Jonathan Kuminga: ‘My door isn’t open yet. At some point it’s going to be open’

September 21, 2024 by Hoops Hype

So what happens if there’s no deal by the Oct. 31 deadline, and he’s set to hit restricted free agency next summer? “I haven’t really got into it that much,” Kuminga said. “I don’t want to step my foot off track. I’m focusing on how can I be great? How can I help something? The better you play, the more you do things, everything’s going to open up itself. So I’m not worried about things like that because I know who I am, I know myself. At the end of the day, it’s just having an opportunity, a chance to go out there and prove. And just waiting for the moment. It’s God’s plan, so I’m not even tripping or thinking about it day to day. Whenever it happens, it’s going to happen. “Everybody’s got their time when God opens their doors. My door isn’t open yet. At some point it’s going to be open. Obviously soon or anytime, I know they’re going to be open. If you look at what other people are getting or doing or having, it’s going to slow you down. So I’m not trying to slow down. Try to keep doing what I always do, you know?”
Source: San Francisco Standard

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“Draymond’s always going to be Draymond,” Kuminga said. “I could play with Draymond. I could play with anybody. So I don’t see anybody being in my way, because I feel like we could all be on the floor at the same time.” -via San Francisco Standard / September 21, 2024

Will that door open for him with the Warriors and keep him here in the long term? “I mean, who knows? I would love to,” Kuminga said. “It’s God’s plan. I don’t know my future. I don’t know what’s going to happen. I would love for it to be open with the Warriors. But like I said, I don’t know my destiny. So whatever happens, it’s going to happen.” -via San Francisco Standard / September 21, 2024

Jonathan Kuminga has a simple answer for the grand and pressing question of the Warriors’ summer: Why did he dye his hair a shining golden hue? Is this a gleaming statement about his mood? An ode to Dennis Rodman? A hint about current contract requests? No, none of that. He just got a little bored. Maybe a lot bored. “Just trying something, you know?” Kuminga said Thursday after a workout at Chase Center. “It’s been a long summer. Sometimes, the longer the summer is, the more you get bored. Just try different things. I think that’s what it is.” -via San Francisco Standard / September 21, 2024