“Kuminga is not budging and continues to passively let it be known he does not wish to return to the Warriors. If he is to be back with Golden State, nobody expects it to be a long-term marriage, and Kuminga will make sure it's on his terms,” Siegel wrote.

When the Golden State Warriors used the No. 7 pick in the 2021 NBA Draft to select Jonathan Kuminga, the organization's two-timeline approach appeared alive and well.