Jonathan Kuminga’s future in the NBA is completely up in the air, just days after it sounded like things could be moving forward with the Golden State Warriors.
A new report states that Kuminga is interested in playing for the Sacramento Kings, partly because of how they view him.
“Kuminga doesn’t have a good relationship with Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, sources said. The Kings told Kuminga they view him as an All-Star forward who will receive a high usage rate under head coach Doug Christie, sources said. That was music to Kuminga’s ears,” via Dallas Hoops Journal.
The Sacramento Kings view Jonathan Kuminga as an All-Star and want to give him a high usage rate, per @DALHoopsJournal
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It’s no secret that Kuminga wants more with whatever team he plays for.
Like the Kings, he also views himself as a future All-Star and wishes to be treated as one, earning more minutes and responsibilities on the court.
The Warriors just offered Kuminga a three-year, $75.2 million deal with a team option in the third season, which is generous but might not be good enough.
Kuminga wants that team option to turn into a player one, and he wants to be able to show what he can do on the court throughout the season.
Hearing how the Kings feel surely complicates things even more for Kuminga, and he may be enticed to do everything in his power to move to Sacramento.
With them, he could be given basically everything he wants.
If Kuminga isn’t able to head to the Kings, he will ride it out with the Warriors, with hopes of potentially being traded in a few months.
Kuminga wants the Kings, and they like him, but there is no guarantee that everything will come together.
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