Report: Steve Kerr Grew ‘Incensed’ When Jonathan Kuminga Looked Off Stephen Curry On Offense

According to Logan Murdock of The Ringer, Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr grew “incensed” when Jonathan Kuminga looked off Stephen Curry on offense.

Kerr benched Kuminga before being forced to play him after Curry and Jimmy Butler got hurt in the 2025 playoffs. 

“Despite his talent, Kuminga’s propensity to look for his shot at the expense of the flow of Golden State’s offense has irked the coaching staff,” Murdock wrote. “During a late-season game against the Blazers, team sources say Kerr was incensed after several instances in which Kuminga looked off Curry to create his own offense. Kuminga subsequently received DNPs in the Warriors’ regular-season finale against the Clippers and then again in their play-in matchup against the Grizzlies. By the start of the playoffs, many within the organization wondered whether Kuminga, who is eligible for an extension, had played his last game as a Warrior.”

Kuminga appeared in 47 games for the Warriors during the 2024-25 regular season. He averaged 15.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists while shooting 45.4% from the field, 30.5% from 3 and 66.8% from the foul line. 

Kuminga turns 23 in October. He has career averages of 12.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists. A change of scenery may do wonders for the Goma native. 

As a restricted free agent, Kuminga can either re-sign with the Warriors or sign an offer sheet with another team. The Warriors would have 48 hours to match an offer sheet or let Kuminga walk. 

According to Anthony Slater and Marcus Thompson II of The Athletic, Kuminga and the Warriors are expected to explore sign-and-trade options this summer. 

“A reunion between the sides is still on the table, league sources said,” Slater and Thompson II wrote. “But both sides are expected to explore sign-and-trade scenarios, those sources said, which would open up the market and theoretically give Kuminga the contract and fresh start he’d desire while bringing the Warriors back rotation players of immediate value.”