Although the Golden State Warriors have made it known they\u2019re exploring sign-and-trade options for Jonathan Kuminga, they haven\u2019t made significant progress lately.<\/p>\n
However, Sports Illustrated\u2019s Jackson Caudell and Rohan Roman <\/a>are optimistic that the Warriors could swap Kuminga for a former Duke star in a three-team summer deal.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n \u201cKuminga never really seemed to fit with Golden State, and getting back players who can help Stephen Curry chase a title now, while adding a really valuable draft asset, is a win for the Warriors,\u201d Caudell and Roman wrote Friday.<\/p>\n \u201cThey get veteran players (Grayson Allen and Royce O’Neale) to help their roster try and win now, and they could use that pick (unprotected 2032 first-rounder) to try and acquire another player. They still need to find a center for their roster.\u201d<\/p>\n For clarity, the Warriors would receive Allen, O\u2019Neale, and an unprotected 2032 first-round pick swap, the Phoenix Suns would receive Kuminga and Moses Moody, and the Atlanta Hawks would receive Moses Moody in Caudell and Roman’s trade idea.<\/p>\n Allen was a standout four-year contributor at Duke before entering the 2018 NBA Draft, winning an NCAA title as a freshman, receiving first team All-ACC honors as a sophomore, and averaging 14.1 points per game for his career on solid shooting splits (41.8% from the field and 38.0% from three-point land).<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Follow The Sporting News on WhatsApp<\/a><\/p>\n Allen played satisfactory basketball with the Utah Jazz, Memphis Grizzlies, and Milwaukee Bucks to begin his NBA career, but has emerged as an elite three-point shooting threat with the Suns.<\/p>\n The 29-year-old long-range sniper connected on 46.1% of his three-point jumpers in 2023-24 and 42.6% this past season.<\/p>\n