SAN FRANCISCO – After finishing up a light practice with free throws at Chase Center on Thursday afternoon, the man the entire NBA offseason revolved around stepped up to the microphone.

Jonathan Kuminga then made his first public comments since inking a new two-year, $46.5 million deal with the Warriors on Tuesday, avoiding the Wednesday deadline to accept a $7.9 million qualifying offer. He scoffed at the notion that signing a short-term contract, which would allow him to be traded in January, could be seen as “betting on himself.”

“Betting on myself, that is helping us win a championship,” Kuminga said. “I think that’s our goal and that’s how we’re all looking at it. I’m blessed, glad I got this done.”

He characterized the negotiations, which saw both the Warriors and a handful of ot

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