Bleacher Report writer Zach Buckley has outlined a speculative three-team NBA deal that would move forward Jonathan Kuminga from the Golden State Warriors to the Brooklyn Nets while delivering high-scoring wing Michael Porter Jr. to the Warriors.
Proposed framework
Golden State would receive
- Michael Porter Jr.
- Haywood Highsmith
Brooklyn would receive
- Jonathan Kuminga
- Moses Moody
- Buddy Hield
- 2028 first-round pick (top-five protected)
- 2030 first-round pick swap (positions 2–30 protected)
Why the move is being floated
Golden State is widely expected to at least entertain offers for Kuminga once he becomes trade-eligible on January 14. Brooklyn, meanwhile, remains focused on accumulating young players and future draft assets.
Contract and production numbers
Porter Jr., earning $38.3 million this season, is averaging 25.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists while shooting 49.1 percent from the field and 40.1 percent from three-point range. Kuminga’s salary stands at $22.5 million; he is posting 11.8 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. The 21-year-old signed a two-year, $48.5 million contract last offseason that includes a team option designed to allow Golden State—or any acquiring team—to renegotiate the deal next summer.
Reality check
Buckley notes that transactions involving multiple rotation players, two first-round considerations and sizable salary matching rarely crystallize as initially sketched. Still, with Kuminga’s trade window approaching, league observers expect similar concepts to surface over the coming weeks.
Source: Hoops Wire
