Jonathan Kuminga’s Agent Going On Media Tour ‘Irritated’ Some Members Of Golden State Warriors
Jonathan Kuminga‘s agent, Aaron Turner, going on a media tour “irritated” some members of the Golden State Warriors, according to Nick Friedell of The Athletic.
Kuminga and the Warriors agreed to a two-year, $48.5 million deal on Monday. The second year of the deal, which is a team option, is designed for the Warriors — or another team if and when Kuminga is traded during this season — to rip up and construct a new contract next offseason.
The Warriors can trade Kuminga after January 15.
“The decision by Aaron Turner, Jonathan Kuminga’s agent, to go on a media tour in recent weeks while negotiating publicly in hopes of landing a better offer for Kuminga, irritated some with the organization, according to league sources,” Friedell wrote.
Kuminga doesn’t have a good relationship with Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, sources told DallasHoopsJournal. The forward wanted to leave Golden State and play for the Sacramento Kings.
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 was the seventh overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft.
The Warriors defeated 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.
Kerr was forced to play Kuminga in the Rockets series because Jimmy Butler missed Game 3 with an injury. Kuminga only played in the Timberwolves series because Stephen Curry got injured in Game 1 and missed Games 2, 3, 4 and 5.
The Warriors offered Kuminga a three-year, $75.2 million contract with a team option in the third season three weeks ago. Kuminga declined the offer because he wanted a player option over a team option.
Turner presented a three-year, $82 million offer — including a player option in Year 3 — to the Warriors. The front office, led by general manager Mike Dunleavy, rejected it.
It wouldn’t shock anyone in NBA circles if Kuminga is traded by the Warriors this season.
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