Jonathan Kuminga requested a trade last week, when he became eligible for a move after signing a new contract with the Warriors during the offseason. The move was far from unexpected, as Kuminga had completely fallen out of coach Steve Kerr’s rotation, and hadn’t played since Dec. 18. Monday’s injury to Jimmy Butler has changed the equation for the team, however.
Kerr acknowledged that Kuminga would likely be back in the mix after Butler suffered a torn ACL, and sure enough he returned to court on Tuesday for the first time in over a month. As of this publication, Kuminga had seven points in eight minutes for Golden State, which is being blown out by the Raptors late in the third quarter.
