{"id":94369,"date":"2025-08-28T08:35:38","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T08:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=94369"},"modified":"2025-08-28T08:35:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T08:35:48","slug":"brandin-podziemski-breaks-silence-on-jonathan-kuminga-reveals-warriors-locker-room-emotions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=94369","title":{"rendered":"Brandin Podziemski Breaks Silence On Jonathan Kuminga; Reveals Warriors Locker Room Emotions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"m-detail-header--dek\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fadeawayworld.net\/.image\/t_share\/MjE3MzQ1MjU2Mzc3NTU4Mzg0\/jonathan-kuminga-and-brandin-podziemski-talk-on-the-sidelines-during-wnba-game.jpg\" alt=\"May 16, 2025; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski (left) and Jonathan Kuminga (right) talk after the game between the Golden State Valkyries and the Los Angeles Sparks at Chase Center.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--dek\">Brandin Podziemski makes his feelings known on Jonathan Kuminga&#8217;s standoff with the Warriors front office.<\/div>\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--flexbox\">\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--meta\">\n<div class=\"m-description--list\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fadeawayworld.net\/tag\/jonathan-kuminga\">Jonathan Kuminga<\/a>\u00a0was an integral part of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fadeawayworld.net\/nba\/golden-state-warriors\">Golden State Warriors<\/a>\u00a0for the past four seasons. Last season, he played only 47 games due to injuries, but still averaged 15.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 2.2 assists.<\/p>\n<p>This offseason, the 22-year-old power forward\u2019s contract has become a massive talking point for the Warriors. Now the media is after his teammates, trying to understand exactly what is going on with his contract negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>Another 22-year-old on the Warriors,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fadeawayworld.net\/tag\/brandin-podziemski\">Brandin Podziemski<\/a>, was asked about the situation, and he was very upfront about the team\u2019s take on Kuminga\u2019s situation.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"is-fallback-player m-in-content-ad\">\n<div id=\"ed2311c9-08e7-4c4a-91f3-d1ff662c7342\" class=\"pbs\" data-exs-config=\"{&quot;reporting&quot;:{&quot;subId&quot;:&quot;fadeawayworld.net&quot;,&quot;subId2&quot;:&quot;tm-ci02f923b220002724&quot;},&quot;customParams&quot;:{&quot;channel&quot;:&quot;fadeawayworld.net&quot;,&quot;abs&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;atsd&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;author&quot;:&quot;tm-ci02f923b220002724&quot;,&quot;bmb&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bsc&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;correlator&quot;:125453785764666,&quot;direct&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;terms&quot;:&quot;Golden State Warriors Archive,Brandin Podziemski,Jonathan Kuminga&quot;,&quot;pagetype&quot;:&quot;article&quot;,&quot;path&quot;:&quot;\/nba\/golden-state-warriors\/brandin-podziemski-breaks-silence-on-jonathan-kuminga-reveals-warriors-locker-room-emotions&quot;,&quot;pod&quot;:&quot;1&quot;},&quot;macros&quot;:{&quot;gpid&quot;:&quot;\/88059007\/nba\/video\/preroll-0&quot;}}\" data-pbs-root=\"true\" data-pbs-position=\"static\" data-pbs-device=\"desktop\" data-pbs-video-title=\"true\">\n<div id=\"exp_8a664082-910b-4f0e-ba6e-8172d32b3965\" class=\"pbs__player shown\">\n<p><em>&#8220;No matter how\u00a0<\/em>[Kuminga]&#8217;<em>s situation is resolved, it doesn&#8217;t change how we view JK as a person, as a player. Obviously, we all want him to be in the Golden State. It doesn&#8217;t change anything.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em>Podziemski said on a recent radio interview with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.audacy.com\/stations\/957thegame\/shows\/willard-dibs-c67c4\/episodes\/f5535030cd51?action=AUTOPLAY_FULL&amp;actionContentId=202-eyJyZWN1cnJpbmdfc2NoZWR1bGVfaWQiOiIzM2YwMjc1OC05ZmE2LTQ5ZGQtYmQ3MC03MzljNzEwOTQ5ZmMiLCJzaG93X2lkIjoiZTkwYjQxMmUtMDk5YS00YWFkLThkZWQtY2NkMjEwZTM5OTc1Iiwic3RhcnRfZGF0ZSI6IjIwMjUtMDgtMjciLCJzdGF0aW9uX2lkIjo4OTd9&amp;actionOffset=1756336789.873218&amp;_branch_match_id=1431622547784610550&amp;_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXT8%2FXSyxNSUyu1EvOz9Wvysl0K84OckwKT7KvK0pNSy0qysxLj08qyi8vTi2ydc4oys9NBQAUXwazOwAAAA%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">95.7 The Game\u2019s Willard and Dibs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fadeawayworld.net\/nba-trade-rumors\/golden-state-warriors\/jonathan-kuminga-rejects-warriors-offer-amid-90-million-pursuit-suns-kings\">reports<\/a>\u00a0suggested that the Warriors offered a 2-year, $45 million contract, but Kuminga\u2019s side rejected it. It was the fine print that made the 6-foot-8 power forward turn down the offer because the Warriors wanted him to waive off the no-trade clause that would\u2019ve kicked in since the deal came with a team option for the second year of the contract.<\/p>\n<p>Kuminga was not looking to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fadeawayworld.net\/nba-trade-rumors\/golden-state-warriors\/jonathan-kuminga-pawn-warriors-trade-drama-lingers\">hand over the control<\/a>\u00a0of his career in the hands of the Warriors. It is also believed that he is now\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fadeawayworld.net\/nba\/golden-state-warriors\/jonathan-kuminga-doesnt-want-to-play-for-the-warriors-next-season\">looking for a fresh start<\/a>\u00a0and does not see himself developing to his full potential with the Warriors.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fadeawayworld.net\/nba\/sacramento-kings\">Sacramento Kings<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fadeawayworld.net\/nba-trade-rumors\/golden-state-warriors\/kings-still-optimistic-on-landing-jonathan-kuminga-amid-russell-westbrook-saga\">reportedly<\/a>\u00a0showed a lot of interest in trading for Kuminga, but according to the Warriors, they aren\u2019t getting the requisite value from that deal as the 22-year-old power forward has a massive career ahead of him.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, after Kuminga went down in January with a right ankle sprain, the Warriors quickly brought in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fadeawayworld.net\/tag\/jimmy-butler\">Jimmy Butler<\/a>\u00a0to fill the gaping hole. Kuminga was sidelined for 31 games after that, and when he came back, he still had to play restricted minutes due to the veteran being on the court. All of this could\u2019ve contributed to the current standoff between the Warriors and the 22-year-old power forward.<\/p>\n<p>Podziemski also talked about the impact the media chatter has had on the locker room and how everyone understands that they are just trying to do their job, but at the same time, they cannot be affected by the noise.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cObviously, everybody on our team knows it&#8217;s the media\u2019s job to try to nitpick and find things to write and talk about and separate teammates so they have a story to write\u2026 Like, we all know that\u2019s how it works; especially the guys who have been around it for 10 to 15 years, they know how it works.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Podziemski added.<\/p>\n<p>Kuminga has shown in his career that when his usage and minutes have gone up, so has his production. During the 2023-24 season for the Warriors, he averaged 26.3 minutes per game, and he also posted a career-high season average of 16.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 2.2 assists.<\/p>\n<p>Before that, he was getting close to 20 minutes of playing time, which restricted his scoring to 9.9 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 1.9 assists. With Butler still on the roster and still a key contributor to the Warriors&#8217; offense, Kuminga could be skeptical about where the playing time for him will come from and what his position in the rotation will look like.<\/p>\n<p>With these worries, looking for a fresh start with an upcoming franchise like the Kings does not seem like a bad option. But will the Warriors let him go without getting the requisite value? Let us know what you think in the comments section.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-embed-card--list\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brandin Podziemski makes his feelings known on Jonathan Kuminga&#8217;s standoff with the Warriors front office. 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