{"id":786271,"date":"2026-07-08T05:10:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T05:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/786271\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T05:10:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T05:10:17","slug":"lakers-contract-offer-for-jonathan-kuminga-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/786271\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers contract offer for Jonathan Kuminga revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Lakers are considering a two-year contract worth $20 million for Jonathan Kuminga in the free agency.<\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles Lakers are a well-known team in a serious hunt to sign Jonathan Kuminga this offseason.<\/p>\n<p>            <a class=\"article-widget__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/players\/35067-jonathan-kuminga.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-396043-plsm.jpg\" alt=\"Jonathan  Kuminga\"\/><br \/>\n            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n                    MIN<br \/>\n                    23.5\n                <\/p>\n<p>\n                PTS<br \/>\n                12.4\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                FG%<br \/>\n                53.6%\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                    REB<br \/>\n                    5.3\n                <\/p>\n<p>\n                    AS<br \/>\n                    2.1\n                <\/p>\n<p>Following recent reports that <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/news-251575-lakers-jonathan-kuminga-chase-hits-major-obstacle-despite-aggressive-push.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kuminga&#8217;s camp is not fully convinced by the Lakers&#8217; contract offer<\/a>, the team&#8217;s desired deal has finally been revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Per Broderick Turner of The Los Angeles Times, the Lakers are looking to sign Kuminga to a potential two-year deal worth $20 million.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Jonathan Kuminga is a player the Lakers are after, according to people with knowledge of the situation who said L.A. is looking at a two-year, $20-million deal for Kuminga, the sort of athletic wing player the Lakers need to start at small forward,&#8221; Turner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/lakers\/story\/2026-07-07\/lakers-land-their-backup-center-in-veteran-kevon-looney\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> Lakers still in push for Jonathan Kuminga <\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Kuminga became an unrestricted free agent in this year&#8217;s offseason after the Atlanta Hawks decided to decline his 2026-27 team option worth $24.3 million.<\/p>\n<p>He spent the first half of the previous 2025-26 season with the Golden State Warriors and was subsequently dealt to the Atlanta Hawks following a contentious trade deadline exit.<\/p>\n<p>Kuminga averaged 12.2 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 2.3 assists with 46.3% shooting from the field and 33.3% from the three-point range throughout 36 total games.<\/p>\n<p>A highly dynamic and athletic forward who has shown capabilities of playing all-around basketball, Kuminga is truly an intriguing piece to add out of the Lakers&#8217; desire for a wing help around Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves.<\/p>\n<p>Yet right now, both sides appear distant from reaching an agreement on signing a potential deal.<\/p>\n<p>                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/plus?utm_source=basketnews_com&amp;utm_medium=bn_plus&amp;utm_id=UA-259273-31&amp;utm_campaign=banners_free_content_for_not_members_bottom_2\" class=\"banners_paid_content_info_block_white banners-paid-content-info-block-white\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bn-plus-img img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bn-plus.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                            Subscribe to BN+ and get access to exclusive content.<\/p>\n<p>                                                            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                                If you like our content, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=basketnews.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a> and add us as your preferred source. 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