The Kings are among the teams with interest in Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga as the trade deadline nears, according to ESPN’s Anthony Slater. When Kuminga was a restricted free agent over the summer, Sacramento general manager Scott Perry visited him in Miami, and there’s still mutual interest in a partnership, sources tell Slater.
Slater hears from league sources that Golden State’s front office is exploring its options heading into the deadline and has sent out signals in recent days that it’s willing to hold onto Kuminga if an acceptable trade offer doesn’t happen. But Slater states that Kuminga will be available and that Perry contacted Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. last week.
Perry was willing to part with a protected 2030 first-round pick during the offseason to acquire Kuminga, but Slater reports that he has “expressed reservations” about making that same offer now. Slater also says the Warriors won’t take back any long-term deals they perceive as having negative value and have no interest in Malik Monk, who’s owed $20.2MM next season and holds a $21.6MM player option for 2027/28.
Slater notes that a multi-team deal could make it easier for everyone to get what they want, pointing out that Keon Ellis‘ $2.3MM expiring contract is attracting interest around the league. In a separate story, Slater states that Ellis, who will become extension-eligible on February 9, still has many admirers among rival front offices and scouts.
There’s more from Sacramento:
- Kings owner Vivek Ranadive remains extremely involved in personnel decisions, Slater adds. He pushed former general manager Monte McNair and former assistant GM Wes Wilcox to increase their offer to Chicago for DeMar DeRozan in the 2024 offseason so Ranadive could walk DeRozan to their courtside seats during halftime of a Summer League game. That resulted in giving up a 2032 unprotected first-round pick to San Antonio that could be extremely valuable unless the Kings turn around their fortunes over the next six years. Ranadive gave DeRozan a three-year, $74MM contract that limits his value on the trade market. McNair also had apprehensions about last season’s decision to part with De’Aaron Fox in a three-team deal to acquire Zach LaVine, a player that Ranadive badly wanted.
- Lack of player-to-player accountability is seen as an issue in Sacramento, according to Slater. Veteran guard Dennis Schröder, who’s in his first season with the team, said it happens “here and there,” but not consistently. Domantas Sabonis expressed a similar sentiment, according to Slater, and pushed management to sign Russell Westbrook, his former teammate in Oklahoma City.
- Doug Christie only has one more guaranteed season left on his three-year contract, but team sources tell Slater that his job isn’t in jeopardy. Perry remains supportive of his head coach, saying, “He’s got an organization that’s behind him and believes that he will be there to help push us through and turn the corner.”
- Although the Kings have a lot of veterans to offer on the trade market, their high salaries may make them difficult to move, Slater adds. He suggests this summer’s draft pick is probably their most valuable asset, with Perry looking for positional size and defensive versatility and Christie wanting players who fit an up-tempo, physical style.
Warriors get Michael Porter Jr.
Kings get Kuminga and Moody
Nets get Monk, Derozan, Hield, and first rounders from the Kings and Warriors.
Kings lower their payroll and get younger and more athletic
Nets get good assets for taking on bad money and use up their last $15M of cap space and give a few vets a chance to rehab their value in Brooklyn as MPJ did.
The Warriors don’t want to send out any draft picks.
Merely hearsay, Giants74. I wouldn’t take any rumor report all that seriously when it comes to this Dubs front office and the state of the franchise. It’s desperation time. This team needs a reinforcement – a MAJOR reinforcement. And it’s all because of one man…one myth…one LEGEND. If it wasn’t for The Chef, I could easily understand the desire to hold onto every draft pick. The franchise owes it to Steph to do anything and everything possible to field a contender around him to give him one more shot. And I was typing it here all summer long to the point of uncomfortable nausea: Jimmy is NOT the bonafide #2 (or 1) scoring threat Steph needs at this stage of his career; he’d be a perfect #3 though. Giannis fits the mold. If he cannot be had, then we gotta hope Michael Porter Jr. or Trey Murphy will be available. As a last resort, do the due diligence on AD – as painful as that sounds. A bigtime scorer is the priority – and the Dubs have the assets to make it happen.
Dunleavy has already said he is not going to make a major trade.
Except both Curry and the organization have explicitly stated that the team doesn’t owe Curry anything, and it’s up to Curry if he wants to keep playing, and stay in Golden State. They have made it clear they won’t mortgage the future for his last seasons, and Curry has made it clear he doesn’t expect them to, nor is that a condition of him staying. Stop with the nonsense and pay attention to what the actual parties are saying and have been saying.
What is said in front of cameras is rarely the whole truth. You know that.
The Warriors don’t want to send out picks to get off of Kuminga contract. They may very well be ok sending out a pick to get MPJ. Different story altogether there.
the only 1st round pick they would be willing to trade is this year’s pick. All the other ones are off limit.Trey Murphy is way too expensive since NOP is asking for 3 1st round picks to start.
The Kings don’t want to send out any draft picks
they in teh past is willing to send the worst of their picks in the year they have 2 picks in teh 1st round. The other one was the spur’s pick which will be no lower than the 25th pick
One insane outcome to this would be arc89 being correct that GSW was always going to let Kerr go at the end of the season, so they keep Kuminga and get a coach who will play him next year, and then he just plays a full year, and has this weird lost season because his coach totally lost his marbles and refused to do any aspect of his job or even try to win games, along with not playing his best rebounds/game guy.
“What happened this season?”
“My coach, who was not invited back, randomly decided he hated me and refused to play me.”
Could a player sue a coach for not playing him? You would think a guy making $22.5M a year should not be getting any DNP’s at all, but Kerr’s brain is a bowl of cold mashed potatoes, so here we are.
think about this if the warriors wanted Kerr to stay they would be making trades using 1st riound picks but since they refuse to trade them shows they are expecting Kerr to be gone.
Omg that would be insane! How wacky! OOOoooOooOoo
That’s the worst…a team owner that can’t let the people that he hired do their jobs in peace.
I understand why someone would take the job (there are only 30 of those jobs, but damn.)
I guess you just gotta hope you don’t do a terrible job and build relationships around the league so that you can, hopefully, get a more stable team owner to give you a chance…
Seriously, Vivek is a disaster of an owner. Pushing the trade so he can walk Demar to his seat? Pushing to trade for Lavine?!! Insanity.
As a spurs fan I really appreciate it lol. What he has done to that franchise is terrible other than the stadium he built.
It would help if he knew anything about basketball. Wanting Demar and LaVine ‘badly’ at this stage of their career is borderline tanking in itself.
I don’t get Kuminga to the Kings. Murray plays his position. Seems teams think they can just put wings and guards together. And they will become the Thunder. Doesn’t quite work that way. Kuminga wants out of GS cause they play him out of position. A player doesn’t get better. If you play him in wrong spot. Especially a player you consider a real talent. Those players you play at their best position. Let them grow there. Unless you trade Murray. Kuminga is a bad idea
Except Murray has been playing the four…where Kuminga doesn’t want to play.
So it makes a lot of sense if he wants to play the 3…
Murray a 4. Yeah you keep dreaming.
Small ball and wing offenses are weapons and strategy. It doesn’t define a pkayers best position.
Like Sabonis isn’t a center. And Zach or DeM aren’t SFs.
Kuminga to PF; Murray to SF. Problem Solved Plus, you get more athletic, and younger. The Future front Court.
Kuminga doesn’t want to. Kerr doesn’t want to. Warriors don’t want to play him at PF. What part if that don’t you get. Your team has sucked for yrs. Cause they can’t get it right. So you will put a square peg in a round hole. Go ahead do it …..
I always thought DeM, Fox, Sabonis was a great pairing. They didn’t need Zach. Kings should have built around those three. I don’t know what happened with Fox. I guess when he saw Wemby. He was gone.
I don’t know why Carter is out. But I liked him at draft. He should be learning from Westbrook. Raynaud was a great find. A good basketball mind can blow this up. And put it back together in two yrs.
Sabonis — is a major talent HOF player .
DeM — can help any contender, playoff team. 25 mill is not a messy contract. He is one best 4Q players ever.
Schroder — is a Solid PG that helps any team that needs one. Minny, Dallas, Rockets, Jazz,
All these players can be moved for value. Zach and Monk can be moved at draft or next yr. As they will be owed less money. This can be done ….
Schroder is perfect for Rockets. Coby is. Etter for Minny.
What are you smoking. These are all defensive liabilities. No one wants one way players with big contracts. DeMar, Zach, Sab, Monk have negative value.
Have you seen the scores lately from around the League ?? Obviously no one is playing defense on any team !!
You hate everyone. You couldn’t see talent if Jerry West picked it for you. What is your point here. That you can type . Go get knowledge.
I have the Knowledge Obviously you don’t !! And if you don’t like what some Post, Don’t reply, that simple Chump !!
analphabetic responses deserve worse.
Unlike yours that deserves a lollipop….
the seventh planet has put out an APB on you.
DeRozan, Fox and Sabonis together = horrible floor spacing and defense
Oh really …. players don’t create floor spacing. Offenses and schemes do.
Kuminga for Sabonis. What would it take to make that happen?
All of the draft the picks
How bout Buddy instead!?
I’ve thought for a while that you absolutely do not know basketball, and this confirms it.
Go and watch Steph Curry get guarded on the perimeter, then go and watch a guy like Westbrook get guarded on the perimeter. Take notes, then come back here and tell me again that players don’t create floor spacing.
You’re in the Davey J tier of nonsense.
Al and Cam: agree to disagree!
Yeah when is it that you learned that Kerr offense is built for Steph. Oh that would be never.
Spacing isn’t created by individuals. Its done by passing and picks. That is called schemes and offense. Try and learn the game so you can make a point. Spacing has been part of offenses since DAY 1. Only then it was the paint. Go read how Wilt changed spacing on the floor. Go read how Celtics changed spacing to the perimeter. You are so uninformed. You don’t even realize you clown yourself when you talk ball. Or think you are talking ball.
This is how you tell everyone here you are clueless .
“ Go and watch Steph Curry get guarded on the perimeter, then go and watch a guy like Westbrook get guarded on the perimeter. Take notes, then come back here and tell me again that players don’t create floor spacing.”
You think Steph is the first shooter ever. The Celtics used shooting during their 11 titles run. Steph doesn’t create spacing. The offense is designed for him to get space to shoot. A good shooter helps to create space. But he needs the looks to shoot.
What does curry have to do with Fox, Sabonis, DeM. Your DA thinks only shooting creates spacing.
Learn the game so you can make a point. Stay on point …… I doubt you know who the best shooters were. Westbrook has created more spacing with his 10200 career AST.
Learn some more about spacing — Cam —
Karl Malone shot 13188/9619 FTs thats spacing he created. In 19 yrs
Steph has made 4586/4182 FTs inn17 yrs.
Can you comprehend this.
FT attempts is the way you create space before the three pt shot. You need me to explain this to you too. Steph is nowhere on this list. With his 4586 attempts lol. And Malone came into NBA as a bad FT shooter. Even Russ has more FTs than Curry 7855/6057 FTs ….
You have to understand basketball to understand what spacing really is in NBA. Class is OUT.
link to statmuse.com
So just taking the entire story off ESPN and passing it off as reporting…
Yes. That’s the way rumor websites work. Are you lost?
Trade
Kuminga+Filler+draft pick
To Spurs
For Vassell
You loose the 2028 draft pick but
You have a shot at one more ring for Steph
And you have Vassell, 4 years
Kuminga becomes the new Barnes
The actual trade would be
Kuminga+Buddy for Vassell+Carter Bryant
I don’t even think you need a FRP, Kuminga is that guy.
Can’t imagine why the Spurs would want to do that.
Lol, yeah. Weird how the Warriors are always coming out way ahead on the proposed trades here.
LOL. Yeah, I prefer to live in a slightly more realistic fantasy world. Waddayathink about Sabonis for Kuminga and others?
New website layout is hideous and desperately needs “Dark Mode”.
As a Warrior fan let’s face facts, we cold of traded Kuminga for years as the center piece for a star and we are about to let him go for nothing, maybe an expiring contract on a guy who will be the 12th guy on the bench or a player they’ll just waive. Such a mismanaged situation.
You could never have gotten a star for Kuminga.
The fact is that some Warrior fans have vastly overestimated Kuminga as a player and as a trade asset. He was never going to be the center piece of a trade for a star. Warriors management has been reluctant to admit that they blew it on 3 lottery picks in 2 years (Wiseman, Kuminga, Moody) and that has led them to hold on to Kuminga even though it has been obvious for at least the last 2 seasons that he wants out and that their coach is tired of him being around.
I don’t think you realize how trades work in the NBA. They couldn’t have gotten anyone for Kuminga before the rookie extension.
I don’t think you realize what I actually said. Hint: I didn’t say they could have gotten anyone for Kuminga – just the opposite actually.
The Warriors FO wasn’t looking for a star. And before the rookie extension, the only players available would be barely rotation level.
“Blew it on Kuminga and Moody” what did Moody do wrong? He was a main piece on the 24-8 run to end last season and started in the playoffs. Kuminga also did nothing wrong, it’s Steve Kerr who is the problem. You severely do not know ball if you think Kerr isn’t mismanaging this team on every level. Name anything good Kerr does. Go:
Any person who repeatedly said Kuminga was “LeBron 2.0” and that Moody was “another Kawhi” has no credibility. The Warriors blew it on Kuminga and Moody (and Wiseman) because they passed on numerous guys who are now clearly better players (do I have to list them for you?) and who would have been the star level players of the post-Curry era. Instead they are left trying to squeeze what’s left out of the Curry era with an aging Draymond and Butler and roster filler in expectation that they will be irrelevant and boring for the years that follow.
Why is kuminga still on the warriors? Monk, Ellis and a protected 1st. If that was the offer seems like a no brainer to me to do that deal.
That was never the offer.
Warriors do not like Monk’s contract which waste a lot of money for a bench player.
PeanutGallery doesnt know ball
Fact that Warriors are not playing JK. I think means they have a trade in place. I’m sure they are shopping him to see if they can do better. Imo Kerr is an AD fan. I’m sure he would want him. If Mavs are doing a salary dump. Dra, Kuminga, plus a pick could get it done …..
Thing is, I think a trade has been in place this entire time, ever since shortly after he signed his new deal, and this was the plan all along to sign then eventually trade him.
He’s your best trade asset. Has to get done. Will it be only him though.