Golden State Warriors’ Jonathan Kuminga ‘Intrigued by the Possibility of Unrestricted Free Agency Next Summer’

Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga is “intrigued by the possibility of unrestricted free agency next summer,” according to NBA insiders Shams Charania and Anthony Slater of ESPN.

Kuminga’s qualifying offer is worth $7.9 million. If he signs it, the swingman would have a no-trade clause for the 2025-26 season and enter unrestricted free agency next offseason.

“But Kuminga has stated a belief that he has multitime All-Star potential,” Charania and Slater wrote. “He has lined up loss of value insurance to protect himself in the event he signs the qualifying offer. He’s intrigued by the possibility of unrestricted free agency next summer, sources said, when at least 10 teams are set to have real cap space. He isn’t obsessing over every lost dollar in the moment and sees the qualifying offer as a clean vehicle for career control.

“Rival teams, most notably the Kings and Suns, have recruited him this summer and his conversations with executives and coaches and others around the league have only emboldened his long-term belief that the risk could be worth the reward.”

Kuminga averaged 15.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.4 blocks for the Warriors last season in 47 games. He shot 45.4% from the field, 30.5% from beyond the arc and 66.8% from the free-throw line.

Golden State beat the Houston Rockets in the first round of the 2025 playoffs in seven games but lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round in five games. Kuminga averaged 15.3 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.5 steals and 0.5 blocks in the 2025 playoffs.

The 22-year-old Kuminga was the seventh overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft. He has career averages of 12.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.4 blocks with the Warriors.

Golden State offered Kuminga a three-year, $75.2 million deal with a team option in the third season last week. Kuminga declined the offer because he prefers a player option over a team option.

Kuminga’s agent, Aaron Turner, presented a three-year, $82 million offer, including a player option, to the Warriors. The front office rejected it.

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