Jonathan Kuminga’s Hawks debut expected Tuesday, per report – NBC Sports Bay Area & California
Following the Feb. 4 trade that noticed the Warriors ship Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield to the Atlanta Hawks in alternate for Kristaps Porzingis, the fifth-year ahead had but to make his debut along with his new squad on account of a bone bruise.
That might be altering quickly after the Hawks upgraded Kuminga’s standing to questionable for Tuesday’s recreation towards the Washington Wizards. The former Warrior is expected to make his Atlanta debut towards Washington, per ESPN’s Anthony Slater.
Although Kuminga as soon as was considered as having star potential for the Warriors, who drafted him with the No. 7 overall pick In the 2021 NBA Draft, he by no means appeared to carve out a job that each he and the workforce may agree upon. The previous yr or so has been affected by experiences relating to Kuminga’s displeasure along with his standing on the workforce, and Golden State not essentially having a imaginative and prescient for him.
It’s unclear what the Hawks’ plan for Kuminga is, however with Atlanta transferring on from Trae Young, the workforce clearly is in a rebuilding stage – a sentiment that might permit Kuminga to pursue the star position that wasn’t obtainable with Steph Curry, Draymond Green and Jimmy Butler all rating above him on the totem pole of star energy.
“For us, [the trade] “made sense given our timeline and what we’re trying to do,” Hawks basic supervisor Onsi Saleh told reporters Feb. 7. “I believe a 23-year-old with a ton of potential — I believe the issues that he helps us with are his rim strain that he places on. He’s an exceptional athlete. He’s a great rebounder. I believe in transition, he might be completely phenomenal, and he provides dimension on the wing place if we ever want so as to add one other defender to protect considered one of these larger wings within the league.
“So, I’m really excited about Jonathan.”
For his profession, Kuminga averaged 12.5 factors, 4.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists per recreation in 278 appearances with Golden State. He final performed Jan. 22 and scored 10 factors in 9 minutes through the Warriors’ loss to the Dallas Mavericks.
Kuminga’s expected Hawks debut suggestions at 4:30 pm PT.
