Warriors Can Land Newly Available Wing As Kuminga Replacement
The 2025 NBA offseason hasn’t gone as originally planned for the Golden State Warriors. As the franchise has yet to come to a contract agreement with forward Jonathan Kuminga, the Warriors have been stagnant all summer, still the only team yet to add or resign a player. 
Though the Kuminga situation has no clear timeline for getting solved, there is a player who, if Golden State trades for, could fix what has been the dominant storyline in the Bay Area over the past few months.
Writing for Bleacher Report, Andy Bailey discussed why the Warriors would be interested in a player like Kelly Oubre in Philadelphia 76ers trade talks.
“Familiarity is at least a part of why the Golden State Warriors are here. Oubre played for them during the 2020-21 campaign, when he averaged 15.4 points and 1.6 threes,” Bailey wrote. “The Warriors need more punch off the bench and currently only have nine players under contract.”
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Though his one season in Golden State didn’t lead to championship success, Oubre was the third-highest scorer on that iteration of the team. As the Sixers look to be in a precarious situation with their injuries and younger players, Oubre could be a candidate to be traded to a contender this summer or before the deadline, according to Jake Fischer.
Warriors Quiet Offseason
More than two months into free agency, the only roster changes made by Golden State have been losing Kevon Looney to the New Orleans Pelicans. As of early September, the Kuminga holdout has dominated their summer, and a deal still isn’t close to being made, according to recent reports.
While the Warriors are still expected to sign former Boston Celtics center Al Horford and resign De’Anthony Melton, the franchise has still been quiet when it comes to player signings, now just less than a month before training camp.
Golden State has reportedly offered Kuminga the qualifying offer, which would mean he would make around $7.9 million next season and become a free agent in the summer of 2026. But while he wants a deal closer to $20-$30 million over multiple years, the team may have better success trading the young forward for a piece better suited to slide into their roster with championship aspirations.
Kuminga has been mock traded to teams around the league, but while Golden State will want to find an adequate replacement for both his scoring and bringing a greater two-way presence, there’s one name that has yet to be mentioned.
Kelly Oubre As A Kuminga Situation Fix
In steps Oubre, who over the past few seasons has been one of the more under-the-radar scorers in the league. He’s averaged at least 15 points over the last seven seasons for the Warriors, Phoenix Suns, Charlotte Hornets, and Sixers.
His shooting numbers have room for improvement, but as seen with those who play with Stephen Curry and Draymond Green, the floor spacing is on a different level when it comes to the Warriors. Additionally, his athleticism and paint presence on both sides of the court would be a plus for this Golden State roster.
“At least in theory, a downhill scoring threat like Oubre should be able to pull some defenses inward and away from shooters like Stephen Curry, Buddy Hield and Brandin Podziemski,” Bailey wrote.
Oubre is in the last year of his deal, making roughly $8.4 million for the Sixers, but could replace Kuminga as a more experienced option on the wing for the Warriors.
As Fischer reported, the Sixers are reportedly interested in moving on from Oubre, as with the recent surgeries of Joel Embiid and Paul George, the franchise looks to be heading into a new era led by Tyrese Maxey, Jared McCain, and V.J. Edgecombe.
Golden State has been quiet all summer, but now with Oubre potentially available, he could be a fix to what has been a months-long issue for the team.
Dodgers Predicted to Sign Top MLB Free Agent After 2025 Season
Los Angeles Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman
The Los Angeles Dodgers have notoriously been one of the top spenders in MLB for several years now. They showed that at the beginning of 2025, they signed many top free agents to improve their roster.
However, that has not led them to become the juggernaut team many analysts and executives thought they would be. Los Angeles is 79-64 and will likely not reach the 90-win mark with just 20 games left this regular season.
Whatever the Dodgers do in the postseason, one MLB Insider believes they will sign the top free agent after 2025.
Dodgers Predicted to Sign Kyle Tucker
The Chicago Cubs’ slugger is having a rough last two months of the season, but is still considered the top free agent.
USA Today’s Bob Nightengale believes it will be to the Los Angeles Dodgers:
“Rival executives still believe he’ll be the highest-paid player in free agency,” Bob Nightengale reported Monday. “Their prediction where he’ll land? The Dodgers, who badly could use outfield help.”
The Dodgers could use outfield help, but signing Tucker to say, $400 million would put them far over the luxury tax. But it would address a much-needed positional issue. Los Angeles signed Michael Conforto to a one-year, $17 million deal before the season, and he has looked like a massive bust the entire season.
Conforto still isn’t above the .200 average mark, despite playing in 124 games. His OPS is 77, well below league average. The Dodgers also traded for left fielder Alex Call back in July, and he hasn’t had much production either. Signing Kyle Tucker in free agency is right up the Dodgers’ wheelhouse.
Although Tucker has struggled for the past few months, he’s still had a solid season. Kyle Tucker still has 22 home runs and an OPS+ of 140.
Kyle Tucker Has So Many Accolades As a Player
Bleacher Report recently came out with a prediction piece about Kyle Tucker’s free agency, and it showed how tenured he is as a player:
“After all, Tucker’s resume includes a World Series title, four All-Star selections, a Silver Slugger and a Gold Glove. He led the league in RBI in 2023 when he was with the Houston Astros and has hit more than 20 home runs in each of the last five seasons. While he hasn’t been himself since the All-Star break with a .242 batting average, five home runs and 17 RBI, some of that can be explained by injury concerns. And he still has solid overall numbers this season with a .270/.381/.472 slash line, 22 home runs and 73 RBI. Tucker is also just 28 years old, which is another reason he will surely command a significant deal this offseason.”
The next question is how much the Dodgers would pay him, and that will be up to Tucker’s agent.
Fans of other MLB teams would not be happy with the Dodgers making a big-money signing like this, but it would put a lot of pressure on the Cubs to attempt to dish out a higher AAV contract. Tucker’s free agency will be one of the highest-anticipated events this offseason.
