Edwards addressed both sides of the court in his pitch to Kuminga, firstly emphasizing the defensive end, per Krawczynski. “He started with defense and saying ‘Hey, if you come here, we’re gonna focus on the defensive end; we’re gonna be a really tough defensive team to play against with you and me and Rudy and Jaden McDaniels’.” The Timberwolves superstar guard then shifted his focus to the offense, where Kuminga felt he was not utilized enough in Golden State. “Then the second thing he told Jonathan Kuminga was, ‘I know that you can cook offensively’. He had a very good playoff series against the Wolves when he was with the Warriors two years ago. He said, ‘Look, if there’s a matchup night where you just have the fourth-best defender on you and you can go at him, I’m gonna say go get him.’
