Jonathan Kuminga wants out of Golden State and prefers a trade to the Sacramento Kings, who are offering him a starting role alongside Keegan Murray and Domantas Sabonis.

The Athletic's Eric Koreen feels the Golden State Warriors' decision to extend a qualifying offer to restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga has more to do with team-friendly RFA rules than with a desire to keep the forward in the Bay Area.

The Phoenix Suns reportedly have a backup plan in place in case their pursuit of Jonathan Kuminga falls through ahead of the upcoming NBA season.