Warriors Upgrade Their Offer to Jonathan Kuminga

After a summer-long stalemate with restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga, the Golden State Warriors have blinked. They have upped the ante on their offer, now to a three-year deal that would be worth $75 million.

The Warriors are now offering Jonathan Kuminga a 3-year, $75.2M contract, per @ShamsCharania

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Per Shams Charania, a face-to-face meeting last week with all the key participants in this drama resulted in the new, upgraded offer. The Warriors' previous standing offer of two-years, $45 million with a team option on the second year, without any trade protection, was never going to be accepted by Kuminga.

"So, the four most relevant parties -- Lacob, Dunleavy, Kuminga and Kuminga's agent, Aaron Turner -- convened for what felt like the most significant conversation of a Warriors' offseason stuck in the mud.

“The Warriors have strengthened their effort. Late last week, Dunleavy offered Kuminga a three-year, $75.2 million deal with a team option in the third season, sources told ESPN. That's $48.3 million guaranteed in the first two seasons."

It gives Kuminga the same annual salary as Josh Giddey, another notable RFA, received in his deal last week with the Chicago Bulls.

But here's the big difference: Kuminga's deal still has a team-controlled third year, and, as Charania puts it, there's "a subliminal understanding that the contract is more trade asset than commitment to a partnership.” Yes, it was actually pitched to Kuminga that way. This contract could be easily moved when he becomes trade eligible in January.

The insider notes, however, that "They could keep and bury him on the bench or trade him to an undesirable situation," which indicates that Kuminga likely won't be rushing to accept this deal, either.

Some movement? Yes. Real progress? Maybe not.