Overview

• With training camp weeks away, NBC Sports Bay Area reports the sides remain far apart as the Oct. 1 window to accept the $7.9 million qualifying offer approaches and that the one-year tender currently appeals most to Kuminga.
• Golden State has proposed roughly two years and $45 million with a team option for year two, while Kuminga is holding out for a player option and greater control over his future.
• Interest in sign-and-trade scenarios has been rebuffed as the Warriors seek an unprotected first-round pick and a rotation player, with reported Suns and Kings packages falling short and the Bucks exploring talks before balking at a Bobby Portis request.
• Agent-side reporting indicates Kuminga’s representatives will not consider offers that lack a player option for the second season.
• Bleacher Report cap analyst Eric Pincus predicts Kuminga ultimately accepts the Warriors’ offer, while accepting the qualifying offer would give him a trade veto and lower salary that could constrain Golden State’s trade flexibility.