I think he is the same kind of player as Manthurin.

Microwave scorer, not fitted for team that emphasize on ball movement, but they can cook given chance.

Since when is ⁹⁄₁₂ inefficient?

he literally led the Warriors in scoring on 64%TS vs. Wolves in playoffs

Efficient shooting and a +16 for the game. At least tonight it was winning basketball.

Lol he scored 8 as I typed this

You’re allowed to feel good

He’s only 23yrs old and Kerr absolutely fucked up his development.

I’ve said for years, he’s one of the strongest players pound for pound in the NBA and when going downhill to the rim is either a bucket or drawing a foul. That’s just a horrible style of play for Kerr’s system.

On a team like the Hawks, he can average 20pts in his sleep…

Now whether that’s going to translate into winning basketball or empty calories? That part is unclear but for a team like the Hawks he’ll be perfect.

He can develop his game, make mistakes and he’s still only 23

Very creative offensive player. Looks really elite when he’s shooting 3’s well. Good finisher. Terrible mid-range game.

Good on ball defender, usually. Very erratic with off-ball D and rebounding. History of driving a particular future hall-of-fame coach insane with inconsistent D and rebounding effort.

I mean JK has had a lot of these games similar to this, even having 30+ pts games before and looks amazing.

Thing is he’s never been consistent, and it’s usually in losses. The other thing is the Warriors really fucked up JK’s development and he reacted super negatively - a healthy environment is something he deserves to grow in before he’s discounted.

If a team can get him to buy in and he can be consistent well who knows what his ceiling is - but facts are that was never gonna happen on the W’s and that’s their fault.

You can be good, next year after you give us that juicy pick.

He can have flashes, the consistency is the issue

I’m not some nerd who watches games, but I follow the meta/drama and I can’t even remember what ATL traded to get him

But u owe us 😂

Everyone should be able to screen.

How have the super up to date systems been working out for KD after he left the Warriors?

Lmao he can’t shoot, pass, screen, rebound, or defend well or consistently but sure. Wouldn’t you also run your offense through a top 10 player of all time who’s still near the peak of his powers? I agree playing with Steph selects for a particular type of player snd maybe Kuminga could’ve developed more elsewhere but it’s bizarre to see Kuminga truthers claim this guy with low bbiq, consistency, or willingness to defend was held back by a top 5 coach of all time

If you can’t screen and pass to the greatest shooter of all time you probably shouldn’t be in the league

Yeah but that’s according to KD who was talking shit about Curry and Kerr and others from every team he’s played on. Grain of salt.

It’s not outdated. It’s just that they had a comparative advantage in acquiring players with the skill that needed to execute those principles back in the day. Now, every team is looking for players that have at least some of those qualities. Prom with the warrior system is that it requires not superstars, a lineup in which any player could be a secondary player, that is a talent that is hunted for much more aggressively in the draft now, and pay higher prices for free agency. Think about how many players the Warriors got cheaply right before the dynasty because the skill they were hunting for wasn’t as valuable as it is now.

Screening and passing are generally good attributes for a player to have, especially when you aren’t the alpha dog in a team, which, no offense to the guy, Kuminga is not

it’s def not outdated. curry is still an absolute stud and the offense is amazing when run around him. their players are just not good in big part cause of bad contracts like the kuminga one.

no need to when you have curry

The system does change. He’s not got overhaul his entire offense, that still works (see the Denver game without Dray) but there were changes made for Jimmy to incorporate more of his preference for a more clear out offense. He wants guys to buy in and it was clear that JK and him couldn’t get on the same page.

wonder if something major happened last year that could potentially affect his fit….

²⁄₃ of the Warriors payroll is injured

Yeah the wizards have some g league guys out there. But I’m just happy to see it. We’re likely gonna lose Jalen Johnson for 10-14 days

I just wanted to make the Happy Gilmore reference for my guy

It’s a Happy Gilmore reference, it ain’t that deep

Playing Podz more than Kuminga is evidence

Kuminga scoring 27 against the tanking wizards being the Hawks idea of forever happy just established a new floor for sports teams expectations.

One team woopdy do…

He was never the problem. Coaches should find ways to make guys on the roster work.

they’re about to be the bulls east when curry retiress, let em whine

I said wait because he’s his whole career he has been inconsistent and his game logs don’t lie. You people on reddit are hilarious because I literally said nothing about wanting him to play bad lol, guess you can’t expect much from a Portland fan.

I’ve never rooted against JK since he’s been pro.