Jonathan Kuminga

Kuminga garnered a limited role for a second straight season in 2022-23. The 6-foot-7 forward saw slight increases across the board. Most notably, the 2021 lottery pick more than doubled his assists per game from 0.9 to 1.9 and shot 37.0 percent from three (2.2 attempts per contest) compared to 33.6 percent as a rookie. Across 16 starts, Kuminga was more productive, averaging 12.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.1 steals-plus-blocks in 28.2 minutes per game, but he was still rough around the edges when handed an expanded role. Jordan Poole and Donte DiVincenzo are gone, but the Warriors replaced them with Chris Paul, Cory Joseph and Brandin Podziemski. Golden State's frontcourt looks the same at the top with Draymond Green and Kevon Looney, but Dario Saric and Trayce Jackson-Davis were added as depth pieces and both offer unique skill sets. There's not a clear path for Kuminga to carve out a larger role unless he can translate his potential into on-court production during his age-21 campaign. Surrounded by two of the greatest shooters ever (Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson), Kuminga needs to focus on taking care of the ball, playing solid defense and dominating the boards before he starts to play over 20 minutes on a regular basis.