Steve Kerr's relationship with Jonathan Kuminga has been a talking point for years and remains so as the Golden State Warriors remain in contract negotiations with the young forward and his camp.
It's quite clear that Kerr doesn't wholly value Kuminga in terms of the style he wants to implement as a coach, but he may have to park that to one side in considering a bold lineup choice even before training camp and preseason begins.
Steve Kerr may have to consider starting Jonathan Kuminga over Draymond Green
Kerr admitted following Golden State's playoff elimination that if Kuminga is back, he would spend the start of the season trying to incorporate the 22-year-old into various lineup combinations.