The addition of Chris Paul is the biggest reinforcement for the Warriors in the off-season. Last season, the Warriors were not strong enough to compete for the championship. If they return to the championship this season, the arrival of CP3 will definitely be a key. However, just supplementing CP3 is not enough. He may be able to bring a lot of help to the team, but if the Warriors want to return to one of the favorites for the championship, they still have to hope that their home-grown third-year player Jonathan Kuminga will have a new breakthrough this season…
The addition of Chris Paul is the biggest reinforcement for the Warriors in the off-season. Last season, the Warriors were not strong enough to compete for the championship. If they return to the championship this season, the arrival of CP3 will definitely be a key. However, just supplementing CP3 is not enough. He may be able to bring a lot of help to the team, but if the Warriors want to return to one of the championship favorites, they still have to hope that their home-grown third-year player Jonathan Kuminga will have a new breakthrough this season.
There are many signs that make everyone expect Kuminga to have a new look this season. In the warm-up match, in addition to averaging 26 points per game, Kuminga shot 55% overall and 47% from three-point range. He set the above data while averaging less than 10 free throws and 6 three-pointers per game.
When attacking, except for Andrew Wiggins, his athleticism and aggressiveness in the penalty area are better than those of his teammates. However, Wiggins does not attack as many times as him in the penalty area, and Kuminga’s vertical jumping ability is better than Wiggins.
Before the season, Steve Kerr said in an interview: “We are not the most athletic team. The Warriors’ players have very good skills, but we didn’t get to the free throw line many times last season, and we were almost at the bottom of the league. If Kuminga can Go to the basket and get more fouls, and the team will get better.”
Since the team happens to have two of the best outside shooters, the Warriors’ scoring in the past ten years has mostly relied on long-range three-pointers or difficult passes. However, as the star main force is getting older and has a physical disadvantage, in addition to the scoring brought by constant running and physical confrontation, the Warriors need more easy scoring from the free throw line.
The Warriors still mainly rely on three-pointers and backdoor scoring, but with 8 to 10 more passes and 2 to 3 dunks per game, it will definitely be a different state.
And Kuminga can have the ability to elevate the Warriors to a new level.
Perhaps it can be said that the most important player for the Warriors this season is Kuminga. After all, most of the Warriors’ players are small in stature. Coupled with age factors, most players still rely heavily on shooting to score. Kuminga is one of the few young and tall players on the team.
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In addition to offense, Kuminga also affects team defense. In the past, he’s occasionally made critical mistakes on defense and gotten out of position, but now there’s no one else on the team with his physical attributes. What his athleticism and size can bring to the team, no one else on the Warriors can do as well as him.
If Kuminga can bring a threat to opponents from the outside, he will be the Warriors’ main power forward this season. The Warriors will let Green, who carries the center, guard the penalty area with him, building a crazy line of defense in the penalty area.
The offseason additions of CP3 and Dario Saric will help the Warriors, but the Warriors’ key player this season is Kuminga. Everyone already knows what Curry, Thompson, Green, Wiggins and CP3 are capable of and the impact they can bring to the team, so the real variable is Kuminga, which makes him the Warriors’ X-factor this season. If he evolves, the Warriors will be feared again because there are so many ways to score to destroy the defense, and scoring no longer relies solely on the perimeter.
Kuminga will not only be a key influence for the Warriors this season, but also in the years to come.
There is still a higher chance that Thompson will exchange a new contract with the Warriors, while Green’s contract still has four years left. Although the main players are still there, they are all very old. The replacement CP3 is already 38 years old, and Curry will also be 36 years old. The average age of the Warriors’ players is very old, and their overall athletic ability has been declining. With the energy and motivation injected by Kuminga, the team with an older average age still has the opportunity to achieve a reversal effect, giving the entire team hope of competing for the championship in a few years.
[Special editor Shi Tonglun/Responsible editor Xie Yiqian]
Reference for compiling this article:Why Jonathan Kuminga could be key to Warriors extending title-contention window
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