Anthony Slater opened up about Jonathan Kuminga’s ‘toxic’ relationship with the Warriors | NBA Today

On NBA Today, I take a look at Victor Wembanyama’s recent performance for the San Antonio Spurs against the Los Angeles Lakers. Then, we discuss the San Antonio Spurs’ upcoming matchup against the Golden State Warriors, where the organization stands with Jonathan Kuminga and more.

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  6. Keep seeing people blame Kerr & saying he doesn't know how to develop talent, Kuminga is not that good man. 😂 And the Warriors have only had 2 lottery picks during the Kerr era, it's not like they're getting great picks every year. He made Looney & Poole looked better than they actually are, & made decent role players out of late 1st round & 2nd round picks. Also turned Wiggins into an Allstar.
    Yall keep bringing up Mark Jackson, dude was an old school coach. Mark wasn't letting Curry & them shoot 30 footers & 400+ 3pts per year. Kerr was the one who made the necessary adjustments, like bringing Iggy off the bench. Kerr gave Curry & Klay the greenlight, unlocked their game, & it changed the entire NBA landscape. The people who are saying "Kerr got carried by Curry, Dray, & Klay" are the same ones who blame Doc despite always having great talent. If Kerr sucks & got carried by his players to 4 rings, then that same logic should've worked for Doc. Doc would have way more rings right now if it's that easy to get carried by players lmao, but no, coaching actually matters & it takes a good coach to win 4 rings, especially having to manage all them egos while KD was there. This is the same deal with the Bucks. Yeah, Kidd may have had a young Giannis & tuned some parts of his game, but he was also the one who wouldn't allow Giannis to shoot jumpers, probably why Giannis never fully develop that aspect of his game. As soon as the Bucks got rid of Kidd & brought on Budenholzer, he took Giannis & the Bucks to whole new level.

    If Mark Jackson was that good, he'd be coaching right now, plain & simple!

  7. "He just needs a chance and a runway…" Oh, please. If you read the whole piece, you learn how self-sabotaging Kuminga has been. Bottom line: Kuminga's all in on HIS career, not on how it meshes with the team concept–AKA contributions that win games. He'll be padding his numbers and making more money, at Atlanta or other places. But padding is not how I'd describe the inevitable effect he's going to have on the win-loss column.

  13. Kuminga is not even that good. Stop he’s a good player. But he’s no where near a star and never will be. A role player at best. Can’t dribble, cant pass, cant shoot, has no touch around the rim.

  15. Multiple sides to a story. I thought Kerr handled the situation well. Kuminga's play style didn't work well and he's ultimately responsible for his own play.

  20. Bro has moved to another team we still Yapping about food? What does food mean to a fkg millionaire?

    Warriors are bad hurt that he walked for free 😂😂.
    This how an abusing partner feels when they abused finally get free from their control.

    Atlanta did good 👍

  23. I don't really believe much from the Warriors, they have enabled Draymond to beat and cheap shot people for decades and make excuses. It's always someone else's fault, I have little respect for them including Kerr.

  26. I want to know the exact amount that is "too much food". Like are we talking about a movie putting buns in your coat jacket? An extra bag? Hands full of lobster? What are we talking about

  29. this isn't some mystery. kuminga was bitching about his role…publicly…in what, his third year in the league? on a team that had won 4 championships, he felt he should be prioritized, didn't want to just play a role, and got himself on the coach's bad side. compare that to what kawhi did as a young player on the spurs, just to use one example

  34. What is this guy saying he’s just rambling and rambling. Slow day in the news world and literally told this amateur to do a hot take on Kuminga because nobody else would. Go back to juniors rook.

  43. Lol SMH we already traded the guy BUT just wanna let y'all know what you're getting from the guy just in case you wanted to know 🤣🤷 ooh and there's the cafeteria incident too where someone's been taking too much food that nobody's probably gonna eat. What a fuckin cheapo organization this Warriors org is

  45. Slater is on yhe Warriors payroll. Kuminga is the most professional in this entire situation. He was brutalized for not having the right demeanor for being benched in the playoffs year after year but the coach can go on a Podcast and say I cant win with him after he put up 58 points in 2 games after being DNP in the playoffs and the GM can say there is no value for him in the league after he asked to be traded. This organization that proved themselves on being lightyears ahead has become a joke just happened to be a joke with 4 rings, but a joke nonetheless. We are old, with no real future an egos running the team into an iceberg of obscurity where we were for so many years. Watching a 3 year demolition of a 9.4B organization is depressing. But hey you were able to keep your supposed HOF coach happy. Trash reporting Slater, and ESPN you become a tabloid for even picking up this story. JK should have been a NBA story of how a young man left his home and family to make it in the NBA a player who walked miles to watch Kobe play.. instead you are reporting on someone in his group taking too much food from a 9.4 billion dollar organization. 🗑

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