The Warriors will trade Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield to the Hawks in exchange for Kristaps Porzingis, sources tell ESPN’s Shams Charania (Twitter link). It’s a straight player exchange with no draft picks involved, according to Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Twitter link).
The deal ends Kuminga’s long saga with Golden State, which was highlighted by occasional moments of brilliance mixed with frustration over not being able to land a consistent starting role or regular playing time during his five seasons with the team. He was hoping for an exit during restricted free agency last summer, but he didn’t receive an offer sheet and the Warriors shut down any idea of a sign-and-trade rather quickly.
Kuminga received several offers from Golden State during the process, but he was reluctant to agree to anything that included a team option. He relented shortly before the start of training camp and accepted a deal with a $22.5MM salary for this season and a $24.3MM team option for 2026/27 that will now be controlled by Atlanta.
Over the past few weeks, several teams expressed interest in trading for Kuminga, who has only been available for 20 games this season, but the Warriors were hesitant to take back long-term money in any deal. Instead they get Porzingis, whose $30.7MM expiring contract will give them financial flexibility for the offseason.
Golden State may be interested in a longer arrangement with the 30-year-old big man, as Charania reports that they’ve viewed Porzingis as a potential target for the past two months in their search for another stretch five. Porzingis has been limited to 17 games this season and is currently sidelined with an illness, but he’s a career 36.6% shooter from long distance and played a vital role on Boston’s championship team two years ago.
Hield, 33, gives Atlanta another outside shooter after sending Vit Krejci to Portland earlier this week. He’s under contract for $9.7MM next season, but only $3MM of that is guaranteed until the day after the draft.
The Hawks could decide to waive both players and have $25MM in cap space this summer, according to Yossi Gozlan of The Third Apron (Twitter link). He adds that they could also use Kuminga’s non-Bird rights to give him an extension worth up to $116MM over four years.
Parting with Kuminga likely signals the end of the Warriors’ pursuit of Giannis Antetokounmpo before the trade deadline. Marc Stein of The Stein Line notes (via Twitter) that he was a central part of Golden State’s offer, which likely reduces the Bucks‘ options to Miami and Minnesota if they’re determined to move him on Thursday.
Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints reports that the Warriors contacted Milwaukee several times this week with an offer for Antetokounmpo centered around Kuminga, Draymond Green, Brandin Podziemski and multiple first-round picks. After receiving a “clear indication” that the Bucks wouldn’t accept that deal, they pivoted to their pursuit of Porzingis.
Thank god this ridiculous saga is over
For real….. sigh
Need the Braveheart “Freedom” gif here lol
For some reason I think he will be flipped for either a player or dract capital. Since he has a 1 year deal when he goes FA at the end of the year GSW will be under the cap to sign better free agents.
Who was it that told you. He should have been moved at draft. After his showing against TWolves ……. Al knows Ball
like I said the owner loved Kuminga and refused to trade him. They should have traded him before the draft not after the draft
He was worth more at the draft. Peak
it feels kinda like bucks were just USING gsw to get more assets from other teams! #arc
I dont think they will. Steph/Butler/Green still make like 145M combined, so pretty sure they cant get to cap room, at least not enough for a meaningful addition.
Nobody wants KP lol.
Unfortunately he’s going to a place where he won’t get mins. Unkess Hawks are moving Risacher ….
“Unfortunately he’s going to a place where he won’t get mins.”
He won’t get minutes anywhere because he’s always injured.
I meant JK in Atlanta . …. blew that
Oh, sorry. You’re right about that one, too.
But like this? I mean I see Kristaps and I jut think why. Like I do not understand the thinking behind trading for a guy who cant play that looks like his career may be medically over.
No Giannis trade now without the Butler money.
MDJ is and idiot I would sit on those guys if your tanking out and let Kuminga rehab value while playing. Why trade for a guy who cant play?
maybe Curry and Butler were lonely on the bench with injured players.
$30 mil expiring….welcome to San Francisco LeBron.
So your trading him and draymond before the new league year after the season for an expiring LBJ you have to extend? Otherwise they still have like 180M in payroll even without KP/KJ/BH.
Long time between now and the off season. I’m sure Rich can get Draymond to do LBJ a solid. Nothing stopping warriors from making moves in the off season.
Guys we are all missing the bigger story which is how in the world was Davey J wrong? He’s been guaranteeing Giannis to the Warriors was a done deal, even called hisself a basketball wizard. I’m just dying to know his thoughts on this 😂.
Will just move onto happening in the off season.
perhaps to use KP expiring 30 mil contract in the off season???
Giannis said “no thank you” to joining the Warriors, or he would be there…
Whoop-de-do. The 4 picks they would have sent to the Bucks would have been a disaster
Porzingis on the warriors will be fun they finally have a stretch 5
He is as injured or more injured than AD. He gets sick a lot.
A broken one
He has started 12 games this season and is out again with “illness”. He is cashing his last checks and done as a meaningful player. If Kristaps is lucky he may get around the TPMLE after his inability to play.
This is bananas 🍌
Lmao well hopefully this kills the dumb GSW getting GA talk. Oh wait media will talk up KP like he is top 5.
They have the best offer on the table. It just sounds like MIL will wait till the offseason and hope for someone new to come to the table.
Best offer? No young talent with upside. Picks are pretty lame especially if Warriors spend in fa for another star and build a competent team to make the picks trash.
NYK have literally no offer but KAT. MIA has a couple young players not much better than the ones GSW would send and can send half the 1sts. MIN has no picks and apparently cant find trade partners stupid enough to give them a boat load for Randle and Donte. So who exactly is beating GSW offer?
They wont trade him till the summer because they think a team like the Spurs might throw in a bunch of picks, and a couple recent high lottery picks if they flame out.
KAT is better than any player on GSW he can be flipped to another team for actual assets unlike Moody and freaking Podz.
Heat have Herro, Jaquez, and Ware alone has more upside.
Minn has McDaniels 1st team all def and all star level. Randle would be flipped for picks in another deal.
Raptors could come back in use Barnes or RJ with more picks than GSW and picks from other teams.
Hou Jabari Smith, Sheppard and another for salary is better than GSW players.
KAT is worthless. You may have to attach picks to him with the amount owed and his production. Look at what JJJ got. The JJJ contract is way way better than KATs.
None of the MIA players have star potential. GSW have more picks and the picks are worth more since teams will project them to bottom out after Steph. McDaniels is not worth Giannis, and they have nothing else worth much.
Like you get that with all these offers the players are salary filler/fliers and the real value is the picks. None of these teams have put a real blue chip prospect on the table.
Those players and young Heat guys are way better than the Warriors young guys man.
The players would be mostly filler and fliers. You need to be able to give MIL your draft for the next 7 years.
Have you noticed it’s only some Warriors fans thinking Golden State have the best package. Or are you swallowing everything ESPN says as gospel hook line and sinker?
Herro was an all star who brings big game experience and isn’t old like Draymond. Ware has big upside in comparison to a Podz. As does Jacquez jr and Jovic. It’s not happening, move on.
Herro and Ware plus picks seem like a strong bid. Herro is very good and still improving. Heat still talking to MIL – may still go down.
They won’t have the best offer on the table come off season
In the grand scheme of things Spurs could put together a competitive offer cause they control the Hawks 1st in 2026
They have Utahs and Portlands 2026 2nds
And a former second overall pick in Dylan Harper as a young player for the Bucs
They could very well trade
Harper
Hawks 2026 1st
Utahs and Portlands 2026 2nds which could be top 40 if not top 35
Plus additional draft capital
I like Porzingis, he is a cool dude attended a game against my team while wearing the Celtics Green and he was really nice. But to trade Kuminga is bad! Porzingis is 30+ and always hurt. Hope Kuminga finally becomes the all star and flourish.
Crazy that KP is 30 already. Feels like he just entered the league yesterday.
Available like hes 40…
Oh well. Move onto getting Jokic, Edwards, Luka and SGA.
Giannis will be traded in the Offseason! Just you wait
Not to the Warriors he won’t, book it. The Warriors actually did something, there’s that. LeBron MLE 26/27 incoming.
Tired of waiting on him anyway. He is 31+ athletic big prone to injuries. Warriors will go after other players
I got a feeling GSW is trading him. draft pick or a young player. Thinming Nets…
People are speculating LeBron signing and Porzingis being let go as a salary relief
Who cares. The 4 picks that would have lost were not worth it.
Atlanta continues to confuse me woth big additions/steps forward followed by big steps back in weird situations, and after several years, I’m not questioning it; they certainly have a lot of depth, so theres that.
A perfect move for GS; its a shame Jimmy is injured
They are gearing for younger and long term play! Watch Kuminga average 25 ppg
Or clearing space for the Billy GOAT 26/27.
Steph doesn’t deserve that in my opinion. LeBron farewell tour coming to San Fran.
How is this good for GSW? Even if he walks they have no cap room. Kuminga had a option for next year and could be salary and rehab his trade value playing. Porzingas cant play…
huh? if he walks….cap room opens up
What room? Butler/Curry/Green/Moody already take you up to 157M. You dont just get room because of the salary walking. They will still be over the cap and below the tax with the current roster if they let KP walk for nothing.
Great move for the hawks!
This would not have been on my bingo card in this universe or any. I don’t even know what to make of this lol.
They’re not done
lmaoooo guess the Bucks weren’t interested in the Kuminga package for Giannis. Davey in shambles right now
so weird how you cant talk NBA hoops, you come here to talk about me
stop it.
I guess the Bucks, Kuminga, and Giannis are not “NBA hoops” to you?
Ok it’s official, they traded for an injured player. The tank is on. This year’s pick is staying home. Draymond is not going anywhere. They’re all in on next season.
Trading a guy they won’t play, for a guy who can’t play.
This should be fun.
NBA billionaires lol …..
The Warriors played Kuminga a lot. They just had trouble winning with him in the rotation.
Okay, so when kaminga doesn’t work out with the Hawks or doesn’t kill on the court? I don’t want to hear any excuses. This is his time. He either has it or he doesn’t because the Hawks have a pretty decent team and if he can’t fit in and have a good plus minus do good things on the court then I don’t want to hear any complaining about it with all the lawyer’s fault. Now’s your time young man to show what you got
The Hawks have these guys you may have heard of, Jalen Johnson and Onyeka Okongwu, who play the positions Kuminga plays. They also have Risacher. Kuminga won’t see a ton of minutes but he will at least see the court which is progress.
And another rotation without enough shooting for JK not to be a shooter.
Already making excuses my guy. Beat them out. You wanted 90 mil so why you’re worth 90 mil?
Okungwu recently got his face re-arranged
How’s he getting mins ?????
I wonder if they sort of tell Steph to take it easy the rest of the season.
Lacob might be thrilled if so because he can try his hand at the lottery again.
This makes not sense. Unless they are moving Risacher ……. Teams and big wings today. Like that’s going to get them rings. It’s like monkey see monkey do …….. do they not see who wins in NBA.
Maybe not impossible warriors still get Giannis somehow but Davey stupid ridiculous absurd idea bucks would be happy and lucky to make Jonathan Kuminga their new star player is dead for good!
Not till summer. They had clearly the best offer on the table, and I doubt they would have made this deal unless MIL told them its not happening now.
I don’t know if warriors will have the best offer in the summer but the bucks will still j have them and heat to fall bask on if no new improved bidders emerge! Both warriors and heat will be as desperate thus summer as they see now both have been waiting for him fro like 6 years
Both could make moves now or in the summer that would increase the package too. The downside is if Giannis uses the leverage of being expiring and steers himself to one team.
Great we got the white AD.
Lol! Certainly he is not
No matter what direction this goes, it is a brilliant move by Dunleavy. The Warriors save money on the cap. If it goes well, they got the big man they needed. With his injury history, they might be able to sign him for a lower number.
With the cap going up they might be to access the full Non-tax payer exemption next season.
If it goes badly, the have $34 million coming off books and can access the non-tax payer exemption next season.
Nice move Mr. Dunleavy.
Eh, I would agree on the injury history part if Porzingis’s current condition is not something he’d have to manage for the rest of the year, if not the rest of his career. Very possible he keeps missing more time for it. Obviously if he doesn’t it changes things completely, but I don’t think the Hawks do this if they felt confident in his health moving forward.
As for the money, Kuminga was already going to expire since he had a team option, so it’s really just getting Buddy off the books which is something I guess.
But at the very least this does give the team some upside, and it’s hard to argue with that for a guy who had little value to begin with. Beggars can’t be choosers, after all.
agree. 74
Only $3m of Hield next yr contract is guaranteed
Only way this makes sense. Is KP is 30 mill coming off the books next year. Why is it KP doesn’t get the AD treatment. He misses more games. And is softer than AD …..
Rosacher has to be going out. Or Hawks could be loading up for a Giannis trade ……😱😱😳
I think because AD had a much larger ceiling than KP, but yes they both are made of glass
He is softer and more injured than AD. I guess they had to do something.
Praise the Lord!
Finally rid of Kuminga….
Just sums up the Warriors that Porzingas comes into the team….made of marshmallows
Bucks didn’t want Kuminga, no surprise there.
No draft picks
Removing $22.5M + $9.1M who never play
Getting a potentially big missing piece but who also rarely plays…
I dont hate this, it’s something, at least. At least Kuminga is free and GSW did not make a stupid choice to keep him so he ends up sitting out the whole season like Kawhi did. At least there is a tangible player on the roster now and he’s a big, exactly what GSW needs.
Healthy he will make the Warriors fun to watch…
Dunno how much he moves the needle with the Butler hole though..