{"id":76971,"date":"2025-07-07T08:06:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T08:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=76971"},"modified":"2025-07-07T08:06:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T08:06:42","slug":"warriors-wing-jonathan-kuminga-gets-ice-cold-bad-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=76971","title":{"rendered":"Warriors Wing Jonathan Kuminga Gets &#8216;Ice Cold&#8217; Bad News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Add-a-heading.png?w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Add-a-heading.png?w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Add-a-heading.png?w=1100&amp;quality=15&amp;strip=all 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Add-a-heading.png?w=1350&amp;quality=65&amp;strip=all 1350w\" alt=\"Warriors Wing Jonathan Kuminga Gets 'Ice Cold' Bad News\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Talks surrounding Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga have received little traction.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Discussions around Golden State Warriors\u2018 restricted free agent wing Jonathan\u202fKuminga have cooled off, with a league insider reporting \u201cno significant traction\u201d over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Conversations have remained stagnant despite reported interest from multiple teams, including the Sacramento Kings, Washington Wizards, and Miami Heat. No deal appears close, and the Warriors are showing no urgency to move off their asking price.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo significant traction on the Jonathan Kuminga front over the weekend, per sources,\u201d Anthony Slater of The Athletic wrote on X. \u201cRestricted free agency around the NBA remains ice cold. Conversations and little action. Kings have been strongest pursuer of [the] Warriors\u2019 wing, but nothing has come close.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"5e3d06031de192655149c371a9324869\">\n<div>\n<article>No significant traction on the Jonathan Kuminga front over the weekend, per sources. Restricted free agency around the NBA remains ice cold. Conversations and little action. Kings have been strongest pursuer of Warriors\u2019 wing, but nothing has come close.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Slater previously reported that the Warriors are \u201csearching for a promising young player plus a first-round pick in return for Kuminga, should they ultimately choose to part with him in a sign-and-trade scenario.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kuminga \u2014 the No. 7 overall pick in 2021 \u2014 is a restricted free agent with a qualifying offer of approximately $7.9 million, which grants the Warriors matching rights. Kuminga is reportedly seeking a new deal worth between $25 million and $30 million per year.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Jonathan Kuminga Talks Could Heat Up at Summer League<\/h2>\n<p>If talks continue to stall, the market for Kuminga could develop at the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, which kicks off next week. It will allow Kuminga and his representatives to meet face-to-face with interested teams and the Warriors. And a return to Golden State is not off the table, per Slater.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn eventual compromise and return to the Warriors also remains very much on the table, league sources said, considering the market dynamics at play,\u201d Slater said. \u201cThe two sides have talked about a sit-down in Las Vegas between Kuminga, Turner, general manager Mike Dunleavy and head coach Steve Kerr to discuss a possible path forward, if his situation remains unresolved in a week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If he does return to the Warriors, it would be another year of uncertainty for Kuminga. Head coach Steve Kerr had a hard time reintegrating Kuminga following the team\u2019s trade for Jimmy Butler. However, Butler made it clear he sees no issue sharing the floor with Kuminga, expressing confidence in their potential pairing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can play with anybody. He can play with anybody,\u201d Butler said during the postseason. \u201cMe and JK could thrive; can and will thrive together on the basketball floor.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Jonathan Kuminga Admits \u2018Ups and Downs\u2019 With Golden State<\/h2>\n<p>Kuminga appeared in 46 games for the Warriors last season, including 10 starts, with an ankle injury sidelined him for a significant stretch. He averaged 15.3 points and 4.6 rebounds in 24.3 minutes per game, but struggled with efficiency, shooting a career-low 45.4% from the field and 30.5% from beyond the arc.<\/p>\n<p>Kuminga saw limited action for most of the postseason and was largely out of the rotation until an injury to Curry created an opening. Seizing the opportunity, the 22-year-old delivered, averaging 20.8 points on 54.3% shooting in the series against the Timberwolves.<\/p>\n<p>Kuminga admitted in his exit interview that he is uncertain about his future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know what the future is gonna be,\u201d Kuminga said. \u201cThat\u2019s something that any player would love to hear, going into a different year. I\u2019m looking forward to that. I know it\u2019s going to happen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was some ups and downs. That\u2019s how life goes. But I had fun. I had a great time. I enjoy playing here. Yeah, there was some ups and downs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>J.R. DeGroote JR DeGroote is a staff writer for Heavy.com, where he has covered the NFL, NBA, and trending sports stories since 2019. His work focuses on some of the most passionate fanbases in sports, including reporting on the Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys and Los Angeles Lakers. More about J.R. 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