After Jonathan Kuminga took part in his first Warriors practice of training camp on Thursday – he participated in about half the team’s scrimmages, per head coach Steve Kerr (Twitter video link) – the 22-year-old forward publicly discussed his contract situation for the first time since finalizing a two-year, $46.8MM deal that includes a second-year team option. Negotiations on … [Read more...] about Western Notes: Kuminga, Kleber, Coward, Blazers, Grant
Pacific Notes: Monk, Kuminga, Leonard, LaRavia
Malik Monk knows that the Kings were willing to deal him in order to acquire Jonathan Kuminga from the Warriors. Monk’s contract, which runs through the 2027/28 season and includes a player option, wasn’t one Golden State was willing to take on. Now that Kuminga has signed a two-year contract with Golden State, that saga has ended and Monk says he looks at Sacramento as his … [Read more...] about Pacific Notes: Monk, Kuminga, Leonard, LaRavia
Western Notes: Kuminga, Kleber, Coward, Blazers, Grant
After Jonathan Kuminga took part in his first Warriors practice of training camp on Thursday – he participated in about half the team’s scrimmages, per head coach Steve Kerr (Twitter video link) – the 22-year-old forward publicly discussed his contract situation for the first time since finalizing a two-year, $46.8MM deal that includes a second-year team option. Negotiations on … [Read more...] about Western Notes: Kuminga, Kleber, Coward, Blazers, Grant
Kings Notes: Murray, Coaches, Staff Changes, DeRozan
Kings forward Keegan Murray has two primary goals this season: making at least 40% of his three-point tries and being in the running for the Most Improved Player award, per Matt George of ABC 10 Sacramento (Twitter link). The 6’8″ pro started all 76 of his games with Sacramento last year, but failed to improve upon his career-best scoring output of 15.2 PPG from 2023/24. In … [Read more...] about Kings Notes: Murray, Coaches, Staff Changes, DeRozan
Warriors Notes: Horford, Kuminga, Melton, Dunleavy
Now that his contract with the Warriors is finally official, Al Horford was able to shed some light on his free agency decision during an introductory news conference on Wednesday, writes Tim Bontemps of ESPN. Horford told reporters that he didn’t feel ready to retire and that Golden State seemed like the obvious place to go if he had to find a new team. “It’s a great … [Read more...] about Warriors Notes: Horford, Kuminga, Melton, Dunleavy