Golden State Warriors Will Make Jonathan Kuminga Available On Trade Market Once He Becomes Trade-Eligible, Relationship Is ‘Strained’

The Golden State Warriors will make Jonathan Kuminga available on the trade market once he becomes trade-eligible on January 15, according to NBA insider Jake Fischer of The Stein Line.

The relationship between the Warriors and Kuminga is “strained.”

“The mounting expectation, as a result, is that the Golden State Warriors will make Jonathan Kuminga available in the trade market once he becomes eligible to be dealt on Jan. 15 to see what sort of return is out there for the 22-year-old before the Feb. 5 trade deadline,” Fischer wrote. “I’m told that the relationship across this bargaining table, after such long-running talks, is certainly strained.”

Kuminga signed a two-year, $48.5 million deal with the Warriors to end his restricted free agency. The second year of the deal, which is a team option, is designed for Golden State — or another team if and when Kuminga is traded — to rip up and construct a new contract next offseason.

Kuminga doesn’t have a good relationship with Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, sources told DallasHoopsJournal. The swingman wanted to leave Golden State this offseason and play for the Sacramento Kings.

Kuminga averaged 15.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.4 blocks for the Warriors last season in 47 games. He was the seventh overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft.

Golden State beat the Houston Rockets in the first round of the 2025 playoffs in seven games but lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round in five games. Kuminga averaged 15.3 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.5 steals and 0.5 blocks in the 2025 playoffs.

Kerr was forced to play Kuminga in the Rockets series because Jimmy Butler missed Game 3 with an injury. Kuminga only played in the Timberwolves series because Stephen Curry got injured in Game 1 and missed Games 2, 3, 4 and 5.

The Warriors offered Kuminga a three-year, $75.2 million contract with a team option in the third season three weeks ago. Kuminga declined the offer because he wanted a player option over a team option.

Kuminga’s agent, Aaron Turner, presented a three-year, $82 million offer — including a player option in Year 3 — to the Warriors. The front office, led by general manager Mike Dunleavy, rejected it.