Overview
- Multiple outlets report Golden State is focused on trading Jonathan Kuminga and is already working several scenarios, with expectations of a deal before the Feb. 5 deadline.
- Kuminga cannot be traded until Jan. 15 under his two-year pact, and Steve Kerr has cited the forward’s need for extended runs in explaining recent DNPs and reduced minutes.
- Sam Amick reports the Kings still have interest in Kuminga, a pursuit that dates to his restricted free agency, though previous talks were complicated by fit and price.
- Amick adds the Mavericks initiated contact about Anthony Davis and have interest in Kuminga, but Davis’ $54.1 million salary versus Kuminga’s $22.5 million and Golden State’s refusal to include Draymond Green or Jimmy Butler make an AD deal impractical.
- League chatter includes speculative multi-team concepts involving Kuminga, yet team and media reporting describes such blockbusters as difficult to execute midseason given tax and roster constraints.