When Kuminga got hurt, he had put up back-to-back 34-point games the previous week and Golden State was about a month away from making the Jimmy Butler trade. He will return to a different team, one that appears to have a significantly higher ceiling.

Kerr said he knows Butler will spend time with Kuminga and help teach him tricks of the trade. Butler is among the league’s best at drawing fouls, which is also a strength of Kuminga’s — but one that could be honed even more.

Butler joined Jonathan Kuminga on Golden State's injury report. The fourth-year forward has been out since January due to an ankle sprain. While his absence continues to increase,

Jimmy Butler’s availability for the game between the Golden State Warriors and the Philadelphia 76ers on March 1 remains uncertain due to a back injury. His absence could be detrimental for the Warriors,