What is the trade value of Jonathan Kuminga?

[Real Men Wear Green]

Been hearing about issues between Kuminga and the Warriors for his whole brief career. Averaging 15 points you would think that he's a valued player but yesterday in the most important game of the year he got DNP-CD. Maybe worth more experience/maturity/whatever that doesn't happen but if the coach decides not to play you then the reality is you just aren't valued. Certainly not a good use for a guy picked 7th in the draft. So the Warriors might as well move on before this treatment does any more damage to his value. Who/what foul led they get for him?

[bdonovan]

>Reports indicate that Kuminga was seeking an average annual salary of $35 million, while the Warriors were offering around $30 million. As a result, Kuminga is set to become a restricted free agent in the 2025 offseason, allowing the Warriors to match any offer he receives from other teams.

Trade window will re-open in June I believe. Kuminga can sign with another team starting in July. Would a team bother trading away their players when they can just sign Kuminga in free agency?

Possibly. If they have more personnel they're willing to part with than cash. To avert a bidding war.

I've written 3 articles on Kuminga's deficiencies in team play (team offense, team defense) that mirror Durant's deficiencies. However, I realize some front-offices think like casual fans, the same ones who salivate over Durant - so because of that he will get paid.

After all this is an NBA that is paying $40M for the services of Ben Simmons, $50M or so for bradley beal and paul george.

I don't think the Warriors front-office is capable enough to work out a reasonable trade. At the time Poole had high trade value and all they got was Chris Paul.

When a player is bound for free agency, teams lose leverage in the trade negotiations. They can't get much. Just as GSW benefitted from that dynamic with Butler likely to opt out of player option end of this year; so they got him for peanuts, so too will they suffer from that dynamic in reverse with Kuminga.

[Real Men Wear Green]

Didn't know he's about to be a restricted free agent. That certainly changes things. It doesn't sound like he's worth giving up 30 mil in cap space but I'm guessing he's had good games that some teams have seen and maybe one of those teams would go for it.

Insane thought: Philly traders for him plus some really undesirable deal(s) as a way to get rid of George or Embiid. Would likely need a third team to make money match or whatever but if the Warriors are set to lose Kuminga regardless (and I can't see them paying all that money to a guy the coach doesn't want to play) they could want to roll the dice on one of Philly's problems helping Curry Butler and Green win that last ring.