Kuminga looked out of control at times early in his career, but he was a different player last season. Despite getting off to a slow start, Kuminga averaged 18.5 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 0.8 steals, 0.7 steals and 0.7 threes on 54 percent shooting from January 1 through the end of 2023-24. That's 44 games of excellent play, and he did that while mixing and matching his role. It remains to be seen if Kuminga will be a reserve player this season, but he might be starting since Klay Thompson is now with the Magic. Golden State also added Buddy Hield, Kyle Anderson and De'Anthony Melton during the offseason, which is troublesome since Brandin Podziemski and Trayce Jackson-Davis are on the rise as well. We didn't even mention how veterans like Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Andrew Wiggins need their minutes, making this one of the toughest teams to evaluate. That's probably too many cooks in the kitchen for Kuminga to play 30-35 minutes as a starter, but that would be a frustrating development with how special this 21-year-old forward looked at times last season. Given his upside, fantasy managers may have to reach in drafts to acquire Kuminga's services this season, but optimists could be rewarded if he finally gets the leading role he's been after since his rookie campaign. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a two-year, $11.21 million contract with the Warriors in August of 2021. Warriors exercised $6.01 million team option for 2023-24 in October of 2022. Warriors exercised $7.64 million team option for 2024-25 in October of 2023.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary
Jonathan Malangu Kuminga was born in Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2002. French is his first language. Kuminga moved to the United States just before high school. Kuminga initially attended Huntington Prep School in West Virginia. But after his freshman year, he transferred to Our Savior New American in Centereach, New York, where he earned MaxPreps National Sophomore of the Year honors. Kuminga then again transferred to The Patrick School in Hillside, New Jersey. At Patrick, Kuminga averaged 16.2 points and 5.5 rebounds per game as a junior. After his junior season, Kuminga reclassified to the 2020 class, forgoing a senior year of high school hoops. That summer, he announced he would not attend college and instead join the NBA G League Ignite for their inaugural season. Over 13 games with the Ignite, Kuminga averaged 15.8 points, 7.2 rebounds, 1 steal and 0.8 blocks per game. In the 2021 NBA Draft, 18-year-old Kuminga was selected by the Golden State Warriors with the seventh overall pick.
ANALYSIS Draymond Green is good to go after missing the season finale, so this is an expected move for Kuminga. Despite this move to the second unit, Kuminga figures to see a healthy amount of minutes going forward.
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Stat Review
How does Jonathan Kuminga compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
True Shooting %
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Effective Field Goal %
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3-Point Attempt Rate
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Free Throw Rate
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Offensive Rebound %
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Defensive Rebound %
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Total Rebound %
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Assist %
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Steal %
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Block %
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Turnover %
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Usage %
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True Shooting %
59.8%
Effective Field Goal %
56.0%
3-Point Attempt Rate
19.1%
Free Throw Rate
34.7%
Offensive Rebound %
5.2%
Defensive Rebound %
14.3%
Total Rebound %
9.8%
Assist %
12.5%
Steal %
1.2%
Block %
1.7%
Turnover %
9.5%
Usage %
0.0%
Fantasy Points Per Game
27.2
Fantasy Points Per Minute
1.0
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Kuminga garnered a limited role for a second straight season in 2022-23. The 6-foot-7 forward saw slight increases across the board. Most notably, the 2021 lottery pick more than doubled his assists per game from 0.9 to 1.9 and shot 37.0 percent from three (2.2 attempts per contest) compared to 33.6 percent as a rookie. Across 16 starts, Kuminga was more productive, averaging 12.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.1 steals-plus-blocks in 28.2 minutes per game, but he was still rough around the edges when handed an expanded role. Jordan Poole and Donte DiVincenzo are gone, but the Warriors replaced them with Chris Paul, Cory Joseph and Brandin Podziemski. Golden State's frontcourt looks the same at the top with Draymond Green and Kevon Looney, but Dario Saric and Trayce Jackson-Davis were added as depth pieces and both offer unique skill sets. There's not a clear path for Kuminga to carve out a larger role unless he can translate his potential into on-court production during his age-21 campaign. Surrounded by two of the greatest shooters ever (Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson), Kuminga needs to focus on taking care of the ball, playing solid defense and dominating the boards before he starts to play over 20 minutes on a regular basis.
Kuminga put together a couple of nice stretches during his rookie season but was largely irrelevant in fantasy. Saddled with a team that will again be chasing a title, Kuminga may struggle again to play consistent minutes. There may be periods throughout the campaign during which he can be a 12-team asset, likely due to the Warriors managing the minutes for several of their veterans. Over the final three months of the 2021-22 season, Kuminga boosted his scoring to 12.2 points per game on an efficient 53 percent from the floor. Unfortunately, he offered very little else, and rostering a player who only offers upside in one or two categories is next to impossible. While he is another player to throw on your watchlist, especially in deep leagues and dynasty/keeper formats, there will be more appealing targets at the back end of standard drafts.
Early in the draft process, Kuminga was viewed as a potential No. 1 overall pick, but by the time the draft rolled around, evaluators were decidedly undecided on the 18-year-old, who spent last season alongside Jalen Green with the G League Ignite. At 6-6, 210 with top-tier athleticism, Kuminga certainly looks the part of an elite NBA wing, but his effort and decision-making raised question marks, as did his 39-25-63 shooting splits. Despite the inefficiency, Kuminga still got to 15.9 points per game - while adding 7.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.9 steals/blocks - but he'll enter the year as perhaps the top boom-or-bust candidate among rookies. For fantasy purposes, Kuminga is too risky to warrant anything but a late-round pick in most standard leagues. And even if does look better than advertised -- he made some head-turning plays in Summer League -- he'll be stuck behind Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Andrew Wiggins, Draymond Green, James Wiseman, and perhaps even Otto Porter, in the pecking order.
More Fantasy News
Scoreless in regular-season finale
FGolden State Warriors
April 14, 2024
Kuminga contributed zero points (0-4 FG), seven assists, one block and two steals over 23 minutes during Sunday's 123-116 win over the Jazz.
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Good to go Sunday
FGolden State Warriors
April 14, 2024
Kuminga (pelvis) is active and starting in Sunday's regular-season finale versus Utah.
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Considered questionable for Sunday
FGolden State Warriors
Pelvis
April 13, 2024
Kuminga (pelvis) is questionable for Sunday's game against the Jazz.
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Iffy for Friday
FGolden State Warriors
Groin
April 12, 2024
Kuminga is questionable for Friday's game against the Pelicans due to a right pelvic contusion.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Not going anywhere
FGolden State Warriors
August 12, 2024
The Warriors will require an "overwhelming offer" to consider trading Kuminga ahead of the 2024-25 season, Ashish Mathur of Hoops Wire reports.
ANALYSIS Golden State considers Kuminga one of its key young core players, and any trade involving the 21-year-old would draw a hefty asking price. Kuminga and his camp are reportedly eyeing a maximum extension with the Warriors, indicating a mutual desire from both sides to stay put, and there should be plenty of opportunities for the young forward to prove he's worthy of such a deal after Golden State declared there are three starting spots up for grabs heading into the 2024-25 campaign.