He seemed so happy, his life so filled with purpose.

Kuminga has definitely set the record for player talent to trade buzz ratio

I. Declare. Clemency!

-Jonathan Kuminga

The warriors are demanding a trade partner but no one’s answering

Seriously. It’s like a hostage who has the golden ticket but can’t find what pocket of jeans he left it. This whole situation has been so weird the last two to three seasons.

I’m sure the feelings mutual with the warriors as well

Halfway between a hostage and a refugee considering the ransom is probably a second round pick or two and a bad contract.

Relevant Shane Gillis sketch.

Kuminga can do anything some of the time.

He improved his rebounding this year. He can cut, he can finish at the rim. He can get out on the break. He can take bigger/slower guys off the dribble. He can actually pass a little bit, though in limited scenarios. Anyway, let’s focus on the positives.

They would have played him if he could do that consistently lol

Sure dude, come get him

Yes absolutely my good friend he would look fantastic on your squad and all you need to do to acquire such a stud is agree to be part of our nets 3 team trade! What a deal!

He cannot

Not good enough at driving offense to keep giving him the ball and not good enough at role player stuff to fit well around other stars. I have no idea what he is supposed to be adding to a team

source?

Mine was on the floor :(

I feel like Dalton Knecht might demand one, but it would be close to, if not equally as embarrassing as when Korkmaz did it.

Right lol. What’s he going to do, threaten to not play?

Not even a request, a demand 

They call him shit, can’t shoot, can’t defend and also refuse to play him and give him minutes to develop

While at the same time they think he’s worth a 1st or worth positive assets lmao

Kerr tried to play him when everyone was resting last week, and Kuminga refused to play. From the article:

Kuminga ruled himself out with back soreness an hour before one recent game – Jan. 2 against the Thunder – when Kerr said he planned to use him while the starters rested.

Refuse to pay him? The dude is making 22.5M to ride the bench. What are you on about?

🔘 👈🏻 try to win now

🔘 👈🏻 try to improve one player’s trade value

Why have people been repeating this all summer? There wasn’t anything worth trading for in the off season due to his old contract value. No one paying attention expects positive value for him, it’s purely salary filler. The value would come from our picks.

Teams do want him, the Warriors are just asking too much. Apparently he’s not good enough to play but he is worth several 1sts? They’re delusional.

Between Kuminga, Warriors, and potential buyers it’s like nobody agrees on his value

The Kings were interested but they wanted both Monk and an unprotected first round pick and wouldn’t budge. Nobody paying that much for him bro

Myles Turner would like a word

His entire value has been wrapped in size, athleticism, and potential since he came into the league.

Problem is he’s now 23 and hasn’t improved, so that potential is quickly fading into nothing.

He was an efficient volume scorer at a young age and has the physical tools to be a good defender. He’s regressed the past two years, but a team might think the potential is still there.

More importantly, the Warriors would be sending picks with him or trading for an expiring contract. Kuminga is expiring, and he has a reasonable team option for next year if he does break out.

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“potential”

No team is parting with assets, they will be getting them. He’s a 22m expiring salary who will be combined with valuable FRPs as GSW try and make a final push for the Steph era.

The idea of having Kuminga is much better than actually having him

 Has this been one of the worst handlings of a drafted player by an organization recently?

We drafted Killian Hayes with the 7th pick and then bought him out of his rookie contract and waived him. That was pretty rough. 

The Golden State “Two timeline” Warriors will always be remembered 🫡

Two timelines could have worked if they drafted Wagner instead of Kuminga

TwO TiMeLiNeS was always such arrogant nonsense

Mavericks…. “hold my beer”

you’ll get podziemski playing 44 minutes a night and by god you’ll like it

They shoulda kicked it long time ago, I honestly feel that two timelines approach robbed them of one more chip.

At this point they’re holding him hostage, just get him Out of there

Joe Lacob pointed a gun to his head and forced him to sign a new contract

He willingly signed a contract and hasn’t been eligible for trade at any point since. How is that holding him hostage?

Least talented player that team demands a FRP for as well?

Furkan korkmaz