Mock Trade Sends Warriors’ Jonathan Kuminga to Pacers for Former Knicks’ Lottery Pick

Mock Trade Sends Warriors’ Jonathan Kuminga to Pacers for Former Knicks’ Lottery Pick originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

The Golden State Warriors have had a disappointing offseason thus far as they have failed to make any additions to their roster outside of the 2025 draft.

Of course, the Warriors were expected to be extremely active this offseason to upgrade their roster around their star trio of Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green to try and chase a championship next season.

Instead, Golden State has made no additions to their roster outside of their two second-round draft selections and the main reason why is the continued saga between them and restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga.

It has been reported that Kuminga has turned down the Warriors’ contract offer and Golden State is unwilling to meet his demands for a new contract.

Other teams have also reportedly offered Kuminga a contract this summer but have failed to meet the Warriors’ high asking price for him in a sign-and-trade deal.

With Kuminga’s situation still unresolved, the Warriors have already missed out on multiple free agent targets and options to upgrade their roster next season continue to dwindle as time passes.

Warriors predicted to trade Jonathan Kuminga to Pacers

Because of this, Sports Illustrated’s Rohan Raman recently released a three-team mock trade that would send Kuminga to the Indiana Pacers for a former New York Knicks' lottery pick with the Atlanta Hawks also being involved.

In the trade, the Warriors would send Kuminga to the Pacers for Obi Toppin and a 2027 first-round pick.

Golden State would also send Trayce Jackson-Davis and two second-round picks to the Hawks for Mouhamed Gueye.

This is an interesting trade for every team involved, especially the Warriors as they would move on from two young players, though adding Toppin to their roster would be a major upgrade.

For Toppin, he would give the Warriors an athletic forward who is coming off a stellar season in Indiana that saw him average a career-high 10.5 points and 4.0 rebounds per game.

The 27-year-old forward is also an efficient three-point shooter and excels finishing around the rim.

Golden State would also add a young center in Gueye who would give them more size in their frontcourt, which is something that they desperately need.

Despite this, the Warriors may want more in return for a trade involving both Kuminga and Jackson-Davis, though adding Toppin and Gueye to their roster would be major improvement amid their underwhelming offseason.

This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Aug 13, 2025, where it first appeared.