It's been a whirlwind over the past few days for the Golden State Warriors as they navigate the highs and lows of a four-game winning streak, followed by a torn ACL suffered by Jimmy Butler and one of the worst losses of the season.

One thing hanging over this entire situation has been the trade demand from Jonathan Kuminga dating back to last week, when he first became eligible to be traded. Kuminga was part of an entire offseason debacle surrounding his contract, only inking a one-year deal with a team option after this year, just days before the preseason began, and though he seemed to slot back in well at the start of the season, he eventually fell back out of the rotation and hadn't played since December 18.

After the Butler injury, though, Steve Kerr acknowledged that Kuminga may be needed to fill the holes that Butler left behind, and following up on that by playing Kuminga 21 minutes off the bench on Tuesday against the Toronto Raptors.

Prior to Kuminga returning to the court for the first time in 16 days, however, Warriors GM Mike Dunleavy Jr. took to the podium and was brutally honest about what has been unfolding behind the scenes regarding Kuminga's potential trade.

"As far as the demand, I'm aware of that. In terms of demands, when you make a demand, there needs to be a demand on the market."

"Always with these guys, I tell them I'm willing to work with them. I want to help people out, whether that's JK or any player on our roster. We're good if that's his wishes, trying to figure that out, but we got to do what's best for our organization and that's what we'll do."

It's a clear signal that the Warriors won't just ship Kuminga off to any team for a less-than-ideal return just because he demanded the trade, especially now that things have come back around to him having a role on this team. 

Moving forward, Dunleavy said he would continue to monitor the team and see what changes may need to be made in the near future.

"We'll take the next couple weeks to assess this team a little bit more. I felt pretty good with where we were at heading into (Monday night's) game in terms of what we needed to do. I thought our team was playing really well, headed in the right direction. Obviously, things have changed, so I want to take a couple weeks here to watch these games and see our team and what we can do better."

With that being said, it's an odd scenario all around that likely none of the involved parties were hoping it would become. Ultimately, if Kuminga does still want out, as he's given no indication he would like to rescind the trade demand since Butler's injury, then some teams are still potential partners for the Warriors.

The Kings remain at the top of that list, though reports now say the return may be looking towards DeMar DeRozan to be a second star, rather than the Malik Monk/Keon Ellis role player package that seemed to be the frontrunner when Butler was still healthy.

Reports have also stated that the Warriors are still monitoring Trey Murphy III on the Pelicans, and any team can obviously swoop in with any mixture of veteran stars or young role players if they deem Kuminga and the other Warriors' assets worthy.

It's a tentative situation that likely won't be resolved immediately, but with the trade deadline looming in two weeks, it's going to have to be now or never.