Jonathan Kuminga holds lever on Warriors, for Tim Legler – NBC Sports Bay Area and California
The battle of the lever of the warrior tug cake with the limited striker by Agent Jonathan Kuminga is on. And Tim Legler of Espn explained why Golden State needs the 22 -year -old Swingman more than he needs in the Wednesday edition of “NBA TODAY”.
“I think that personally, at this point, warriors need Jonathan Kuminga more than they need them,” said Legler. “Where are the athletes of this team? Represents an athletic wing. The boy has something, from the point of view of skills and from a physical point of view, [that] They do not have in their list. “
Kuminga is that high young man who does not have Golden State, since he shows off one of the oldest rosters of the League focused on the 37 -year -old Steph Curry, the 35 -year -old Jimmy Butler and the 35 -year -old Draymond Green. But at the same time, Kuminga’s trembling experiment would have entered a fifth season if the Warriors had tightened an agreement with their overall selection n. 7 from the NBA draft of 2021 and so far it has been difficult.
At the end of the NBA season of 2024-25, Kuminga’s averages dropped to 20.8 minutes, 12.2 points and 3.9 rebounds in the 15 games of the regular season that played in the rotation of the coach Steve Kerr after the arrival of Butler. The attacker NBA All-Star six times does not seem to go anywhere, making Kuminga-one inconsistent shooter up to hour-a weird fit in the bay.
“I understand … I would like it to be a little more blocked in defensive with its concentration; they would like it to be a little more consistent with her bounce effort. I get all this,” said Legler. “The boy played almost 6,000 minutes for the Golden State Warriors and is still trying.
“I think that, at a certain point, you have to come to the awareness that it will not happen for him in Golden State. And guess a little? It may not happen even somewhere else. But I think, Jonathan Kuminga, to discover, I think it must go somewhere where he does not have such a cynicism that always looks at him, waiting for the bad rays … so he can return to The Binch.
Kuminga has certainly played strongly under pressure by the organization of Warriors and Dub Nation. Tensions increased only when the Tick watch on the elderly franchise championship window, especially after Golden State seemed to be a serious contender before the Aquunio at the Curry Knee Tendine against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round of the Western Conference playoffs of 2025.
What Warriors and Kuminga decide to do is unknown. But at least, their dynamic is embarrassing. A change of scenario could be the best for Kuminga’s career and Golden State’s future. Or not.
Legler reiterated that the final game between the two sides remains complex.
“They need him. They need the physical champion who is,” said Legler. “He needs a new start somewhere else to see what this boy actually could become in this league.”
It is not surprising that the Warriors are engaged in signs on the affairs on the affairs involving Kuminga, as reported by sad Rodriguez of the NBC Sports Bay Area.
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