\/p>\n<p>Still, a potential sign-and-trade is still feasible between now and the Warriors&#8217; October 1 deadline for Kuminga to opt-in to his qualifying offer for the upcoming season.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ESPN&#8217;s Tim MacMahon&#8217;s Steve Kerr take amid the Warriors&#8217; contract stalemate with Jonathan Kuminga<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":100811,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[10,95,45,594,96],"class_list":["post-100810","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-golden-state-warriors","tag-jonathan-kuminga","tag-nba","tag-nba-rumors","tag-steve-kerr"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - 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