It appears the Warriors don't want to lock up Jonathan Kuminga long-term, but they also don't want him to potentially go elsewhere and thrive with another NBA team.
Especially, it seems, the NBA team 80 miles northeast in Sacramento.
As The Athletic's Sam Amick shared on a recent appearance on Sactown Sports 1140's "The Carmichael Dave Show," a small factor that has made Golden State hesitant to send Kuminga to the Kings is the fear of the 22-year-old breaking out in California's state capital.
“Joe Lacob is eternally in love with Jonathan Kuminga," Amick said Wednesday. "There is a sense from some people involved that there's a real reluctance not only to finally quit him, if you will, but to see him go up the road to another Northern California NBA team that's run by a guy in Vive