On May 17, Beijing time, according to NBA reporter Siegel, before the free agent market opened, the Nets, Bulls and Heat had initially shown initial interest in the Warriors' Kuminga. Kuminga may have played the last game of his Warriors career, but neither head coach Kerr nor general manager Dunleavy ruled out the possibility of Kuminga staying with the team.
Salary expert Marks breaks down Kuminga's options. Kuminga will receive a qualification offer worth $7.9 million by June 29 local time. After that, he had four options -
1. Extend your contract with the Golden State Warriors.
2. Sign an offer contract with a team that has space (currently only the Nets have more than $30 million in space), and the Warriors have the right to match the offer.
3. Sign before you change (50% of their salary will be included in the salary of the trade leaving team).
4. Accept a qualifying offer of 7.9 million to become a full free agent in the summer of 2026.
In today's farewell season interview, both Kerr and Dunleavy were asked questions about Kuminga.
On whether Kuminga will return to the Warriors, Kerr said: "If JK (Kuminga) returns, we will definitely have him playing with Jimmy (Butler), Draymond (Green), Stephen (Curry) early in the new season. In my opinion, this is a natural arrangement. We didn't have that kind of condition this year – the team was pretty much in a playoff rhythm since getting Jimmy, and JK was injured at that point. ”
Mike Dunleavy said of Kumingover: "Even though he didn't play in some playoff games, it makes perfect sense and doable to bring him back. ”
Kuminga averaged 15.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 47 regular season games for the Warriors this season and 15.3 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists in eight playoff games for the Warriors.