The Golden State Warriors are less than two weeks away from training camp and they have still yet to reach an agreement with restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga in a lengthy negotiation process. And with the young forward unwilling to sign onto any of the three reported offers from the Warriors , he and his camp are now using their biggest source of leverage to potentially get a deal done: the qualifying offer.
Kuminga's agent told ESPN that Kuminga is willing to take the qualifying offer, which ties him to Golden State for one year at a $7.9 million price tag and allows him to become an unrestricted free agent next offseason.
"He will take the QO," agent Aaron Turner said on "The Hoop Collective." "But if he's treated fairly, and in our mind that's flipping [team option] to [