Jonathan Kuminga Rumors

Austin Krell: Joel Embiid is OUT for tonight's game against the Golden State Warriors on the second night of a back-to-back. Everyone else not named Paul George is available. GSW will be without Steph, Jimmy, and Kuminga.

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Sam Amick: Could Hunter get moved again? Sure. But I’m not hearing that right now. And specifically, on the speculation about the Warriors and a possible Kuminga tie-in: the Warriors have made it really clear that they don’t want any money past this year. So, for folks who were wondering about that part, I don’t see it happening either.

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Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr said Jonathan Kuminga is feeling better. His bone bruise is improving. Kerr isn’t sure if Kuminga will be able to play on Tuesday against the 76ers but it sounds like he’ll be back on the floor soon. Kuminga suffered the injury nine days ago against the Dallas Mavericks.

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Anthony Slater: Everything I've heard post Jimmy Butler’s injury beyond the Giannis stuff, put that to the side has been this like what the Jimmy injury did was lessen the urgency of now, now, now, where 22 and a half million sitting on the end of your bench, where you feel like you are a fringe contender suddenly felt like man you better flip that into something that can help even if it's expiring whatever. Whereas now you don't have that now, now, now, quite as urgent. You're focused on next season, repositioning yourself for next season. And again, they're going to explore the Jonathan Kuminga market.

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Dalton Johnson: Jonathan Kuminga remains OUT tomorrow for the Warriors against the Pistons @nbcswarriors.bsky.social The Warriors don’t play again until Tuesday. The hope, and assumption, is he’s good to go then against the 76ers. That gives Kuminga one more game before the NBA trade deadline

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The Warriors are still exploring Jonathan Kuminga's trade market, but team sources have described it as less likely he is moved in the wake of the Butler injury. He has a $24.3 million player option that could be utilized in the summer and a clearer path to playing time in the immediate, which could help boost his value and get both sides what they ultimately desire.

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While the Bucks have steadfastly rejected overtures for Giannis Antetokounmpo, Golden State has made it known that a Kuminga/Butler-headlined package with a cache of draft picks could be available if that position changes, sources tell Sports Illustrated.

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The news caused the Polymarket odds that Antetokounmpo would be traded, which had been sitting in the 20-25 percent range, to spike up to around 50 percent by mid-day Wednesday — making him one of the most likely players to be dealt before the deadline, trailing only Keon Ellis (77 percent) and Jonathan Kuminga (59 percent):

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The Los Angeles Lakers have gauged the trade market looking for 3-and-D wing help, with targets ranging from Herb Jones to Andrew Wiggins to Jonathan Kuminga to Saddiq Bey, etcetera. With that in mind, the Lakers have dangled the expiring contracts of Rui Hachimura ($18.26 million), Gabe Vincent ($11.5 million), and Maxi Kleber ($11 million) on the trade market, league sources told HoopsHype.

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The Warriors and Heat have indeed engaged in discussions on a potential Jonathan Kuminga-for-Andrew Wiggins swap. Yet there's a key caveat to add here: It's believed that Miami — if it is parting with Wiggins at all — would prefer to use his salary as part of a deal that brings a star-caliber player back to South Beach. Wiggins' $28.2 million salary, in one obvious example, would help the Heat approach Antetokounmpo's $54.1 million in a theoretical deal with the Bucks. And Milwaukee has long coveted Wiggins, sources say, although that interest has always been expressed previously as an offshoot of the Bucks' efforts to get more help for Antetokounmpo.

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Multiple team sources have described it as less likely Kuminga is moved following Jimmy Butler's right ACL tear. Prior to that injury, Kuminga was a $22.5 million wing rotting on the bench, having not seen the floor for 16 straight games. Without Butler, he's back in the mix, scoring 30 points in 30 bench minutes before the injury. There's internal conversation that he'd get another crack at minutes post-deadline -- if he's still around. That has yet to be determined, though.

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While the Sacramento Kings have long been Kuminga's most interested suitor, league sources said there have been no recent traction in those talks. The Warriors have maintained no desire to absorb Malik Monk's or DeMar DeRozan's multiyear contracts in the deal, messaging to the Kings that they'd prefer an expiring contract back in a smaller-scale maneuver.

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Dalton Johnson: Steph Curry (right patellar inflammation) and Draymond Green (lower back) are both questionable for tonight’s Warriors game against the Timberwolves in Minnesota @nbcswarriors.bsky.social. Jonathan Kuminga, De’Anthony Melton and Al Horford are all out

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Marc Stein: The Warriors say Jonathan Kuminga has been sidelined by a bone bruise in his left knee. No recovery timetable has yet been established.

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