By Oct. 1, we will know where Jonathan Kuminga is playing basketball next season.
That’s the date Kuminga would have to pick up the $7.9 million qualifying offer and play next season with the Warriors. That is a “nuclear option” (as Sam Amick of The Athletic put it) that neither side wants, but Kuminga’s social media post that he is willing to bet on himself suggests he’s considering it.
Jonathan Kuminga’s latest Instagram story: “I’ll bet on myself all day” with his agent tagged and pictured next to him pic.twitter.com/AHmpNaIgZE
— Dalton Johnson (@DaltonJ_Johnson) July 30, 2025
There has been a lot of sound and fury around Kuminga’s restricted free agency, so far signifying nothing. Here is where things stand right now, according to multiple reports.
• Kuminga rejects Warriors’ offer. The Golden State Warriors offered Kuminga a two-year, $45 million contract. While Kuminga would like a larger payday — his agent reportedly countered with three years, $82 million — the bigger reasons he rejected the offer was because Golden State is insisting on a team option for the second season, and that Kuminga waive the built-in no-trade clause would come with a two-year deal, reports Shams Charania and Anthony Slater of ESPN.
• The money is similar everywhere. Kuminga reportedly was seeking something close to $30 million a season, but the market is not offering more than the low $20 million a year range. The Warriors’ offer was two years, $45 million ($22.5 million per year average). The Kings offered three years, $63 million ($21 million average), Amick reported. Kuminga’s agent, Aaron Turner, spoke with Phoenix, which reportedly offered him four years, $90 million — exactly what the Warriors offered per year, just with more years.
• Suns, Kings trade offers not impressing Warriors. The hope for both Kuminga and the Warriors at the start of free agency was to find a sign-and-trade that landed Kuminga in a new home and brought players and picks back to the Bay Area that the Warriors wanted. Sacramento and Phoenix…
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