Mike Dunleavy is ready to put the Warriors’ Jonathan Kuminga saga behind him for good.But when asked to evaluate the entire situation — from Golden State drafting Kuminga in the first round of the 2021 NBA Draft to trading the disgruntled young wing last month — the Warriors general manager revealed his one regret from the outcome.“With young players and player development and all that stuff, you want to put your best foot forward. I think we did that,” Dunleavy Jr. said on 95.7 The Game’s “Willard and Dibs.” “The key in all this I’ve learned is you have to have buy-in from the player, and you have to have buy-in from the organization. There’s buy-in’s on both ends. And that wasn’t fully met if I’m looking back on it. And that’s on both sides.”Kuminga requested a trade this season after once again falling out of coach Steve Kerr’s rotation.It was yet another wrinkle to an up-and-down career with the Warriors for Kuminga, who sought a bigger role that Kerr couldn’t find for him with Steph Curry, Draymond Green and Jimmy Butler.“These things don’t always work out,...
Warriors GM Mike Dunleavy shares his biggest regret from Jonathan Kuminga saga
Published March 7, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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