The Golden State Warriors have big aspirations for this season.
Even though they are older and the Western Conference has never been tougher, the Warriors want to frighten their opponents.
Jimmy Butler knows what the Warriors are hoping for, and he thinks that Jonathan Kuminga will be a huge part of their success.
Speaking to the press, Butler praised Kuminga and said he contributes on both offense and defense.
“He’s key in what we’re trying to do this season on both sides of the floor. I love it when he’s guarding at a high level. Love it more if he’s making plays, scoring, rebounding, all that good stuff. He’s been playing off the charts to start this year,” Butler said of Kuminga.
“He’s key in what we’re trying to do this season. On both sides of the floor… He’s been playing off the charts to start this year.”
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Kuminga was a major question mark for this team all summer, and now it seems like he’s becoming a huge asset.
On Tuesday night, he was good for just nine points and five rebounds, but he’s been doing better than that.
During his first five games of the season, he has averaged 16.2 points and 7.4 rebounds on 53.7 percent from the field.
People were wondering how he would perform in the new season, especially since reports have said that he was unhappy with his role on the team.
There were concerns that he wouldn’t be driven, tuned in, or competitive, but that hasn’t been the case so far.
Instead, Kuminga seems happy to be there and willing to do whatever it takes.
He has the right attitude, and that could go a long way to helping the Warriors reach their goals.
Of course, his future with the team is still up in the air, but right now Kuminga is in the right headspace and making Warriors fans happy.
He’s gotten off to a great start, but needs to keep it up for all 82 regular-season games.
However, there is still a strong chance that he doesn’t spend all of those games with Golden State, and a trade is definitely not out of the picture.
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