[Trade] Warriors have obvious Jonathan Kuminga trade demand after latest Kings reports

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we should also maybe consider why he doesn't value the player much
The thing is that while Steve Kerr has shown the ability to be a great Phil Jackson-style “push the right buttons for a bunch of vets”/coach a team featuring a generational player coach, he has shown absolutely zero ability to really develop young players nor the patience required to nurture a young player. Kuminga might actually be at fault here but a lot of how this situation has gone has sorta reminded me of how the Warriors decided to take Draymond’s side when he decided to sucker punch their third guard in the back of the head at practice despite him clearly being in the wrong in the situation.

They want to preach two timelines while all the big potential young guys they acquire fail to get acclimated to a system meant for a bunch of old dudes to get Steph shots while also never really having the room to grow their own skills
 
The thing is that while Steve Kerr has shown the ability to be a great Phil Jackson-style “push the right buttons for a bunch of vets”/coach a team featuring a generational player coach, he has shown absolutely zero ability to really develop young players nor the patience required to nurture a young player. Kuminga might actually be at fault here but a lot of how this situation has gone has sorta reminded me of how the Warriors decided to take Draymond’s side when he decided to sucker punch their third guard in the back of the head at practice despite him clearly being in the wrong in the situation.

They want to preach two timelines while all the big potential young guys they acquire fail to get acclimated to a system meant for a bunch of old dudes to get Steph shots while also never really having the room to grow their own skills
That's fair too. Other than "zero ability" is probably an exaggeration. Guess we will find out later if Kuminga is really worth all the commotion.

I think he may have some "Bagley" in him. An athlete that doesn't quite have enough iQ and skill to excel at this highest level
 
That's fair too. Other than "zero ability" is probably an exaggeration. Guess we will find out later if Kuminga is really worth all the commotion.

I think he may have some "Bagley" in him. An athlete that doesn't quite have enough iQ and skill to excel at this highest level
He is way better than Bagley. That being said I’d rather have one of AJ or Boozer
 
I’m pretty confident that barring injury to LaVine, the Warriors will try to trade a pretty agreeable Kuminga/Moody led package for him before the deadline.

I think not having another high level scorer is what they’re missing even more than size. They have a lot of good young guards that can have the odd big game but they aren’t always consistent as they need to be with the Steph-Butler-Draymond timeline. I think LaVine would be a good fit there and might even be a splash step brother or something.

I think if more games like a couple recent Warriors losses where Steph goes off but nobody else does will make them look towards LaVine.

In the meantime the Kings should be feeding Zach the ball to get more of those Miami games
 
I’m pretty confident that barring injury to LaVine, the Warriors will try to trade a pretty agreeable Kuminga/Moody led package for him before the deadline.

I think not having another high level scorer is what they’re missing even more than size. They have a lot of good young guards that can have the odd big game but they aren’t always consistent as they need to be with the Steph-Butler-Draymond timeline. I think LaVine would be a good fit there and might even be a splash step brother or something.

I think if more games like a couple recent Warriors losses where Steph goes off but nobody else does will make them look towards LaVine.

In the meantime the Kings should be feeding Zach the ball to get more of those Miami games
The idea of LaVine to Golden State makes sense, but when you try to match salaries it becomes harder to execute in practice.
 
He is way better than Bagley.
That's not as ringing an endorsement as you think it is.

I haven't seen anything enticing about Kuminga other than his size. If we're offering seconds and some useless contracts to give him a change of scenery in the hopes that he puts it together, sure. But it sure doesn't look like Kerr is holding him back.
 
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