The NBA offseason is just getting started, but the Golden State Warriors have already made significant changes. It makes sense, since the team needs to maximize Stephen Curryâs championship window before it closes.
With Bob Myers no longer in the Bay area, the Dubs promoted Mike Dunleavy Jr. to general manager, and he quickly made a shocking decision by trading Jordan Poole for Chris Paul.
The Warriors may have not performed as expected last year, but their roster still has some interesting names for the rest of the league. Besides Draymond Green, it looks like one of their players has been drawing interest around the NBA.
Rumor: 17 teams are interested in Jonathan Kuminga
According to NBA insider Anthony Slater, more than half of the league is keeping an eye on Jonathan Kuminga, whose future has given a lot to talk about in recent weeks:
âThe [Indiana] Pacers clearly have checked in,â Slater said, via AHN Fire Digital. âI know in the past, the [Toronto] Raptors have had conversations. We know the Warriors have checked in on O.G. Anunoby dating back to the deadline. Who wouldnât want a 6-foot-7 freak athlete wing with some high upside offensively, and heâs shown flashes of being an incredible individual defender. ⊠If youâre around the league and you see him out of the rotation in the playoffs, youâre probably thinking this is a perfect buy-low candidate in a league obsessed with wings. If we really named whoâs actually interested in Kuminga, there are probably 17 teams out there, though some more than others.
âDo I see him on the Warriors next season? Yes,â Slater continued. âI donât think heâs going to be traded. I donât think he was being shopped. I think the Warriors â and as weâre seeing in the Mike Dunleavy era â are very willing to have any conversation youâre willing to have as long as youâre not asking for Stephen Curry. They were adamant when a report came out that it sounded like they were shopping him high in the draft that they werenât shopping him. Theyâd answer inbound calls on him.
âThrough conversations with people behind the scenes about rotations and various roster spots next year, heâs part of the Warriorsâ plans moving forward. Thereâs still a belief in his talent. The thing is, itâs got to fit.â
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Well, regardless of how many teams seem to be interested in the Warriors forward, it looks like heâs not going anywhere anytime soon. It makes sense, since Golden State drafted him 7th overall only two years ago.
