The impetus for Kuminga's decision, per the ESPN report, is over the franchise's insistence on having a team option for the second season and their "unwillingness" to allow Kuminga to retain a built-in no trade clause on the contract.

Jonathan Kuminga and the Golden State Warriors are nowhere near common ground in contract talks, according to multiple reports.

The drama between Jonathan Kuminga and the Golden State Warriors continues to drag on, with the former reportedly declining to put pen to paper on the latest contract extension deal offered to him by the Dubs.