Shelburne's idea could solve the current rift between Kuminga and Golden State's front office. However, if he's dead set on signing his qualifying offer or forcing his way out of the franchise, no alterations the front office makes will be deemed good enough.

Six of the top eight players from the 2021 NBA Draft have already secured lucrative extensions. Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga is not among them. As Ron Kroichick of the San Francisco Chronicle relayed,