As the Golden State Warriors have attempted to bring an end to their contractual stand-off with restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga, the two parties have been held at an impasse over where the leverage will lie once the dust is settled.
While the Warriors wish to have a team option included, making the contract more tradeable, Kuminga and his representation strongly desire a player option in order to maintain his flexibility moving forward, and, according to Sam Vecenie on the latest episode of The Game Theory podcast, this disagreement has constituted one of the most memorable contract battles in recent memory.