Rumor: Jonathan Kuminga Declined Two-Year, $45 Million Offer From Warriors

Jonathan Kuminga declined a two-year, $45 million offer from the Golden State Warriors, according to NBA insiders Shams Charania and Anthony Slater of ESPN. 

Kuminga remains a restricted free agent. 

“Kuminga’s decision is due in large part to the Warriors’ insistence on having a team option for the second season and their unwillingness to let him maintain the built-in no-trade clause, sources said,” Charania and Slater wrote. 

The Phoenix Suns and Sacramento Kings are interested in Kuminga, who averaged 15.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists for the Warriors last season in 47 games. The swingman shot 45.4% from the field, 30.5% from beyond the arc and 66.8% from the free-throw line. 

Kuminga has career averages of 12.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists with the Warriors. He was the seventh overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft. 

“The Warriors have been uninterested in the trade returns from the Kings and Suns for Kuminga, sources said,” Charania and Slater wrote. “In recent days, they have begun signaling a plan to cut off sign-and-trade conversations entirely, using their restricted free agency leverage to the fullest, sources said. Their current stance is that Kuminga will be on the Warriors’ roster to begin next season — either through their two-year offer on the table or the standing $7.9 million one-year qualifying offer, whichever is Kuminga’s preferred path.

“Kuminga prefers the longer-term offers presented by the Kings and Suns because he believes they signify a fresh start, a larger guaranteed role, a promised starting position and a greater level of respect and career control, shown in part through the player option, sources said. Phoenix’s proposal is also nearly $70 million more guaranteed than the Warriors’ offer.”

Multiple sources told Hoops Wire that Jonathan Kuminga doesn’t have a good relationship with Warriors head coach Steve Kerr and wants to leave Golden State. 

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