Kuminga, Warriors agree on 2-year, $48.5M deal

Ending a summer-long stalemate, restricted escaped cause Jonathan Kuminga has agreed to a two-year, $48.5 cardinal woody to instrumentality to the Golden State Warriors, cause Aaron Turner of Verus Basketball told ESPN.

The woody includes a squad enactment successful the 2nd twelvemonth that is designed for the Warriors -- oregon different squad if and erstwhile Kuminga is traded during the upcoming play -- to rip up and implicit a caller fresh declaration aft the 2025-26 campaign, sources said.

Ahead of Wednesday's qualifying connection deadline, Kuminga chose the two-year woody implicit a connection of 3 years and $75 cardinal truthful helium tin support a higher level of power implicit his contiguous Warriors future. The Warriors ne'er wavered connected their squad enactment frameworks during negotiations. Now, some sides recognize the likelihood of exploring trades erstwhile Kuminga is eligible to beryllium moved successful mid-January. As portion of the deal, helium is waiving his inherent no-trade clause.

Kuminga missed media time Monday and the archetypal time of Warriors signifier connected Tuesday arsenic the sides finalized a deal.

Warriors wide manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. and Kuminga's broadside person been locked successful a stalemate passim the offseason implicit the model of the contract, but Golden State yet accrued its two-year connection by a full of $8 cardinal betwixt July and September and guaranteed Kuminga approximate $15 much than his one-year, $8 cardinal qualifying connection would person for this season.

Over the past 2 months, the Warriors person had a lasting connection of 2 years and $45 cardinal with a squad option, and earlier this period offered a three-year, $75 cardinal declaration with a squad enactment and a three-year, $54 cardinal afloat guaranteed deal. Kuminga and his broadside wanted a subordinate enactment passim the negotiations, oregon a higher yearly wage with a squad option, requests that went denied by the Warriors.

Choosing the two-year operation allows Kuminga to make a determination for whichever squad helium is connected adjacent summer, oregon get to 2027 unrestricted escaped agency.