According to Charania and Slater, Kuminga’s team presented the Warriors with a three-year, $82 million offer that would help the team stay under the second apron, thus ensuring that they maintain the ability to use the taxpayer mid-level exception. For now, it seems that price is too high for the Dubs ... at least without some options in there.

Warriors’ $40 Million Jonathan Kuminga Decision Surfaces After Suns Trade Report originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

The Athletic's Eric Koreen feels the Golden State Warriors' decision to extend a qualifying offer to restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga has more to do with team-friendly RFA rules than with a desire to keep the forward in the Bay Area.