Warriors Predicted to Trade Jonathan Kuminga to Suns for $64 Million Trio

Warriors Predicted to Trade Jonathan Kuminga to Suns for $64 Million Trio originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

While things have quieted down a ton since the end of the Las Vegas Summer League, one storyline has remained as the largest in the NBA.

That would be the ongoing saga between the Golden State Warriors and restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga.

It has been reported that Kuminga has turned down the Warriors’ contract offer and both sides are unwilling to budge to get a deal done which has caused Golden State to miss out on multiple free agent targets.

Of course, Kuminga fell out of Steve Kerr’s rotation last season and his role next season is uncertain which has led to reports that he has no desire to remain in Golden State.

While that may be the case, there has not been a ton of outside interest from other teams regarding the young forward, though the Sacramento Kings and Phoenix Suns have both reportedly offered him a contract, though they have failed to meet the Warriors’ high asking price to acquire him via a sign-and-trade.

Mock trade sends Jonathan Kuminga to Suns

Because of this, FanSided’s Maxwell Ogden recently released a new mock trade that would see the Suns land Kuminga from the Warriors in exchange for three players and draft capital.

In the trade, the Suns would send Nick Richards, Oso Ighodaro, Royce O’Neale and a future first-round pick to the Warriors in exchange for Kuminga.

For the Warriors, this trade would be a solid one for them to pull off as they would add two veterans in Richards and O’Neale to upgrade their depth, which they have failed to do thus far this summer.

Richards would be a massive upgrade to their center position and would likely become their starting center next season inside next to Draymond Green.

O’Neale would give Golden State another solid 3-and-D player off the bench that would provide the team with some much-needed scoring in their second unit.

Golden State would also acquire a young big man in Ighodaro who impressed last season in his limited minutes and could become a key piece of the Warriors’ future after Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler and Green retire.

Despite this, Golden State may still want more in return for Kuminga but they may be forced to lower their asking price if they want to move him this offseason as they try to chase another title next season.

This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Aug 18, 2025, where it first appeared.