Overview
- Marc Stein reports growing belief across the NBA that Golden State will trade Jonathan Kuminga before the Feb. 5 deadline, calling a deal “inevitable.”
- Kuminga cannot be moved until Jan. 15 due to his two-year, $46.8 million contract with a $24.3 million team option, which rival executives view as highly tradeable.
- The 23-year-old has been shifted to the second unit and, per ESPN’s Anthony Slater, “feels like the scapegoat again,” while also missing recent games with knee tendinitis.
- Speculative packages circulating publicly include Kevin O’Connor’s proposal to send Kuminga, Moses Moody, Buddy Hield and picks to Brooklyn for Michael Porter Jr., plus Celtics-linked targets such as Sam Hauser.
- ESPN’s Bobby Marks says the Warriors can cobble together salary and up to four first-round picks, though second-apron rules prevent them from taking back more money than they send out.