Jonathan Kuminga Predicted to Sign $45 Million Contract With Golden State Warriors

NBA restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga has been predicted to sign a $45 million contract with the Golden State Warriors.

NBA writer Dan Favale of Bleacher Report thinks Kuminga will get his wish by receiving a player option for the 2026-27 season.

“Expect the Warriors to cave in some form. Short of juicing his annual salary into the $30 million range, a two-year contract with a team option will end up being out of the question,” Favale wrote. “Prediction: Jonathan Kuminga re-signs with the Warriors on a two-year, $45 million deal, with a player option for 2026-27.”

Kuminga wants to leave Golden State. However, since there are no teams with cap space to sign Kuminga to an offer sheet and the Warriors aren’t interested in what the Phoenix Suns or Sacramento Kings have offered them in sign-and-trade talks, Kuminga is stuck with the Dubs.

The 22-year-old Kuminga doesn’t have a good relationship with Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, sources told DallasHoopsJournal. At this point in the offseason, Kuminga either has to sign the contract Golden State is offering him or play next season on a $7.9 million qualifying offer, which would have an implied no-trade clause. The swingman would then hit unrestricted free agency next offseason.

Kuminga averaged 15.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.4 blocks for Golden State last season in 47 games, shooting 45.4% from the field, 30.5% from beyond the arc and 66.8% from the free-throw line. The Warriors lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the conference semifinals in five games.

A one-time champion, Kuminga was the seventh overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft. He enters next season with career averages of 12.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.4 blocks with the Warriors.

Kuminga has until October 1 to sign his qualifying offer for next season.