Golden State did not offer its prized young wing in initial trade talks for the top free agent.
in the hours leading up to the open of NBA free agency on June 30. With all that runway there were plenty of teams interested in hitting the Clippers' line to see if George could be acquired via sign-and-trade. The Golden State Warriors were perhaps the most notable of those teams as it became clear Klay Thompson was not long for the Bay Area.
"The Warriors offered multiple combinations of expiring contracts, young players and an unprotected 2027 first-round pick, sources said," Shelburne wrote. "The Clippers countered by asking for prized youngster Jonathan Kuminga, sources said. The Warriors resisted because Kuminga is so important to their own future, sources said, but also because they worried George wouldn't be as interested in joining them if they gave up too much to get him.
It lines up for both sides. The Warriors cannot afford to swing and miss with a big trade if they want to make the best out of Stephen Curry's end-of-career arc, especially if that swing and miss involves the one young player that has flashed star potential. The Clippers clearly did not want to be in the luxury tax again and were fine letting George walk for anything less than an absolute bounty.
For his part, Kuminga averaged a career-high 16.1 points in 26.4 minutes per game. The former G League Ignite star seemed to finally translate his otherworldly athleticism to winning basketball in his third season. There's still a long ways to go before he's in the stratosphere George currently occupies, and there's certainly no guarantee he gets there.Liam McKeone is a Senior Writer for the Breaking & Trending News Team at Sports Illustrated.
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