The 2025 NBA free agency isn’t over, but the Golden State Warriors are already putting their attention to the summer of 2027. The Warriors haven’t made any significant moves this summer to address their roster concern. One of the main reasons for this is the contract stalemate between the organization and free agent forward Jonathan Kuminga.
Even with that, Golden State has brought their attention to what their next steps should be. The 2027 free agency is expected to feature some of the biggest stars across the league. That includes Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo and Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic.
The Warriors are reportedly interested in adding either of the two European superstars to their roster. Antetokounmpo’s contract will end after the 2027-28 season, that is, if the Greek Freak doesn’t exercise his $62.7 million player option. Jokic, on the other hand, has the same situation and can exercise his $62.8 million player option.
The Athletic’s Sam Amick reported that the Golden State Warriors are looking to have flexibility in their salary cap to potentially have room to acquire either one of the free agent stars.
“They want to maintain maximum flexibility for that 2027 summer (as it stands, they only have Moody’s $13.4 million and Hield’s $10 million player option on the books by then),” Amick wrote.
“The Warriors, who are well aware that Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo and Denver’s Nikola Jokic both have player options for the 2027-28 season, are hardly alone on this star-hunting front. High-profile teams like the Lakers and Clippers have sent similar signals in recent months.”
The Golden State Warriors want to maintain cap flexibility for the summer of 2027, when Giannis Antetokounmpo and Nikola Jokić could potentially become free agents, per @sam_amick
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By that time, it’s unsure if All-Stars Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Jimmy Butler will still be with the Warriors. But even if they would still be with the team, they’d all be close to 40 years old.
Kuminga is reportedly “miserable” with the Golden State Warriors
Before the Golden State Warriors can focus on acquiring a new star player, they still have to address the Kuminga situation. There hasn’t been any progress on both ends. The Warriors want him on a team-friendly deal. But the free agent forward isn’t settling for less money and looks to get his desired $30 million per year contract.
However, a recent update from ESPN’s Tim MacMahon explained that it isn’t about money for Kuminga. In the latest episode of “The Hoop Collective,” MacMahon said that it’s about how he was underutilized by head coach Steve Kerr, logging DNPs in more than one occasion.
“You’re making this about the money. He’s miserable. he is absolutely miserable,” the insider said. “It’s a bad situation. It’s a breakup that needs to happen sooner than later. It is a terrible situation for him. He was getting DNP-CDs in the playoffs.
MacMahon went on to say that the coach doesn’t believe in Kuminga, which led to the current state of the team.
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