Truth behind failed blockbuster trade between Warriors and Clippers revealed

One of the biggest conversations of the offseason was Paul George’s departure from the LA Clippers. While George ultimately left the team, there were some talks about the All-Star being traded to the Golden State Warriors.

It turns out the Warriors never seriously offered Jonathan Kuminga in their Paul George trade talks.

According to a report from ESPN’s Ohm YoungmisukJonathan Kuminga’s name never came up seriously in trade talks between the Clippers and Warriors. Here is the exact excerpt from Ohm’s article.

“League sources also told ESPN that Kuminga’s name never came up seriously in conversations of any significance between the Clippers and Warriors,” Ohm said. Should a trade for a star materialize before the deadline, the Warriors are expected to be in the mix. They have future first-round picks and swaps to deal with, with only the top-20 protected 2030 first-rounder due to Washington from the Jordan Poole deal.”

Last week, Warriors star Draymond Green said the Warriors had plans to acquire both Paul George and Lauri Markkanen, but the Clippers were unwilling to play ball. As it turned out, the Warriors were the team that was actually unwilling to play ball.

The LA Clippers let Paul George leave without making a trade, but what they acquired in Derrick Jones Jr., Nicolas Batum and Kris Dunn was far better than anything the Warriors could have given them.

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