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Wolf Brave Series, Kumingga scored 104 points, the team ranked first! The Warriors may provide a quotation of 7.9 million qualifications

5:29am, 18 May 2025【Basketball】

On May 15, the NBA playoffs continued. Today is a day that will break all Warriors fans. Because in the fifth game of the Warriors and the Timberwolves' series, the Warriors lost to the Timberwolves 110-121. At this point, the Warriors announced that they were eliminated in this playoffs, and they ended the season with a regrettable way. In fact, if Curry is not injured, the Warriors will have a great advantage when facing the Timberwolves. However, things are unpredictable, and Curry's injuries changed everything. In this series, Jimmy Butler's performance was disappointing. Butler only scored 17 points in the life-and-death battle in G5. You should know that his annual salary is more than 60 million US dollars. If such sporadic contributions are made, it will be difficult for the Warriors to win. Many fans even said that Butler did not work hard and retained his physical strength. After a few games in the playoffs, he won a tough title. But if Curry doesn't play, Butler lets himself go and starts playing health basketball, regardless of the team's life or death.

We do not make too much comments on this view, but to be honest, the Warriors played the best in this round of the series, not Butler, nor Green, nor Pojemsky, but Kumingga, who was previously DNP by Cole. In this game, Kumingga made 11 of 23 shots in 32 minutes, made 3 of 9 three-pointers, 1 of 3 free throws, and scored 26 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals, with a plus-minus value of -12. Today, Kumingga is the one who has the most willingness to fight to the Warriors.

In fact, Kumingga not only performed well in this game, but also performed very well in these few games in which Cole reused him. According to statistics, in the second round of the series, Kuming scored 104 points, the highest for the Warriors; however, Kuming scored 137 minutes in total playing time, ranking fifth in the Warriors. Is Kumingga really unbearable? This round of series gave the answer. Previously, from the end of the regular season to the first round of the playoffs, Cole directly abandoned Kumingga. You should know that this is Kumingga's contract year, and such treatment is really a scam.

Now that the Warriors' season is over, they need to consider whether to stay or not. As of now, it is unlikely that Kumingga will stay. Today, ESPN salary expert Bobby Marks wrote an article analyzing various matters of the Warriors during the offseason. According to reports, Kumingga's rookie contract has expired, and the Warriors can provide Kumingga with a one-year, $7.9 million qualification offer, making him a restricted free agent. After that, the Warriors can choose to match the quotes from other teams, and then try to sign first and then exchange.

It is worth mentioning that the Nets are the only team that is capable of offering a starting salary of more than $20 million this summer. If you want to talk about the Nets, it is also very suitable for Kumingga's performance. There is a group of young people there, and it is also a reconstruction team, suitable for Kumingga to let go of his hands and feet and do a big game. If the Warriors offer a qualification quotation of 7.9 million, it is qualified to match the quotation of other teams. However, once other teams offer a contract of more than 20 million, are the Warriors willing to match it? I'm afraid I'll have to make a question mark.

I personally think that Kumingga must leave. As for Kumingga, I can only say that the tree is moved dead and the people are moved alive. I hope he can shine in the new team.