SAN FRANCISCO -- Two days after ending a 92-day contract standoff with the only NBA organization he has ever known, Golden State Warriors wing Jonathan Kuminga went through his first practice of his fifth season Thursday afternoon.

Ninety minutes after it wrapped, Kuminga met with local reporters to discuss the oddity of the moment. He just signed a two-year, $46.8 million contract -- normally a pledge of loyalty between organization and young player.

But everything about the contentious negotiations and structure of the deal points the opposite way. Kuminga accepted the extra money (his qualifying offer was $7.9 million), but sources said he felt forced into the team option structure. The Warriors also required he waive his inherent no-trade clause.

So there's a general feeling t

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