The offseason contract stalemate between Jonathan Kuminga and the Golden State Warriors threatened to ruin Stephen Curry’s 17th season. Rather than cutting bait with the Congolese forward, the Warriors exhausted every option before agreeing to a two-year, $46.8M deal a day before the expiration date of his $8M qualifying offer. Five games into the season, the Warriors’ front-office personnel look like geniuses for not letting Kuminga walk as a restricted free agent. Kuminga has averaged 16.2 points, 7.4 rebounds and 3.4 assists on 53.7 percent shooting over five games, and has been a plus-25 on the floor for a Warriors team that has started with a 4-1 record. But it’s not the counting stats that have won over Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, who had several publicized dust-ups with Kuminga in previous years. Kerr is just impressed by Kuminga’s body language and willingness to do whatever it takes to help the team. “I think he’s seeing the floor better. I just like the approach, I like the vibe that he’s brin
