Overview

• The agreement ends a months-long restricted free agency standoff with a contract that gives Golden State a 2026–27 team option.
• Agent Aaron Turner did not secure a player option after publicly pushing for it during negotiations.
• Steve Kerr emphasized communication and said he will test early-season lineups featuring Kuminga with Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green while running the offense through Stephen Curry and Butler.
• General manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. said the Warriors have no current intention to trade Kuminga and expressed confidence in his buy-in and potential role.
• Some analysts predict the contract could be leveraged in a midseason deal for a win-now piece, but this is speculative and not the team’s stated plan.