The Sacramento Kings are making ready a proposal for Jonathan Kuminga. The 22-year-old ahead is among the greatest gamers remaining on the free agent market, and as a restricted free agent the Golden State Warriors have the best to match any provide. Will the Warriors play ball with the Kings to ship Kuminga to Sacramento? Right here’s what the Kings are planning:
July 2 late evening replace from Matt George:
The Sacramento Kings are engaged on a deal to land Kuminga from the Warriors, in accordance with Kings reporter Matt George. Sacramento is is making an attempt to maneuver Devin Carter and Dario Saric in a deal for Kuminga,
I am listening to the Kings are trying to make use of items like Devin Carter & Dario Saric, and even draft compensation to Golden State, as a part of a Kuminga deal. @ABC10 https://t.co/BfEB6lXayo
— Matt George (@MattGeorgeSAC) July 3, 2025
July 2 morning replace from Marc Stein and Jake Fischer:
Kuminga is searching for $30 million per yr
The Warmth, Bulls, Kings, and Pelicans have curiosity
Chicago is reportedly hesitant at that value level, and the Warriors don’t need Nikola Vucevic in a sign-and-trade
The Kings wish to offload Malik Monk in a Kuminga sign-and-trade
Jonathan Kuminga by no means lived as much as the hype after the Golden State Warriors chosen him with the No. 7 total decide within the 2021 NBA Draft. Kuminga continues to be solely 22 years outdated although, and he’s probably the most important identify poised to vary groups on the 2025 NBA free company market. Whereas a return to Golden State continues to be attainable, a number of groups are jockeying for place to land Kuminga in a sign-and-trade with the Warriors.
The Miami Warmth and Chicago Bulls have been named as the 2 probably Kuminga touchdown spots, in accordance with Anthony Slater of The Athletic. NBA insiders Marc Stein and Jake Fischer reported that Sacramento Kings and New Orleans Pelicans are additionally within the Kuminga derby whereas confirming the Bulls and Warmth’s curiosity.
It received’t be straightforward to land Kuminga in a sign-and-trade due to the NBA’s arcane base yr compensation guidelines. The hypothesis is that the Warriors ahead will conform to a deal that pays him between $25-30 million yearly over 4 years. Miami’s Terry Rozier and Chicago’s Coby White might be concerned in a possible sign-and-trade going again to the Warriors. There’s nonetheless plenty of shifting items.
Kuminga put up good scoring numbers this season in Golden State however once more struggled together with his effectivity, three-point capturing, rebounding, and basic consciousness on each ends of the ground. He completed this season with a -4.7 rTS%, a metric that captures his scoring effectivity in comparison with league common, which ranked within the thirtieth percentile of the league. He simply isn’t a very good three-point shooter but after making solely 30.5 p.c of his triples on 151 makes an attempt. Kuminga additionally isn’t an environment friendly two-point scorer, making solely 50 p.c of his seems to be contained in the arc final season.
Nonetheless, Kuminga has loads of uncooked scoring upside as an athletic ahead who can fly within the open flooring and assault the rim with energy. He’s overwhelming in one-on-one conditions as a quick-twitch athlete with a 7-foot wingspan and 225-pound body. He scored 30.6 factors per 100 possessions, which trailed solely Steph Curry (37.1 factors per 100 possessions) on Golden State.
It’s attainable Kuminga lingers on the open marketplace for a pair days if a sign-and-trade proves tough to work out. We’ll preserve you up to date on the most recent Kuminga rumors on this submit.
