- staff/Atkinson: “last year, I’m not gonna criticize anybody…kinda nuts with Covid and everything…practice times…on our heels…they’re huddling with some of our scouts…this is a whole different level of engagement…sit with both of those guys and go over their whole plan. That’s the NBA now…Jama…has a great pedigree with it…he often mentioned guys on his teams…and what they did with them…renewed focus…”
- championship contention: “mostly on Klay what he can be…idk when how, I expect him to come back healthy.‘I don’t want to put pressure on the date…need one of our top two players to be one of our top two players…with our core…Wiggins…Looney and Poole…Damion…yeah if we’re healthy…young guys…playoffs…40 minutes for Curry, 40 minutes for Draymond…I don’t see a team where we look at and we say we can’t beat them…and we have to add veterans…idk who that will be…win a tie (in negotiations)…Klay’s injury (last year led to) we’re gonna go somewhere else…”
- 14? “Had a few guys that were like Moody…played in a system…shooters…he happened to be the highest of those guys…we even considered him at 7 at one point early in the process…and we had him in twice…had some people see him in college…we got to see him three times…his composure and his kind of readiness…development coaches…they said is he a junior or a senior?…old soul about him…we liked him for a lot of reasons…”
Kuminga is sinking into my brain and seeing how positive Myers is about him helps me process this pick and the ceiling that this player has. There is no question that he looks like an NBA player and a real wing. With polish, we may have gotten a true steal out of this one.
Sometimes we don't see what others are talking about. I like Kuminga's size and power and I was a bit stuck on scoring. If he can play good D, he will help us. I wanted a 3 point sharpshooter, a shooting guard (we got Moody) or a stud playmaker. I was very surprised to see how far Jared Butler fell.
That’s ok I appreciate you reading when you can, only half-kidding. I saw the Schmitz scouting Q&A with Kuminga and was impressed by the individual defense then also his ability to create something out of nothing. Very Kawhi-ish although I’d be happy with Poor Man’s Kawhi because Kawhi is a HOFer.
Basketball is watched by alargely gullible audience. Most people dont even know what they are watching. Warriors just need 3 and D players and not projects. A good draft for warriors would be moody at 7 and duarte at 14. Moody is the project who has something to build on. Duarte is the instant contributor.. kuminga isnt just not a good hooper. He is also dumb. Forget about being multilingual. I am too. I grew up in part in africa cos my dad shipped me there. Every african kid that speaks english is bilingual at least. Doesnt make u smarter.. see how kuminga answered questions about meeting curry.. moody answered how the real african kid would.. i will be listening.. thats innate smartness u cant teach..moody may end up being a better player by far. Whats gonna deter kuminga's growth is his poor FT shooting. Ive seen it many times.. the aggressiveness reduces when they start getting scared of the FT line..looney has thesame fear too.. im not ready to psychoanalyse an 18yr old kid but believe me. They wasted that draft slot.. hit big on moody though
If at all kuminga will be good. Curry will be ready to give his hall of fame speech then. Also for a team that is capped out why draft akid and pay him 5m when its not certain he can contribute. Its like wasting part of your scarce resources
How many years did it take for giannis to be good? Can giannis still shoot? If giannis wasnt 6'11 u think he would be an allstar? If giannis was 6'6, he would be a role player.
- getting vets? S&T? “I think it’s out because we’re past the hard cap, way past it…we can’t take one in…we can send a player out…how hard it’s gonna be to get players? Idk, it’s an interesting market…we’ll be a little more selective…our payroll is crazy, it’s huge…we hope Juan can give us some minutes 🚨 …Damion Lee, certain guys that we can kind of plug in…maybe we need a backup point guard…see what we can do with Nico Mannion…I do believe players wanna come play for us, players also want to make money…pretty confident we can get some guys.”
- any trades? Kuminga’s name? “Idk because we didn’t talk about take this guy…we were mostly just focused on the draft…traction? Not really…nothing got past into the red zone, 50-yard line…and that’s what we’ll do in FA…”
- post-Curry era of Wiseman Kuminga Poole? “Yeah you have to (think about it)…it’s not binary, right?…tonight, this was the best choice…we think about the present we think about the future…players play a lot longer…certain players can…there’s 20, 21 yo who are playing a lot of minutes…and then if it’s not going that way we adjust…the hardest thing for me is not knowing what our team is…we need to see our team with Klay Thompson, there’s no other way to say it 🚨 …because he’s so good…we did the Wiggins deal to play with Klay Thompson…yeah the rookies are part of it, the veterans we sign…”
Kuminga: “his skill at his size…a lot of the coaches described it as an ability to get downhill…he does it at the rim…ability to kind of use their size, use their athleticism, his strength…his shot needs work…so does Moody…bit what we liked was his aggressiveness…he needs to get better shooting but he shoots…the threat of a three is a value…confidence…work ethic…”
- Kuminga NBA skill, rookies and Wiseman: “they may change the rules where we get 15 active…the question is are they gonna be in the rotation?…where can they give us minutes…hopefully they’re all healthy…like I said we’re gonna need some veterans…Klay’s a part, when’s he back?…we played small…do we wanna go that way?…we really need some time…ended the last season with so much uncertainty…”
- Kuminga workout: “we better go do this just in case he’s there…a lot of us went to Miami, Joe…we even brought Kenny Atkinson…he got on the floor with him…Steve couldn’t be here…I wanna see how he reacts to pressure…how he protects the rim…handled them well, he was conversive…always impressed when a player will come to dinner by himself…it’s hard for an 18 yo to sit there and answer questions…he handed himself really well, he was talking about his parents coming to town…hadn’t seen his parents in 5 years…speaks 4 languages…his nature, we asked him who he admired…the whole package, the whole thing was nice…his brother worked out with us on Sunday…father figure…surround him with support so I saw that he had that…kid that wants to be great…”
- Kuminga process G league? “…don’t want them to get hurt (in workouts)…sometimes you’re surprised…idk what his timeline is gonna be…if Klay’s not ready to start the season…one of these guys…need to have Summer League…what Steve wants to do…don’t really wanna predict…”
- Kuminga: “it’s impossible to get wings in the NBA…multiple position players it’s really tough…3s have become 4s…we like the optionality of these two guys…great story…mature kid…aggressiveness, competitive, work ethic…but we have to work and he has to work…”
- trades? “Trade backs for future picks…all the things we talked about do you wanna take your pick and trade it back…multiple second round picks…wasn’t anything on the table as far as moving them for a player…we liked the guys we liked…”
- talked to Dray? “Tokyo…Steph’s not in this time zone…Klay’s in LA…I talked to Steph…early morning his time…while we were picking (Dray) texted me and he said Kuminga…so he’s happy…9th pick he said Moody…and I didn’t even give him those names, so he gave me a big thumbs up…we need to add some veterans, we’re not done yet.”
- raw picks: “hopefully winning now is what we wanna do what they wanna do…obviously we have to add thru FA…get some older guys…see if we can get minutes out of these guys (picks)…Draymond…didn’t even really play…old is often good but doesn’t necessarily mean you’re ready to go…”
As we still wait, I’m reminded that I’ll take notes as best as I can. Be careful not to read into it too much. Some quotes may only be partial. The video snippets on YouTube will come out later in a few hours after. Btw members of our Discord can hear the thing live. Signup here for just $1/mo for a limited time: https://patreon.com/LetsGoWarriors
Look. The truth is warriors are not ready to give a 34yr old steph the supermax. They are drafting kids and meyers repeated the same stuff lacob said.." even joe montana got traded". I'm sure steph is not that slow to see the handwritings on the wall. He needs to contact embiid and move on. 76ers is his best chance of winning. Nothing kuminga does helps steph. Hr doesnt even know how to play basketball.. im all in for drafting kids and securing the franchise's future but why draft a kid with nothing to build on?
For context Jonathan Kuminga G league stats last year (13 games) 15.8 pts 7.2 rbs 2.7 asts 1 stl 0.8 blocks 32 MPG v 38-24-62 splits
Smailagic G league stats in 2019-20: (9 games) 14.1 pts 6.0 rbs 1.3 asts 0.8 stls 1 block 27 MPG 52-22-58 splits
If they drafted trey murphy 3rd and moody. We know we have talent to work with. Kuminga is an athletic kid with no identifiable hooping skill.
The bulls thought they could win without MJ. 23yrs later they wished they never made thatc choice.
The Warriors really like them raw lately. If you consider they traded 2 seconds to get Smiley, they go with Wiseman at 2, and now Kuminga. They have pretty much invested in the rawest players they can find over the last 3 years. Strange because they built their success upon high basketball IQ guys and the last few years have been like adding guys who can only play chopstix to a symphony.
- staff/Atkinson: “last year, I’m not gonna criticize anybody…kinda nuts with Covid and everything…practice times…on our heels…they’re huddling with some of our scouts…this is a whole different level of engagement…sit with both of those guys and go over their whole plan. That’s the NBA now…Jama…has a great pedigree with it…he often mentioned guys on his teams…and what they did with them…renewed focus…”
- championship contention: “mostly on Klay what he can be…idk when how, I expect him to come back healthy.‘I don’t want to put pressure on the date…need one of our top two players to be one of our top two players…with our core…Wiggins…Looney and Poole…Damion…yeah if we’re healthy…young guys…playoffs…40 minutes for Curry, 40 minutes for Draymond…I don’t see a team where we look at and we say we can’t beat them…and we have to add veterans…idk who that will be…win a tie (in negotiations)…Klay’s injury (last year led to) we’re gonna go somewhere else…”
- 14? “Had a few guys that were like Moody…played in a system…shooters…he happened to be the highest of those guys…we even considered him at 7 at one point early in the process…and we had him in twice…had some people see him in college…we got to see him three times…his composure and his kind of readiness…development coaches…they said is he a junior or a senior?…old soul about him…we liked him for a lot of reasons…”
We are waiting for the Myers Zoom to start… (1228a EDT, 928p PDT)
Kuminga is sinking into my brain and seeing how positive Myers is about him helps me process this pick and the ceiling that this player has. There is no question that he looks like an NBA player and a real wing. With polish, we may have gotten a true steal out of this one.
Aw man, where was this when I wrote the same about Kuminga last article? 😂
Sometimes we don't see what others are talking about. I like Kuminga's size and power and I was a bit stuck on scoring. If he can play good D, he will help us. I wanted a 3 point sharpshooter, a shooting guard (we got Moody) or a stud playmaker. I was very surprised to see how far Jared Butler fell.
That’s ok I appreciate you reading when you can, only half-kidding. I saw the Schmitz scouting Q&A with Kuminga and was impressed by the individual defense then also his ability to create something out of nothing. Very Kawhi-ish although I’d be happy with Poor Man’s Kawhi because Kawhi is a HOFer.
Jonathan Kuminga G league stats last year (13 games) 15.8 pts 7.2 rbs 2.7 asts 1 stl 0.8 blocks 32 MPG v 38-24-62 splits
Smailagic G league stats in 2019-20: (9 games) 14.1 pts 6.0 rbs 1.3 asts 0.8 stls 1 block 27 MPG 52-22-58 splits
For all those lets draft kuminga guys..
Apples and oranges. Remember Giannis averaged 8 ppg in Euro League. Be careful not to drink WarriorsTwitter’s Kool-Aid
Basketball is watched by alargely gullible audience. Most people dont even know what they are watching. Warriors just need 3 and D players and not projects. A good draft for warriors would be moody at 7 and duarte at 14. Moody is the project who has something to build on. Duarte is the instant contributor.. kuminga isnt just not a good hooper. He is also dumb. Forget about being multilingual. I am too. I grew up in part in africa cos my dad shipped me there. Every african kid that speaks english is bilingual at least. Doesnt make u smarter.. see how kuminga answered questions about meeting curry.. moody answered how the real african kid would.. i will be listening.. thats innate smartness u cant teach..moody may end up being a better player by far. Whats gonna deter kuminga's growth is his poor FT shooting. Ive seen it many times.. the aggressiveness reduces when they start getting scared of the FT line..looney has thesame fear too.. im not ready to psychoanalyse an 18yr old kid but believe me. They wasted that draft slot.. hit big on moody though
If at all kuminga will be good. Curry will be ready to give his hall of fame speech then. Also for a team that is capped out why draft akid and pay him 5m when its not certain he can contribute. Its like wasting part of your scarce resources
How many years did it take for giannis to be good? Can giannis still shoot? If giannis wasnt 6'11 u think he would be an allstar? If giannis was 6'6, he would be a role player.
Point?
Bob talking more about hard cap, but he gets up from podium to leave. I guess clarifying with a reporter. Zoom call ends.
- getting vets? S&T? “I think it’s out because we’re past the hard cap, way past it…we can’t take one in…we can send a player out…how hard it’s gonna be to get players? Idk, it’s an interesting market…we’ll be a little more selective…our payroll is crazy, it’s huge…we hope Juan can give us some minutes 🚨 …Damion Lee, certain guys that we can kind of plug in…maybe we need a backup point guard…see what we can do with Nico Mannion…I do believe players wanna come play for us, players also want to make money…pretty confident we can get some guys.”
- any trades? Kuminga’s name? “Idk because we didn’t talk about take this guy…we were mostly just focused on the draft…traction? Not really…nothing got past into the red zone, 50-yard line…and that’s what we’ll do in FA…”
- post-Curry era of Wiseman Kuminga Poole? “Yeah you have to (think about it)…it’s not binary, right?…tonight, this was the best choice…we think about the present we think about the future…players play a lot longer…certain players can…there’s 20, 21 yo who are playing a lot of minutes…and then if it’s not going that way we adjust…the hardest thing for me is not knowing what our team is…we need to see our team with Klay Thompson, there’s no other way to say it 🚨 …because he’s so good…we did the Wiggins deal to play with Klay Thompson…yeah the rookies are part of it, the veterans we sign…”
Kuminga: “his skill at his size…a lot of the coaches described it as an ability to get downhill…he does it at the rim…ability to kind of use their size, use their athleticism, his strength…his shot needs work…so does Moody…bit what we liked was his aggressiveness…he needs to get better shooting but he shoots…the threat of a three is a value…confidence…work ethic…”
- Kuminga NBA skill, rookies and Wiseman: “they may change the rules where we get 15 active…the question is are they gonna be in the rotation?…where can they give us minutes…hopefully they’re all healthy…like I said we’re gonna need some veterans…Klay’s a part, when’s he back?…we played small…do we wanna go that way?…we really need some time…ended the last season with so much uncertainty…”
- Kuminga workout: “we better go do this just in case he’s there…a lot of us went to Miami, Joe…we even brought Kenny Atkinson…he got on the floor with him…Steve couldn’t be here…I wanna see how he reacts to pressure…how he protects the rim…handled them well, he was conversive…always impressed when a player will come to dinner by himself…it’s hard for an 18 yo to sit there and answer questions…he handed himself really well, he was talking about his parents coming to town…hadn’t seen his parents in 5 years…speaks 4 languages…his nature, we asked him who he admired…the whole package, the whole thing was nice…his brother worked out with us on Sunday…father figure…surround him with support so I saw that he had that…kid that wants to be great…”
- Kuminga process G league? “…don’t want them to get hurt (in workouts)…sometimes you’re surprised…idk what his timeline is gonna be…if Klay’s not ready to start the season…one of these guys…need to have Summer League…what Steve wants to do…don’t really wanna predict…”
- Kuminga: “it’s impossible to get wings in the NBA…multiple position players it’s really tough…3s have become 4s…we like the optionality of these two guys…great story…mature kid…aggressiveness, competitive, work ethic…but we have to work and he has to work…”
- trades? “Trade backs for future picks…all the things we talked about do you wanna take your pick and trade it back…multiple second round picks…wasn’t anything on the table as far as moving them for a player…we liked the guys we liked…”
- talked to Dray? “Tokyo…Steph’s not in this time zone…Klay’s in LA…I talked to Steph…early morning his time…while we were picking (Dray) texted me and he said Kuminga…so he’s happy…9th pick he said Moody…and I didn’t even give him those names, so he gave me a big thumbs up…we need to add some veterans, we’re not done yet.”
- raw picks: “hopefully winning now is what we wanna do what they wanna do…obviously we have to add thru FA…get some older guys…see if we can get minutes out of these guys (picks)…Draymond…didn’t even really play…old is often good but doesn’t necessarily mean you’re ready to go…”
“We’re happy and ready for FA now”
Bob opens with why he was late: “We were trying to maybe buy a late pick and didn’t get it done.”
NBCSBA got Bob first: https://twitter.com/nbcswarriors/status/1420970527418630147?s=21
Podium is now on video but no one there. 60th pick soon.
58th pick currently tweeted by Shams. Perhaps we are waiting for all 60 picks. That would make sense.
As we still wait, I’m reminded that I’ll take notes as best as I can. Be careful not to read into it too much. Some quotes may only be partial. The video snippets on YouTube will come out later in a few hours after. Btw members of our Discord can hear the thing live. Signup here for just $1/mo for a limited time: https://patreon.com/LetsGoWarriors
Look. The truth is warriors are not ready to give a 34yr old steph the supermax. They are drafting kids and meyers repeated the same stuff lacob said.." even joe montana got traded". I'm sure steph is not that slow to see the handwritings on the wall. He needs to contact embiid and move on. 76ers is his best chance of winning. Nothing kuminga does helps steph. Hr doesnt even know how to play basketball.. im all in for drafting kids and securing the franchise's future but why draft a kid with nothing to build on?
For context Jonathan Kuminga G league stats last year (13 games) 15.8 pts 7.2 rbs 2.7 asts 1 stl 0.8 blocks 32 MPG v 38-24-62 splits
Smailagic G league stats in 2019-20: (9 games) 14.1 pts 6.0 rbs 1.3 asts 0.8 stls 1 block 27 MPG 52-22-58 splits
If they drafted trey murphy 3rd and moody. We know we have talent to work with. Kuminga is an athletic kid with no identifiable hooping skill.
The bulls thought they could win without MJ. 23yrs later they wished they never made thatc choice.
I like the way you think
Thanks. Im just pragmatic..
Otto Porter Jr. great job !
So, a baby Dub lineup of Poole, Moody, Kuminga, Paschall, and Wiseman as the 2nd unit?
The Warriors really like them raw lately. If you consider they traded 2 seconds to get Smiley, they go with Wiseman at 2, and now Kuminga. They have pretty much invested in the rawest players they can find over the last 3 years. Strange because they built their success upon high basketball IQ guys and the last few years have been like adding guys who can only play chopstix to a symphony.
I mean, it’s the Draft. Everyone is raw, and if they’re not then they’re somewhat generational type top picks.
3 of the last 4 years I guess