The Sacramento Kings were the strongest team linked to Jonathan Kuminga during his free agency in the offseason, but they were ultimately unwilling to meet the demands of the Golden State Warriors who were eventually able to re-sign the young forward.
However, the misuse and snubbing of Keon Ellis in Doug Christie's rotation early this season suggests that Sacramento's decision not to move for Kuminga in a sign-and-trade has been the wrong one so far.
Warriors may have accepted Keon Ellis in a Jonathan Kuminga trade
Golden State had no interest in the likes of Devin Carter, Dario Saric and then Malik Monk, but they may have been willing to relinquish their former seventh overall pick had the pacific rival made Ellis available.