2026-27 Team Developments: Trades / Free Agents / News / Rumors / Ideas

Hand someone a pen. If that's true and we keep our 2nds, we still have assets to better shore up some of our other weaknesses too.

 

Basically 4/80 with a team option.

 

I suspect Kuminga’s agent (Aaron Turner) is a problem. Look up his client list and his previous clients… which includes Victor Oladipo and Terry Rozier as his two biggest clients.

We don’t need to get too into Rozier because of where he is now, but Turner advised Oladipo to turn down a max contract extension from Indiana and later a 2 year $45 million contract from Houston, only to end up on vet minimums and a 2 year $20 million contract with Miami at the end of his career.

His agent basically misread the market and thought Oladipo could lock in more long term guaranteed money when it turns out nobody was willing to offer more than that.


Fast forward to Kuminga, who turned down a $75 million 3 year contract extension from the Warriors to settle for the 2 year $48.5 million contract that Kuminga was currently on, where the team option on the second year was declined.

Now I suspect Turner is trying to see if the Lakers can unload what’s left of our draft capital just to salary dump and recover the guaranteed money Kuminga walked away from.

Looking at the 4 year contracts Pelinka handed out to Grimes and Mamu, Pelinka probably blinks and bids against himself to get Kuminga paid.

The unfortunate part is that I have real doubts Kuminga gets anything more than the mid level exception from anyone. If they overplay their hand Kuminga probably ends up somewhere on a vet minimum.

 

Ok.Watson wanted to get 30 millions but he's not worth it.
Dillon Brooks, RJ Barrett ,Jarrett Allen get paid this kind of money.
So Clippers are trying to get him, whatever
Balmer has money, but have no idea how salary cap works

 

Another pick? It seems like Johnathan have negative value around the league.

 

We should keep Bronny also. Why try to help the Cavs? Hes a developmental player for us. Nobody helps us.

 

If we can lock up Kuminga for a few years with a team option then I can see the pick swap. I’m hesitant to give up assets if it’s only going to be another one year rental.

 

Honestly, I’d be pretty content if we could somehow swing Williams and Jonas and keep our picks but I don’t know if they are willing to sign for minimums.

 

Looks like no expansion of the trade

 

what was the holdup if no expansion?

and maybe this outs me as a terrible gm, but if the holdup on kuminga is a pickswap, i'd have done it yesterday.

 

I figure sometimes these things simply get held up for boring procedural reasons. I'm pretty sure in the order of operations there was no reason we couldn't have inked Grimes and Mamu as soon as the moratorium ended, but it still took until last night.

I do wonder what the order of operations is on Sexton though. If he goes into the Room Exception, can that only be officially used after a team has used all of its cap room? Meaning if we see Sexton officially signed, does that rule out the scenario where we dump salary elsewhere and sign Kuminga directly?

 

Honestly, how good is Kuminga?

His name has been tossed around the last couple of years, and I know that he's a promising, athletic wing, but he's not particularly young any more. He's been in the league for 5 years, and teams are still waiting for him to figure things out? Seems to be a stretch.

I guess my question is, do we really want an inconsistent player on our roster for 4 years $20+ million? He's not a shooter and not a great defender either. That doesn't sound like a good fit next to Luka and AR, but rather seems like a desperation move.

 

I don’t get the Kevin Looney. And frankly it’s looney when you could’ve just got the other Center. Valunchunes waived by the Nuggets. So why didn’t we just sign him. Valenchunis good enough offense to fill in for Walker. Did you see him on Sac last season when he filled in for Sabonis? I just don’t get Looney I really don’t. I don’t see what he contributes to an NBA team at this point.

 

Kaminga when given 35 minutes is a 20 and 5 player easily. 20 points 5 rebounds. Scoring is easy for him. He can get to the basket whenever he wants to. Not a catch and shooter but you need guys who are mid range. He’s a great mid range player. A homeless Kawhi Leonard. His problem has been playing selfish and team basketball. Things you can coach. He likes his shots to. If you get him to buy in and make the extra pass you’ll be okay.

 

I wouldn’t say it’s desperate, but it’s a gamble. He’s still only 23. If he can improve his 3P% a 2-3 % points up to around 37% and show growth on defense, then he’s a great fit and his contract has good value if there’s a trade that can improve the team.

I do understand the reservations, but think this is a swing worth taking.

 

if it's a S&T we have bird rights, so it doesn't have to be a rental.

the gs situation was pretty toxic for him, imo. part of that was on him, but a bunch of it was on their incompetent owner. despite the claims he was unplayable, he actually graded out pretty well statistically. so either they really worked to hide him or maybe...he was actually good, just not what gs/kerr wanted. i think it's funny that people think of the luka offense as servitude for everyone else but don't think of the curry offense this way. he doesn't pound the ball, but your a** is setting screens for him all day every day. screen after screen after screen. and when you get your corner three crumb, you must be grateful for your seat at the table. also, draymond might still punch you even though he's not that good anymore.

anyway, i don't view it as desperation; i view it as opportunism. we'll see how it shakes out, but i actually think he has more suitors than just us.

finally, while i think watson is probably better than kuminga, i wouldn't want to lay a lot of money down on that. young wings with good positional size, athleticism, and any amount of skill are hard to get your hands on. there were almost none of them in the draft this year, for example. if we can get one, we should.

 

Worse than what? Worse than who? I can guarantee you are worse than something or someone. So am I.

 

Meh..Slick doesn't back down on anything. Holla at me around game 20 this season. We can chop up what's what at that point.

 

Ok thanks, I guess he can still fulfill his potential given the right opportunity. I remember Wiggins around the same age as Kuminga. He wasn't a plus defender either. He became who he is after he left the Timberwolves and joined the Warriors.

Kuminga will play the 4, correct? Luka, Reaves, Grimes, Kuminga(pre-GS Wiggins) Kessler. Seems quite balanced, on paper.