{"id":77717,"date":"2025-08-18T02:33:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T02:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/77717\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T02:33:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T02:33:08","slug":"warriors-predicted-to-trade-jonathan-kuminga-for-6th-moy-finalist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/77717\/","title":{"rendered":"Warriors Predicted to Trade Jonathan Kuminga for 6th MOY Finalist"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jonathan Kuminga of the Golden State Warriors is predicted to get traded in the offseason. <\/p>\n

The Golden State Warriors<\/a> are facing a pivotal decision with Jonathan Kuminga<\/a>, and the clock may already be ticking.<\/p>\n

According to ESPN\u2019s Anthony Slater<\/a>, the 22-year-old restricted free agent is leaning toward signing the Warriors\u2019 $7.9 million qualifying offer. While that would keep him in Golden State for the upcoming season, it would also set the stage for him to hit unrestricted free agency next summer, where the Warriors risk losing him for nothing.<\/p>\n

That scenario has some around the league suggesting Golden State should cash in while they still can. On \u201cSactown Sports,\u201d radio host Allen Stiles predicted that the Warriors will eventually give in to Kuminga\u2019s trade request and send him to his preferred destination: the Sacramento Kings<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is safe to say that the Sacramento Kings do believe, or at least they hope that\u2019s going to be the case,\u201d Stiles said<\/a>. \u201cThat Jonathan Kuminga will continue to say, \u2018I\u2019m going to sign that qualifying offer.\u2019 And at the buzzer, the Golden State Warriors will say, \u2018Alright, well, we can\u2019t afford to lose him for nothing, and Malik Monk<\/a> and a protected pick \u2014 that\u2019s much better than nothing. So let\u2019s go ahead, do the deal, and be done with it.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

The Kings\u2019 Push\"Malik<\/p>\n

Getty Malik Monk of the Sacramento Kings is guarded by Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors.<\/p>\n

Sacramento has already tested Golden State\u2019s resolve with multiple offers. The Kings\u2019 latest proposal \u2014 Monk and a protected first-round pick \u2014 marked a significant improvement from their initial package of rookie Devin Carter<\/a>,\u00a0Dario Saric<\/a>, and two second-round picks, according to Sam Amick of The Athletic<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Still, the Warriors remain unmoved.<\/p>\n

Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints<\/a> reported on Aug. 11 that even if Sacramento lifted the protections on the draft pick, Golden State would still balk. The reason? Salary-cap complications.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrading Kuminga for Monk straight up would hard cap the Warriors at the first apron, and the only way they could prevent such is by trading either Buddy Hield<\/a> or Moses Moody<\/a> as well,\u201d Siegel reported. \u201cThe Warriors do not want to trade either player in a sign-and-trade proposal involving Kuminga this offseason.\u201d<\/p>\n

Amick confirmed that both Hield and Moody are staying put, which further complicates any deal.<\/p>\n

Monk is entering Year 2 of his four-year, $78 million extension with the Kings. He was the\u00a0runner-up<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a>\u00a0center\u00a0Naz Reid<\/a>\u00a0for the Sixth Man of the Year award in the 2023-24 season.<\/p>\n

Kuminga Wants Out<\/p>\n

While the Warriors play hardball, Kuminga\u2019s stance has only hardened. Andscape\u2019s senior NBA writer Marc J. Spears<\/a> reported earlier this summer that Kuminga wants out of Golden State, with Sacramento at the top of his wish list.<\/p>\n

After a Zoom meeting with Kings general manager Scott Perry, assistant GM BJ Armstrong, and coach Doug Christie, Kuminga was convinced Sacramento could offer him what Golden State would not: a clear starting role.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe wants to go [to Sacramento],\u201d Spears reported. \u201cThe Kings are offering a starting spot, as the power forward, next to Keegan Murray and Domantas Sabonis.\u201d<\/p>\n

As ESPN\u2019s Shams Charania<\/a> previously noted, those two promises \u2014 significant playing time and a starting job \u2014 are the priorities Kuminga values \u201cmore than anything.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rising Confidence<\/p>\n

Kuminga believes he\u2019s earned the chance.<\/p>\n

In the Warriors\u2019 playoff series against the Timberwolves, he averaged 24.3 points on 55.4 percent shooting and 38.9 percent from deep over the final four games while Stephen Curry<\/a> was sidelined. That dominant stretch has fueled his confidence heading into the offseason.<\/p>\n

Now, Golden State faces a stark choice: hold on to Kuminga and risk losing him for nothing in 2026, or make a deal that could empower both sides to move forward. For the Warriors, the dilemma underscores the delicate balance between chasing another title with their veteran core and planning for the future.<\/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

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