Jonathan Kuminga Rumors

Yet I've received no indication to this point that the Hawks have designs on pursuing Antetokounmpo via trade this summer. Sources say that Atlanta is not eager to splurge for major roster additions, preferring to focus on internal improvement and addressing the futures of CJ McCollum and Jonathan Kuminga along with coach Quin Snyder (who has only one season left on his current contract).

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Kevin Chouinard: Jonathan Kuminga, on looking back at this season: “I'm glad to be with this group. I think it was just a blessing. I’m very grateful to be with this group, I feel like I learned a lot. I think we accomplished a lot, and we learned a lot as a group.”

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However, his defense has been equally impactful, and for that he credits his former Warriors teammate Green — notably on a key play late in Game 2 when he shoved Alexander-Walker back into the right defensive position to stop Brunson rather than switching. “It’s just instinct,” Jonathan Kuminga said. “I give my praise to Draymond … I’ve seen him do that so many times, like so many times, he’s one of the best. Seeing somebody doing it all the time … and Nickeil [was] still in good position. Like I say, I watched Draymond do it, it’s little things that don’t go on the [stat] sheet that help you.” “Jonathan’s just been all in,” Snyder said. “Tonight he did some things that really gave our team a lift. I think the biggest thing he’s done is he’s just defended. Another guy that’s in there competing and defending.”

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Oh No He Didn't: CJ McCollum on Jonathan Kuminga: "We're not up 2-1 without him. We're thankful to have and we'll make sure we take good care of him here in the A"

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Oh No He Didn't: Quin Snyder on Kuminga: "Jonathan's just been all in...tonight he did some things that really gave our team a lift. I think the biggest thing he's done is he's just defended. Another guy that's in there competing and defending"

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Oh No He Didn't: Jonathan Kuminga on the Knicks fans going at CJ: "That got him going. I think he enjoyed that. The crowd shouldn't really do that or say that. I think that really got him going and got all of us going just the energy"

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Kevin Chouinard: Hawks missing lots of players tonight. For tonight’s game at Miami: Mo Gueye (right shoulder inflammation) is questionable. Nickeil Alexander-Walker (right great toe sprain) is out. Dyson Daniels (left great toe sprain) is out. Jalen Johnson (rest) is out. Jonathan Kuminga (left knee injury management) is out. Jock Landale (right high ankle sprain) is out. CJ McCollum (rest) is out. Onyeka Okongwu (left index finger sprain) is out. Gabe Vincent (left knee inflammation) is out.

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Ira Winderman: Hawks are listing almost the entire rotation (Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Jalen Johnson, Dyson Daniels, Jonathan Kuminga, CJ McCollum, Onyeka Okongwu) as questionable for Sunday at Heat, as if they are considering their seeding options.

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Draymond Green on Giannis Antetokounmpo: It's the craziest thing I've seen. He's on the sideline cheering and happy for his brothers while meanwhile sitting in the back with two fingers in the air telling the Milwaukee Bucks to get the hell out of his face and I'm going to get y'all investigated. I think this thing could be headed for a nasty breakup if it doesn't happen soon. It's just getting worse and worse by the day. You have your franchise player kind of getting your organization investigated and saying, “Hey, by the way y'all go look." like this does is not gonna end well. It's funny how all the people want interviews and stuff with Giannis and y'all don't say nothing. But y'all act like Jonathan Kuminga having a problem with his team was the worst thing the NBA has ever seen. I'm so tired of all you hypocrites. I'm so tired of it. Everybody around y'all y'all just hypocrites. We act like Jonathan Kuminga being disgruntled with the Golden State Warriors was the biggest deal in the world. Meanwhile, we got Giannis Antetokounmpo calling for an investigation and we selectively speak on it. Y'all some interesting folks out there, media people.

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Brad Rowland: Hawks injury report for tonight against Sacramento: Dyson Daniels (left great toe sprain) is questionable. Jock Landale (right shoulder impingement) is questionable. Jonathan Kuminga (left knee injury management) is out. Onyeka Okongwu (left index finger sprain) is out.

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An hour and a half before tipoff, however, Warriors coach Steve Kerr reflected on Kuminga’s tenure, from being the No. 7 pick in the 2021 NBA Draft to being traded to the Hawks the night before the Feb. 5 NBA trade deadline. “I like Jonathan. We always got along,” Kerr said. “The basketball part was the hard part. We couldn’t quite offer him what he needed, and vice versa. We were a championship team. He needed, really, a lot of freedom and 35 minutes and to be able to make mistakes and learn, because he came in with very little experience. And we just couldn’t offer him that. Bottom line. … We offered him what we could, which was 25 minutes and maybe a role that he didn’t love, and it was never comfortable for either party on the basketball floor. “On a personal level, he was great. He’s a really good guy, got along well. We had our fair share of conversations about basketball that, you know, we had our differences. But on a personal level, we all root for him here.”

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What was most clear is how Kuminga is over talking about his Warriors past. Having to hear what Kerr said about him at a press conference from others. Having his game constantly under a microscope, in his eyes. He has moved on, as have the Warriors. “Hey man, whatever they say, you can take it however you want,” Kuminga said. “I’m not worried about the past. I’m here. I’m very happy where I’m at. We’re doing great, and our goal is to get whatever we want to get. That comes down to us as a team, and I think that’s just my main focus going forward throughout my whole career and throughout my time with my teammates here. “So whatever is being said, whatever is going on, that’s not my problem anymore. I’m onto the next chapter with my teammates, and we’re trying to build something here.”

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Anthony Slater: Kristaps Porzingis is out tonight in Atlanta with lower back tightness. Jonathan Kuminga is off the injury report and cleared to face the Warriors. Questionable: Draymond Green, De’Anthony Melton, Gary Payton II, Quinten Post.

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The partnership reached its end with a trade demand, which led to the Warriors sending Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield to the Atlanta Hawks just before last month’s trade deadline in exchange for Kristaps Porziņģis. When asked about what goes through his mind the most in advance of Saturday’s reunion game against Kuminga in Atlanta, Kerr answered through the lens of a coach trying to navigate his own team through a losing skid at the end of a long season. “To be honest,” Kerr told The Athletic with a chuckle, “I haven’t given it much thought because we’re trying to win a damn game. But I can tell you that everybody likes JK. Everybody on our team wants the best for him. I want the best for him.”

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