Jonathan Kuminga‘s agent, Aaron Turner, leaked details of his negotiations with Steve Kerr and Joe Lacob from the 2025 free agency on Friday. Turner addressed the situation after he and Kuminga came under fire for agreeing to a two-year, $12.4 million deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday.
Appearing on FanDuel’s flagship show Run It Back, Turner opened up about his conversations with Steve Kerr and the Warriors‘ front office while speaking with host Chandler Parsons, describing the negotiations as one of the “weirdest.”
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“They wanted him to get into restricted free agency, where then part two of the Warriors negotiation went on, which was last summer,” Turner said. “It set the table for the weirdness of probably the weirdest negotiation of all time.
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“You’ll never see again where a Hall of Fame coach (Kerr) comes out and says, ‘This guy JK, he’s a really good, talented player, but he doesn’t fit the roster with Draymond and Jimmy.’ And then, on the flip side of that, you have the front office and owner offer him money in the 20s (millions).”
Kuminga’s situation with the Warriors in 2025 was well documented, with the forward stalling negotiations in hopes of having more control over his future, with a player option clause. However, he eventually signed a two-year, $46.8 million deal with a team option before being shipped to the Atlanta Hawks at the trade deadline.
Fast forward to this summer, when the Hawks declined the team option, making Kuminga a free agent once again and allowing him to sign with the Timberwolves, where he has a player option in the second year.
Agent explains why Jonathan Kuminga turned down rumored $75 million Warriors deal
During his free agency negotiations with the Warriors in 2025, Jonathan Kuminga was reportedly offered a three-year, $75.2 million contract. However, the forward allegedly rejected the proposal, hoping to secure more control over his future.
His agent Aaron Turner explained the reasoning behind the decision on Friday.
“With the ($75 million deal), it was to me, he had to get to a spot to make long-term money, or past this contract, where the basketball was set,” Turner said.
“If you understand this business, it’s ‘If it’s a good basketball fit, the money follows.’ The money coming before the basketball is not really how you’re going to continue to make more and more money.”
Kuminga’s new deal with the Timberwolves gives him more leverage, as he has a player option for the second year. If he performs well in Minnesota, he could decline the option and enter free agency again with a chance to secure a larger contract.
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