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They're not in the same class, but similar in redemption arc as players that are trying to resurrect their careers with us. Other players like Stanley Johnson, Dwight, Rui, Christian Wood, and Lonnie Walker come to mind. Of course, Kuminga is still young and holds more value than those players, but his reputation has taken a hit and is considered a gamble by many teams.

 

He won't for sure but that isn't the same thing as the adoration of a sports star.

 

I didn’t even touch on the fact that he didn’t want to come in as a sub in garbage time multiple times. That is a real red flag to me. I don’t care about your issues with the coach, that’s going against the team and your brothers.

Kuminga has an entitled ego for no reason. He asked for 150m, 5 year contract a few seasons ago, which was close to the max. He was a bench player… Watson showed more than Kuminga did this season and he is looking at 20-25m per.

I’ll support Kuminga if/when he gets here, but I’m always reminded of the scorpion and the frog parable, when someone shows you who they are, you should believe them. Kuminga is an empty scoring kind of guy, Ron Artest isn’t a good example to compare him too.

 

I know it's the WNBA but this is impressive