Despite Jonathan Kuminga's wishes to get to the Sacramento Kings this offseason, the Golden State Warriors have remained steadfast in their desire to re-sign the young forward in free agency before potentially looking to move him once eligible mid-season.
There's numerous reasons as to why the Warriors don't want to explore a trade with the Kings now, starting with a less than desirable trade package and the complexity around base-year compensation rules. But there's reportedly another element at play and one that really shouldn't be relevant at all.
Warriors don't want to trade Jonathan Kuminga specifically to the Kings
According to Sam Amick of The Athletic on Sactown Sports Radio, there's a reluctance by Golden State to trade Kuminga to a direct pacific rival where there is the potential of the 22-year-old becoming a star within their own neighbourhood.