Overview
- Jonathan Kuminga rejected a reported two-year, $45 million offer that included a team option and a waived no‑trade clause, and he is signaling willingness to take the $7.9 million qualifying offer to reach unrestricted free agency next summer.
- Conversations between the sides have restarted, yet reporting describes little movement, and Golden State’s broader offseason plans remain on hold.
- ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne says Joe Lacob prefers to keep Kuminga and has suggested a potential two‑plus‑one structure as a compromise that would grant the player more control.
- Rival teams such as the Kings and Suns explored sign‑and‑trade scenarios that Golden State declined, with reports of packages including Malik Monk and a protected first from Sacramento or Royce O’Neale, Nick Richards and second‑round picks from Phoenix.
- The San Francisco Chronicle reports Kuminga views his value on par with Cade Cunningham and Scottie Barnes, while outside analysis ranges from predictions of a February trade to forecasts that the Warriors could add a player option to end the impasse.