After simmering for several years (and nearly boiling over this past summer), the Warriors’ Jonathan Kuminga situation has finally hit a breaking point.
On Thursday the 23-year-old forward demanded a trade from Golden State, the same day he became eligible to be moved after signing a contract last offseason as an unrestricted free agent. The trade demand comes after over a month of DNPs by coach Steve Kerr, who recently called the situation “difficult” for both parties. The Dubs now have three weeks until the February 5 trade deadline to grant Kuminga’s request; in his initial report that the forward wanted out ESPN’s Shams Charania noted the Warriors might hold off until the offseason to maximize possible trade returns but rival executives believe that’s a bluff.
