As the Golden State Warriors have attempted to negotiate some sort of resolution to their stand-off with restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga this offseason, they have been stuck in a strange predicament: a simultaneous attempt to downplay his value in negotiations and exaggerate it on the trade market.
Yet, despite the disrespect the Warriors may have shown throughout this process to Kuminga, they have at least always acknowledged that he is a young, impactful scorer with a relatively high potential to be reached, and Zach Harper of The Athletic, in his recent ranking of the top 40 forwards in the NBA, refuses to do even that.