Norman Powell for Kuminga

babyjax13 · Post #1 » by **babyjax13** » Fri Oct 10, 2025 4:43 pm

MIA trades: Norm Powell
GSW trade: Jonathan Kuminga

Golden State could use more offensive creation outside of Curry. Norman Powell can do that, and pretty efficiently. Miami could use a bit of a mini-youth movement, and they do have floor spacing at the 5, so I think they could maximize what Kuminga can currently do. If a player doesn't develop under Spo, they aren't an NBA player, so I think it is worth Miami rolling the dice.

parsnips33 · Post #2 » by **parsnips33** » Fri Oct 10, 2025 4:46 pm

Hell yeah I'd do this

JRoy · Post #3 » by **JRoy** » Fri Oct 10, 2025 4:58 pm

Norm is a solid starter.

Not convinced Kuminga will ever be that.

babyjax13 · Post #4 » by **babyjax13** » Fri Oct 10, 2025 5:02 pm

JRoy wrote:Norm is a solid starter.

Not convinced Kuminga will ever be that.

I am not either, but I think it is a low-risk gamble for Miami.

Post #5 » by **jbk1234** » Fri Oct 10, 2025 5:39 pm

I don't hate it given the T.O. in the second season, but it makes the Heat's spacing worse this season so it kind of depends on what the plan is going forward.

babyjax13 · Post #6 » by **babyjax13** » Fri Oct 10, 2025 5:43 pm

jbk1234 wrote:I don't hate it given the T.O. in the second season, but it makes the Heat's spacing worse this season so it kind of depends on what the plan is going forward.

My guess is it would happen near the deadline when Miami has a pretty good idea of where it stands now and what direction they want to go. But, given that Bam can hit some threes now, I kind of like that 4-man group of Herro-Kuminga-Bam-Ware as a team that has some spacing and a lot of defense. The fifth starter will matter a lot to how it works out, though.

Post #7 » by **jbk1234** » Fri Oct 10, 2025 5:46 pm

babyjax13 wrote:
jbk1234 wrote:I don't hate it given the T.O. in the second season, but it makes the Heat's spacing worse this season so it kind of depends on what the plan is going forward.

My guess is it would happen near the deadline when Miami has a pretty good idea of where it stands now and what direction they want to go. But, given that Bam can hit some threes now, I kind of like that 4-man group of Herro-Kuminga-Bam-Ware as a team that has some spacing and a lot of defense. The fifth starter will matter a lot to how it works out, though.

Bam takes less than 3-point attempts per game at a hair under league average. The Heat will be looking at a box-and-one defense all day long.

babyjax13 · Post #8 » by **babyjax13** » Fri Oct 10, 2025 5:48 pm

jbk1234 wrote:
babyjax13 wrote:
jbk1234 wrote:I don't hate it given the T.O. in the second season, but it makes the Heat's spacing worse this season so it kind of depends on what the plan is going forward.

My guess is it would happen near the deadline when Miami has a pretty good idea of where it stands now and what direction they want to go. But, given that Bam can hit some threes now, I kind of like that 4-man group of Herro-Kuminga-Bam-Ware as a team that has some spacing and a lot of defense. The fifth starter will matter a lot to how it works out, though.

Bam takes less than 3-point attempts per game at a hair under league average. The Heat will be looking at a box-and-one defense all day long.

I think he takes enough to keep defenses honest. You can't just park a center in the paint when he shoots 3 per game on okay percentages and Ware shoots 3 per 36 and his percentages are probably going to go up. Spacing won't be perfect, but I think it can work. I could also be completely wrong :lol:

JRoy · Post #9 » by **JRoy** » Fri Oct 10, 2025 6:18 pm

babyjax13 wrote:
JRoy wrote:Norm is a solid starter.

Not convinced Kuminga will ever be that.

I am not either, but I think it is a low-risk gamble for Miami.

If they Kuminga for the next iteration of the Heat, sure.

I don’t know why they would though.

He is not good.

Post #10 » by **BBallFreak** » Fri Oct 10, 2025 6:29 pm

The very first line of reasoning in this trade is exactly why Miami doesn't do this trade because, and I cannot stress this enough, Miami needs creativity in our offense far more than Golden State does. It's why we acquired Powell in the first place

And Miami has a mini youth movement already. Herro, Ware, Jovic, Jacquez, Larsson, and KJ all 25 or younger. How young do we need to be?

Post #11 » by **jbk1234** » Fri Oct 10, 2025 7:13 pm

babyjax13 wrote:
jbk1234 wrote:
babyjax13 wrote:My guess is it would happen near the deadline when Miami has a pretty good idea of where it stands now and what direction they want to go. But, given that Bam can hit some threes now, I kind of like that 4-man group of Herro-Kuminga-Bam-Ware as a team that has some spacing and a lot of defense. The fifth starter will matter a lot to how it works out, though.

Bam takes less than 3-point attempts per game at a hair under league average. The Heat will be looking at a box-and-one defense all day long.

I think he takes enough to keep defenses honest. You can't just park a center in the paint when he shoots 3 per game on okay percentages and Ware shoots 3 per 36 and his percentages are probably going to go up. Spacing won't be perfect, but I think it can work. I could also be completely wrong

I'm very comfortable with Bam standing and Ware standing out at the three point line as the opponent.

Post #12 » by **gswhoops** » Fri Oct 10, 2025 7:14 pm

Nothing against Powell but the last thing we need is another guard

One_and_Done · Post #13 » by **One_and_Done** » Fri Oct 10, 2025 8:09 pm

JRoy wrote:Norm is a solid starter.

Not convinced Kuminga will ever be that.

Pretty much this. Why would the Heat do it.

NW · Post #14 » by NW » Fri Oct 10, 2025 9:34 pm

Wouldn’t be my first choice as a Warriors fan in a desired Kuminga for a wing deal. Not even my first choice in such a deal with Miami. I see the logic though.

ChuckDurn · Post #15 » by **ChuckDurn** » Sat Oct 11, 2025 2:29 pm

As a Warriors fan, I do the deal and make sure we have the league office on the line within 3 minutes to make it official.

But then I also work on a follow-up deal to trade a guard or two for a big wing / combo forward, because the roster balance would be pretty bad, so overloaded with guards. But solve that problem separately. Don’t waste time trying to make it a 3-team deal, because Miami might sober up during that period.

jayjaysee · Post #16 » by **jayjaysee** » Sat Oct 11, 2025 11:09 pm

Miami only should do this if their season is going really poorly and they want a couple month look at Kuminga.

GS - should take the talent upgrade and flip Buddy or Moody.

Post #17 » by **gswhoops** » Sun Oct 12, 2025 2:26 pm

ChuckDurn wrote:As a Warriors fan, I do the deal and make sure we have the league office on the line within 3 minutes to make it official.

But then I also work on a follow-up deal to trade a guard or two for a big wing / combo forward, because the roster balance would be pretty bad, so overloaded with guards. But solve that problem separately. Don’t waste time trying to make it a 3-team deal, because Miami might sober up during that period.

A lot easier said than done