{"id":108031,"date":"2025-10-06T08:13:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T08:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=108031"},"modified":"2025-10-06T08:14:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T08:14:04","slug":"%f0%9f%92%a5warriors-trade-buzz-golden-state-urged-to-pursue-29m-pacers-wing-in-a-bold-jonathan-kuminga-swap-a-move-that-could-give-steph-curry-the-support-he-needs-and-reshape-the-teams-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=108031","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udca5WARRIORS TRADE BUZZ: Golden State urged to pursue $29M Pacers wing in a bold Jonathan Kuminga swap, a move that could give Steph Curry the support he needs and reshape the team\u2019s championship window \u2026ll"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"article-body\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/zgfiWwKzdzAQewlutBxtnw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTY0MDtoPTQyNztjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2024-02\/8567fd90-d2c1-11ee-af58-704156ee0616\" alt=\"Warriors HC Steve Kerr becomes highest paid coach in NBA history with reported 2-year, $35 million extension - Yahoo Sports\" \/>The Golden State Warriors recently squashed their summer-long stalemate with incoming fifth-year combo-forward Jonathan Kuminga, but his reported agreement to a two-year, $48.5 million contract with the franchise will not mark the end of their continued saga.<\/p>\n<p>Golden State&#8217;s general manager Mike Dunleavy&#8217;s work is far from over on the Kuminga front, and Dunleavy&#8217;s next course of action will be to locate a potential trade destination for the explosive wing.<\/p>\n<p>If Dunleavy were to scour the market for a possible partner in a deal, it&#8217;s plausible to believe that the Indiana Pacers could be a fantastic match.<\/p>\n<p>Kuminga&#8217;s incredible athleticism and two-way potential might interest the Pacers&#8217; front office, and the Warriors could seek a few young impact players to assist their aging core of Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green.<\/p>\n<p>A hypothetical trade framework that might satisfy both parties could see Kuminga head to the Pacers in exchange for Indiana&#8217;s impressive wing Bennedict Mathurin along with Jarace Walker and Ben Sheppard.<\/p>\n<p>By prospectively completing this deal, Golden State would land a more versatile scorer in Mathurin and two promising prospects who have displayed past three-point shooting ability. On the other side of the agreement, Indiana would bring in a player that fits their run-and-gun, high-flying, fast-breaking game-plan to a tee.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As the highlight of this imaginary trade for Golden State, Mathurin&#8217;s more controlled offensive production, tighter handle and improved defense would have a chance to mesh well alongside Curry in certain lineup configurations.<\/p>\n<p>In 72 appearances for the Pacers in the 2024-25 regular season, Mathurin contributed career-highs of 16.1 points and 5.3 rebounds. Indiana&#8217;s former No. 6 overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft also authored a few signature performances for his team throughout the 2025 NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder.<\/p>\n<p>Mathurin&#8217;s 27-point outburst in Game 3 of the Finals led the Pacers to a 116-107 victory on their home floor to take a 2-1 series lead over the Thunder before Oklahoma City would eventually storm back to win the championship in seven games.<\/p>\n<p>After gaining invaluable postseason and NBA Finals experience in 2024-25, Mathurin&#8217;s hunger to raise the Larry O&#8217;Brien trophy could be exactly what the Warriors need to assert themselves as true contenders in a loaded Western Conference.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Golden State Warriors will be gauging the trade market for their rising small forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":108039,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-108031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - 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