Warriors wait on Jonathan Kuminga's contract situation
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SAN FRANCISCO – Jonathan Kuminga’s time in contract limbo appears destined to go down to the Wednesday night wire. The restricted free agent who averaged 15.3 points per game last season has until 9 p.m. PT on Wednesday — the second day of Warriors training camp to accept the $7.9 million qualifying offer.
On Wednesday, Jonathan Kuminga and Quentin Grimes will have to decide whether they are going to take their qualifying offers for the 2025-2026 NBA season or remain restricted free agents. If the two players from each side of the league decide to go with the former situation,
Going into a season, for one reason or another, there are usually a handful of players who are exceedingly likely to get traded. These players are almost never superstars. While a trade for someone like,
Draymond Green has refuted claims that Jonathan Kuminga has no desire to return to the Golden State Warriors for the 2025-26 season.
Kuminga, a talented 6'8" forward whom the Warriors picked seventh in the 2021 NBA Draft, has several offers on the table and he has until October 1st to decide whether he'll take or rebuff the team's qualifying offer. Whichever path he takes, Dubs' superstar Stephen Curry is keen on giving his young teammate time and space to think things through.
As Wednesday night’s deadline hovers, Butler said his advice to Kuminga has been simple. “Do whatever you do that makes you happy,” Butler said. “That’s the advice I would give anybody in any aspect of life: Do what makes you happy.”
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While the Golden State Warriors' front office remains in the late stages of a contentious contract negotiation with restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga, the team's veteran stars expressed confidence that a September distraction won't derail their ultimate goals.