NBA Trade Proposal Sends Jonathan Kuminga To Bulls, Coby White To Warriors

Grant Hughes of Bleacher Report proposed that the Golden State Warriors trade Jonathan Kuminga to the Chicago Bulls this offseason for Coby White.

It would be a sign-and-trade deal since Kuminga becomes a restricted free agent this summer. 

“Kuminga is a hyper-athletic forward who has flashed dominant foul-drawing potential and two-way impact en route to four-year averages of 12.5 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists on 50.7 percent shooting in his Golden State career. He also didn’t click with the Warriors’ read-and-react system, often falling out of the rotation for weeks at a time,” Hughes wrote. “If the Bulls take a chance on Kuminga, who’s still just 22, the Warriors should ask for White. His expiring $12.8 million salary in 2025-26 isn’t large enough to make an extension realistic in Chicago, and his scoring and shot-creation would address Golden State’s most critical weakness.”

Kuminga appeared in 47 games for the Warriors this season. He averaged 15.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists while shooting 45.4% from the field, 30.5% from 3 and 66.8% from the foul line. 

Kuminga turns 23 in October. He has career averages of 12.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists. A change of scenery may do wonders for the Goma native since Warriors head coach Steve Kerr benched him. 

“Base year compensation makes any Kuminga deal tricky. Let’s say Kuminga’s new starting salary is $25 million. That’ll be the incoming figure for Chicago, but it only counts as $12.5 million in outgoing salary for Golden State. That $25 million figure is right in the range where a Warriors-Bulls deal involving White could work. Any higher or lower, and the parties would have to add money via additional players to hit the sweet spot,” Hughes wrote. “Considering White has played at fringe All-Star levels the past two years, the Warriors might need to include a pick. Then again, Kuminga’s upside might result in draft capital heading the other way, depending on his salary figure. We’ll just leave this as a straight-up swap for now.”

White appeared in 74 games for the Bulls this season. He averaged 20.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 4.5 assists while shooting 45.3% overall, 37.0% from 3 and 90.2% from the foul line. 

White, 25, has career averages of 15.2 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists. He’ll make $12,888,889 next season in the final year of his contract. 

The Warriors lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round of this year’s playoffs in five games, while the Bulls missed the playoffs for the third straight year.