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The negotiations for renewal between Kumingga and the Golden State Warriors have been completely suspended. According to media reports, the two sides have not been in contact for several weeks. In addition, there are still media reports that an anonymous NBA executive is willing to give Kumingga a five-year $125 million contract, and commented that Kumingga is a more talented player than Timberwolves player Jaden McDaniels. Is that true? Today's Player Test will bring you the data comparison between Kumingga and McDaniels (hereinafter referred to as McDan).

Medan was two years older than Kuminga. At the end of the third year of the 2023 McDans rookie contract, the Timberwolves signed a five-year, $136 million contract with him in advance. Kuminga also started early renewal negotiations with the Golden State Warriors management at the end of the third year of the rookie season. However, Kuminga wanted to follow the same rookie Barnes and Wagner Jr. to sign a maximum salary contract. The Warriors management refused to give it to him. The differences between the two sides have been delayed until now, and finally reached a situation of one beat and two scattering. Kuminga was like Zhao Benshan's sketch. Mr. Fan Wei, who was fooled during the sale, said aggrievedly: "I wonder, both are rookies with similar data, why is the difference between contract renewal? "

From the perspective of the NBA boss, I remembered a story in the Hong Kong and Taiwan circles, saying that a big boss slept with a female star and gave her a blank check to fill in the amount. As a result, the female star filled in an astronomical figure. The angry boss taught her a lesson and left a harsh sentence: "I do have money, but you must also be worth the price." This sentence is exactly the attitude of the NBA boss.

First of all, the objective environment of the Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors is different. McDan joined the Timberwolves with Edwards and then gradually established his cornerstone status. When Kumingga joined the Warriors, he needed to provide the Warriors with the championship immediately. He had the opportunity to become the future of the Warriors, but after Butler joined, this plan was shattered again. At present, Curry and Butler both had a sky-high annual salary. Curry's annual salary was $59.6 million in the 2025-26 season, and Butler ranked first in the league. Butler ranked seventh in the league with $54.12 million. The contracts of the two occupy a lot of salary space. Kumingga did not catch up with the good opportunity.

From the perspective of physical talent, neither Maidan nor Kumingga participated in the rookie joint trial physical test. In the data on the NBA official website last season, Maidan was 2.05 meters tall, weighed 84 kg, and had an arm span of about 2.10 meters. Kumingga was 2.03 meters tall, weighed 102 kg, and had an arm span of about 2.11 meters.

From the comparison, it can be seen that Kumingga is much stronger than McDan. The two weigh 18 kilograms apart. In addition, in terms of athletic ability, Kumingga is also stronger than McDan. In terms of dunks that best reflect athletic ability, McDan played five seasons, 366 regular season games, a total of 250 dunks, while Kumingga played four seasons, 258 regular season games, and 350 dunks. In addition, in the 2023-24 season, Kumingga's highest dunk bounce height reached 1.04 meters, ranking 8th in the league, so the two are almost the same physical talents, but Kumingga is a sharp lead in terms of athletic ability and strength, so McDan was the 28th pick in the first round of 2020, and Kumingga was the No. 7 pick in the first round of 2021.

But in the NBA talent is just a stepping stone. When you really go to the court, you have to look at the performance of the game. Here I still choose the advanced data of the American crafted NBA website. The statistical basis is the basic data of several major American basketball websites. Each data has a set of calculation methods. The statistics time is the data of each player in the past two seasons (so that the DNP Kumingga would not suffer too much last season). The statistical method is the ratio of the league position compared with all players in the league, and the percentage is the percentage of other players in the league.

TS% true hit rate, which is an indicator to measure shooting efficiency, including two-pointers, three-pointers, and free throw shooting percentage. McDan is 56.2%, Kumingga is 53.5%, McDan is leading by nearly 3% of the shooting percentage. Don’t underestimate this leading data. From the subsequent surpassing ranking, it can be seen that McDan surpasses 46% of the players in the league, while Kumingga is only surpassing 28%, which means that McDan’s hit rate ranks in the middle of the league, while Kumingga is ranked in the lower reaches of the league.

SQ shooting quality, this data only calculates the shooting data. Kumingga scored 43 points and surpassed 29% of the league's players, and McDan scored 51 points and surpassed 44% of the league's players. The shooting shortcomings have always been the biggest drawback of Kumingga's inability to go further, and it is also the fatal point for him to never integrate into the Warriors' offensive system.

FTR free throw rate (the proportion of free throws in the attack basket), this data can reflect the player's inside lethality to a certain extent. Kumingga 41.4% surpasses 93% of the league's players. It can be seen that he can create a large number of free throw kills by attacking the inside, while McDann is only 15.3%.

3Par (the proportion of three-pointers in the attack basket), Kumingga 26.6%, and McDan 36.3%. Because Kumingga's three-point shooting has not improved much, the team will not give him too many three-point shooting tasks. McDan is a player who can be inside and outside. He averages 3.5 offensive rebounds per game in his career,

ORB offensive rebounds, Kumingga 15, McDan 54. This statistical method is not simply the number of frontcourt rebounds, but also includes the conversion score after grabbing offensive rebounds. It is obvious that McDan is making a more correct judgment after grabbing the frontcourt rebounds, whether it is his second attack or pass to the outside line, which may be a little bit interesting.

CTOV offensive error rate, Kumingga 7.6%, McDan 7.7%. The two of them have similar offensive error levels, both slightly higher..

Load offensive load, this data represents the proportion of tasks undertaken by players in the team's offense, and the calculation formula is also relatively complicated. Simply put, the higher the score, the greater the importance of the team's offense. Kumingga 39.7% surpasses 83% of the league's players, while McDan only has 23.5%. Obviously, Kuming is responsible for scoring after adding the court. He will serve as the main attacker in specific lineups and periods, while McDan is more of a plug-in player.

Creation Inside Creativity refers to the ability to create open scoring opportunities for teammates in the interior. Kumingga is 4.8 and McDan 1.9, which is related to the positions of the two. After all, Kumingga is often arranged to play the No. 5 position of the small ball, so obviously his creativity data in the interior will be higher.

Portability portability, the adaptability of players in different lineups, and the calculation method is relatively complicated. Kumingga is 1, while McDan reaches 5.2. Kohl has indeed tried many methods to allow Kumingga to be integrated into the team's main tactical system, but he finally gave up. Everyone can see this year's playoffs that Kumingga is suitable for simple and rough hands and just do it. Letting him be a supporting role is limiting his ability, while McDan is different. His all-round performance is matched with various lineups and teammates, which belongs to the Swiss Army Knife.

Passer Rating pass efficiency, Kumingga 3.6 and McDan 3.4, both of them are at the bottom and middle level in the league, but the problem is that the Golden State Warriors, where Kumingga is located, is famous for their pass-cut system. In the 2023-24 season, the Warriors are ranked third in the league in 298 passes per game, and in the 2024-25 season, the Warriors are ranked first in the league in 332 passes per game. In such a team that emphasizes passing, wouldn't it seem out of place?

CraftedOPM Comprehensive Offensive Influence, Kumingga scored 0.2 points, McDan-0.3 points. Although Kumingga is better at fighting alone, he can indeed help the team on the offensive end. The offensive firepower provided by McDan is still a little less than the last time. Kumingga scored 15.5 points per game and McDan-11.6 points per game in the last two seasons.

Deflections: The number of ball conversions is changed every 36 minutes, Kuming adds 2.5 times and McDan 3.1 times. When entering the defensive end, he will enter McDan's advantage zone.

raDTOV defensive error rate, I cannot accurately define this data yet.

DRB defensive rebound quality, McDan's defensive quality is better than Kumingga. Rebounding is not a field that Kumingga is good at. To put it simply, he is not good at doing dirty and tiring work.

Rim Defense's inside reserve requirement ratio reduction rate. The statistical method is that the player reduces the opponent's shooting percentage within 6 feet of the basket and the league average. Kumingga is -3.5%, which means that his defensive ability in the inside is still positive. This is also the reason why Cole dares to let him play center. McDan -4.3%, but I think the opponent positions of the two are still very different. Kumingga will face more 4-5 big men, while McDan will face more 1-3 players.

Rim Frequency player framing protection tasks account for the percentage of total framing protection, referring to the proportion of the player participating in the team's overall framing defense when he is on the court. Kumingga is 29.9% and McDan 35.6%. This shows that McDan has more defensive tasks than Kumingga, after all, he is the Timberwolves' defensive vanguard.

BLKpct players blocked 2 points while on the court, with Kumingga 1.8 and McDan 2.6, but this data does not mean that McDan's blocking ability is stronger than Kuming. As mentioned earlier, Kumingga is small in the inside line to defend against big, while McDan is more in the position or big in defense of small.

Versatility has a multi-faceted defensiveness, and players have a defensive ability to defend other positions. Kumingga is already a very good level, while McDan is as high as 89.2, which can almost defend from 1 to 5.

CraftedDPM has a comprehensive defensive influence, Kumingga-0.5, McDan 1.7, surpassing 88% of the league's players. This defensive influence is also the biggest factor in the value gap between the two.

From the above data, it can be seen that the problems of Kumingga's insufficient shooting ability and passing ability are seriously conflicting with the Golden State Warriors' offensive system. On the defensive end, Cole arranged for him to play 4-5, and his rebounding protection ability is average. In short, Kumingga played very awkwardly with the Warriors.

Medan's passing ability and shooting ability are not much stronger than Kumin, but his victory lies in his stable scoring contribution and excellent defensive ability. At the same time, the position of No. 3 and 4 are arranged reasonably. He is higher than the opponent's position in the third position and faster than the opponent's position in the fourth position. He is using his own advantages to fight against the opponent's disadvantages and is a very perfect auxiliary role.

Kuminga still has time to prove himself in the future. He still hopes that his problem can be solved as soon as possible and he can make a fortune as soon as possible to get a big contract as he wishes.