There's been a lot of teams linked to Jonathan Kuminga ever since his long free agency stalemate in the offseason that finally resulted in the young forward re-signing with the Golden State Warriors.
If there's one team no one expected to be interested in Kuminga, it's the Los Angeles Lakers. Yet according to NBA insider Jake Fischer of The Stein Line on Monday, the Lakers are indeed monitoring the Kuminga situation, not that it will make much sense to Warriors fans who've seen first-hand the 23-year-old's inability to play consistently effectively alongside veteran stars.
Lakers interest in Jonathan Kuminga signals a bold strategy
There's a reason why most of the teams interested in Kuminga have been those either stuck in mediocrity, looking to rebuild, or likely both.