[Amick/Fridell/Thompson II] League and team sources confirmed a report that the Lakers have some interest in Kuminga, though it remains unclear if talks will unfold. The Warriors, the sources said, are aware of the intrigue and waiting to see how that situation evolves.
Not only do the Warriors not have interest in Monk, but the Kings — well aware that Kuminga’s value has dropped in recent months — are no longer willing to offer the first-round pick. What’s more, the Warriors are now taking a harder stance than before in regards to the insistence that they don’t absorb contracts that extend beyond this season.
As such, sources from both teams acknowledge that a three-team deal is most likely if Kuminga is going to wind up with the Kings. Yet, while the Warriors have been tied to the Brooklyn Nets’ Michael Porter Jr., with the prospect of him coming Golden State’s way in that sort of three-team structure, a Warriors source insisted earlier this week that there had not been substantive talks between the two teams. There might be another suitor for Kuminga, though.
League and team sources confirmed a report that the Lakers have some interest in Kuminga, though it remains unclear if talks will unfold. The Warriors, the sources said, are aware of the intrigue and waiting to see how that situation evolves.