Kuminga contract standoff leaves Warriors in offseason limbo

The Golden State Warriors enter the 2025-26 offseason in limbo, their roster frozen by an unresolved contract standoff with restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga that has delayed signings and trades and left the franchise the only NBA team without a completed addition heading into training camp. The impasse, now stretching into September, has tied the front office’s hands even as veterans publicly insist the team can still contend.

Kuminga turned down a reported two-year, $45 million offer from Golden State and has not agreed to a new deal, league sources and reports said. As a restricted free agent the Warriors retain matching rights, and multiple teams have explored sign-and-trade packages, but those talks have so far stalled amid competing offers and Golden State’s insistence on substantial return. With cap and tax math complicating potential moves, one realistic outcome is Kuminga accepting his $7.9 million qualifying offer and playing the 2025-26 season in the Bay while preserving the option of unrestricted free agency in 2027, analysts said.

The situation has had ripple effects. NBA insider Jake Fischer reported the Warriors have lined up a group of veteran targets that...