{"id":113191,"date":"2025-10-22T07:50:35","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T07:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=113191"},"modified":"2025-10-22T07:50:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T07:50:35","slug":"golden-rise-in-the-bay-jonathan-kumingas-eye-popping-stats-are-silencing-every-doubt-proving-hes-worth-every-penny-of-his-new-deal-as-the-warriors-chase-another-title-run-and-insi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=113191","title":{"rendered":"GOLDEN RISE IN THE BAY: Jonathan Kuminga\u2019s eye-popping stats are silencing every doubt, proving he\u2019s worth every penny of his new deal as the Warriors chase another title run, and insiders say his breakout could be the spark that reignites the dynasty\u2026 ll"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"article-body\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.sbnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/gettyimages-2205104779.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C2.0200892857143%2C100%2C95.238095238095&amp;w=2400\" alt=\"The Warriors' offers to Jonathan Kuminga, and his counteroffers, explained  | SB Nation\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Kuminga wasn&#8217;t even in the Golden State Warriors&#8217; rotation at times at the end of last season.<\/p>\n<p>But in the 2025-26 season opener against the Los Angeles Lakers, Kuminga was everything the Warriors needed.<\/p>\n<p>Head coach Steve Kerr opted to start Kuminga, a bold call to start small and bring Al Horford off the bench.<\/p>\n<p>It also put Kuminga on the floor with Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green, the very lineup Kerr wanted to avoid down the stretch of last season.<\/p>\n<p>Now, though, it looked like they belonged together.<\/p>\n<p>The Warriors beat the Lakers in large part because of how good Kuminga was.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Jonathan Kuminga stats vs. Lakers<\/h2>\n<p>The final stats for Kuminga against the Lakers were fantastic:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>32 minutes<\/li>\n<li>17 points. 9 rebounds<\/li>\n<li>6 assists<\/li>\n<li>6-11 FG<\/li>\n<li>4-6 3FG<\/li>\n<li>1 steal<\/li>\n<li>1-2 FT<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Kuminga grabbed a clutch offensive rebound late to help ice the game.<\/p>\n<p>This is exactly the talent Kuminga has displayed in flashes in the past, usually when other players were out.<\/p>\n<p>If Kuminga can play this well with all the Warriors&#8217; veteran stars active alongside him, it can greatly raise Golden State&#8217;s ceiling. 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