The Golden State Warriors and forward Jonathan Kuminga aren't close in negotiations regarding a contract extension, according to ESPN's Shams

The Warriors and Stephen Curry are relying on Jonathan Kuminga to emerge as a star player this season, and he could be set to balloon up the NBA ranks.

The Warriors and Jonathan Kuminga have until the Oct. 21 deadline to agree on a rookie scale extension. If they don't reach a deal, the fourth-year forward becomes a restricted free agent next year. More importantly, he becomes a player who could be available in trades.

Many of Jonathan Kuminga’s days this summer started with a 4:20 a.m. wake-up for a 90-minute on-court training session. After that, as the sun rose, he’d get a one-hour lift in. He’d head home for a nap and lunch before returning to the gym for his third workout of the day in the afternoon.

The Golden State Warriors have a very deep roster this season, but they have some big problems they need to figure out. The first and most alarming is that the

Many of Kuminga’s draft-class contemporaries have already gotten paid. Scottie Barnes, Cade Cunningham, Evan Mobley and Franz Wagner each inked maximum rookie extensions — worth five years and at least $224 million — with their respective teams.

Kerr said he likes what he saw with Kuminga and Wiggins sharing the court with the way they got downhill and ran the floor. Says if they continue doing that, there’s potential to see more playing time together during the regular season - something they stayed away from last year - 12:36 AM

It sure seems like the Golden State Warriors will not be agreeing to a contract extension with young wing Jonathan Kuminga prior to the start of the regular season. While all signs have been pointing in that direction for some time,

Kuminga’s personal photographer and close confidant would often work out before Kuminga in the morning, then sift through the hard drives he’d fill up during Kuminga’s workouts for social media projects when the day was done.