Kuminga garnered a limited role for a second straight season in 2022-23. The 6-foot-7 forward saw slight increases across the board. Most notably, the 2021 lottery pick more than doubled his assists per game from 0.9 to 1.9 and shot 37.0 percent from three (2.2 attempts per contest) compared to 33.6 percent as a rookie. Across 16 starts, Kuminga was more productive, averaging 12.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.1 steals-plus-blocks in 28.2 minutes per game, but he was still rough around the edges when handed an expanded role. Jordan Poole and Donte DiVincenzo are gone, but the Warriors replaced them with Chris Paul, Cory Joseph and Brandin Podziemski. Golden State's frontcourt looks the same at the top with Draymond Green and Kevon Looney, but Dario Saric and Trayce Jackson-Davis were added as depth pieces and both offer unique skill sets. There's not a clear path for Kuminga to carve out a larger role unless he can translate his potential into on-court production during his age-21 campaign. Surrounded by two of the greatest shooters ever (Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson), Kuminga needs to focus on taking care of the ball, playing solid defense and dominating the boards before he starts to play over 20 minutes on a regular basis. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a two-year, $11.21 million contract with the Warriors in August of 2021. Warriors exercised $6.01 million team option for 2023-24 in October of 2022. Warriors exercised $7.64 million team option for 2024-25 in October of 2023.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary
Jonathan Malangu Kuminga was born in Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2002. French is his first language. Kuminga moved to the United States just before high school. Kuminga initially attended Huntington Prep School in West Virginia. But after his freshman year, he transferred to Our Savior New American in Centereach, New York, where he earned MaxPreps National Sophomore of the Year honors. Kuminga then again transferred to The Patrick School in Hillside, New Jersey. At Patrick, Kuminga averaged 16.2 points and 5.5 rebounds per game as a junior. After his junior season, Kuminga reclassified to the 2020 class, forgoing a senior year of high school hoops. That summer, he announced he would not attend college and instead join the NBA G League Ignite for their inaugural season. Over 13 games with the Ignite, Kuminga averaged 15.8 points, 7.2 rebounds, 1 steal and 0.8 blocks per game. In the 2021 NBA Draft, 18-year-old Kuminga was selected by the Golden State Warriors with the seventh overall pick.
Listed as questionable
FGolden State Warriors
Knee
March 28, 2024
Kuminga (knee) is questionable to face the Hornets on Friday.
ANALYSIS Kuminga missed Wednesday's win over the Magic with knee soreness, and how he feels Friday will be pivotal in determining whether he can return to his regular starting role or not. Kuminga is averaging 19.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game across 13 starts in March. If he can't go, then Trayce Jackson-Davis and Moses Moody could get the starting nod, while Klay Thompson would have a more prominent role off the bench.
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Stat Review
How does Jonathan Kuminga compare to other players?
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Effective Field Goal %
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3-Point Attempt Rate
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Free Throw Rate
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Offensive Rebound %
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Defensive Rebound %
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Total Rebound %
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Assist %
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Steal %
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Block %
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Turnover %
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Usage %
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True Shooting %
59.7%
Effective Field Goal %
55.9%
3-Point Attempt Rate
19.1%
Free Throw Rate
34.9%
Offensive Rebound %
5.2%
Defensive Rebound %
14.2%
Total Rebound %
9.7%
Assist %
12.1%
Steal %
1.2%
Block %
1.7%
Turnover %
9.4%
Usage %
24.4%
Fantasy Points Per Game
27.2
Fantasy Points Per Minute
1.0
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Conflict led to growth
FGolden State Warriors
February 25, 2024
Kuminga's relationship with coach Steve Kerr potentially benefited from conflict over the 21-year-old's role and usage in the rotation, Tim Kawakami of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS Tensions appeared to hit a boiling point in early January when Kuminga demanded a full-time role and said he "no longer believes Kerr will allow him to reach his full potential" in Golden State. However, Kawakami refers to that exchange as a turning point. Kerr said that Kuminga "has always been a great young guy to coach and we've always had a good relationship...[the relationship] grew this year because of a little conflict, and we needed that." Kuminga has backed up his talk and played with supreme confidence en route to 19.5 points and 5.7 rebounds on 55.3 percent shooting across his last 15 games.
Kuminga put together a couple of nice stretches during his rookie season but was largely irrelevant in fantasy. Saddled with a team that will again be chasing a title, Kuminga may struggle again to play consistent minutes. There may be periods throughout the campaign during which he can be a 12-team asset, likely due to the Warriors managing the minutes for several of their veterans. Over the final three months of the 2021-22 season, Kuminga boosted his scoring to 12.2 points per game on an efficient 53 percent from the floor. Unfortunately, he offered very little else, and rostering a player who only offers upside in one or two categories is next to impossible. While he is another player to throw on your watchlist, especially in deep leagues and dynasty/keeper formats, there will be more appealing targets at the back end of standard drafts.
Early in the draft process, Kuminga was viewed as a potential No. 1 overall pick, but by the time the draft rolled around, evaluators were decidedly undecided on the 18-year-old, who spent last season alongside Jalen Green with the G League Ignite. At 6-6, 210 with top-tier athleticism, Kuminga certainly looks the part of an elite NBA wing, but his effort and decision-making raised question marks, as did his 39-25-63 shooting splits. Despite the inefficiency, Kuminga still got to 15.9 points per game - while adding 7.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.9 steals/blocks - but he'll enter the year as perhaps the top boom-or-bust candidate among rookies. For fantasy purposes, Kuminga is too risky to warrant anything but a late-round pick in most standard leagues. And even if does look better than advertised -- he made some head-turning plays in Summer League -- he'll be stuck behind Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Andrew Wiggins, Draymond Green, James Wiseman, and perhaps even Otto Porter, in the pecking order.
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Won't play Wednesday
FGolden State Warriors
Knee
March 27, 2024
Kuminga (knee) has been ruled out for Wednesday's game against the Magic.
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Dealing with knee soreness
FGolden State Warriors
Knee
March 27, 2024
Kuminga is questionable for Wednesday's game against the Magic due to left knee soreness.
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Poor shooting display Friday
FGolden State Warriors
March 23, 2024
Kuminga finished Friday's 123-111 loss to the Pacers with 11 points (4-17 FG, 0-3 3Pt, 3-4 FT), eight rebounds, two assists, one block and two steals in 30 minutes.
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Pops for team-high 26
FGolden State Warriors
March 21, 2024
Kuminga recorded 26 points (12-17 FG, 2-3 3Pt), five rebounds, four assists and two steals in 28 minutes during Wednesday's 137-116 victory over the Grizzlies.
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Goes for 23 points in win
FGolden State Warriors
March 17, 2024
Kuminga posted 23 points (9-16 FG, 2-3 3Pt, 3-5 FT), two rebounds and four assists across 31 minutes during Saturday's 128-121 win over the Lakers.
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