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Anthony Edwards of the Minnesota Timberwolves shakes hands with Jonathan Kuminga of the Golden State Warriors.<\/p>\n
Jonathan Kuminga<\/a> and the Golden State Warriors<\/a> remain in a stalemate despite resuming talks.<\/p>\n The long-drawn, messy situation between the restricted free agent and the Warriors is threatening to sabotage Stephen Curry<\/a>\u2018s bid to compete for a championship in his 17th season.<\/p>\n ESPN\u2019s senior NBA writer Ramona Shelburne proposed an \u201ceasy solution\u201d to end the stalemate and get the Warriors moving forward with their offseason.<\/p>\n \u201cI think he\u2019s going to be on the Warriors,\u201d Shelburne said of Kuminga on \u201cNBA Today\u201d<\/a> on Aug. 15.\u00a0 And the only question is, how much are they paying him? I think there\u2019s an easy solution here, which is that the Warriors give him an extra year. It\u2019ll be like a two-plus-one, where he has a little more control, a little more guaranteed money.\u201d<\/p>\n The Warriors have been standing firm on their two-year, $45 million contract offer to Kuminga, with the second year a team option, ESPN\u2019s Anthony Slater reported on \u201cNBA Today.\u201d<\/p>\n Jonathan Kuminga Does Not Want to Become \u2018Pawn\u2019<\/p>\n That offer does not sit well with Kuminga, who was also asked to relinquish the no-trade clause.<\/p>\n Slater added Kuminga\u2019s camp used the word \u201cpawn\u201d in describing the Warriors\u2019 offer, which is designed to get traded midseason.<\/p>\n \u201cKuminga wants more of a player-friendly deal, more of a signal that he\u2019s a building block, not a trade asset,\u201d Slater explained.<\/p>\n Shelburne said she thinks the Warriors see Kuminga as a \u201cbuilding block,\u201d especially with his affinity for team owner Joe Lacob.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd I do think the Warriors see him as somebody who\u2019s, if he wants to call it, a building block, I don\u2019t know if I would call it that, but somebody they want around for a long time, because they have 35-year-olds on their team,\u201d Shelburne added.\u00a0\u201cI know the owner, Joe Lacob has told him this. He loves Jonathan Kuminga. He is the reason that they\u2019ve never included him in trades, because they see the potential in him.\u201d<\/p>\n Their high regard for Kuminga was explicitly shown in their sign-and-trade talks that did not prosper.<\/p>\n What the Warriors Want in Sign-And-Trade<\/p>\n The Warriors had already rejected offers from the Sacramento Kings<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Phoenix Suns.<\/a><\/p>\n The Suns\u00a0have offered<\/a>\u00a0the Warriors\u00a0Royce O\u2019Neale<\/a>,\u00a0Nick Richards<\/a>\u00a0and all their available second-round picks on top of the four-year, $90 million offer to Kuminga. On the other hand, the Kings initially offered\u00a0Devin Carter<\/a>,\u00a0Dario Saric<\/a>\u00a0and two second-round picks before\u00a0improving it<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0Malik Monk<\/a>\u00a0and a protected first-round pick on top of their three-year, $63 million offer to Kuminga.<\/p>\n The Warriors have been seeking an unprotected first-round pick and a Bobby Portis<\/a>-caliber player.<\/p>\n ClutchPoint\u2019s Brett Siegel previously reported<\/a> that the Warriors have asked for Portis when the Milwaukee Bucks<\/a> inquired about Kuminga.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is also worth mentioning that the\u00a0Milwaukee Bucks\u00a0were another team that kicked around the idea of pursuing Kuminga. If they were to do so, the Warriors made it known they would want\u00a0Bobby Portis\u00a0in a sign-and-trade scenario, which is something Milwaukee wasn\u2019t willing to do,\u201d Siegel wrote. \u201cThe Dubs have held interest in Portis dating back to before the 2024 NBA trade deadline.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tAlder Almo<\/a> is a sports journalist covering the NBA for Heavy.com. He has more than 20 years of experience in local and international media, including broadcast, print and digital. He previously covered the Knicks for Empire Sports Media and the NBA for Off the Glass. Alder is from the Philippines and is now based in Jersey City, New Jersey. More about Alder Almo<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tMore Heavy on Warriors\n\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\tLoading more stories\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Anthony Edwards of the Minnesota Timberwolves shakes hands with Jonathan Kuminga of the Golden State Warriors. 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