Jonathan Kuminga is replying to fans on social media.
Jonathan Kuminga has found himself in offseason headlines the past two years as he negotiated a deal with the Golden State Warriors in 2025 as a restricted free agent, and then became an unrestricted free agent and fielded offers from teams in 2026.
In 2025, Kuminga signed a two-year, $48.5 million extension with the Warriors after reportedly turning down a three-year, $75 million deal.
In 2026, he reportedly had a three-year, $36 million deal from the Lakers if a sign-and-trade with the Atlanta Hawks could be worked out, but signed a two-year, $12 million deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Kuminga’s agent, Aaron Turner, explained the reasons for each deal, saying Kuminga wanted flexibility with his future instead of being locked into a contract without opportunity to prove himself or being underpaid for his role.
Kuminga Responds To Fans
Many fans weren’t buying Turner’s explanation, and when one fan suggested Kuminga fire his agent for not taking the extension with the Warriors, Kuminga responded, “What does this have to do with extension dawg, and stop listening to sh*t that comes out on internet I could just wake up today and go on twitter and start a fake a** narrative and that sh*t gon get picked up by anyone then the next person and it's going to be a thing.”
Kuminga wasn’t done, responding to another fan who said that LaMelo Ball, Anthony Edwards, and Jaden McDaniels were going to get the shots in Minnesota.
“That's just fine bro you can impact winning doing some else too if you didn't know
that,” he wrote.
Kuminga was reportedly sold on being in Minnesota by Edwards, who pitched his defensive impact as to why he should join.
Kuminga’s Impact
Kuminga is never going to win the perception battle online as some fans have made their mind on how he “fumbled the bag” or isn’t going to make a big difference for the Timberwolves after failing to gel with the Warriors and Hawks.
Kuminga has to ignore that noise, and even comments by his agent, and get on the court to prove everyone wrong.
He took a two-year deal with a player option in hopes of playing well enough with Minnesota to earn a bigger contract in the offseason, whether it’s with Minnesota or elsewhere. To do that, he may have to sacrifice his own individual numbers because he won’t be the focal point of the offense.
But if his defensive impact is strong enough and he can prove to be a valuable offensive player, some team is going to offer him $25 million next offseason.
