{"id":192190,"date":"2025-10-06T00:16:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T00:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/192190\/"},"modified":"2025-10-06T00:16:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T00:16:08","slug":"warriors-should-acquire-29-million-pacers-wing-via-jonathan-kuminga-swap-support-steph-curry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/192190\/","title":{"rendered":"Warriors should acquire $29 million Pacers wing via Jonathan Kuminga swap, support Steph Curry"},"content":{"rendered":"

Warriors should acquire $29 million Pacers wing via Jonathan Kuminga swap, support Steph Curry<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a><\/p>\n

The Golden State Warriors recently squashed their summer-long stalemate with incoming fifth-year combo-forward Jonathan Kuminga, but his reported agreement<\/a> to a two-year, $48.5 million contract with the franchise will not mark the end of their continued saga.<\/p>\n

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Golden State’s general manager Mike Dunleavy’s work is far from over on the Kuminga front, and Dunleavy’s next course of action will be to locate a potential trade destination for the explosive wing.<\/p>\n

If Dunleavy were to scour the market for a possible partner in a deal, it’s plausible to believe that the Indiana Pacers could be a fantastic match.<\/p>\n

Kuminga’s incredible athleticism and two-way potential might interest the Pacers’ front office, and the Warriors could seek a few young impact players to assist their aging core of Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green.<\/p>\n

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A hypothetical trade framework that might satisfy both parties could see Kuminga head to the Pacers in exchange for Indiana’s impressive wing Bennedict Mathurin along with Jarace Walker and Ben Sheppard.<\/p>\n

By prospectively completing this deal, Golden State would land a more versatile scorer in Mathurin and two promising prospects who have displayed past three-point shooting ability. On the other side of the agreement, Indiana would bring in a player that fits their run-and-gun, high-flying, fast-breaking game-plan to a tee.<\/p>\n

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As the highlight of this imaginary trade for Golden State, Mathurin’s more controlled offensive production, tighter handle and improved defense would have a chance to mesh well alongside Curry in certain lineup configurations.<\/p>\n

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In 72 appearances for the Pacers in the 2024-25 regular season, Mathurin contributed career-highs of 16.1 points and 5.3 rebounds. Indiana’s former No. 6 overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft also authored a few signature performances for his team throughout the 2025 NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder.<\/p>\n

Mathurin’s 27-point outburst in Game 3 of the Finals led the Pacers to a 116-107 victory on their home floor to take a 2-1 series lead over the Thunder before Oklahoma City would eventually storm back to win the championship in seven games.<\/p>\n

After gaining invaluable postseason and NBA Finals experience in 2024-25, Mathurin’s hunger to raise the Larry O’Brien trophy could be exactly what the Warriors need to assert themselves as true contenders in a loaded Western Conference.<\/p>\n

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