Draymond Green's expectation for Jonathan Kuminga this season: 'Anything less than an All-Star is a failure for him'
“Score the basketball,” Green added about Kuminga to Burke. “[He] has to be a great scorer. He needs to be above 20 points per game, six [to] seven rebounds a night, and we need to win. Especially if you want to become a first-time All-Star. We know what he’s capable of and we believe in him. “Anything less than an All-Star is a failure for him.”
Source: NBC Sports Bay Area
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Kendra Andrews @kendra__andrews
Kerr said he likes what he saw with Kuminga and Wiggins sharing the court with the way they got downhill and ran the floor. Says if they continue doing that, there’s potential to see more playing time together during the regular season - something they stayed away from last year - 12:36 AM
Dalton Johnson @DaltonJ_Johnson
Steve Kerr tells reporters in Las Vegas that the Warriors are starting Steph Curry, Andrew Wiggins, Jonathan Kuminga, Draymond Green and Trayce Jackson-Davis tonight vs. the Lakers
All offseason it felt like me & @MontePooleNBCS talked about the possibility of Wiggins at the 2 - 8:40 PM
De’Anthony Melton is out for GSW due to back tightness, as is Brandon Podziemski.
Curry, Wiggins, Kuminga, Green and Jackson-Davis will start. - 8:36 PM
Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Warriors going big with their starters tonight vs Lakers in Las Vegas
Steph Curry
Andrew Wiggins
Jonathan Kuminga
Draymond Green
Trayce Jackson-Davis - 8:35 PM
Kendra Andrews @kendra__andrews
The Warriors are starting Curry, Wiggins, Kuminga, Green and Jackson-Davis - 8:35 PM
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