NESN’s Collin Keane took things a step further, predicting that the Dubs will cut ties with Kuminga in favor of an NBA champion Boston Celtics forward. “Kuminga is a $22.5 million cap hit who has a team option for next season, so he’s essentially expiring,” Keane wrote Friday.

Jimmy Butler and the Golden State Warriors have not opened the 2025-26 NBA season the way they envisioned. After finishing last year on a strong 23-7 run following Butler’s arrival from the Miami Heat at midseason, the expectation was that Golden State would build on that momentum and reestablish itself as a top contender in the Western Conference.

The Western Conference is as competitive as ever and plenty of the league’s more talented teams are still trying to figure things out. One of those teams is the