Overview
- Jake Fischer reports mutual interest for Atlanta and Jonathan Kuminga to decline his $24.3 million 2026–27 team option to negotiate a multiyear contract.
- The Hawks listed Kuminga out Friday for left knee injury management, with multiple reports indicating he is expected to play Saturday against Golden State.
- In six games with Atlanta, Kuminga has averaged 14.8 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists on 56.6% shooting from the field and 58.3% from three, a small sample the team is evaluating.
- Atlanta has won 11 straight games since his arrival, improving its playoff positioning during the league’s longest active streak.
- Ahead of the first matchup since the Feb. 5 trade that sent Kuminga and Buddy Hield to Atlanta for Kristaps Porziņģis, Warriors coach Steve Kerr said he wants the best for Kuminga and acknowledged Golden State was not the ideal setting for his development.