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The Warriors took the lead in surrendering?

3:05am, 29 July 2025【Basketball】

The tug-of-war between the Warriors and Kumingga has been going on for a long time. As a young forward with outstanding potential, Kumingga believes that he deserves a contract worth tens of millions of dollars, of which the highest annual salary last year was 35 million, and it must not be less than 25 million. The Warriors are always unwilling to take up too much salary space on Cumingga, and were once DNPed by Kerr several times last season.

The current tug-of-war situation is not a good thing for both sides. First of all, the Warriors were really dragged down by Kumingga. As long as Kumingga's problem is unreasonable, the Warriors management will not be able to perform reinforcement operations, and can only watch other teams be enthusiastic. Not only did Kumingga benched firmly before and couldn't play the ball, but now the more he dragged it to the end, the greater his economic losses will be.

However, when everyone thought that neither the Warriors nor Cumingga would make any concessions, the Warriors were the first to take the initiative to "supplicate". Head coach Cole has come forward many times to show goodwill to Cumingga and promised him that he would enjoy a more important tactical position after staying in the team in the new season and would become an indispensable and important helper around Curry and Butler. It is worth mentioning that Cole has previously clearly expressed the view that Kumingga, Curry and Butler are not suitable for playing together.

Now the Warriors' quotation of 7.9 million yuan for one-year qualifications to Kumingjia is a foregone conclusion, but Kumingjia has never accepted this offer and has been looking for opportunities to sign first and then exchange. But then again, judging from Kumingga's market conditions, it is difficult for him to get an ideal salary contract in the league. It is better to accept the Warriors' qualification quote first, and then work hard for a season to see if he can make a fortune. Wait until he becomes a free agent in the offseason next year before pursuing big contracts.