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Warriors Champion Shares Harsh Truth for Jonathan Kuminga

The Golden State Warriors have a lot to figure out

Joey Linn

Warriors Champion Shares Harsh Truth for Jonathan Kuminga
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The Golden State Warriors are stuck between trying to contend for a championship while also positioning for their post-dynasty era. While management has shifted a bit from the two-timeline plan that was very much still in effect last season, there is still a balancing act being done by the organization to preserve their youth and title window at the same time.

This is a very hard needle to thread, and the Warriors are finding that out the hard way, currently sitting outside of the play-in picture. During a recent podcast episode, Warriors champion Andrew Bogut shared a harsh truth for Jonathan Kuminga, one of Golden State's young players who is impacted by their current situation.

"It's such a hard art form to try to develop young guys but also try to win games at the same time," Bogut said. "Not many teams can do that. Kuminga is a guy that is super athletic, can get his nose above the rim, but he's a guy that needs the ball in his hands... You have Steph Curry next to you, you're not taking his touches. Klay is still Klay, regardless. Then you have [Chris Paul] off the bench... Where do you think you're going to fit in Kuminga?"

Bogut added that players can get a lot of easy baskets just by cutting and being ready to play off Curry and Thompson, and said Kuminga needs to go and find those buckets himself as opposed to wanting Steve Kerr to run more plays for him.

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Joey Linn
JOEY LINN

Title: Credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation Email: joeylinn52@gmail.com Education: Communication Studies degree from Biola University Location: Los Angeles, California Expertise: NBA analysis and reporting Experience: Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time across multiple platforms, primarily serving as a credentialed Clippers beat writer.

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