One article allows you to understand the conflict between Kumingga and the Warriors. Head coach Steve Cole is a novice in the workplace

This offseason, the Warriors and Kumingga renewed their contracts have been a hot topic. The Warriors have not come up with a solution to this matter until now, which has led to the bugs that strengthened this year being stuck in Kuming. As a result, only nine people in the Warriors team have formal contracts, and the lineups for next season are not all together. Many of the top brothers on the list don’t know what’s going on. Who is right? In this article today, let’s talk about this matter.

Jonathan Kumingga was born in October 2002 and has three months to 23 years old. He was selected as a rookie by the Warriors with the seventh pick in the first round in 2021. He basically played as a substitute for the Warriors in the first two years. He gradually started in the third year. He played 74 games throughout the season, including 46 starts, averaged 26 minutes per game, scored 16 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, and his shooting percentage was 53%. Kumingga was less than 22 years old at the time. Being able to perform this should be a good seedling that the team focused on training.

Under normal circumstances, Kumingga could talk with the team about early renewal at the end of his third year of the rookie. With Kumingga's age and performance at that time, an annual salary of 30 million was a foregone conclusion, but the Warriors' salary pressure was very huge at that time, resulting in the fact that they had not yet proposed a new contract with Kumingga (Kumingga himself said that he had rejected the 5-year, 150 million contract issued by the Warriors, but this was a self-destruction).

In Kumingga's fourth season, the Warriors, to be clear, are head coach Steve Cole, who compressed Kumingga's stadium role and time. When Kumingga played 47 games in the season, he only started 10 games. With 2 minutes less playing time than last season, he still contributed 15+5+2 per game.

Now it seems that the time point for Kumingga to break with the Warriors should be January 5, 2025, Warriors vs. Grizzlies, in this game, Kumingga sprained his ankle and was diagnosed with a 3-4 week rest after the game.

At that time, Kumingga's role in the Warriors was very important. The Warriors have been trying to find the second ball holding point in recent years to share the pressure for Curry. Although Kumingga is not very good at head coach Kerr's penetration system, he has very good singles ability and can make up for Curry's team firepower when he left the court.

On February 6, 2025, Jimmy Butler landed in Golden State and signed a 2-year and 111 million super contract with the Warriors. As soon as Butler came, Kumingga was embarrassed. Butler's singles ability, defensive ability, and understanding and adaptability of the Warriors system were far higher than Kumingga. Most importantly, after Butler came, the Warriors' appearance was completely new and they won consecutive games. From the previous play-offs, they were unable to enter the play-offs to the sixth in the Western Conference.

Kumingga was originally expected to be on standby for one month due to that foot injury, but strangely, he had been off since early January until March 16 when he played against the Knicks. In that game, Kumingga performed very poorly. He played 3 of 9 shots in 21 minutes and scored 10 points, with the lowest positive and negative value of -10 in the game, which made the Warriors play extremely difficult. If it weren't for the explosive character of Payton in the last minute of the fourth quarter, he would have contributed two key steals in a row, and the Warriors would have lost.

To put it bluntly, when the Warriors took Butler, they didn't need Kumingga much.

played several more games afterwards, and Kumingga's performance was still very poor, and his relationship with management and head coach Cole also became subtle.

In the last game of the regular season that decided the playoff rankings, Kumingga was suddenly DNP, and he didn't play for a minute without any illness. The Warriors vs. the Grizzlies, Kumingga still didn't play. In the first round of the playoffs, Kumingga played G1, Kumingga was DNP three consecutive games until G2, butler left the game with injuries for only 8 minutes. Kerr remembered Kumingga again. Kumingga played for 26 minutes, scored 11 points in the game, and the Warriors were defeated by the Rockets. After

, Butler's injury examination was not serious. He played in the next four playoff games, and Cumingga was DNP for four consecutive games. Even in LJ time, marginal people such as Pat Spencer, Teres Davis, and Gi Santos went up for a walk, but Cole just refused to let Cuming add, and didn't let him go for a minute.

In the last tiebreak match, the team's sixth man Moses Moody performed very poorly. He shot 5 times in the game, but no one was scored, and the whole game was scored zero. At this time, Cole remembered Kumingga again. Kumingga appeared in the second half of the third quarter, and he just did it himself with the ball, and he made a four-game iron series, and then he was replaced. He never played again. He played for these 7 minutes, making 0 of 4 shots without a single point.

Kuminga's mentality immediately collapsed.

This is the cause of the farce of the Warriors and Kumingga. On the one hand, the Warriors really can't use Kumingga when they have two major players, Curry and Butler. But on the other hand, Curry and Butler are not young anymore and have injuries. If these two people are injured, I still hope Kumingga can take over.

The Warriors' second round of the Timberwolves is a good example. Curry suffered an ankle injury in G1 and was reimbursed for the season. In the next four playoffs, Kumingga averaged 31 minutes per game, scored 24 points per game, and shot a shooting percentage of up to 55%. This is a performance that was played when Kumingga was full of complaints and grievances.

To put a bad word, in Cole's heart, Cumingga would be better to be a fly, and if it is called, it will linger, and if it is taken, Curry or Butler is injured, you can hold me over. It's okay, but a game will take a few minutes to go through the motions, but can Cumingga agree? He is still a young man, and he will enjoy a lot of good times in the future. Why should he satisfy your animal desires? During the offseason, Kumingga also expressed his attitude that he did not want to play in the Warriors anymore..

Since you must not be able to keep it, you must maximize the transaction value of Kumingjia. How to maximize the transaction value? The most critical factor is Kumingga's contract renewal.

Kuminga's attitude is very clear, and she wants an annual salary of 30 million yuan. Theoretically, the Warriors can afford this price. Kuminga has played for four years with the Warriors, and the Warriors can renew Kuminga on the hat. Although the team's total salary directly breaks through the second rich line after the renewal of 30 million yuan, and there are many restrictions on the team's various recruitment, it is better than letting Kuminga go for free. And you can also use subsequent transactions to strengthen the team while also reducing the salary. But the key to the problem is -

If you want to trade Kuminga, just say that, Kuminga with 15 million yuan is added to two first rounds, Kuminga with 20 million yuan is added to one first round + one second round, Kuminga with 25 million yuan is added to one first round, Kuminga with 30 million yuan has to pay one second round, and the problem is stuck here.

Seeing that there is a big brother on the list here, why does the Warriors have to focus on Kumingga and not let go, so that they can't trade others?

It really doesn't work. I wrote an article before to analyze the Warriors' current salary structure. Curry + Butler + Dream Green will get 142 million yuan. If others trade, the effect of strengthening the team is very limited, and the newcomer may not be able to match Cole's tactical system. Therefore, all the Warriors' attention can only be focused on Kuming, let Kuming increase his salary and then trade him. The Warriors' ideal choice.

Of course, the Warriors couldn't speak too explicitly at the beginning. Do you understand PUA? At this time, Kumingjia was like a novice who had just entered the society, listening to the advice of his leaders -

"Xiao Ku, you have to think about the collective interests, you have to obey the overall situation. I am all for your own good. You should consider the collective interests more when working. The leaders see it. In the future, you will be given priority to promotion and salary increase... This is a check of 20 million, so sign a letter..."

Kumingjia doesn't take this trick. He talks with me about the overall situation. There are often no me in the overall situation. 30 million, and no penny can be lost. Why is Kumingjia so decisive?

Because the Warriors had a lesson in the past, Wiggins was successfully renewed by the Warriors' PUA salary cut, and it was a significant salary cut of at least 10 million yuan. As a result, it became one of the cash exchanges for Butler. After the Warriors' official announcement of the completion of the transaction, the entire Warriors team was happily welcomed to superstar Jimmy Butler, imagining the effect of Curry and Hardba's joint efforts. Who cares about the Mouth Brother who was sent to the bad team, and the Mouth Brother's sacrifice to the team over the years? It really corresponds to that sentence -

You are heart-to-hearted about me, and I am heart-to-hearted about you. There is an idiom in front and a verb in the back.

From the mouthpiece, it is not difficult for Kumingga to see his future. After this farce, he can no longer gain a foothold in the Warriors. Even if he returns to the Warriors for one year's qualification offer, he will leave after he finishes and will never stay for a long time.

So why are all the problems of the Warriors stuck on Kuminga?

Let me first talk about a few hard rules. Next season, the NBA salary cap will be 155 million, the luxury tax threshold will be 188 million, the first tyrant line will be 196 million, and the second tyrant line will be 207 million, and all teams will be paid above the salary cap. Teams below the first tyrant line will have a full middle class of 14.4 million and can be used, and can be split at will, but if Qiu Di's salary is between the first and second tyrant lines, there is only one mini middle class worth 5 million to use.

If the team uses the full middle class in advance, the team's total salary cannot exceed the first tyrant line. This is a hard and strict regulation. Even if you have a bird's right hat, it won't work, and it won't work if you have a penny.

The Warriors' current total salary is 170 million, which means that their current salary space is only about 26 million. There are only 9 people in the lineup with formal contracts. The 26 million will be distributed to 5 people, including Kumingga. Even if Kumingga asks for a renewal of 20 million, the contract salary of 10 regular workers of the Warriors will reach 190 million. In addition, Melton and Horford, who have been circulating with the Warriors, will be about 10 million, and with the other two, it is a foregone conclusion that they surpass the first tycoon line.

So the Warriors are very conflicted. On the one hand, they want to use 20 million to lock Kumingga, and on the other hand, they want to use the full middle class to sign Melton and Horford. I want both benefits, but this is almost impossible. If you sign May and Huo first, the Warriors can only provide Kumingga with a maximum contract of about 16 million. At this time, if a team jumps out to offer Kumingga 16.01 million, the Warriors have no matching space and will automatically lose the qualification to renew their contract. They will watch Kumingga not investing in other places in vain.

Therefore, in order to avoid losing Kumingga for vain, the Warriors' little head turned quickly, first reported Kumingga's annual qualification quotation of 7.9 million yuan to the league. This is the Warriors' trump card. Even if the Warriors did not negotiate a new contract extension with Kumingga in the end, and they introduced Mei, Huo or others first under the pressure of the lineup, others would not be able to snatch Kumingga away. Kumingga has to return to the Warriors to play for another year, and the Warriors will have a full middle class of 14.4 million.

Let me talk about the rules of qualification quotation. After the rookie contract expires, it becomes a restricted free agent. Other teams can offer contracts to rookies, but the parent team has the right to match. If the rookie does not negotiate a contract renewal with the original team, you can negotiate a short-term contract with the team that is a fifth-year increase in the rookie. After one year, it becomes a full free agent and goes wherever you want. Of course, the rookie with qualification quotation will automatically obtain the trade veto right..

What, you said the Warriors could not kill Cole?

You are thinking too much. In the head coach circle, reputation is very important. I will list two people, Doug Rivers and George Carl, Lao Li, don’t be dismissed and ridiculed in the playoffs every year, but they just don’t lack jobs. If this mountain is not good, it will be replaced immediately. In the final analysis, Lao Li has a great reputation in both the coaching and the players circle.

In contrast, George Carl coached the Nuggets in the 12-13 season and won the award of Best Head Coach that season, but it was because he instructed Iguodala to abolish Curry in the playoffs, which led to the excitement of the group. The Nuggets faced the fierce public opinion, but they didn't care about the best head coach that Carl just got and his nine-year dedication to the team, and directly cut it. This incident became the beginning of Carl's career decline. No one dared to ask Carl to be a head coach for the whole year next season.

Kor thought that the four championship rings in his hand could be like his old teacher Popovich and live a lifetime in a team. However, he did not know that the old teacher could stand firm in the Spurs for nearly 30 years and be respected by the entire league. It was not just a few championship rings. What respects Popovich most is that he could train 1 million players into 10 million players.

The words Popovich had to the big Boban back then - pack up the bedding rolls for me immediately, and rolled to the piston to get your big contract. It is still vivid in my mind. Cole, don’t you think of anything? With this alone, Cole's level is far from Popovich. Not to mention Popovich, even Phil Jackson, who holds 11 rings, has not been able to live in a team.

The incident of Kohl's suppression of Kumingga has fermented to this point, and it can only be regarded as a small fuss. His real nemesis is the union. He is just kidding. He deliberately suppressed the players of my contract year and did not allow them to get a big contract. If the union that represents the interests of the laborers stands out and accuses Cole and wants the NBA to sanction him, there is only one ending for Cole, who will be dismissed, and then he will always follow this circle, and will be permanently nailed to the pillar of shame in history.

Kor, don't think that suppressing Kumingga and let Kumingga get a good contract is a good thing. The reason why the union has not spoken yet may depend on the final result. What kind of contract can Kumingga get? If Kumingga gets a very low contract that does not match his value, then you are waiting to accept the baptism of the storm.

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