Opinion is subjective, but Warriors guard Buddy Hield views teammate Jonathan Kuminga as one of the best basketball players in the world.

Alright, maybe not all around, but definitely when the athletic 23-year-old is in transition and has the ball in his hands.

In that category, Hield affirms Kuminga is in the same league as one of the best to ever play the game and a rising superstar that could very well be in the same conversation in a handful of years.

“JK is one of those guys that is probably one of the best in the world other than LeBron [James], Anthony Edwards, he’s one of the best in the world in transitions, especially with the ball going downhill,” Hield told reporters after the Warriors’ season-opening win on Tuesday.

After a strenuous offseason marred by restricted free

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