Insider Offers Warriors’ Future Plan With Jonathan Kuminga as Restricted Free Agent originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
NBA free agency has been at a rapid pace since beginning at the beginning of the week.
Teams have flurried to sign free agents, but the Golden State Warriors seem to be staying patient with restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga.
Jonathan Kuminga, 22, has expressed his feelings towards his current situation, saying that he wants to get a bigger role with whatever team he lands with, but those decisions aren’t in his own hands.
As a restricted free agent, Kuminga is still under the Warriors’ control, giving Golden State every right to evaluate options as the summer progresses.
It’s unclear if a team will be willing to offer Kuminga the $30-million-a-year he’s looking for, but talks involving his name have been heating up in recent days.
Although the relationship between the Warriors and Kuminga is on a rocky path currently, Golden State is in an overwhelming position where they don’t want to move on from a young talent without getting anything in return.
Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints reported on the situation, and according to inside sources, the Warriors decision on Jonathan Kuminga could wait out until sometime later in the offseason.
“[Mike] Dunleavy and Golden State’s front office would like to find a solution to what has become a grand mess, but it doesn’t look like this will occur before NBA Summer League,” Siegel reported on Thursday.
There’s no certainty behind the current status of Jonathan Kuminga’s future team, but whatever franchise the 22-year-old lands with, they will be bringing in a future star in the making.
If he stays in Golden State, it’ll be hard to see the 6-foot-7, 225-pound forward getting more usage with Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler, and Draymond Green running the show.
Jonathan Kuminga has never averaged more than 26.4 minutes per game in a season, but his 16.1 PTS, 4.8 REB, and 2.2 AST in 52.9% shooting in 2023-24 before the Warriors acquired Jimmy Butler highlight the forward’s significant upside for any team in the league.
This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 4, 2025, where it first appeared.