Bulls get bad news regarding Warriors guard Jonathan Kuminga originally appeared on The Sporting News
He hasn’t been named as the heir to Stephen Curry’s throne in Golden State culture or anything yet, but Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga has been nothing but efficient for the team since being selected with the seventh overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft.
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He was a member of the 2022 championship team and averaged 15.3 points for the team during the 2024-25 NBA season.
However, this year, for a decent portion of the offseason, it seemed that Golden State would be parting ways with their young forward out of the Congo, but the team recently announced that their trade talks were going nowhere with the teams they were in contact with, and it seems that the former first-round pick will likely be staying with the team for the 2025-26 season.
This spells bad news for the Chicago Bulls, who were hoping to land Kuminga in “The Windy City,” which would have paired him with stars such as Josh Giddey and Nikola Vucevic.
Kuminga has been offered a two-year, $45 million deal from the Warriors, though it has also been reported that he has been offered double those amounts from other teams, which likely explains why he’s been reluctant to sign with other teams, but if the Warriors can’t find a trade that satisfies their needs, he could be spending one more season in The Bay.
And that could give him all the time he needs to break out and prove that he’s worth a big contract, and the Bulls would be more willing to make a deal that the Warriors simply can’t refuse.