The king, has he become a sucker?

On July 26, it was revealed that Kumingga met with Kings executives, including general manager Scott Perry and head coach Doug Christie.

Finally, Kumingga was very satisfied with the Kings' commitment to giving the starting position and sufficient playing time.

In this way, the Warriors, who have been passive in the transaction negotiations of Kumingga, finally got the initiative.

Why is this?

With the NBA free market coming to an end, the Kings must make a brilliant deal to make the star Sabonis feel at ease.

The Kings have suffered great turmoil this season, Coach Brown was fired, and Fox was sent away. If the king cannot do powerful reinforcement operations, Sabonis may have the intention to run away.

And Kumingga is the king's current target.

Considering that the negotiations between Kumingga and the Warriors were deadlocked, the king could not sit still and could only stand up and act as a "lobbyist" of the Warriors.

According to the news, the King and Kumingga's meetings were strategic: not talking about money, but only about development (Kumingga's biggest pain point, he did not get real opportunities in the Warriors).

Facts have proved that this trick worked.

Judging from Kumingga's feedback, his biggest demand is to have the opportunity to prove himself, and his salary is likely to have room for maneuver. It is still possible to reduce the annual salary from 30 million to 25 million.

And Kumingga should carefully choose a new boss that will not be disappointed, and the king is striving to do this to gain Kumingga's full trust.

The next price reduction is probably still to the King. This business is done, and it doesn't take a penny from the Warriors, but...

In addition, the King also has to talk to the Warriors. In the previous offer, the Devin Carter + Salic + 1 protected first-round chip they provided were rejected by the Warriors.

Next, the king can be regarded as both a wife and a mother, and he has to bleed himself and pay chips to get Kuminga from the Warriors.