What if $8 million ends up costing the Warriors everything? That’s the cliff Golden State is tiptoeing along with Jonathan Kuminga. The team’s most promising young piece holds more leverage than many realize, not the kind that boosts his career, but the kind that can stall an entire front office. “He has the leverage of screwing the Warriors,” said one of the analysts on Locked On Warriors, bluntly. The qualifying offer?
Just $8 million. But if Kuminga signs it, he’s got a built-in no-trade clause. And once the season’s over? Unrestricted free agency, no strings attached whatsoever. Which means… no return, no trade value, and possibly another year of weird rotations and DNP-CDs. Worse, it’s paralyzing the Warriors’ offseason. “You’re gonna get to the point where you don’t know what this kid is… and you’re stuck,” they added.
There are rumors of deals lined up for Seth Curry, Al Horford, and De’Anthony Melton. But all of them hinge on Kuminga’s future. Because if he’s gone or unhappy, does anything else even matter? So now, the Warriors wait while Kuminga holds the clock. What happens next, though? Come back here to find out.
(This is a developing story…)
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