{"id":32734,"date":"2025-07-30T15:32:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T15:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/32734\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T15:32:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T15:32:07","slug":"latest-on-jonathan-kuminga-hoops-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/32734\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest On Jonathan Kuminga | Hoops Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Kings have been linked to restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga<\/a> for weeks but there\u2019s little common ground in sign-and-trade talks with the Warriors.<\/p>\n

The Athletic\u2019s Sam Amick said on the Warriors Plus Minus podcast<\/a> (hat tip to BasketNews<\/a>) that Golden State isn\u2019t interested in either DeMar DeRozan<\/a> or Devin Carter<\/a> as part of a trade package.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy understanding is the Warriors weren\u2019t interested in Carter or DeRozan. As of a couple of weeks ago, the Kings weren\u2019t willing to pay Kuminga into the $20 million range,\u201d Amick said.<\/p>\n

Multiple reports have indicated Kuminga and his agent are seeking a contract in the $30MM range annually.<\/p>\n

The Sacramento Bee\u2019s Jason Anderson<\/a> reports that the Kings have not given up in their pursuit of a sign-and-trade deal for Kuminga and offered Golden State a package of Carter, Dario Saric<\/a> and draft compensation, which could include a protected first-round pick or multiple second-round picks.<\/p>\n

Anderson speculates the Warriors would likely make a deal with Sacramento if the Kings were willing to add Keegan Murray<\/a> or Keon Ellis<\/a>\u00a0to the mix. However, Anderson hears that Murray and Ellis have not been discussed in those negotiations and are considered off limits by the Kings.<\/p>\n

ESPN\u2019s Anthony Slater reported last week<\/a> that the Warriors would like to add a talented young player and a first-rounder for Kuminga. The Suns have been identified as another suitor for Kuminga but don\u2019t possess the draft capital Golden State is seeking.<\/p>\n

Slater added in radio interview relayed by Anderson that the 22-year-old forward came away with a good impression after a recent meeting with Kings representatives, which included GM Scott Perry, assistant GM B.J. Armstrong and head coach Doug Christie.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s open-minded to the idea of Sacramento. \u2026 I think part of that \u2013 I know part of that pitch \u2013 is you\u2019re talking starting role, you\u2019re talking bigger opportunity than the Warriors are necessarily offering right now. And I think that\u2019s the part that shouldn\u2019t get lost in this situation,\u201d Slater said. \u201cJonathan Kuminga<\/a> isn\u2019t just looking for the exact contract he wants in free agency. He\u2019s looking for the opportunity he wants on the court.\u201d<\/p>\n

Slater and ESPN\u2019s Shams Charania<\/a> report that the Warriors are making a stronger push to resolve the Kuminga impasse but he continues to reject their two-year, $45MM contract offer. Kuminga\u2019s decision is due in large part to the Warriors\u2019 insistence on having a team option for the second season and their unwillingness to let him maintain the built-in no-trade clause, the ESPN duo adds.<\/p>\n

His agent, Aaron Turner, presented the Warriors several proposals this month, including a three-year deal worth around $82MM that would allow them to stay below the second tax apron.<\/p>\n

The Suns have been the most aggressive team pursuing Kuminga, including a proposal of up to four years and approximately $90MM for Kuminga with a player option for the final season.<\/p>\n

In recent days, Golden State has begun signaling a plan to cut off sign-and-trade conversations entirely, according to Charania and Slater. The Warriors have the ability to play hard ball with Kuminga, figuring he could either accept their contract offer or sign his qualifying offer of $7.9MM and become an unrestricted free agent next summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Kings have been linked to restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga for weeks but there\u2019s little common ground…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32735,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[557],"tags":[64,63,30411,5550,7900,30412,30413,7227,30414,30415,590,30416,85],"class_list":["post-32734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-b-j-armstrong","tag-dario-saric","tag-demar-derozan","tag-devin-carter","tag-doug-christie","tag-jonathan-kuminga","tag-keegan-murray","tag-keon-ellis","tag-nba","tag-scott-perry","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32734"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32734\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}