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Jonathan Kuminga in no rush to accept Warriors' contract offers - ESPN

Restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga is in no rush to sign the latest contract offers from the Golden State Warriors, he told ESPN's Shams Charania after a Thursday morning workout in Miami, and Kuminga's stalemate with the Warriors has the potential to drag significantly deeper into the offseason as he continues to explore other opportunities.

General manager Mike Dunleavy and the Warriors' front office showed an extra level of motivation this week in conversations with Kuminga's agent, Aaron Turner, delivering what they believe is a fair offer to bring back Kuminga for a fifth season despite the rocky four-year partnership that preceded it.

But Kuminga hasn't found anything they presented appealing, he said, so the drawn-out negotiations will remain motionless, likely keeping the Warriors' other offseason business on pause. They are the only NBA team not to sign or trade for a player this summer.

The Warriors and Kuminga didn't swap contract numbers in the lead-up to free agency. So, Turner has spent much of July searching for sign-and-trade opportunities, getting the most tangible bites from the Phoenix Suns and Sacramento Kings, league sources said.

Both suitors remain on the fringe of these talks, attempting to engage the Warriors on packages but delivering nothing that has moved the needle. The Warriors don't want to add what they view as bad salary, would like a promising young player and have been steadfast in their request for a first-round pick in any Kuminga sign-and-trade talks, league sources said. Phoenix doesn't even have a first-round pick available to trade.

This has been an ice-cold market for restricted free agents because of the lack of cap space around the league. The Warriors anticipated that and

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