According to NBA insider Anthony Slater of The Athletic, the Miami Heat have “legitimate interest” in Golden State Warriors wing Jonathan Kuminga.
Kuminga is a restricted free agent.
“The Miami Heat missed out on Kevin Durant and have legitimate Jonathan Kuminga interest, per league sources, among others expected to explore the idea as the market materializes,” Slater wrote. “The Brooklyn Nets loom as a possible offer sheet team, but did use a chunk of their cap space in a Tuesday night trade.”
Kuminga played in 47 games for the Warriors this season. He averaged 15.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists while shooting 45.4% from the field, 30.5% from beyond the arc and 66.8% from the foul line.
A one-time NBA champion, Kuminga turns 23 in October. He has career averages of 12.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists with Golden State.
“I trust my people, trust my agent (Aaron Turner),” Kuminga told Slater. “I want to know more about how this trade stuff goes, how this sign-and-trade goes or how this contract goes. I want to learn more about it.
“But most of the time I just focus on playing, just working. The better I get, wherever I get my chance, it’s going to show. Wherever I go, wherever I’ll be, off the rip, I just want them to be like, ‘Oh, yeah, he deserved what he got. He deserved to be here. He worked hard for it.’
“Wherever it is, that’s what I want it to feel like. I want to be great. I feel like I’m capable of being that, capable of doing some special things and I won’t just let it go like that. The only way to get there is just to lock in every single day.”
The Heat were swept in the first round of the 2025 playoffs by the Cleveland Cavaliers. They traded Jimmy Butler, who requested a trade, to the Warriors.
Meanwhile, Golden State lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round in five games.
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