13 days ago

Steve Kerr’s Shawn Marion/Aaron Gordon Vision Clashed With Kuminga’s All-Star Plan

Anthony Slater said Kerr saw a Marion or Gordon path for Kuminga. “Kuminga believed he'd shown enough in supplementary roles to have earned more consistent trust and on-ball opportunity.” When that didn’t change, it hardened his belief that Kerr and GM Mike Dunleavy would only ever view him as a “run-fast, jump-high athlete without skill to be a lead option.”