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After the Trae Young blockbuster with the Washington Wizards , the Atlanta Hawks ' other major trade deadline deal involved the Golden State Warriors . The Hawks traded Kristaps Porzingis to the Warriors for Jonathan Kuminga , but Kuminga is currently sidelined due to a knee injury.
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Because of the injury, Jonathan Kuminga will be sidelined at least through the All-Star break upon which he will be re-evaluated, as per NBA insider Marc Stein. Kuminga has been out for the last five games, and he last played back on Jan. 22 during the Warriors' loss to the Dallas Mavericks . Kuminga initially suffered the injury during that game.
After a tumultuous last couple of seasons with the Warriors, Kuminga eventually requested a trade, and the Warriors ultimately granted that request. He had fallen out of favor with head coach Steve Kerr, and prior to the injury, he had racked up quite a bit of consecutive DNPs, 16 of them to be exact.
Kuminga has only appeared in 20 games this season, including 13 starts, at a little over 23 minutes per game. He had averaged 12.1 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists with splits of 45.4 percent shooting from the field, 32.1 percent shooting from the 3-point line and 74.2 percent shooting from the free-throw line
The No. 7 overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, Kuminga has spent the past five seasons with the Warriors. He was one of the initial players to come from the G League's former Ignite program. His playing time and role had been a source of contention with fans during that tenure.
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