As the Golden State Warriors and restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga remain at a contractual impasse with training camp just days away, it remains the most likely possibility that the saga will not find its conclusion until the last possible second: when Kuminga's qualifying offer expires on October 1.
Yet, according to NBA Insider Jake Fischer, the lone recourse Kuminga has, which involves taking his qualifying offer and entering unrestricted free agency next offseason, would cause irreparable damage to the relationship between the two parties, and, although it is already fraught as a result of these tenuous negotiations, this move from Kuminga could solidify the end of his time with the organization.