The King updated the quote to Kumingga, but the Warriors remained unmoved

After waiting for a month, the soap operas between Warriors and Kumingga have been updated again; isn't this? According to famous reporter Sam Amick, the Kings updated their offer to Warriors forward Kuminga, whose bargaining chips include Super Sixer Monk and Lotto protect the first round pick. The new contract for Kuminga is $63 million in three years; but the Warriors management is still unmoved and insists on asking for an unprotected first round pick.

Sam Amick said that if this 2030 first-round pick is not fulfilled, it will become the first-round pick in 2031, the Kings and the Spurs with the lower pick.

At the same time, many sources in the team revealed that it was mainly because the Warriors insisted on an unprotected first-round pick, which is the main crux of the transaction negotiations between the two parties, so the game between the two fell into a deadlock.

In this regard, the author also popularized science on protected first-round picks and unprotected first-round picks; for example, if the Warriors get the first-round picks with the top ten picks, when the actual picks reach the protection range, the Kings can regain the draft pick. Therefore, the Warriors management's request for an unprotected first-round pick means that the Warriors will receive the draft pick regardless of the final draw.

In short, the Warriors want to maximize their value in Kumingga's transactions in order to get as much reward as possible.

Since leaving the Lakers, Monk has played top offensive performance; he played 65 regular season games for the Kings in the 24-25 season, averaging 17.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 5.6 assists per game, with a shooting percentage of 43.9% and a three-point shooting percentage of 32.5%. I have to say that this is the sixth man of the Kings, and he has the strength to compete for the award for the best sixth man. The reason why the Warriors did not agree to this offer is related to the offseason reinforcement goal, which should be more about the defense in the backcourt and the shooting in the frontcourt. Although Monk has excellent offense, his defense is average and his height is limited, which is inconsistent with the Warriors' reinforcement goal. At the same time, his contract has three seasons left, and the Warriors can only accept players whose contract ends in 2027 at most; after all, more salary space will be freed up by then in order to pursue a more prominent superstar.

Besides, after handling Kumingga's contract, the Warriors will have the opportunity to sign 3D defender Melton who played for this team at the beginning of last season. This is a player with greater certainty and has been verified to fully adapt to the Warriors' offensive and defensive system, but Monk still needs to be verified. With insufficient salary space, it is logical and reasonable for the Warriors to prefer Melton, which is more cost-effective.

Of course, the butterfly effect caused by the incident between Kumingga and the Warriors is not only this.

According to Forbes reporter Evans, the Kings really want to get forward Kumingga and defender Westbrook at the same time, but they are still negotiating with the Warriors about Kumingga's deal, and Westbrook is also waiting for the matter to be resolved before signing.

In addition to asking for an unprotected first-round pick, the Warriors also want to get a young player with great potential. In the Kings' lineup, Ellis and Murray are two young players that the Warriors' management likes very much, but the Kings' management still has not used the two as bargaining chips to negotiate with the Warriors.

If the Kings win Westbrook, they already have Schroe, Draven, Monk, Ellis, Westbrook and Carter on the back line. Instead, the personnel reserves on the flanks are not abundant, and Ellis can be added to new bargaining chips and thus a new round of negotiations with the Warriors.

However, Ellis' annual salary next season is only $2.3 million, and there will be problems with salary matching; the Kings will have to take advantage of other players to successfully complete this potential sign-first and then exchange transaction.