Jonathan Kuminga, the Golden State Warriors’ fourth-highest-paid player, logged a DNP in their 123-91 win over the Chicago Bulls, even with Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Al Horford out.
Coach Steve Kerr framed it as a rotation decision, noting that “it happens to everybody pretty much, other than the stars.”
Kuminga’s fifth season has mirrored his previous four in Golden State: big attention, inconsistent minutes and a fit that never seems quite right.
After a tense restricted free agency that ended with a two-year, $46.8 million deal (second year a team option), early promise as starting power forward faded amid a mini skid, knee tendinitis and a 12-of-40 shooting stretch in his last four games.
Saturday’s 1-of-10 in Cleveland, with Kerr closing instead with Gui Santos, haunts his current status, as does Sunday’s DNP while Pat Spencer, Quinten Post e Brandin Podziemski sparked another road win.
Eligible to be traded on Jan. 15, Kuminga is expected to be shopped by the Warriors, with league sources viewing a split before the February deadline as likely, even as he insists he’ll “stay ready” and “stay positive.”
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