Warriors exploring S&T for Kuminga

[Twinkie defense]

Yes, I agree, Post should play more w/ Steph/Dray/JK/JB. So should MM. Those should be the two people that play the most with those 4 players. Steve's mindset seems to be the compete opposite.

I would play Moody. I would play Post. I would play Post and Moody together. IDK why Kerr should try to jump through hoops to start Kuminga though.

[AirP.]

Yes, I agree, Post should play more w/ Steph/Dray/JK/JB. So should MM. Those should be the two people that play the most with those 4 players. Steve's mindset seems to be the compete opposite.

I would play Moody. I would play Post. I would play Post and Moody together. IDK why Kerr should try to jump through hoops to start Kuminga though.

He's got the highest upside of the not top 3 paid players for this season for the Warriors if he plays the right way. I keep hoping his knee issues were part of the reason for his play falling off as we went deeper into the season. Just Kuminga's activity on rebounding would have helped greatly last night against Portland (not sure why Santos wasn't used last night to try to combat the 21 offensive rebounds Portland got).

I'm expecting Sacramento to start rebuilding this season, I wonder what trade assets (possibly none) with Kuminga(22.5 mil) it would take to acquire Monk (18.8 mil) and K.Ellis (2.3 mil) but that doesn't fix the front court issues, but that could help the defense and 3pt shot making, I'm very interested what Monk could do in the GS offense. For Sacramento it would get them off Monk's longer term money, not deal with possibly losing Ellis for nothing and jumpstart the rebuild with Kuminga as your tank commander.

Don't get me wrong, in the right trades I'm ok moving anyone not named Curry, Butler or Draymond (since the last 2 probably won't bring back much at their age, Curry is still a top player).

If possible, I'd do Podz for K.Ellis as long as there is an extension agreed upon when the trade happens that I believe GS could have him sign during the seasons.

For GS, you have to think later in this season. Right now, who do you think you rely on playing their roles come playoff time?
For me... it's Curry, Melton, Butler, Draymond and Horford.
Which leaves 3-5 more rotation spots... Moody, Kuminga, Podz, Post, Richard, Hield and GP2. Wouldn't mind Santos being in this group but Kerr doesn't seem to care about rebounders in the rotation.

[Crazy-Canuck]

Slater hinted that the warriors were hoping kuminga would be that championship starting 3rd option lockdown wing defender. They will be looking for that at the trade deadline.

Warriors have their 1 in steph, their 2 in Jimmy. But they are badly missing that 3rd guy. Bontempt thinks there will be no suitor for kuminga at the deadline.

[Ilovethebay]

The whole Kuminga sucks but we can trade him for a difference maker is one of the strangest viewpoints I’ve seen on this board for as long as I have been reading it. Cognitive dissonance at its finest I hope he reverts back to the player he was during the first 2 weeks of the season so the haters can kick rocks.

[bay2hk]

This is what JK Stans asked for. To overpay for a low IQ bb player who is only good at running and dunking. With knee issues JK is basically useless.

Warriors should have just forced him to sign the QO as he’s not worth much in the trade market. Ship him for Vuc as soon as the trade restriction lifts. We can use another shooting big with Horford not able to play b2b.

[Crazy-Canuck]

The whole Kuminga sucks but we can trade him for a difference maker is one of the strangest viewpoints I’ve seen on this board for as long as I have been reading it. Cognitive dissonance at its finest I hope he reverts back to the player he was during the first 2 weeks of the season so the haters can kick rocks.

Kuminga doesnt suck as a player, he just sucks in the role that the Warriors want him to be. There's a difference.

[Ilovethebay]

This is what JK Stans asked for. To overpay for a low IQ bb player who is only good at running and dunking. With knee issues JK is basically useless.

Warriors should have just forced him to sign the QO as he’s not worth much in the trade market. Ship him for Vuc as soon as the trade restriction lifts. We can use another shooting big with Horford not able to play b2b.

No one asked for this. I was hoping they would have forced him to sign the QO. At any rate, the three straight loses while he is out shows he is not the scapegoat .

[Ilovethebay]

The whole Kuminga sucks but we can trade him for a difference maker is one of the strangest viewpoints I’ve seen on this board for as long as I have been reading it. Cognitive dissonance at its finest I hope he reverts back to the player he was during the first 2 weeks of the season so the haters can kick rocks.

Kuminga doesnt suck as a player, he just sucks in the role that the Warriors want him to be. There's a difference.

Not to most people. I could be wrong, but you seem to be one of his worst critics. I guess the last 3 games show this isn’t an addition by subtraction situation.

[Crazy-Canuck]

The whole Kuminga sucks but we can trade him for a difference maker is one of the strangest viewpoints I’ve seen on this board for as long as I have been reading it. Cognitive dissonance at its finest I hope he reverts back to the player he was during the first 2 weeks of the season so the haters can kick rocks.

Kuminga doesnt suck as a player, he just sucks in the role that the Warriors want him to be. There's a difference.

Not to most people. I could be wrong, but you seem to be one of his worst critics. I guess the last 3 games show this isn’t an addition by subtraction situation.

I've been the same from the start on jk. He isn't a wing. He's an iso face 4. He absolutely can't play in a read and react system. It's always about playing with kuminga rather than kuminga playing with the team.

People want him to be a 2 way wing, yet he's never consistently showed that potential. I alao think his athleticism is overrated because it isn't functional just like lavine. His hip to feet coordination is sub par for a wing.

Im all about trading him to get a better fit between steph and dray. Unlike some, I'm not in the kuminga is our savior train.

He might be a good player, but he absolutely is a horrible for for what they need from him.

Kuminga fans cant see the difference for the most part.

[SpreeS]

Kuminga doesnt suck as a player, he just sucks in the role that the Warriors want him to be. There's a difference.

Not to most people. I could be wrong, but you seem to be one of his worst critics. I guess the last 3 games show this isn’t an addition by subtraction situation.

I've been the same from the start on jk. He isn't a wing. He's an iso face 4. He absolutely can't play in a read and react system. It's always about playing with kuminga rather than kuminga playing with the team.

People want him to be a 2 way wing, yet he's never consistently showed that potential. I alao think his athleticism is overrated because it isn't functional just like lavine. His hip to feet coordination is sub par for a wing.

Im all about trading him to get a better fit between steph and dray. Unlike some, I'm not in the kuminga is our savior train.

He might be a good player, but he absolutely is a horrible for for what they need from him.

Kuminga fans cant see the difference for the most part.

Do you think we don't see that Kerr apart his system dont give a sh..t? You can give him whatever you want, he still would play his system. Look at USA NT in OG and WC. Only Curry saved his ass from disaster two years in a row.

I dont say that Kerr system is something bad, no its elite system for right players. But he must see what kind of players will fit in it, before drafting or signing or trading for new players. He must be focal voice in this departmant. Because he will never adapt to players strengths if they are not Curry/Green.

[whatisacenter]

This is what JK Stans asked for. To overpay for a low IQ bb player who is only good at running and dunking. With knee issues JK is basically useless.

Warriors should have just forced him to sign the QO as he’s not worth much in the trade market. Ship him for Vuc as soon as the trade restriction lifts. We can use another shooting big with Horford not able to play b2b.

LOL at him having Stans...there are like 3 or 4 poster here that don't crap on him every game and fixate on every mistake he makes.

By the way, this is not what I wanted, I was hoping he would get traded in the offseason. I'm so tired of posts like yours.

[Twinkie defense]

The whole Kuminga sucks but we can trade him for a difference maker is one of the strangest viewpoints I’ve seen on this board for as long as I have been reading it. Cognitive dissonance at its finest

You're forgetting that a short-term, $22.5 mil salary slot is the perfect vehicle to attach other assets to. Think of Kuminga as plain tofu, and a pick or young, cheap player as a nice Szechuan sauce.

[bay2hk]

This is what JK Stans asked for. To overpay for a low IQ bb player who is only good at running and dunking. With knee issues JK is basically useless.

Warriors should have just forced him to sign the QO as he’s not worth much in the trade market. Ship him for Vuc as soon as the trade restriction lifts. We can use another shooting big with Horford not able to play b2b.

LOL at him having Stans...there are like 3 or 4 poster here that don't crap on him every game and fixate on every mistake he makes.

By the way, this is not what I wanted, I was hoping he would get traded in the offseason. I'm so tired of posts like yours.

Yup, and you’re one of those annoying Stans that can’t accept JK sucks. Get over it dude. He’s trash and will be out of the league in a few years.

[AirP.]

The whole Kuminga sucks but we can trade him for a difference maker is one of the strangest viewpoints I’ve seen on this board for as long as I have been reading it. Cognitive dissonance at its finest

You're forgetting that a short-term, $22.5 mil salary slot is the perfect vehicle to attach other assets to. Think of Kuminga as plain tofu, and a pick or young, cheap player as a nice Szechuan sauce.

Some possible examples, a team (Kings) wanting to move off a contract with future money and seeing what Kuminga could do for them (they could extend him, not pick up his option or could look at him for another season) ...
DeRozan and Ellis for Kuminga and Hield.
Monk and Ellis for Kuminga.

[DAWill1128]

Would anyone move Kuminga for Monk?

[Onus]

Ngl I seriously thought jk was injured, but everyone is now thinking he’s just holding out because he got benched and is just waiting to be traded.

[whatisacenter]

Ngl I seriously thought jk was injured, but everyone is now thinking he’s just holding out because he got benched and is just waiting to be traded.

Yeah, Kerr’s tone and tenor about JK yesterday and the report that JK was feeling like a scapegoat again after the OKC game is making things look a little murky.

[Crazy-Canuck]

Ngl I seriously thought jk was injured, but everyone is now thinking he’s just holding out because he got benched and is just waiting to be traded.

Yeah, i can't believe that would be true. Thats career suicide.

[HiRez]

Ngl I seriously thought jk was injured, but everyone is now thinking he’s just holding out because he got benched and is just waiting to be traded.

Yeah, i can't believe that would be true. Thats career suicide.

I don't think so either, it would give him even less leverage for a trade and for afterwards when he wants to sign a new contract. And the timing isn't right, if this were the case maybe you'd do it a couple weeks before the trade window opens, but even then it'd be more destructive than helpful.

[whatisacenter]

Ngl I seriously thought jk was injured, but everyone is now thinking he’s just holding out because he got benched and is just waiting to be traded.

Yeah, i can't believe that would be true. Thats career suicide.

I don't think so either, it would give him even less leverage for a trade and for afterwards when he wants to sign a new contract. And the timing isn't right, if this were the case maybe you'd do it a couple weeks before the trade window opens, but even then it'd be more destructive than helpful.

I agree that it would be an extreme move by JK but what do you make of Kerr's comments?