Jonathan Kuminga reportedly is on his way out of Golden State, and the Warriors hope his departure brings them an inside presence he could never consistently provide.
The Warriors sent Kuminga and guard Buddy Hield to the Atlanta Hawks for center Kristaps Porzingis, multiple media outlets reported Wednesday night.
Golden State also reportedly is sending center Trayce Jackson-Davis to the Toronto Raptors for a 2026 second-round draft pick that originally belonged to the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Kuminga trade signifies that the Warriors are out of the running in the Giannis Antetokounmpo sweepstakes — if such a sweepstakes exists. Golden State reportedly made several offers to the Milwaukee Bucks for their star big man but came away with the impression the Bucks are not trading Antetokounmpo before the trade deadline on Thursday.
Kuminga, 23, was selected seventh overall by the Warriors in 2021. After averaging 9.3 points and 3.3 rebounds in 70 games (12 starts) as a rookie, Kuminga improved those numbers to 9.9 points and 3.4 rebounds in his second season, then to 16.1 points and 4.8 rebounds the following campaign.
Then his career flattened out as he struggled with inconsistency and injuries. In the 2024-25 season, his averages dipped to 15.3 points and 4.6 rebounds as he played in only 47 games with 10 starts, leading to a strange offseason in which the restricted free agent wasn’t sure the team still wanted him. The sides agreed on a two-year extension in late September.
He played in 20 games this season (13 starts), averaging 12.1 points though his 5.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game would be career bests.
Hield, 33, is playing in his 10th season. In 44 games this season, he is averaging 8.0 points and shotting 34.4% from behind the 3-point arc. Drafted sixth overall out of Oklahoma by the New Orleans Pelicans in 2016, Hield is a career 39.5% shooter from long distance and an 85.5% free-throw shooter.
Carrying a career 14.6 points-per-game average, Hield has played at least 80 games in seven seasons.
Porzingis is playing on an expiring $30.7 million contract as he goes through another season battling injuries. After playing in only 42 games for Boston last season, the 30-year-old Latvian has played in only 17 of the Hawks’ 52 games this season.
He is averaging 17.1 points and 5.1 rebounds in 24.3 minutes this season. The Warriors will hope Porzingis will be healthy enough to provide rim protection paired with the ability to stretch out opposing defenses with his 3-point shooting. Golden State, which had been gauging the trade market for Draymond Green, are expected to keep Green and hope Porzingis’ presence can open some space inside for their veteran forward.
Porzingis, who hasn’t played since Jan. 7 because of first Achilles tendinitis and more recently an illness, came to Atlanta in a three-team trade between the Hawks, Celtics and Brooklyn Nets last July.
The Warriors will be Porzingis’ sixth club in his 10-year career. He spent his first four seasons (2015-19) with the New York Knicks after they selected him fourth overall in 2015 (though he missed the 2018-19 season because of injury). Every time he has changed teams has been the result of a trade.
Along with the Knicks, he spent time with the Dallas Mavericks (2019-22), Washington Wizards (2022-23), Boston (2023-25) and Atlanta (2025-26). He has career averages of 19.6 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.8 blocks in 518 career games (512 starts).
He finished runner-up in Rookie of the Year voting in 2016, was named an All-Star in 2017-18 and won a championship with the Celtics in 2023-24.
Last month, the Hawks traded star guard Trae Young to the Washington Wizards.
–Field Level Media
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