Overview

• The Warriors insist on acquiring Sacramento’s unprotected 2030 first-round pick as the centerpiece of any Jonathan Kuminga sign-and-trade.
• Golden State has proposed a two-year, $45 million contract with a second-year team option that would require Kuminga to waive his first-year trade veto.
• Kuminga has refused to forfeit his veto right, creating a contract-structure impasse that prevents agreement on a new deal.
• The standoff has frozen signings of veterans Gary Payton II, De’Anthony Melton and Al Horford and left the roster with only nine committed players.
• Kuminga is expected to skip the FIBA AfroBasket tournament to preserve his leverage and avoid injury risk during the ongoing negotiations.