Bleacher Report ranks Warriors’ Kuminga most overrated NBA player
July 24, 2024
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He’s our most overrated player.
He’s also our most exciting young talent.
Both can be true.
I always thought he could be a Shawn Marion type player but he wants to be Kobe. Problem is heās not that fluid off the dribble and his shooting will likely never be above average because of the poor form. If he wanted to focus on defense, rebounding and running the court for easy buckets heād be a force. His skill set is better served for 2004, not 2024.
Iām not that high on Kuminga but yeesh he does not deserve to be called most overrated when heās not really rated that high. Legitimately annoyed at this slander feels like a engagement tactic.
Well that settles it. No need to go further with him. Waive him – donāt even bother trying to trade him. /s (in case it isnāt obvious)
At this point it’s gotta be podz with the discourse surrounding him recently
He still has a lot of unrealized potential. Whether he will ever realize it, and if so, how long it will take, is up for debate.
Kid still hasn’t turned 22, and he has a relatively small # of games played above the HS level. It’s uncertain, but not unreasonable to assume he will get significantly better with additional on-court experience.
Lacobās media minions driving down Kumingaās extension price? Or Ainge negotiating tactics?
Dudes only 3 years in and is a walking 20 piece with some sides. Contributed in playoffs/championship as a rookie. And heās only 21. Thereās definitely other players that should be considered overrated
JK, 21, didn’t get a single most improved vote last year after “highs in points (16.1), rebounds (4.8) and assists (2.2) per game while shooting 52.9 percent from the field”, yet he’s overrated? Nobody thinks about him except for warriors fans who, yes, overrate him but thats just a fandom thing. Overrated should be reserved for old guys who just score but aint that good anymore like James Harden, and, cough, Klay Thompson.
JK is definitely a raw basketball player, but has an unmatched blend of athleticism and size in the NBA. I hope he gets a ton of minutes this year and helps Steph win another chip.
Sheesh š
It’s a really dumb list that also features Jalen Green and Jamal Murray in their top 5. If anything, those dudes are underrated SMH.
I love it! The more motivation for him to play well the better for him and the better for the team.
He’s got premier physical gifts but got a relatively late start playing the game, has had inconsistent motor at times in his early career, isn’t guarded on the perimeter and while his on ball defense has shown good improvement his off ball defense still needs real work.
This is where we all remind ourselves just how young he is, that’s he’s still 21, and that this is a contract year and last year he showed the most growth and consistency of his young career.
This season is going to show us a lot about what kind of extension he may command and if his play and trajectory of improvement justify it. In a way we should want his value to go up because it will mean he had a great year.
We sure he isn’t underrated?
I hope Kuminga saw that too
Whatever it takes to light a fire under your ass, JK. Am I right?
They say his per minute stats jump off the page and his ceiling is unbelievable but heās the most overrated?
I love Kuminga, but I get it. Ā Heās a guy with the physical tools to be a do it all player, and heās shown flashes of shooting, finishing, playmaking, elite defense, and pretty much everything else, but the only thing he does consistently is finish in transition. Ā Everything else is here today, gone tomorrow. Ā
He needs to find more consistency, especially when rebounding the ball. Ā Heās a 6ā8ā hyper athlete. Ā Thereās no excuse for him to be grabbing less than 5 rebounds per game.
For reference, Looney is barely an inch taller than him, and he grabbed 9.3 rebounds per game in 2023 playing less minutes than Kuminga did this season.Ā
agreed
Kinda random
Author must be a Jazz fan
Doesnt the answer to this question always have to be Bradley Beal?
Who cares what bleacher report thinks. That site has always been trash.
Bro isnāt even discussed in NBA circles but talked about the most overrated player? Smh, prove they ass wrong Kuminga, canāt wait for this season
I mean im not sure if he’s the most overrated but clearly he’s overrated. Theres a reason why the Jazz has not done the Lauri trade with us. If he was good shit, it would have been done sooner and even Podz would not be considered in the trade.
In the whole NBA??? š thatās such a wild thing to say about someone making like 6 million
Hard to overrate someone who doesn’t play enough minutes.
BR tryna tamper so bad rn fuckem
Maybe by our own fans but nobody really rates Kuminga around the league.
Anything that has overrated or underrated in it is dumb click bait. It works tho, just looking at this thread!
He’s been fucking our trade talks for years so I’d agree with this.
They probably perused this sub and saw people stating that JK was going to be a perennial all star in a very short time frame.
What salary do people think he is worth? 35-40 mil? 30 mil? 25 mil?
If the discourse around him is that he’s a near-max player, then he fits the title. He’s certainly going to be asking for near-max money and he isn’t worth that.
I’m not sure about most overrated, by Dan’s analysis is spot on:
>W*e’re talking about him as if he almost has this Mikal Bridges-type of non-star value. I see the vision with him. But as of right now, I don’t trust the jumper. I don’t trust his ability to generate his own shot unless he’s in space. And the defense is kind of just all over the place.*
Shooting, ball handling, and defensive consistency are indeed the key issues with JK. If he fixes one issue, he becomes a useful rotation piece. Fixes two, he’s a starter on a contender. Fixes three, he’s an all-star caliber player.
To be fair Iād still put him on that list just not number one. Because there are a lot more overrated NBA players
This is a link to a yahoo sports article about an NBC sports article that quotes the original BR article ranking over rated NBA players. What are we doing here guys?
Really? Not Bronny James? Someone find me a worse unproven player whoās got a guaranteed $8mil contract
I feel like heās properly rated. Are these dudes in here saying heās a star? Feel like heās just a really solid young player whoās done nothing but improve.
Lmao fuck that site
I think itās fair to call him overrated because I think people are putting the wrong ceiling on him. I think his best self is a combo forward who is elite at defense, rebounding, finishing around the rim, running the floor, and athleticism. Heās a complimentary, high level starter, fringe all star. I do not think itās in his game to be someone who scores with the ball in their hands, and heās certainly not a max player.
Yāall talking about it doesnāt make sense when yall was saying he was untouchable to get guys like Siakim and Pg13ā¦ he is very overrated š
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He’s our most overrated player.
He’s also our most exciting young talent.
Both can be true.
I always thought he could be a Shawn Marion type player but he wants to be Kobe. Problem is heās not that fluid off the dribble and his shooting will likely never be above average because of the poor form. If he wanted to focus on defense, rebounding and running the court for easy buckets heād be a force. His skill set is better served for 2004, not 2024.
Iām not that high on Kuminga but yeesh he does not deserve to be called most overrated when heās not really rated that high. Legitimately annoyed at this slander feels like a engagement tactic.
Well that settles it. No need to go further with him. Waive him – donāt even bother trying to trade him. /s (in case it isnāt obvious)
At this point it’s gotta be podz with the discourse surrounding him recently
He still has a lot of unrealized potential. Whether he will ever realize it, and if so, how long it will take, is up for debate.
Kid still hasn’t turned 22, and he has a relatively small # of games played above the HS level. It’s uncertain, but not unreasonable to assume he will get significantly better with additional on-court experience.
Lacobās media minions driving down Kumingaās extension price? Or Ainge negotiating tactics?
Dudes only 3 years in and is a walking 20 piece with some sides. Contributed in playoffs/championship as a rookie. And heās only 21. Thereās definitely other players that should be considered overrated
JK, 21, didn’t get a single most improved vote last year after “highs in points (16.1), rebounds (4.8) and assists (2.2) per game while shooting 52.9 percent from the field”, yet he’s overrated? Nobody thinks about him except for warriors fans who, yes, overrate him but thats just a fandom thing. Overrated should be reserved for old guys who just score but aint that good anymore like James Harden, and, cough, Klay Thompson.
JK is definitely a raw basketball player, but has an unmatched blend of athleticism and size in the NBA. I hope he gets a ton of minutes this year and helps Steph win another chip.
Sheesh š
It’s a really dumb list that also features Jalen Green and Jamal Murray in their top 5. If anything, those dudes are underrated SMH.
I love it! The more motivation for him to play well the better for him and the better for the team.
He’s got premier physical gifts but got a relatively late start playing the game, has had inconsistent motor at times in his early career, isn’t guarded on the perimeter and while his on ball defense has shown good improvement his off ball defense still needs real work.
This is where we all remind ourselves just how young he is, that’s he’s still 21, and that this is a contract year and last year he showed the most growth and consistency of his young career.
This season is going to show us a lot about what kind of extension he may command and if his play and trajectory of improvement justify it. In a way we should want his value to go up because it will mean he had a great year.
We sure he isn’t underrated?
I hope Kuminga saw that too
Whatever it takes to light a fire under your ass, JK. Am I right?
They say his per minute stats jump off the page and his ceiling is unbelievable but heās the most overrated?
I love Kuminga, but I get it. Ā Heās a guy with the physical tools to be a do it all player, and heās shown flashes of shooting, finishing, playmaking, elite defense, and pretty much everything else, but the only thing he does consistently is finish in transition. Ā Everything else is here today, gone tomorrow. Ā
He needs to find more consistency, especially when rebounding the ball. Ā Heās a 6ā8ā hyper athlete. Ā Thereās no excuse for him to be grabbing less than 5 rebounds per game.
For reference, Looney is barely an inch taller than him, and he grabbed 9.3 rebounds per game in 2023 playing less minutes than Kuminga did this season.Ā
agreed
Kinda random
Author must be a Jazz fan
Doesnt the answer to this question always have to be Bradley Beal?
Who cares what bleacher report thinks. That site has always been trash.
Bro isnāt even discussed in NBA circles but talked about the most overrated player? Smh, prove they ass wrong Kuminga, canāt wait for this season
I mean im not sure if he’s the most overrated but clearly he’s overrated. Theres a reason why the Jazz has not done the Lauri trade with us. If he was good shit, it would have been done sooner and even Podz would not be considered in the trade.
In the whole NBA??? š thatās such a wild thing to say about someone making like 6 million
Hard to overrate someone who doesn’t play enough minutes.
BR tryna tamper so bad rn fuckem
Maybe by our own fans but nobody really rates Kuminga around the league.
Anything that has overrated or underrated in it is dumb click bait. It works tho, just looking at this thread!
He’s been fucking our trade talks for years so I’d agree with this.
They probably perused this sub and saw people stating that JK was going to be a perennial all star in a very short time frame.
What salary do people think he is worth? 35-40 mil? 30 mil? 25 mil?
If the discourse around him is that he’s a near-max player, then he fits the title. He’s certainly going to be asking for near-max money and he isn’t worth that.
I’m not sure about most overrated, by Dan’s analysis is spot on:
>W*e’re talking about him as if he almost has this Mikal Bridges-type of non-star value. I see the vision with him. But as of right now, I don’t trust the jumper. I don’t trust his ability to generate his own shot unless he’s in space. And the defense is kind of just all over the place.*
Shooting, ball handling, and defensive consistency are indeed the key issues with JK. If he fixes one issue, he becomes a useful rotation piece. Fixes two, he’s a starter on a contender. Fixes three, he’s an all-star caliber player.
To be fair Iād still put him on that list just not number one. Because there are a lot more overrated NBA players
This is a link to a yahoo sports article about an NBC sports article that quotes the original BR article ranking over rated NBA players. What are we doing here guys?
Really? Not Bronny James? Someone find me a worse unproven player whoās got a guaranteed $8mil contract
I feel like heās properly rated. Are these dudes in here saying heās a star? Feel like heās just a really solid young player whoās done nothing but improve.
Lmao fuck that site
I think itās fair to call him overrated because I think people are putting the wrong ceiling on him. I think his best self is a combo forward who is elite at defense, rebounding, finishing around the rim, running the floor, and athleticism. Heās a complimentary, high level starter, fringe all star. I do not think itās in his game to be someone who scores with the ball in their hands, and heās certainly not a max player.
Yāall talking about it doesnāt make sense when yall was saying he was untouchable to get guys like Siakim and Pg13ā¦ he is very overrated š
The kuminga disrespect is crazy
Bleacher Report biting the curb 4k