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Jonathan Kuminga Requests Trade From Warriors... What Could He Bring To New Landing Spot?

15 Jan 2026 · 1 min

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In a bench-side monologue, Draymond Green recounts a post‑game interaction where teammate Brandon Przyjimski (B.P.) expressed frustration after being subbed out. Kuminga (JK) calmly reassured B.P., emphasizing the need to stay ready for short‑burst playing opportunities. Green uses this anecdote to illustrate Kuminga’s maturity, his ability to mentor a fellow 22‑year‑old, and to counter narratives that label Kuminga as “moping.” He concludes by asserting that any team acquiring Kuminga in a trade would be receiving a player with strong leadership, resilience, and on‑court readiness.

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Brandon Przyjimski, last game, not the Clipper game. He comes out the game. When he came out the game, I was sitting at the end of the bench as I always sit in the last seat. JK's right there to my left. He sits right to JK left. And he go, "Man, why he take me out the game? Hey, I just got in the game." And JK goes, "Oh, don't worry about it. Like, it's all good." And he like, "Ah, dang, just can't believe they just took me out." And JK goes, "You know, just adjust to it. You gonna go back in. Like, just adjust to it. Stay ready. Like, you'll be good." And he go, "Man, just trying to find a rhythm, JK. Hey, I just got out the game." And J.K. go, "Yeah, but everybody playing in short bursts. So just adjust to the short bursts and be ready to go when you go back." And B.P. go, "Okay, that's fair." And for me to sit and listen to a 22-year-old sit there and talk another 21, 22-year-old off the ledge, and one guy isn't playing, like not seeing the floor, yet another guy his age or a little younger is playing, and he's talking him off a ledge. So when people try to say, "Oh man, he moping," or, "No, no, no." That's what I'm watching him do. Whatever happened at the trade deadline, if Jonathan Kuminga's moved, whoever gets Jonathan Kuminga, that's the guy you're getting. Get it.