Now that October 1, the deadline for a restricted free agent to sign his qualifying offer, has come and gone, the RFA standoffs that dominated headlines for most of the second half of the NBA offseason have all been resolved.
Josh Giddey and Jonathan Kuminga agreed to multiyear deals with the Bulls and Warriors, respectively, while Nets guard Cam Thomas and Sixers guard Quentin Grimes chose to accept their qualifying offers and hang onto their no-trade clauses for the 2025/26 season.
Today, with training camps in full swing around the NBA, we're taking a closer look at Kuminga's deal, Grimes' decision, and a few other cap- and roster-related topics from across the league.
Let's dive in...
Warriors have a few logical trade partners already.
Wizards for Middleton a protected first rounder + Warriors own 2030 first rounder in exchange for Kuminga and Moody. Warriors get clean books and future assets in exchange for Giannis’ best man to grease the wheels for an eventual summer trade of every Warriors draft asset + Jimmy Butler for Giannis in his walk year.
Or…
Kuminga for Kuzma and a first rounder, assuming Kuzma continues to struggle in Mil. Kuzma and Draymond are friends, and Kuzma’s contract lines up with the Warriors’ desire for ‘27 max cap space.