The Miami Heat missed out on Durant and have legitimate Jonathan Kuminga interest, per league sources, among others expected to explore the idea as the market materializes. The Brooklyn Nets loom as a possible offer sheet team, but did use a chunk of their cap space in a Tuesday night trade.
Source: New York Times
Source: New York Times
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Spent time with Jonathan Kuminga in Cleveland. He wants a chance to be a featured scorer/creator.
“It don’t matter if it’s the Warriors or anywhere else, it’s something I want. I want to see what I could do. I know I got it. So I want to really see.”
nytimes.com/athletic/64435… – 10:20 AM
Spent time with Jonathan Kuminga in Cleveland. He wants a chance to be a featured scorer/creator.
“It don’t matter if it’s the Warriors or anywhere else, it’s something I want. I want to see what I could do. I know I got it. So I want to really see.”
nytimes.com/athletic/64435… – 10:20 AM
Micah Adams @MAdamsStatGuy
Can Bradley Beal to the Warriors happen?
Can we get a buyout and exception signing?
No clue if that’s even feasible but it’s the exact type of move GS could do in tandem with a Kuminga for big deal that makes the Warriors interesting. – 6:02 PM
Can Bradley Beal to the Warriors happen?
Can we get a buyout and exception signing?
No clue if that’s even feasible but it’s the exact type of move GS could do in tandem with a Kuminga for big deal that makes the Warriors interesting. – 6:02 PM
More on this storyline
But Kuminga is steadfast about his long-term desires. “I trust my people, trust my agent (Aaron Turner),” Kuminga said. “I want to know more about how this trade stuff goes, how this sign-and-trade goes or how this contract goes. I want to learn more about it. But most of the time I just focus on playing, just working. The better I get, wherever I get my chance, it’s going to show. “Wherever I go, wherever I’ll be, off the rip, I just want them to be like, ‘Oh, yeah, he deserved what he got. He deserved to be here. He worked hard for it.’ Wherever it is, that’s what I want it to feel like. I want to be great. I feel like I’m capable of being that, capable of doing some special things and I won’t just let it go like that. The only way to get there is just to lock in every single day.” -via New York Times / June 25, 2025
Kuminga set a franchise record with 138 dunks in his third season. He scored double-digits in 34 straight games. He averaged 20.6 points in January and finished that season at 16.1 points per game on 52.9 percent shooting. His fourth season included a big stretch prior to the ankle sprain — that at one point had Draymond Green declaring Kuminga up next and accepting a brief demotion — and the four-game playoff flurry to close against Minnesota. “I did it here and there, but it was never a consistent role, a consistent role given to me,” Jonathan Kuminga said. “It only happens five games on, 10 games off. I want it to be a consistent role. Because I know what I got. I know what I could bring. I know how much work I put in. I know I’m dedicated to this game, how much I love the game.” -via New York Times / June 25, 2025
Two players who have been linked to Miami in published reports – Sacramento Kings forward DeMar DeRozan (who is said to be available) and Golden State impending restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga – had not been the focus of Heat discussions as of Sunday afternoon, two sources said. -via Miami Herald / June 22, 2025