Restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga will return to the Golden State Warriors on a two-year, $48.5 million contract, ESPN and The Athletic reported Tuesday.

Kuminga’s contract includes a team option for the second year, the reports said, that allows the Warriors to pivot toward negotiating a fresh deal with the former lottery pick.

ESPN previously reported that Golden State presented three contract frameworks to Kuminga: a three-year, $75.2 million deal with a team option on the third season and a guaranteed $48.3 million in the first two years; a two-year, $45 million deal with a team option on the second season; and a three-year, $54 million deal with no options.

Kuminga, 22, was seeking a player option instead of a team option, but the Warriors stood firm. His agent, Aaron Turner,

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