{"id":47857,"date":"2025-03-29T01:28:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-29T01:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=47857"},"modified":"2025-03-29T01:28:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T01:28:20","slug":"why-draymond-advised-kuminga-to-embrace-gp2-type-of-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=47857","title":{"rendered":"Why Draymond advised Kuminga to \u2018embrace&#8217; GP2-type of role"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Warriors forward Draymond Green offered teammate Jonathan Kuminga stern advice about how to approach his ever-changing role in the relatively newfound absence of Gary Payton II (thumb).<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what the four-time NBA champion had to say on Friday\u2019s edition of the \u201cDraymond Green Show\u201d podcast with co-host and ex-Golden State guard Baron Davis:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think there\u2019s been so much chatter about JK and what he needs to do and how he needs to find his lane and this, that and other,\u201d Green prefaced to Davis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I will say with GP being out is, if I\u2019m Jonathan Kuminga, forget what everybody\u2019s talking about, forget what everybody\u2019s saying, I\u2019m saying, \u2018GP, I want to guard the best guard when I come in the game. I want to be the point-of-attack defender. I\u2019m [going to] hawk this guard. I\u2019m going to change the momentum of the game. I\u2019m going to embrace that.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Steph Curry injury update, LeBron vs. Stephen A. beef, &amp; Harden-Wade debate | Draymond &amp; Baron\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qAhTFkfBHR8?feature=oembed\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n<p>Green wants the 6-foot-8, 210-pound Kuminga to use his frame and two-way potential to emerge as the lockdown defender the Warriors need with Payton out for a lengthy period.<\/p>\n<p>That will be a tough \u2013 but feasible \u2013 task for Kuminga.<\/p>\n<p>Before partially tearing a left thumb ligament against the Miami Heat, Payton was a Swiss Army Knife in coach Steve Kerr\u2019s rotation. Over 58 games, Payton averaged 6.6 points, 3 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game on 58.5 percent shooting from the field with 2.6 steals and 0.8 blocks per 100 possessions.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, Kuminga is known for his scoring and has averaged a career-high 16.3 points per game on a career-low 45.3 percent shooting during the 2024-25 NBA season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause we know [Kuminga] can score, right, like we know what he is capable of on the offensive end,\u201d Green told Davis. \u201cImagine him embracing [Payton\u2019s] role and saying, \u2018I\u2019m guarding the best [player]. I\u2019m picking up [from full court]. I\u2019m going to work myself to exhaustion because I\u2019m going to defend so hard.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s how you win championships. And so, if I\u2019m Jonathan Kuminga, that\u2019s my mindset. And I think he\u2019s more than capable of being that and doing that. And if he does, golly \u2013 changes everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There always is plenty of chatter surrounding Kuminga\u2019s game, potential and role. So, Green publicly advised Kuminga to ignore everyone and focus on stepping up in Payton\u2019s absence, which is something totally up the four-year wing\u2019s alley.<\/p>\n<p>After all, Payton likely will miss Golden State\u2019s final 10 games of the regular season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warriors forward Draymond Green offered teammate Jonathan Kuminga stern advice about how to approach his ever-changing role in the relatively newfound absence of Gary Payton II (thumb)&#8230;. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":47858,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47857","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 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Why Draymond advised Kuminga to \u2018embrace&#039; 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