The stalement amid contract negotiations continues between the Golden State Warriors ' front office and their forward Jonathan Kuminga ahead of the qualifying offer's deadline on October 1. As Warriors head coach Steve Kerr prepare for the upcoming season, with or without Kuminga, ESPN's Tim MacMahon is convinced the veteran coach's relationship with the 2021 first-round pick is broken beyond repair.
This is one of the many reasons Kuminga's tenure with the Warriors is destined to come to an end , according to MacMahon, as he explained on ESPN's NBA Today.
“Awkwardly, [which] is how they've handled Kuminga's entire career,” MacMahon said. “Steve Kerr doesn't want Kuminga. Kuminga doesn't want to play for the Warriors, in part, because he knows the coach doesn't want him. Listen,