Overview
- Golden State’s unresolved restricted free agency with Jonathan Kuminga continues to stall its offseason roster moves.
- The Warriors are demanding an unprotected first-round pick plus a promising young player and minimal bad salary in any Kuminga deal under base-year compensation limits.
- Veteran center Al Horford has said he is comfortable waiting on a Warriors agreement but remains open to retiring if the Kuminga stalemate endures.
- League sources identify the Sacramento Kings as the frontrunner for Russell Westbrook, who would likely serve as a bench secondary ballhandler behind Dennis Schroder.
- The Kuminga standstill has delayed the Warriors from finalizing other free-agent targets, including De’Anthony Melton and Malcolm Brogdon, as they navigate luxury-tax apron constraints.