The Golden State Warriors and Chicago Bulls had drastically different 2024-25 seasons.
The Warriors reached the second round of the playoffs, while the Bulls missed the postseason for the third straight year.
Golden State lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the conference semifinals in five games. Steph Curry suffered a Grade 1 left hamstring strain in Game 1 and missed the rest of the series.
With the NBA offseason almost here, one analyst proposed that the Bulls acquire a Warriors champion this summer via a three-team trade involving the Charlotte Hornets.
Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report created the following trade idea:
Bulls get: Jonathan Kuminga
Warriors get: Lonzo Ball, Jalen Smith, Josh Okogie, 2026 Portland Trail Blazers protected first-rounder (from Bulls), 2029 second-rounder (from Hornets), 2029 Denver Nuggets second-rounder (from Hornets), 2031 second-rounder (from Hornets), 2031 Phoenix Suns second-rounder (from Hornets)
Hornets get: Moses Moody, Jevon Carter
Golden State Warriors forwards Draymond Green and Jonathan Kuminga
Jonathan Kuminga (00) goes from Golden State to Chicago in this NBA trade idea.
© Petre Thomas-Imagn Images
Kuminga becomes a restricted free agent this offseason. The small forward and the Warriors are expected to explore sign-and-trade scenarios once the 2025 NBA Finals end.
"The trade needs to wait until July 6, when Kuminga can sign a contract, starting at $30.4 million," Pincus wrote. "Charlotte uses its non-taxpayer mid-level exception to take in Carter, leaving a $7.3 million balance and triggering a first-apron hard cap.
"The Bulls also gain a first-apron hard cap by taking in a player via sign-and-trade. The Warriors are hard-capped at the second apron by bringing back players for Kuminga in the sign-and-trade and using aggregation. The Trail Blazers' first is lottery-protected."
Kuminga played in 47 games this season, averaging 15.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game while shooting 45.4% from the field, 30.5% from beyond the arc and 66.8% from the foul line.
Kuminga, who won the 2022 title with the Warriors, turns 23 in October. He has career averages of 12.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists.