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'Here to continue the same legacy': Why Golden State's youngsters just became so important

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JONATHAN KUMINGA SCANNED the iPad in assistant coach Kris Weems' hands before the Golden State Warriors tipped off against the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Dec. 6.

Kuminga, eyeing the night's planned rotation and substitution patterns, searched the lists for his name. It wasn't there. Inconsistent play had limited his minutes in head coach Steve Kerr's 10-man rotation.

"I wasn't going to play at all. Zero minutes," Kuminga told ESPN. "I've been through it the past couple of years. I have been here before. So, this one time wouldn't phase me.