According to reports, the Kings are once again considering a deal for Jonathan Kuminga

This summer, Sacramento and Golden State discussed a sign-and-trade for Jonathan Kuminga. According to reports, the Kings offered a lottery-protected first-round selection along with Malik Monk (or possibly Dario Saric or another player). Due to their lack of affection for Monk, the Warriors shot that down and insisted that the choice be left unprotected. Eventually, the conversation stopped.

According to Sam Amick of The Athletic, the Kings have returned to the discussion and are discussing a sign-and-trade with less than a week to go until Kuminga either takes the qualifying offer or one of the offers the Warriors have (or put on the table).

However, team insiders claim that a sign-and-trade agreement with the Sacramento Kings is still a possibility. According to team insiders, the two clubs' discussions were revived earlier this week, despite the fact that they had not spoken about the issue for almost a month in the latter part of the summer. The Kings, who have offered veteran guard Malik Monk and a lottery-protected, 2030 first-round pick in exchange for the opportunity to offer Kuminga a three-year, $63 million contract, aren't giving up on the possibility of bringing him to Sacramento this season, even though the negotiations didn't produce any noteworthy results.

Although other teams are wary for the same reason as the Warriors, Amick points out that the Warriors are not high on Monk, who still has three years and $60.6 million left on his contract (including this season), and they would like to trade him. In the end, it might depend on the Kings' willingness to make this an unprotected first-round selection.

Although Kuminga has had several contract offers from the Warriors, two are actually in play: The Warriors are requesting that Kuminga waive the no-trade provision that would accompany a two-year, $45 million offer with a club option on the second year, or a three-year contract worth $75.2 million with a third-year team option. Both of those effectively turn him into a trade piece with no influence over where he ends up, which is why Kuminga and his team dislike them. In order to avoid becoming a free agent the next summer, Kuminga has threatened to just accept the $8 million qualifying offer, which is a one-year contract with an inherent no-trade clause.

The retooling Kings would give Kuminga what he wants: a chance to control the ball and rank among the team's top two players. Sacramento wants to move on from Domantas Sabonis and Zach LaVine, but Kuminga would have the chance to show that he was the team's future.

In any case, it will drop by October 1st, when Kuminga has to accept the qualifying offer.