What Do The Warriors Plan To Do With Jonathan Kuminga?

Over the past year and a half or so, the Golden State Warriors have been in a period of uncertainty, ever since the departure of longtime Splash Brother Klay Thompson to the Dallas Mavericks in the summer of 2024, the Warriors have been dealing with increased inner turmoil. At the center of that turmoil is the young player named Jonathan Kuminga.

The Cold Hard Truth

Star player Steph Curry, arguably the best point guard to ever play the game will be 38 in less than 2 months. While he is still playing at a phenomenal level, he won’t play forever, I anticipate that he will be done by the summer of 2027 or 2028, as he indicated serious doubt that he’ll suit up for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, in a recent podcast.

That means that the Warriors have to get serious about their outlook after Steph, the Warriors don’t seem too keen on the younger players on their roster, Jordan Poole was traded away after the situation with Draymond Green, who is causing quite a stir as usual. Brandin Podziemski, who was inserted into the starting lineup, in place of Klay Thompson in his last season is now back to coming off the bench. Meanwhile, Jonathan Kumings has been receiving multiple DNP’S.

Now I won’t pretend that I’m not a tad bit biased when it pertains to Jonathan Kuminga, as he is one of the few active East African players in the NBA, he hails from Goma, the Capital City of the North Kivu Province, in the East African Rift. I also happen to be East African.

Nonetheless, Jonathan Kuminga is a special talent, he averaged 16.1 PPG while shooting 52.9% from the field two seasons ago, and 15.3 PPG while shooting a solid 45.4% from the field last year. The problem is that the GM who drafted Kuminga is no longer the GM of the Warriors. Bob Myers role as GM of the Warriors concluded in 2023, when a GM leaves, it changes the dynamic for the players who weren’t drafted by that GM, even more so the players who aren’t untouchable, such as Kuminga.