{"id":850,"date":"2025-08-28T21:15:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T21:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.osteodomicile.com\/?p=850"},"modified":"2025-08-29T15:23:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T15:23:51","slug":"jonathan-kuminga-draws-interesting-nba-comparison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.osteodomicile.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/28\/jonathan-kuminga-draws-interesting-nba-comparison\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonathan Kuminga Draws Interesting NBA Comparison"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_464691\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-464691\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-464691 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Houston Rockets v Golden State Warriors\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.osteodomicile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2188472955-1-scaled-1.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-464691\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo by Ezra Shaw\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For months, everyone has been wondering what will happen between the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecoldwire.com\/sports\/nba\/golden-state-warriors\/\">Golden State Warriors<\/a> and Jonathan Kuminga.<\/p>\n<p>Kuminga wants to leave the team, and the front office isn\u2019t particularly interested in keeping him.<\/p>\n<p>And yet, he hasn\u2019t found a new team, and the Warriors have yet to offer him a deal that makes everyone happy.<\/p>\n<p>Kuminga wants to put an end to this situation and start a brand new chapter with a different team because this isn\u2019t working for him.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to NBC Sports, an anonymous NBA executive compared Kuminga to Paul George during his time with the Indiana Pacers.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cOne guy that was put in a similar situation is Paul George when he got to Indiana. When he got there, they were right on the cusp. Danny Granger was playing in front of him, and Lance Stephenson was there. And eventually, he was able to play with that David West group; they were competing for championships,\u201d per an anonymous NBA executive.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-twitter-script=\"true\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">An anonymous NBA executive compares Jonathan Kuminga\u2019s situation behind Jimmy Butler to Paul George\u2019s situation behind Danny Granger<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne guy that was put in a similar situation is Paul George when he got to Indiana. When he got there, they were right on the cusp. Danny Granger\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nAvd2oE2Bz\">pic.twitter.com\/nAvd2oE2Bz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDunkCentral\/status\/1960766709973057911?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>When George came to the Pacers, it looked like he didn\u2019t fit with the rotation, at least not right away.<\/p>\n<p>Over time, the roster in Indiana worked well with George, and they became a true threat.<\/p>\n<p>Many people have pointed out that Kuminga just doesn\u2019t work in this iteration of the Warriors.<\/p>\n<p>There is simply no way that head coach Steve Kerr will put him on the court alongside Draymond Green and Jimmy Butler.<\/p>\n<p>The Butler trade from last season made things harder for Kuminga and made him even less important for this team.<\/p>\n<p>If he wants to turn a corner like George did years ago, he may need to move on to another team.<\/p>\n<p>But right now, it looks like he is stuck with Golden State.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecoldwire.com\/jonathan-kuminga-draws-interesting-nba-comparison\/\">Jonathan Kuminga Draws Interesting NBA Comparison<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecoldwire.com\">The Cold Wire<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Photo by Ezra Shaw\/Getty Images) \u00a0 For months, everyone has been wondering what will happen between the Golden State Warriors and Jonathan Kuminga. 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