Sacramento Kings Not Interested In Trading For Atlanta Hawks’ Trae Young, Still Pursuing Golden State Warriors’ Jonathan Kuminga
The Sacramento Kings are not interested in trading for Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young, but they are still pursuing Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga, according to NBA reporter Anthony Slater of ESPN.
Young and Kuminga are expected to be traded before the NBA trade deadline, which is next month.
“The Kings do not have interest in Hawks scoring guard Trae Young, league sources said, despite his availability,” Slater wrote. “This past summer, Perry went after 6-foot-7 wing Jonathan Kuminga, whose career has stalled with the Golden State Warriors. Perry visited Kuminga in Miami when he was a restricted free agent, league sources said, cultivating a relationship that could still lead to a business partnership. There remains mutual interest.”
Young is making $45.9 million this season. The Oklahoma product can become an unrestricted free agent next offseason by declining his 2026-27 player option worth $48.9 million.
A four-time All-Star, Young is averaging 19.3 points and 8.9 assists per game this season while shooting 41.5% from the field, 30.5% from beyond the arc and 86.3% from the free-throw line. The Hawks are only 2-8 with him in the lineup.
Kuminga signed a two-year, $48.5 million deal with the Warriors to end his restricted free agency this past offseason. The second year of the deal, which is a team option, is designed for Kuminga’s next team to rip up and construct a new contract next offseason.
The 23-year-old Kuminga has been out of the Warriors’ rotation a few times this season. He’s appeared in 18 games, averaging 11.8 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game while shooting 43.1% from the field, 32.0% from beyond the arc and 74.1% from the free-throw line.
The Kings are 8-29. They have the second-worst record in the Western Conference.
Meanwhile, the Hawks are 17-21 and the Warriors are 19-18.
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