The most surprising part of the Chicago Bulls’ 32-point loss to a Steph Curry- and Draymond Green-less Golden State Warriors team wasn’t their dismal offense or routinely porous defense—it was Jonathan Kuminga being a healthy scratch from Steve Kerr’s rotation.
Kuminga and Josh Giddey were two of the four prominent restricted free agents who spent the summer fighting for long-term deals. Giddey became the second domino to fall after the Brooklyn Nets’ Cam Thomas—though unlike Thomas, he landed a four-year, $100 million contract with the Bulls.
Why a Jonathan Kuminga trade is all but certain
Three weeks after Giddey signed his long-term deal, Kuminga and the Warriors finally reached an agreement of their own.