"Yes, they have a young player with a contract tailor-made to be traded, with a style of play that's a bit of a square peg in a round hole. That's the thing that's held him back what we need versus what he wants to do, Kerr said. But that's an on-court issue. The Warriors are confident this can all be handled with professionalism."
"Kuminga provided it on Thursday in his press conference. He showed up, took questions in a language that wasn't his first, about a tricky situation, and answered them in that same tongue with thoughtful responses (though, one imagines, most of the thought was devoted to how he could best phrase things to conceal the truth of the matter). He didn't sell a false bill of goods, and that's a credit to him."
Jonathan Kuminga prefers to be elsewhere while the Golden State Warriors aim to mold him into a different player. He signed a one-plus-one deal that many view as tailor-made for a trade, and his playing style is described as a square peg in a round hole. Coach Steve Kerr called the issue on-court and expressed no worry, citing veteran leadership from Steph, Draymond and Jimmy to stabilize the locker room. Kuminga conducted himself professionally at a press conference, answered questions in a non-native language, acknowledged other teams' interest, said he didn't smile when signing while his family did, and changed his number to No. 1.
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