Kurtenbach: Kuminga’s contract standoff turns Warriors’ media day into a 10-man circus

SAN FRANCISCO The Warriors didn t have a media day on Monday No they held a roster reveal party instead Did you know Pat Spencer was on the Dubs roster I didn t because he wasn t when he came up to the dais of the press conference room inside Chase Center He had signed roughly minutes beforehand but the Warriors had yet to send out the press release It didn t come for another hour What a fun surprise Spencer was one of yes players the Warriors disclosed they signed on Monday It s easy to see how his paperwork was lost in the shuffle No this is not normal It s not even remotely close to normal But heaven forbid anyone pretend that it wasn t Draymond Green started his presser wearing funny glasses that mentioned BOOM on them Jimmy Butler made sure to get in a meager unabashed plugs for his coffee company Steph Curry maintained his politician s demeanor until the very end of his media availability The message Nothing to see here everything is fine But it s not It might be in a scant days but as of Monday the official start of the Warriors season things are wildly off Related Articles Warriors stars downplay Kuminga contract situation at media day Biggest non-Kuminga questions facing Warriors heading into training camp Reports Familiar faces set to rejoin Warriors as training camp draws closer Reports Al Horford agrees to deal with Warriors solidifying center position On the eve of Warriors training camp what s up with Jonathan Kuminga Those players the Warriors signed on Monday were the players that the Warriors could sign They re league-minimum-contract guys Players committed to the Warriors but poised to make more than that like De Anthony Melton and Al Horford weren t in attendance Though a Melton presser was on the books for a little bit Whoops And it all stems from Jonathan Kuminga s contract negotiations which have now dragged into the season The fifth-year forward is still technically a restricted free agent But the rest of the NBA is closed for business on that front leaving the Warriors and Kuminga to figure it out on their own However because the Warriors and Kuminga cannot strike a deal Golden State remains in Stage of the offseason even as the season has effectively begun Maybe they ll sort it out by Wednesday night s qualifying offer deadline Maybe not But the Dubs cannot sign Horford and Melton and who knows maybe there s another couple of surprises in the offering until Kuminga s new deal or million qualifying offer is officially on the books for the season And so we wait And so the Warriors remain incomplete That s not a announcement on Kuminga s importance to the Warriors but rather a factual declaration of roster-building But what a roster this will be right Hypothetically speaking I like it I love it Butler reported Theoretically having Al Horford can help Green explained I think everything we do around here is unique So this kind of adds to that journey Curry explained Steve Kerr and general manager Mike Dunleavy stated nothing on the hypothetical theoretical unique matter because neither spoke at media day Again totally normal We re having a great time over here Related Articles Warriors stars downplay Kuminga contract situation at media day The Warriors big plans for Year with Jimmy Butler already started in San Diego Missing the Valkyries Stars will be playing in Unrivaled league Biggest non-Kuminga questions facing Warriors heading into training camp Reports Familiar faces set to rejoin Warriors as training camp draws closer The Warriors will practice all week before their first of five preseason games on Oct against the Lakers Perhaps you can go down to Chase Center and get in a run the Dubs are looking for bodies until this Kuminga thing is resolved We ll be tired as hell going through practice Green stated That will be a distraction and that will suck because usually as a vet you can go slide to the back and let the young guys get a couple more reps You don t get that privilege That will suck That s exactly what a unit full of veteran players who ran out of gas last year necessities a tough shorthanded training camp that will leave them tired as hell before the -game regular season starts Oct But again there are no issues here This is all part of the plan right Or perhaps Draymond was trying to tell us something with the glasses Fun No Those glasses were an apt description of the Warriors current state Everything has gone BOOM