SAN FRANCISCO – Jonathan Kuminga’s contract impasse with the Warriors technically started in late June, when the forward entered free agency after Golden State tendered him a $7.9 million, one-year qualifying offer.

Golden State could consider trading Jonathan Kuminga for DeMar DeRozan, signaling urgency in final phase of Stephen Curry’s era.

In previous NBA generations, a player like Jonathan Kuminga -- with his 99th-percentile athleticism and top-flight scoring potential at just 22 years old -- would have a nine-figu