Filling the 14th spot on the roster for the upcoming 2025-26 NBA season with Gary Payton II would give the Cleveland Cavaliers as scary of a roster as the Eastern Conference has to offer. Luckily for them, offseason circumstances have created the opening they would need for a big-time steal.
The Jonathan Kuminga saga has held up the Golden State Warriors throughout the entire summer. Any additional moves, like potentially bringing back Payton to the Bay Area, have been put on hold as a result.
Anthony Slater wrote in a recent ESPN piece, "Nothing substantial has changed on the Kuminga front in the last two weeks, sources said.