"The Warriors need to move off of Kuminga, and Thomas is an outstanding young replacement. He's coming off a sophomore NBA season in which he averaged 24 points per game. It's unlikely they'd get a better player back than Thomas for moving Kuminga," he wrote.

The Golden State Warriors are caught in a staring contest with restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga. The Warriors would like to keep Kuminga before he leaves for nothing, but Kuminga has had issues with Steve Kerr and his rotations and would like to play elsewhere. But the Warriors hold most of the leverage.