The Golden State Warriors have already increased their contract offer to Jonathan Kuminga in the past fortnight, but the young forward and his management are continuing to push for a player option rather than a team option on the three-year, $75 million deal that's been presented to them.
With just over a week until the October 1 deadline on the $7.9 million qualifying offer, all eyes are on the Warriors and Kuminga to see which side blinks first. The disastrous nature of the qualifying offer means it wouldn't be totally shocking to see the franchise ease their stance, but there's also a strong argument for them to stand their ground based on the belief of long-time NBA insider Marc Stein.