Overview

• Kuminga is continuing to decline a two-year, $45 million offer, with reporting pointing to the Warriors’ push for a team option and reduced trade protection as key sticking points.
• Insiders say his realistic paths are accepting that deal or the roughly $7.9 million qualifying offer, outcomes that would likely place him back in Golden State for 2025–26.
• Golden State has rejected offers from the Kings and Suns and, per reporting, is unwilling to include Buddy Hield or Moses Moody in sign-and-trade constructions.
• The impasse has slowed other additions, with the Warriors linked to targets such as Malik Beasley, Al Horford, De’Anthony Melton and Cody Martin once the situation clears.
• An ESPN panel voted the Warriors most likely to make a major move before the February 2026 deadline, with Kuminga’s contract widely viewed as a potential trade chip.