In case you haven’t heard, Jonathan Kuminga and the Golden State Warriors are playing an excruciatingly long game of “Who will blink first?” that we all know, at some point, is going to end with the dissolution of their relationship.
Phrased another way: The Miami Heat clearly dodged disaster.
Previous interest in the 22-year-old never made a ton of sense. The scoring upside is undeniable, but he doesn’t guarantee much else—particularly on defense—or shoot well enough to be considered an intuitive fit alongside Bam Adebayo and/or Kel’el Ware.
Contentious negotiations between the Warriors and Kuminga are now driving home just how much he didn’t make sense in Miami.