The way Jonathan Kuminga has been playing, you would never know that his future with the Golden State Warriors was ever in jeopardy. The way Kuminga has been playing, you'd never guess he was a divisive player inside and outside the organization. You'd have no idea that he was benched at the beginning of last year's postseason, nor that he and the front office were in a monthslong standoff this summer during contract extension negotiations that became unusually public.
Five games into the 2025-26 season, Kuminga has been everything the Warriors wanted him to be . In a 131-118 win against the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday, he put up 25 points on 9-for-14 shooting, 10 rebounds, four assists and a block in 32 minutes. In a 98-79 win against the Los Angeles Clippers the next night,

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