“The Warriors aren’t currently prepared to give Kuminga a max extension (like the five-year, $224-million deal Franz Wagner got from the Orlando Magic that will start at 25 percent of the cap) or anything that stretches too close to that $44.8 million annual salary, league sources said.”
by roscochicken90
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Nor should they be.
I love Kuminga but he ain’t getting that kind of money. He’s not a franchise cornerstone.
More teams need to be willing to NOT pay their draft picks the max. The max was never intended for 4th or 5th best players. With multiple major gaps in their game.
He hasn’t performed at that level yet. If I was the FO, I’d tell him that he has to perform at a higher level on both ends of the court than he has so far to justify a max.
If that’s a problem, then it’s time to look for a trade to a team that is comfortable paying him the max based on future potential. There are plenty of rebuilding teams out there, and some of them have a huge amount of Draft capital as well as the ability to make cap room for a max contract.
That doesn’t directly address our desire for immediate contributors, but trading for draft assets doesn’t have to mean USING those assets ourselves. There could be a third team in a trade that does want those assets and that does have a player to trade that we’d want to support Steph right away.
Common Jonathan, do what Steph did in 2013.
Imo he is much better than Wagner.
No shit … has done nothing to deserve a max contract
I mean, right now he is basically objectively not worth that. He’s gonna get his chance to earn it though!
Make him earn it first.
I like the approach. He can either sulk now or prove them wrong. Hopefully this ignites a significant leap forward
Only way JK gets a max is if he takes a huge leap ON BOTH ENDS of the floor this year. Additionally, Dray & Klay both had to play on the last year of their deals so I don’t see why JK would be the exception.
He needs to flip the switch this year, and for better or for worse it seems that the only way JK is projecting the way he can do that is with an FU attitude
But there are plenty of players who have an FU game without a FU attitude. I’m hoping JK can mature to produce that game this year while being balanced and a team player. If he can there may be room on the dubs. I have a feeling this media projection that he isn’t going to get the max is indicative of the FO saying he just isn’t a culture fit. After the last few years they need to regain that culture.
Good. He hasn’t earned it. Offer him a Jaden McDaniels deal or tell him to earn a max
If JK balls out this season and earns that kind of attention from other teams great, it will mean he is worth it.
If JK plays the same as he did last season I don’t think the Warriors will have to offer him a max b/c I don’t think other teams will tie up their cap offering him a max.
let him go to restricted and see what he can get
If they weren’t going to trade him they should have offered him a contract. If they weren’t going to offer him a contract then they should have traded him. Moot point now. Hope he balls out and earns that contract.
For him to actually get it, warriors need to have a deep playoff run with him being a crucial piece.
He better not slack off on D and start dropping them treys at a high clip if he wants that max money
Leverage is very brief and rare in sports business. His goal and only goal is to make as much money from the team as possible. I’m all for players going out and squeezing every single red cent he can.
JK is def not a max player… yet.
He’s played a whole 1/2 season. And has contributed absolutely nothing in the playoffs. Mainly bc team hasn’t made it past the play-in.
And when we did make the playoffs, he didn’t play much at all.
Even if he has a good season, team shouldn’t just give him the max.
Players need to prove themselves a bit more in order to get such large payment.
I’d propose he signs a 2-3 year with a player option. And , if he absolutely kills it during that time. Then, he’s earned his super max deal.
Team actively trying to make better money decisions says they don’t want to pay top dollar for guy who has not yet proven himself as a top player, more at 11.
Good but not MAX good. We’re better off trading him for another asset that fits the system better.
I’ve always seen him as some Zack Lavine-type of player. Athletic but not too efficient ball stopper. And i assume the FO see it that way, that’s why they wont give him the max. Theyre afraid it’s gonna be another bloated Poole contract situation again.
Good. Subreddit is hyped over offseason videos against non-NBA players where he dribbles about 8 seconds in the free throw area. He doesn’t deserve a max, created a shit load of drama to start, just to be underwhelming in big games.
Kuminga isn’t a max player. He is blameless for wanting it, but it’s the organization’s responsibility to make decisions for the good of the team.
Kumingas make or break season.
Honestly, I hope this article lights a fire under him to ball out. We need him to be a scoring threat every game
Guy can’t dribble
Learned from the Jordan Poole experience.