Once upon a time, Jonathan Kuminga found himself buried on the bench of Steve Kerr’s Warriors.Now the Atlanta Hawks forward might not find a stable home in Atlanta either, with John Hollinger of The Athletic predicting the Hawks will decline his $24.3 million team option for the 2026-27 NBA season.“BORD$ still values him as a high-end reserve, with his $9.4 million valuation falling well short of the contract dollars,” Hollinger wrote. “I could see the Hawks picking up the option to use his contract in a trade, but it’s more likely that they decline it and either re-up at a lower number or move on.”BORD$ is Hollinger’s proprietary player valuation system, which factors in regular-season production, age, injury history and projected minutes to estimate what a player is actually worth on the open market.Kuminga averaged 12.2 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists while shooting 46.3 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from 3-point range across 36 games with the Hawks after being traded by the Warriors in February. The 23-year-old was selected No. 7 overall by Golden State in the 2021 NBA Draft, a pick the...
Hawks predicted to decline Jonathan Kuminga’s $24.3M team option for 2026-27
Published June 16, 2026 • 14 hrs ago
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