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48.5 million US dollars in two years, it’s hard to complete the mirror! Kumingga sees the reality clearly, Curry needs new helpers to win the championship

4:10pm, 4 October 2025【Basketball】

The entire summer of the NBA offseason has passed, and the Warriors' sadness is not better. From Curry's injury and was eliminated in Waterloo last season's Western Conference semi-finals, to the question of Kumingga's contract renewal was not answered until the training camp opened. The Warriors' desertedness formed a strong contrast with the vigorous Western world. Looking ahead to the new season, Warriors coach Kerr said: Kuba is a leader and can dominate the locker room atmosphere. Kumingga will not destroy the team's unity; Warriors general manager Dunleavy said in an interview: The team we have formed has great potential, and the winning window period is discussed every year. We will do our best to strive for the championship this year! It's easier said than done, and Kumingga isn't the answer the Warriors need at all.

The Warriors' 18 rosters are released, and they are less than the top and less than the bottom. Build a team is like cooking a small freshman. If you act too much, you will easily be confused. If you can't bear it, you will be confused! During this offseason, no matter how Kuminga's agent bluffs, the Warriors were unmoved. It was not until the training camp opened that they had buzzed the 18-man roster in the new season. The details are as follows: inside line - Horford + Post, forward line - Butler + Dream Chasing Green + Kuminga + Santos + Davis + Jacksonro (two-way contract) + Tuxi (two-way contract), back line - Curry + Sister Bo + Hilder + Payton Jr. + Melton + Moody + Richard + Curry Jr. (two-way contract).

I can only use eight words to describe the Suns' lineup: it is better than the bottom, but less than the top. Compared with last season, the Warriors lost Looney and introduced Horford, Curry Jr., Melton and two rookies, Richard + Tuxi! Compared with yourself, the Warriors' lineup depth improvement is almost negligible, and Curry, Zhu Meng, Butler is one year older; compared with competitors, the Warriors "will retreat if they don't advance". The Thunder, Rockets, Nuggets, Clippers, Lakers, Knicks, Cavaliers and other giants in the east and west are all armed to the teeth. It is hard to imagine how the Warriors' small lineup should deal with the "bullying" of the opponent's double towers. In the words of fans, they can neither go to the nine days to capture the moon nor go to the five oceans to catch the turtle. The Warriors will probably hover on the edge of the playoffs and playoffs in the new season.

2 US$48.5 million, it is hard to achieve the problem. The Warriors are ready for everything, but Kumingga is still a "time bomb" in the Warriors' team. It is just because Kumingga signed a contract that is far from psychological expectations, and the Warriors cannot meet Kumingga's tactical status and ball rights! Kumingga's psychological expectation is that an annual salary of US$30 million is long, but he only got a short offer of US$48.5 million for two years. Kumingga's initial bottom line of accepting short offer was to have player options and trade veto rights, but he finally accepted the team options and gave up the trade veto rights! In a sense, in this three-month contract renewal farce, the Warriors are the winning side and Kumingga is the losing side!

Rookie contract has been completed in four years. Kumingga has played 258 games (84 starts), averaging 12.5 points + 4 rebounds + 1.8 assists per game, with a shooting percentage of 50.7%, and a three-point shooting percentage of 33.2%. Kumingga is indeed imperfect, with developed limbs and simple minds, and even incompatible with the passing and cutting system created by Warriors coach Cole! But Kumingga doesn't think so. He feels that he lacks a stable role and team status! According to US media, Kumingga has been meeting with other teams this summer. The Kings and the Suns have promised to start the power forward. Kumingga is also eager to reach a sign-up agreement, but the Warriors failed to get a satisfactory offer. As the saying goes, it is difficult to turn the mirror around. There is a crack in the relationship between the Warriors and Kumingga, which will become an uncertain factor in the Warriors' new season.

Kuminga sees the reality clearly. Curry needs a new helper to win the championship

Kuminga finalizes the contract renewal, and decides to change the No. 00 jersey to wear No. 1 jersey. Obviously, Kumingga hopes to have a new beginning! When talking about the contract renewal storm and looking forward to the new season, Kumingga made it clear. He said bluntly: Most of the people who have opinions about my contract renewal are Yun fans, and fans who really come to the scene know how much I am devoted. Staying in the team for a long time is everyone's goal, but the future is full of variables. This renewal negotiation was a good experience. I learned more about myself. I was eager to participate fully in both offense and defense and create value for the team. Obviously, Kumingga did not get a satisfactory contract, but he still firmly believed that he could play a more important role. However, the Warriors may not be able to satisfy the team position he wants.

According to NBA famous reporter Brett Siegel, the Warriors have a buyer mentality and plan to use Kumingga as a bargaining chip to exchange for stars. If the trade is not done this season, the Warriors will execute the team options and continue to explore the transaction next year! At the same time, according to the US media, the Kings are expected to continue to seek trade in Kumingga in the new season. They are willing to provide Kumingga with a lot of ball rights, believing that Kumingga can become an All-Star forward. Kumingga is not in the Warriors' future, and the king is fighting openly and secretly to draw cakes for Kumingga. This kind of third-party insertion will invisibly affect Kumingga's mentality. Perhaps, from the moment Kumingga accepted the team's options and gave up the trade veto, he saw the reality clearly: Curry needed a new helper to win the championship, and he was not qualified for such a role. The greatest sorrow in the world is this - even though you don’t love it anymore, you still have to squeeze out the other party’s surplus value! Fans, what do you think about this? Let me leave me a comment and discuss it.