Golden State only has Kuminga locked into a two-year contract, and his name is often floated around on the trade market. Kuminga getting healthy and playing consistently could see him either becoming a big factor to the Warriors’ success or the perfect young trade piece to improve their starting lineup.
Steve Kerr Gives Terrible Update On Jonathan Kuminga
Posted November 24, 2025
The Golden State Warriors continue to miss Jonathan Kuminga from their lineup due to his bilateral patellar tendinitis injury. Kuminga had a hot start to the season looking like a viable third option, but it ended with poor play and an injury ruling him out to ruin that momentum.
Warriors coach Steve Kerr has a complicated history with Kuminga over the past few seasons. Many question their relationship not being strong as a reason why Kuminga will not have a long-term future in Golden State. The head coach was asked about Kuminga’s timetable to return to the court and provided an honest answer that gives little short-term hope to Warriors fans.
“Honestly, I just talked to the training staff. They tell me it’s day to day,” Kerr explained to the media. “So, talking to JK, and he said he’s not moving that well, so I can’t tell you what the outlook is. JK can tell you that better than I could, so he needs to feel better and be able to move better before we can put him out there. Maybe we’ll get imaging done on the knee, but yeah, we got to figure it out.”
Kerr: Kuminga Is Day To Day
The most surprising thing about Kerr’s news is that he remains hopeful enough to list Kuminga as day to day on the injury report. More often than not, a coach saying someone is not moving well and has an uncertain return timetable will have them ruled out for at least another week or two.
However, the team staff still felt Kuminga is day to day, which implies he can return any game coming up sooner than later. Golden State has missed Kuminga for five straight games and it hurts the team’s overall depth. The hot start for Kuminga saw him averaging 17.4 points and 7.1 rebounds in 31.0 minutes over his first seven games.
Confidence started to grow that Kuminga could be the third scoring option behind superstars Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler. Unfortunately, things slowed down after the first seven games. Kuminga averaged just 9.5 points in 24.0 minutes per game over his next six games before the injury ruled him out.
Does Kerr Still Believe In Kuminga?
Conflict between Kerr and Kuminga in past seasons fractured their relationship to never grow in the same way it did with the coach for Curry, Klay Thompson and other stars. Kuminga and his agent have made some critical comments in the past over how Kerr and the Warriors use the young player.
However, this season proved that Kerr is willing to trust Kuminga if he feels the 23-year-old is contributing to the lineup and doing what is asked of him. Kerr ultimately benched Kuminga this season before the injury became a factor to show he had quickly lost confidence.
Cubs Must Target Rising Yankees Star as Kyle Tucker Backup Plan
If Major League Baseball were like the NBA, then we’d officially propose an offseason sign-and-trade deal featuring New York Yankees outfielder Trent Grisham and Chicago Cubs All-Star slugger Kyle Tucker.
Alas, no such rules exist in Major League Baseball, and Tucker and Grisham are both pending free agents. Although Tucker has endured a brutal second-half slump after suffering a fractured right hand in June, he’s still a 28-year-old who could command at least $300 million on the open market.
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Then, there’s Grisham, who has engineered one of baseball’s more remarkable comeback stories. After batting .191 with a .651 OPS from 2022-24, Grisham entered Tuesday batting .250 with a career-high 25 home runs, 50 RBIs, and an .823 OPS.
Not only has Grisham provided the Yankees with 3.1 bWAR, but he’s reaching base at a .354 clip, and his 21.3% strikeout rate is easily the best of his seven-year career. If this is the Grisham that we’ll see moving forward, then he’s officially graduated from a defensive standout to an all-around weapon.
Tucker makes plenty of sense for the Yankees, who need another reliable outfielder with Jasson Domínguez’s defensive struggles and questions regarding Aaron Judge’s future in right field. Such a move could spell the end of Grisham’s tenure with the Yankees, and the Cubs would be wise to pounce.
Trent Grisham Makes Plenty of Sense for the Cubs
Considering that Grisham plays half of his games at Yankee Stadium, it’s easy to assume that the right field short porch is responsible for his offensive breakout. However, Grisham is hitting .209 with a .731 OPS at home compared to .286 and .904 on the road.
In other words, Grisham is either the latest player to post uncharacteristic, career-best numbers in a contract year, or he’s truly taken a massive step forward. For their sake, the Cubs should assume it’s the latter if they plan on pursuing him.
Grisham has exclusively played center field dating back to 2020, whereas Tucker is the Cubs’ starting right fielder. Theoretically speaking, the Cubs could move designated hitter Seiya Suzuki back to right field, where he spent much of 2022-24.
A Cubs outfield featuring Grisham, Suzuki, and Pete Crow-Armstrong sounds fearsome on paper. Let’s see whether it comes to fruition or if the Cubs will enter 2026 lacking both Grisham
