US EditionJonathan Kuminga Earns Award Buzz After Kerr’s Lineup Decision
Kuminga averages 16.2 points and 37 rebounds in five games, earning a starting role to guard top perimeter scorers and boost team defense, coach Kerr said.
- On Tuesday, Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr announced Jonathan Kuminga will remain a starter ahead of their 98-79 win over the Los Angeles Clippers.
- After a rocky offseason and contract talks, Jonathan Kuminga earned an early chance after Moses Moody injured his calf in training-camp practice.
- Across five games, Kuminga is starting each outing and shooting 53.7%, and Kerr said `The way he's rebounding, the way he's attacking the rim, that's what makes him special`.
- Kerr committed to the current rotation, saying the lineup will remain in place as the Warriors hold a 4-1 record after recent blowout wins.
- As his role expands, Kerr has assigned Jonathan Kuminga to guard opponents' best perimeter scorers, and his hot start has shifted his narrative and increased his recognition.
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Jonathan Kuminga Earns Award Buzz After Kerr’s Lineup Decision
Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr recently announced his plans to keep Jonathan Kuminga in the starting lineup after his hot start to the season. Even following a rocky summer highlighted by brutal contract negotiations, the 23-year-old has found a solid role on a team many expected he would have already been traded from just weeks ago. Steve Kerr Admits Stunning Jonathan Kuminga Truth In New Role Now, with averages of 16.2 points, 7.…
Steve Kerr Makes Bold Call On Jonathan Kuminga After His Impressive Early-Season Surge
Jonathan Kuminga (Image Credits: Imagn) Throughout the offseason, the contract dispute between the Golden State Warriors and Jonathan Kuminga was one of the most talked-about stories around the league. Reports suggested that Kuminga had begun to feel like a “pawn” in the Warriors’ system. The situation reportedly grew tense between Kuminga and head coach Steve Kerr. Sources claimed that their relationship had deteriorated to the point where neit…
Warriors' Kerr: Kuminga Has Earned Full-Time Starting Role
After suggesting before the season that Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler, and Draymond Green were the only three Warriors players assured of starting every night, head coach Steve Kerr is adding a fourth name to that list, writes Anthony Slater of ESPN. Kerr said prior to Tuesday’s win over the Clippers that Jonathan Kuminga has secured his spot as a full-time member of the starting five and will be tasked with defending the opponent’s best perimeter…
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