Former NBA star: If the Warriors value Kuminga, why not invest in him?

Former NBA star and current ESPN commentator Kendrick Perkins talked about some personal opinions about the Golden State Warriors and Jonathan Kuminga, who is currently in restricted free agent form in a recent show.

Perkins said: The Warriors are in a very dangerous situation in the matter of Kumingga. Because I believe we can all agree with one thing. Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green have a peak window of at most two years, or maybe three years at most. So what after this? Do the Warriors ignore other things at all when they get old? I think about this matter. If you really value picks so much, then when you use a high-ranking lottery to pick a young player, the player continues to improve over the course of several seasons, and the peak period of several core players in the team is at most 2-3 years left, and the 22-year-old or 23-year-old can average 20 points per game. In this case, why doesn't this team make more investments in this young player? In my opinion, this is the reason for Kumingga’s current situation!

In the NBA regular season last season, Kumingga only played 47 games in 82 games, averaging 24.3 minutes per game, averaging 15.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.4 blocks, and 1.5 turnovers and 1.9 fouls, shooting percentage of 45.4%, three-point shooting percentage of 30.5%, and free throw shooting percentage of 66.8%. In the playoffs, influenced by the tactical arrangement of the team's coaching staff, Kumingga only got 8 play opportunities in 12 games, averaging 23.4 minutes per game, with averaging 15.3 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.5 steals and 0.5 blocks, and 1.6 turnovers and 1.6 fouls. His shooting percentage was 48.4%, a three-point shooting percentage of 40%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 71%.

From the actual situation, Perkins' statement is not unreasonable. Kumingga's talent and potential are undoubtedly the highest among all Warriors players, and his personal abilities were fully reflected in the playoffs last season. At this stage, the Warriors really need to seriously consider the issue of succession and transition, and it seems that Kumingga is indeed the player among the Warriors who have the most chance to grow into superstars. Therefore, keeping him at a reasonable price was actually a good choice. But now everything is in a deadlock, or after the Warriors finalize Al Horford, there are fewer and fewer choices left for both the Warriors and Kumingga. Is the Warriors really the best choice to deal with Kumingga like this?