Jonathan Kuminga, Golden State Warriors Agree To $48.5 Million Deal

Ashish MathurSeptember 30, 2025September 30, 2025no comment

Jonathan Kuminga, Golden State Warriors Agree To $48.5 Million Deal NBA

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Jonathan Kuminga and the Golden State Warriors have agreed to a two-year, $48.5 million deal, according to NBA insider Shams Charania of ESPN.

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.

Jonathan Kuminga has a Jan. 15 trade restriction.

Golden State retains flexibility to sign a 15th player but not until the early part the regular season.

They will be hard capped at the 2nd apron after Al Horford signs for the $5.7M tax ML.
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Jonathan Kuminga doesn’t have a good relationship with Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, sources told DallasHoopsJournal. The swingman 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.

Kuminga’s agent, Aaron 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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Ashish Mathur

Ashish Mathur is an NBA and WNBA writer for DallasHoopsJournal.com. He has covered the NBA since 2015 for ClutchPoints, Sportscasting, Heavy Sports, NBA Analysis Network, Fadeaway World, Hoops Wire and Athlon Sports and the WNBA since 2025 for Athlon Sports and DallasHoopsJournal.com. You can follow Ashish on X @amathur25.

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