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20 minutes ago
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Jonathan Kuminga declines another two-year extension offer from Warriors: Report
Jonathan Kuminga reportedly declined another offer from the Golden State Warriors as he seeks a longer extension with the franchise. On Wednesday, ESPN reported that the Dubs have attempted to secure a deal with Kuminga, who turned down the offer due to the terms. According to Shams Charania and Anthony Slater, the Warriors are offering Kuminga a two-year deal worth $45 million. However, a team option for the second year of the contract, as well as the team's refusal to maintain a built-in no-trade clause, has become the point of contention for the 22-year-old rising star. Golden State signed Kuminga to a four-year rookie contract after drafting him with the seventh pick in 2021. He has since been a consistent role player for Steve Kerr's side and contributed to their 2022 title win. Kuminga's agent, Aaron Turner, met with the team during the Summer League in Las Vegas and presented some ideas for a deal, including a three-year, $82 million deal. If it materializes, the deal would keep Golden State below the second apron and allow them to use the taxpayer midlevel exception, per ESPN. Over the past month, Kuminga and Turner have explored the market for sign-and-trade options, which led to promising conversations with the Sacramento Kings and Phoenix Suns. The conversations reportedly led to proposals of four-year deals worth around $90 million, with a player option for the final season. ESPN also noted that Phoenix is in a lucrative pursuit of a sign-and-trade after losing Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal this offseason. Still, Golden State is not entertaining the offers for Kuminga and is exercising his restricted free agency to its fullest extent. Golden State reportedly wants Kuminga to be part of the roster at the start of the 2025-26 season. They are allowing him to pick between the two-year proposal and the standing $7.9 million one-year qualifying offer. Kuminga had previously told ESPN he is in no rush to reach an agreement with the Dubs. ESPN's sources reported that he prefers to start fresh with the long-term offers from Sacramento and Phoenix. The potential opportunities will present growth in his role, increased playing time, career control and more financial rewards. The power forward suggested that taking the Warriors' two-year offer means giving the team the steering wheel on his future after they "stunted and strung his career along for four seasons", per ESPN. Kuminga's role with the Warriors has been marred with questions at the end of his rookie deal after the team acquired Jimmy Butler from the Miami Heat. While his minutes have gone down from last season, Kuminga stayed productive with 15.3 points and 4.6 rebounds per game in 47 appearances. The CBA suggests that Golden State's one-plus-one contract would include an inherent no-trade clause, as Kuminga's Bird rights would be maintained by his next team. In that case, if the Dubs take an offer, Kuminga would have some control over where he lands. According to ESPN, Golden State requested that Kuminga waive the no-trade clause. Kuminga has until October 1 to accept the Warriors' offer while the negotiations continue. The Dubs will look to secure Kuminga's services or a better deal for him as they return from a seventh seed finish with a 48-34 record. Their season ended in the second round of the playoffs against the Minnesota Timberwolves after getting past the Houston Rockets.
Yahoo
2 hours ago
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Jonathan Kuminga declines two-year extension from Warriors: Report
Jonathan Kuminga reportedly declined another offer from the Golden State Warriors as he seeks a longer extension with the franchise. On Wednesday, ESPN reported that the Dubs have attempted to secure a deal with Kuminga, who turned down the offer due to the terms. According to Shams Charania and Anthony Slater, the Warriors are offering Kuminga a two-year deal worth $45 million. However, a team option for the second year of the contract, as well as the team's refusal to maintain a built-in no-trade clause, has become the point of contention for the 22-year-old rising star. Golden State signed Kuminga to a four-year rookie contract after drafting him with the seventh pick in 2021. He has since been a consistent role player for Steve Kerr's side and contributed to their 2022 title win. Kuminga's agent, Aaron Turner, met with the team during the Summer League in Las Vegas and presented some ideas for a deal, including a three-year, $82 million deal. If it materializes, the deal would keep Golden State below the second apron and allow them to use the taxpayer midlevel exception, per ESPN. Over the past month, Kuminga and Turner have explored the market for sign-and-trade options, which led to promising conversations with the Sacramento Kings and Phoenix Suns. The conversations reportedly led to proposals of four-year deals worth around $90 million, with a player option for the final season.
Newsweek
14 hours ago
- Sport
- Newsweek
Report: Warriors Receive Massive Jonathan Kuminga Update
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. At this point in the NBA offseason, the Golden State Warriors and Jonathan Kuminga have become one of the biggest headlines around the league. Of course, Kuminga is currently a restricted free agent. While the Warriors would like to retain him, Kuminga has been searching for a deal that exceeds what Golden State has wanted to pay him. With that in mind, other teams have shown interest in sign-and-trade options to acquire him. Jonathan Kuminga #00 of the Golden State Warriors looks on during the fourth quarter against the Los Angeles Lakers in game five of the Western Conference Semifinal Playoffs at Chase Center on May 10, 2023... Jonathan Kuminga #00 of the Golden State Warriors looks on during the fourth quarter against the Los Angeles Lakers in game five of the Western Conference Semifinal Playoffs at Chase Center on May 10, 2023 in San Francisco, California. More Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images There has not been much movement with the situation. Kuminga is arguably the biggest name left available for teams to pursue in free agency, but he won't be cheap for another team to swoop in and steal. Read more: LeBron James, Nuggets Rumors Get Bold Update Exactly what the Warriors have been willing to offer Kuminga has not been pinpointed. That can now be updated. According to a report from NBA reporter Grant Afseth of Fastbreak Journal, Golden State has floated the framework of a two-year, $48 million contract that would include a player option to Kuminga. "The Golden State Warriors have yet to reach an agreement with the 22-year-old forward, but league sources tell that one framework that has been floated is a two-year, $48 million deal that includes a player option," Afseth wrote. It has been reported that Kuminga would like a deal in the $30 million range. With the Warriors coming in at around $24 million per year, the two sides are not terribly far apart. Also, a two-year deal could be of interest to Kuminga. He is just 22 years old and would be able to test the market again very soon. Having a player option would give him more control over his future as well. Read more: Report: Bulls, Josh Giddey Talks Receive Major New Update During the 2024-25 NBA season with Golden State, Kuminga only played in 47 games and made 10 starts. He averaged 15.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 0.8 steals per game, while shooting 45.4 percent from the floor and knocking down 30.5 percent from the three-point line. Kuminga is going to be a very intriguing storyline to watch in the coming days and weeks. With the offer that the Warriors have on the table, they are close to reaching what he's looking to get in a new deal. A sign-and-trade could still be very possible, but Golden State should not be counted out. For more on the Golden State Warriors and general NBA news, head on over to Newsweek Sports.
USA Today
15 hours ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Golden State Warriors jersey history - No. 19 - Pat Dunn (1956-57)
The Golden State Warriors have had over 600 players don the more than 60 jersey numbers used by their players over the more than 75 years of existence the team has enjoyed in its rich and storied history. Founded in 1946 during the Basketball Association of America (BAA -- a precursor league of the NBA) era, the team has called home the cities of Philadelphia, San Francisco, Oakland, and even San Diego. To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Warriors Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team. For this article, we begin with the eighth of 13 players who wore the No. 19 jersey for the Warriors. That player would be Golden State guard alum Pat Dunn. After ending his college career at Utah State, Dunn was picked up with the 44th overall selection of the 1956 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. The Chicago, Illinois native did not make the team, and instead signed with the Dubs for his sole season in the league. During his time suiting up for the Warriors, Dunn wore only jersey No. 19 and put up 2.5 points, 1.1 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game. All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
RNZ News
a day ago
- Sport
- RNZ News
NZ Warriors women feel NRLW travel pinch under semi-professional rules
Warriors regroup after conceding a try to Newcastle Knights. Photo: David Neilson/Photosport NZ Warriors coach Ron Griffiths has called on the NRLW and Rugby League Players Association to reconsider rules that place unrealistic travel demands on the team for away fixtures. The Auckland-based side will cross the Tasman for their 'Magic Round' encounter with North Queensland Cowboys at Newcastle on Sunday - the second time they have travelled to the New South Wales coastal town this season. Two weeks ago, they fell 36-20 to the hometown Knights, whom Griffiths guided to back-to-back championships in 2022 and 2023, before switching allegiances to the Warriors, as they returned to the NRLW after a five-year hiatus. He believes his new team were not only outclassed by one of the competition's top teams, they also fell victim to a travel schedule forced upon them by welfare guidelines. To maintain the integrity of their semi-professional programmes, NRLW clubs can only call on their players for training, media/sponsorship commitments or travel outside the hours of 8am-4pm during the week, so they can also balance education or careers with rugby league. "You can't travel inside the protected hours for the players," Griffiths said. "You can't travel on the Friday, because they don't get paid for the day off work." For their season-opener against Sydney Roosters, the wahine flew across the ditch late on Friday night for an 11.50am Saturday kickoff in Sydney. Last time they travelled to Newcastle, they gathered in Auckland on Saturday and conducted their 'captain's run' at home, before flying to Sydney, then bussing almost three hours to their destination. By the time they arrived, it was late evening, but their bodies were still on NZ time two hours ahead. Griffiths reported players receiving massage at midnight local time. "I was in the last group getting a massage in Newcastle," lock Laishon Albert-Jones confirmed. "It was late - if it's midnight there, then it's 2am at home, so we were essentially going to bed at 2am. "I actually did fall asleep on the table, 100 percent. At one point, I thought I just might be sleeping there. "I get that we had a late game, but your body clock still wakes you up at 6am, when you have to go to work, so it doesn't feel like you're rested properly." The Warriors women played after the men on that occasion, kicking off at 6.15pm Sunday local time, so rules were probably bent getting them home the next day and the same will apply this time, despite an earlier 11.50am game. "This time, we've done it differently," Griffiths said. "We're going to leave early Saturday morning and we're in Newcastle by lunchtime, which gives us the whole afternoon to reset. Laishon Albert-Jones fell asleep on the massage table at Newcastle. Photo: Brett Phibbs/ "We'll frame our captain's run as it needs to be, particularly after a double travel - it only needs to be small anyway." When he said "early", the flight leaves Auckland at 7am, so Albert-Jones has her alarm set for 3am. "After the game, we're in Newcastle for that night, we'll drive to Sydney the next morning and travel on the Monday," Griffiths said, "Really - for us, internationally - you lose two days." Surely, that's cutting into protected time under the rules? "Great question," he winked. "Something we need to ask about." That kind of itinerary seemingly detracts from the players' onfield performance and threatens the very wellbeing those rules were designed to safeguard. "I don't want to give any excuses, because there should be no excuse why we couldn't put in a decent performance, but it does take a toll," Albert-Jones said. "At some point, you can't just keep going - you get burnt out and it is hard. "As a team, if you think about it, it's a lot to do in the space of 36 hours - I don't even think it's a full 40 hours that we were in Newcastle. "This week is better. We get to Newy a little bit earlier, but it would have been ideal if we got there on Friday night. "We have a real busy day on Saturday, but it does mean we get to bed at a decent time and we do have the early game." Meeting North Queensland on neutral ground at least spares the Warriors the dreaded round trip to Townsville, even more of an ordeal than the Newcastle jaunt. Griffiths pointed out the Warriors weren't the only team figuring out the logistics of trans-Tasman travel. "It's a year of firsts for us, understanding what that looks like, but it's also a year of firsts for other teams, who are feeling the same thing coming over here," he said. "The only difference is we're doing it every second week - we do it this weekend and then we go again next week [against Canterbury Bulldogs], so two weeks in a row. "There's been some key learnings for us as staff to make sure we get that right, but at the end of the day, if we're talking from a player perspective and best performance, we should be travelling Friday, captain's run on Saturday and play Sunday. "The collective certainly need to get together and talk through what that looks like, and now that we're back in the competition, there are enough questions being asked that I'm sure that will happen." Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
