Jonathan Kuminga’s Warriors tenure finally is over, and the Kristaps Porzingis era in the Bay has begun.The Warriors traded the 23-year-old forward, along with guard Buddy Hield, to the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night for the veteran center, a source confirmed to NBC Sports Bay Area’s Monte Poole. ESPN’s Shams Charania was first to report the news, and the Warriors officially announced the trade Thursday afternoon. The Warriors have acquired forward-center Kristaps Porzingis from the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for guard Buddy Hield and forward Jonathan Kuminga: pic.twitter.com/9Q0gpaSo4H — Warriors PR (@WarriorsPR) February 6, 2026 The deal ends a year-long saga between Kuminga and the Warriors that hung a dark cloud over the franchise, while bringing a 7-foot-2 big man to the Bay.Kuminga, on Jan. 15 — the first day he was trade-eligible, demanded a trade from the Warriors, league sources confirmed to NBC Sports Bay Area’s Dalton Johnson.Less than a month later, the Warriors fulfilled Kuminga’s wish, sending him to Atlanta.Kuminga has been in and out of coach Steve Kerr’s rotation for the last few seasons, and even...
Warriors trade Jonathan Kuminga, Buddy Hield to Hawks for Kristaps Porzingis
Published February 4, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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