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Mets Notes
Juan Soto is hitting .301/.435/.669 with 15 home runs, 35 RBI, 37 runs scored, and 15 stolen bases in 168 plate appearances over his last 36 games dating back to Aug. 6
Sean Manaea is expected to enter in relief ofClay Holmes. Manaea has fared well his first time through the order this season -- holding the opposition to a .703 OPS. That OPS rises to .811 the second time through and 1.071 the third time through
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Italian club last played in the top flight in 2020-21
’Ndrangheta clans had infiltrated ticketing operations
The Italian third-tier club Crotone have been placed under judicial administration for a year because police found “sufficient evidence” of pervasive mafia infiltration, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Crotone, based in the southern Calabria region that is home to the powerful ’Ndrangheta mafia, are seventh in Group C of the Serie C league, on five points from four games. They played in Serie A for two consecutive seasons almost 10 years ago, and in 2020-21.
“Enjoy the day. Today is one of the last days ahead before they start training camp. I know every season you look forward to training camp,” Sittler said. “We've got new players on the team, so you're looking to blend in with them and obviously have a good training camp and a good year. I look forward to it. Maybe this is the year finally those hockey gods will be with us and we can win a few rounds in challenge for the Cup.
Sittler, ever the optimist, never won a Stanley Cup in his career, but as he mentioned in the media scrum, played with a lot of the Leafs who did win back in 1967, the franchise’s last triumph.
“Those guys came to training camp with the idea of getting in shape. I was a rookie coming out of London, and I believed that if I was in the best shape possible, coming into camp had a chance of making the team,” Sittler recalled. “So instead of being overweight and drinking beer in training camp, I was ready to go and was fortunate to make the team my first year. But nowadays, the guys train, as you know, all year round. They're ready for it. Training camps are much shorter than they were when I played. So, yeah, they're all used to it. They're getting ready to go.”
Among the topics Sittler touched on include
His relationship with the current Maple Leafs players
The anniversary of his overtime goal at the 1976 Canada Cup
Mitch Marner’s departure and how he adjusted when key players left during his tenure
The evolving role of the captaincy
Matthews chasing down the Leafs’ goal record held by Mats Sundin
The passing of former Leafs president and Hockey Hall-Of-Fame goaltender Ken Dryden
Q: Have you ever known some of these younger guys as you kind of help them kind of get used to their new settings too?
Sittler: Well, I don't know them well. I mean, I've rounded a few of the functions and events. So Auston Matthews, Morgan Rielly, you know, Mitch Marner. These guys are all beating my records that I've had over the last few years. So I send a few texts out to them congratulating them, which is great. It's awesome to have to do that. Today's a special day for me. It was 49 years ago today, I scored the overtime goal in the Canada Cup (1976), and that was a big moment. I wasn't fortunate to win a cup, but to represent Team Canada. We just had a reunion in Montreal about a month ago, and I think there was 15, 16 guys there. It was probably one of the better teams Canada's ever put together. And the other thing that's kind of cool, my first grandson, Luke, it's his 21st birthday today, so it's September 15th today, I'll always remember.
Q: What do you remember most about the goal?
Sittler: Just afterwards, everybody coming out on the ice. Our friend Don Cherry was the coach at the time, and we had the goalie, (Vladimir) Dzurilla, who came way out of the net, And Grapes happened to mention that to us as he was going into the washroom between overtime and regulation time. And he made sure the media let everybody know that he helped Darryl Sittler score that goal.
Q: You mentioned Mitch. How different does it feel when a guy who's been around for a while isn't there the next year?
Sittler: Well, I'm sure it will be an adjustment for the current guys. I mean, Mitch was such a part of our team. He's such a great player. You talk about his goals and assists and his creativeness, which is awesome to watch, but he's very good defensively. He's an all-around player, and I guess for Mitch, sometimes these things happen. He's moving on. He'll do very well, I think, in Las Vegas, and we'll miss him here.
Q: I'm sure you've seen that before, though, right, where a team says goodbye to somebody, but then they kind of rally around each other and find different ways and different rules for guys to kind of expand upon.
Sittler: Well, back in my era, the Ballard days, I mean, when (Punch) Imlach came, they traded a lot of good guys after those teams, you know, guys like my buddy Lanny (McDonald) and a number of other players. So, yeah, it's not the nicest thing in the game, obviously. You learn to adjust, but it's your job, and that's what you have to do, and you have to pick it up and blend in with the new guys. You're a team. The logo on your crest is the most important thing for all of us, and I think players realize that.
Q: You mentioned Auston. How do you think the captaincy has changed, the role of the captain in the NHL, if at all?
Sittler: Well, I don't know if it's changed a lot. The captains before me were George Armstrong, Dave Keon, and when I was named captain in '75, I guess it was, it was a great honor, and I think Auston realizes there's a responsibility that comes with being a captain, not only on the ice but off the ice, and I think he's done a great job. The other important thing as a captain is to have strong leadership around you, So guys with John Tavares and a number of the other older guys, Morgan Rielly, give them that support, and that's what we need to do a job. But there's a lot of pressure that comes being with captain, and people look at you as kind of the guy that is the lead. And when things are going well, you get a lot of credit, probably more than you maybe deserve. And when you're losing, you get a lot of crap that more than maybe you deserve. But Auston's a good guy. He means all he wants to win the cup here, and he's doing a good job.
Sittler: Well, I mean, he's had an exceptional run out of here. As you know, I don't know. For his age, I think he's more more than anybody else at this point in his career. So, I mean, records are made to be broken. I know when I passed Dave Keon, that was a special moment for me, knowing that it probably wasn't going to last forever. And then Mats came along and passed me. So, those are things that happen. And if you have a great hockey team and good players, those records will continue to be broken.
Q: Your Leafs of the late 1970s were a pretty good team, but you couldn't get past Ken Dryden in the Montreal Canadiens. Any thoughts on Ken's passing?
Sittler: Well, that was very sad. Ken died too young, as we all know. And I only played against Ken in the '70s. He was phenomenal. And the Canadiens, they had one of those teams where they were just better than all of us. You know, they had more depth, and then they had Ken in goal on top of that. I mean, for him to win six Stanley Cups in eight or nine years he played was phenomenal. Got to work with Ken at MLSE as the president and enjoyed my time with him. He's a real gentleman, a good guy, and I'm sorry to see him going. My condolences to his family. Linda was awesome. They were great for me. Ken was the president when my wife Wendy passed away and I asked him if they could honor her and myself by putting her name on the banner, and Ken was the guy that made that decision, so I'll never forget that.
With 12 games remaining in the regular season, the Mets are looking to hold off a handful of teams for the final Wild Card spot in the National League.
Here's everything you need to know ahead of play on Sept. 16...
Mets: 77-73, 1.5 games up on Giants for third Wild Card
Next up: vs. Padres, Tuesday at 7:10 p.m. on SNY (Clay Holmes vs. Michael King) Latest result: 5-2 win over Rangers on Sunday Remaining schedule: 3 vs. SD, 3 vs. WSH, 3 @ CHC, 3 @ MIA Odds to make playoffs: 79.2 percent *Mets hold tiebreaker over Giants by virtue of winning the season series, while Reds hold tiebreaker over Mets. The tiebreaker between the Mets and Diamondbacks is TBD, and will likely be based on intradivision record since the two clubs split the season series
Diamondbacks: 76-75, 1.5 games back of Mets
Next up: vs. Giants, Tuesday at 9:40 p.m. (Eduardo Rodriguez vs. TBD) Latest result: 8-1 win over Giants on Monday Remaining schedule: 2 vs. SF, 3 vs. PHI, 3 vs. LAD, 3 @ SD Odds to make playoffs: 7.9 percent
Giants: 75-75, 2.0 games back of Mets
Next up: @ Diamondbacks, Tuesday at 9:40 p.m.(TBD vs. Eduardo Rodriguez) Latest result: 8-1 loss to Diamondbacks on Monday Remaining schedule: 2 @ ARI, 4 @ LAD, 3 vs. STL, 3 vs. COL Odds to make playoffs: 5.1 percent
Reds: 75-75, 2.0 games back of Mets
Next up: @ Cardinals, Tuesday at 7:45 p.m. (Andrew Abbott vs. Michael McGreevy) Latest result: 11-6 win over Cardinals on Monday Remaining schedule: 2 @ STL, 4 vs. CHC, 3 vs. PIT, 3 @ MIL Odds to make playoffs: 7.7 percent
To celebrate “916 Day,” the Kings on Tuesday unveiled their City Edition uniforms for the upcoming 2025-26 NBA season.
The purple-infused jerseys are a modern remix of the 2022-23 gray design that implements the Kings’ beloved victory beam.
“Sacramento” is inscribed across the chest in refreshed lettering, paired with a new palette of deep ink purple and bright violet accents — shades that never have been used in franchise history.
Along the side panels of the jersey and shorts read “Sacramento Proud” repeatedly, which per a press release from the team, is a reminder that the City Editions are more than a uniform, but also “a celebration of identity and belonging.”
Perhaps the cherry on top is the phrase, “We’re going to keep the team in Sacramento,” at the bottom right corner of the jersey in small text but with a large, powerful meaning that is a nod to a nearly decade-long community-led effort to keep the Kings in California’s capital after real threats of relocation.
The Kings will debut these new threads on Wednesday, Nov. 12, when they host the Atlanta Hawks at Golden 1 Center on their complementary court. They will wear the uniforms 10 times at home and nine times on the road.
Sacramento opens the 2025-26 regular season on the road on Oct. 22 against the Phoenix Suns at PHX Arena.
The Warriors have their eyes on both the present and the future, and for good reason.
Golden State, with its veteran core of Steph Curry, Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green, has the pieces to potentially compete for another championship in the 2025-26 NBA season. Still, that very core also has a combined age of 36, which means the dynastic franchise has to start preparing for a very different-looking future.
“[The Warriors] want to maintain maximum flexibility for that 2027 summer (as it stands, they only have [Moses] Moody’s $13.4 million and [Buddy] Hield’s $10 million player option on the books by then),” Amick wrote. “The Warriors, who are well aware that Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo and Denver’s Nikola Jokić both have player options for the 2027-28 season, are hardly alone on this star-hunting front.
“High-profile teams like the Lakers and Clippers have sent similar signals in recent months.”
The 2027 offseason is a pivotal one for Golden State, as Curry, Butler and Green’s contracts all are set to expire that summer or, in Green’s case, potentially in 2026 if he were to decline his player option for the 2026-27 season.
As Amick mentioned, the Warriors currently only have two players (Moody, Hield) under contract for the 2027-28 season, and barring moves in the near future, could have an abundance of cap space to pursue, potentially, superstars like Antetokounmpo and Jokić, should they become available.
It’s no secret how the Warriors feel about Antetokounmpo, who they reportedly have been interested in potentially acquiring before, but regardless of whether he or Jokić become available that summer, Golden State should have enough flexibility to pursue whoever they want.
‘If I can be trusted in the midfield then I’ll go for it’
Freeman enjoyed a stunning 2024-25 campaign
England’s reigning player of the year, Tommy Freeman, has revealed he sees his future at outside-centre and intends to continue his transformation into midfield in the coming season.
A winger by trade, Freeman enjoyed a stunning 2024-25 campaign, racking up 23 tries for Northampton, England and the British & Irish Lions. Freeman scored a memorable hat-trick in the Champions Cup semi-final win over Leinster, having become the first England men’s player to score in every round of the Six Nations.
As the new season draws near, it’s hard not to notice that the Montreal Canadiens’ penalty kill has been depleted this offseason. GM Kent Hughes elected to let Joel Armia and Christian Dvorak walk away in free agency, and David Savard retired. While there are plenty of options on the blueline to step into Savard’s skates on the PK, the same cannot be said about up front, however.
If Martin St-Louis is short of options, there’s one player who’s more than willing to step in: captain Nick Suzuki. Speaking to RDS’s Marc Denis at the Canadiens’ golf tournament, the center described his own objectives as follows:
Just kind of more of the same, I think I can improve still in different areas, even scoring, and you know, getting assists and all that. I think that comes with playing with good players and being a good team. Just trying to focus on my defensive side, hopefully penalty kill a bit more this year, and being really good at that too. […] I’ve always PKed my whole life and I love it. I think I can be effective on it, but Marty’s trying to manage the minutes and give guys opportunities to do that, so we’ll see what happens, but I’m there and ready if he needs me to PK.
- Suzuki on his objectives and playing on the PK
As Suzuki said himself, the coach is mindful of managing his ice time, but he clearly would like to do it. As reported earlier this summer, playing that role for the Canadiens would likely increase his chances of making Team Canada for the Olympics. While he’s the number one center in Montreal, that’s not the kind of role he’d play on the national team, and showing just how effective he can be on the penalty kill would be a plus.
It's understandable, however, that Martin St-Louis would like to manage his top center’s minutes since he is his top offensive weapon. However, suppose the Canadiens manage to ice a truly competitive second line, and it takes some of the production’s burden off Suzuki’s plate. In that case, there might be more of an opportunity for Suzuki to play when down a man.
That will be one of the stories to follow as training camp unfolds and we get to see who St-Louis would like to see shoulder the load when down a man.
Despite having the worst goaltending in the NHL last season, the Philadelphia Flyers are reaping the benefits of their patience with the goalie position so far.
This patience dates back to the 2023-24 season, Danny Briere's first as Flyers GM, when the organization had to deal with the unexpected loss of Carter Hart whilst turning the keys over to the inexperienced Sam Ersson the minute he started showing flashes of being an NHL-caliber goalie.
Instead of panicking, Briere and the Flyers stayed the course, riding out the storm, dropping out of playoff position, and opting to go with in-house options like Felix Sandstrom and Cal Petersen.
Plus, Ivan Fedotov came over at the very end of the year, and the Flyers were able to begin assessing him.
So, while the Flyers ultimately missed the playoffs and threw a once-promising year in the trash, they did end up with a higher draft pick than they would have ordinarily gotten, which ended up becoming Jett Luchanko at the end of the day.
Coming into a 2024-25 season with similarly low expectations, the Flyers again followed the path ahead of them with Fedotov, Ersson, and rookie Aleksei Kolosov.
Briere obviously wasn't going to go into the 2025-26 season with the same dire straits in goal, which is why Dan Vladar was signed to play alongside Ersson.
That's important because the Belarusian goalie is still just 23 and can glean some valuable development playing a significant amount in the AHL in addition to whatever NHL time comes his way.
If Kolosov doesn't work out, fine. The Flyers have him under contract for this season only, and Carson Bjarnason, who is only now turning pro, is waiting in the wings behind him.
In a few years, Egor Zavragin will be aboard this ship, too.
So, while Fedotov's two-year, $6.55 million contract was heavily criticized at the time, it didn't cost the Flyers anything but time that they needed to use to evaluate the team as a whole anyway.
The 28-year-old Russian went through a lot to realize his dream of playing in the NHL with the Flyers, and the Flyers were happy to oblige, even at a price that many considered obscene.
Now, Ersson is in the last year of his contract, and Vladar was only brought in on a two-year deal.
The Flyers are fortunate to say they have no long-term commitments in goal and remain fully flexible heading into the future.
If one or both of Kolosov and Ersson can't get going this season, the Flyers can start drafting more goalies with Bjarnason and Zavragin hitting their early 20s. That process just starts over again, that's all.
Many would probably consider the Flyers fortunate to get more back from Fedotov than what they even spent to draft him a decade ago, but Briere and Co. earned their luck with their patience if so.
And, this sixth-round pick isn't a throwaway.
Seattle Kraken starting goalie Joey Daccord was drafted (199th) in the same round as Fedotov (188th) in 2015, and Calgary Flames goalie Dustin Wolf was drafted 214th overall in the 2019 draft.
The Flyers drafted Roddy Ross, who just finished four years of playing in USports, over Wolf that year, so that's strike two for this example.
But, the point is that, if the Flyers can nail their draft picks, it can matter a whole lot. By staying patient with Fedotov and themselves, they earned another chance at making something like that happen, which can change the entire course of this rebuild.
The Flyers' front office deserves major props so far, even if the short-term results haven't been very good.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and members of his team watch from the dugout during a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Dodger Stadium on Monday. (Carlin Stiehl/Los Angeles Times)
Bye-bye bye.
Hello, Dodger bullpen.
It was all so familiar. It was all so infuriating. It was the 2025 season boiled down into three hours of roars, then screams, then sighs.
The gasping, grappling Dodgers needed a three-game sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies this week to have any chance at a first-round bye in the upcoming playoffs.
Dodgers pitcher Anthony Banda (43) reacts during the first inning of a loss to Philadelphia Phillies at Dodger Stadium on Monday. (Carlin Stiehl/Los Angeles Times)
One game down, and their bullpen has already suffocated them.
They’re not going to get the bye. They couldn’t survive Philly’s first punch. It was the same old story. The Dodgers’ continually vexing relief pitchers gave back a two-run lead, ruined two ensuing comebacks and then were burned for a 10th inning double steal that led to the winning run in the Phillies’ 6-5 victory.
In a scene reminiscent of past October failures, a mournful Dodger Stadium crowd witnessed the Phillies dancing out of their dugout and squeezing into souvenir T-shirts and loudly celebrating on the field after clinching the National League East title.
In a scene also reminiscent of past October failures, just a few steps from the party, the Dodgers clubhouse was deathly quiet.
Max Muncy was asked about the bullpen, which allowed all six Phillies’ runs Monday, including three homers.
“That’s a tough question,” he said.
He attempted to answer it anyway, saying, “It’s frustrating from a team perspective, but they’ve done a great job for us all year and they’ll continue to do a great job.”
Sorry, but there is no spinning out of this mess. This is not a championship bullpen. This is not even a pennant-winning bullpen. This bullpen has been overworked and outmatched and simply outplayed all season, and when the Dodger front office had a chance to fix it at the trade deadline, they did virtually nothing.
It’s everyone’s fault. It’s an organizational failure. This bullpen is going to be the death of them. The slow expiration officially started Monday.
Fueled by fat pitches from Anthony Banda and Jack Dreyer and Alex Vesia and Blake Treinen, the Dodgers suffered a loss that may well have ended their hopes of defending their title.
Now trailing the Phillies by 5 ½ games with a dozen games to play, there’s virtually no way the Dodgers can pass them and finish with the National League’s second-best record, which means instead of getting a week off they are headed for a dangerous three-game wild card series.
If they win the West over the San Diego Padres — no guarantee — they will play those three games at home. If they finish second in the West, they will play those three games on the road.
Either way, a team with a cooked bullpen and a sore-handed star catcher and all kinds of uncertainty surrounding their rotation won’t get the advantage of a much-needed rest.
"We want the bye, obviously,” Freddie Freeman told reporters last weekend.
It’s strangely not so obvious to everyone. Throughout the next two weeks there will undoubtedly be experts who will make the argument that the Dodgers don’t really want or need a bye week because it robs the team of its routine and rhythm.
Don’t be a dummy.
Dodgers pitcher Anthony Banda throws from the mound during a loss to the Phillies at Dodger Stadium on Monday. (Carlin Stiehl/Los Angeles Times)
The Dodgers were desperate for that bye. The Dodgers knew they needed that bye. They knew they needed to rest the relievers, set up a Shohei Ohtani-led rotation, and give Will Smith’s right hand time to heal.
Yes, the bye week bewitched them in 2022 and 2023, when the offense lost its swagger and the Dodgers were beaten in two stunning division series upsets by the San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks.
But, then again, they earned the bye last year and you know how that ended up.
They needed to pass the Phillies. And they needed to start that process this week, as the Phillies’ remaining schedule includes a closing six-game stretch against the Miami Marlins and Minnesota Twins.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is understandably steering clear of the bye-no bye debate, telling the media, “We’re gonna try to win as many games as we can. ... Where it falls out is where is falls out. ... I don’t think it matters for me to say how important it is. … I kind of just want to win games and see where it all plays out.”
Here’s how it — ugh — played out Monday:
Banda starts the game as an opener and allows a shot into the right-center field stands by Kyle Schwarber.
Dreyer enters the game with a two-run lead in the seventh and allows a two-run homer to somebody named Weston Wilson.
Vesia allows a go-ahead homer by Bryce Harper in the eighth.
Dodgers pitcher Alex Vesia tosses a rosin bag in frustration after Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper homered at the top of the eighth inning at Dodger Stadium on Monday. (Carlin Stiehl/Los Angeles Times)
Treinen doesn’t hold the runners on base in the 10th, allows a double steal, and JT Realmuto hits the eventual game-winning fly ball.
“I had the guys that I wanted, and that doesn’t always work out,” said Roberts.
It feels like it’s too late to work out.
“Trying to see which guys step up,” said Roberts. “Just gonna try to figure out who’s going to seize the opportunity.”
On Monday night, the opportunity seized them, dragging them into a three-game series that could cost them everything.
Tough to beat a wild card opponent with a bullpen that folds.
However, there could be a pathway that leads Kuminga 80 miles northeast to Golden State’s NorCal neighbors in Sacramento. The Warriors earlier this offseason shut down sign-and-trade talks with both the Kings and Phoenix Suns, per multiple reports, who showed the most interest in the 22-year-old wing after not being moved by any of their offers.
But as The Athletic’s Sam Amick reported in a column published Tuesday, one tweak to Sacramento’s offer could have moved the needle for Golden State.
“As it relates to the Kings, who have offered veteran guard Malik Monk and a protected 2030 first-round pick to the Warriors while agreeing to give Kuminga a three-year, $63 million deal, their insistence on including protections on the first-rounder remains the main obstacle to a possible deal, Amick wrote. “If the protections were dropped completely, there are some stakeholders who believe the Warriors would likely change their stance.”
Amick added, citing team sources, that the Kings are under the impression that Kuminga wants to play for them.
Kuminga met with Sacramento’s brass in late July, per ESPN’s Anthony Slater, and had a good discussion with general manager Scott Perry, assistant GM B.J. Armstrong and coach Doug Christie. Kuminga was intrigued by the idea of a larger role, something not feasible with Golden State, and was “open-minded” to the idea of joining the Kings.
As Amick notes, another roadblock of a potential Kuminga-to-the-Kings deal is the fact that the Warriors also likely would have to trade Moses Moody or Buddy Hield to stay under the first apron of the luxury tax.
But there’s more.
Monk’s four-year, $78 million contract that he signed with Sacramento runs through the 2027-28 season, when he has a player option of $21.5 million. But the Warriors have been adamant about having financial flexibility during that 2027 summer to maintain the ability to potentially seek big-name superstars such as Giannis Antetokounmpo and Nikola Jokić, who both have player options entering the 2027-28 season.
As it stands, the most likely outcome is Kuminga signs the Warriors’ one-year $7.9 million qualifying offer before the soon approaching Oct. 1 deadline.
But as we’ve come to learn this offseason, nothing is off the table.
However, there could be a pathway that leads Kuminga 80 miles northeast to Golden State’s NorCal neighbors in Sacramento. The Warriors earlier this offseason shut down sign-and-trade talks with both the Kings and Phoenix Suns, per multiple reports, who showed the most interest in the 22-year-old wing after not being moved by any of their offers.
But as The Athletic’s Sam Amick reported in a column published Tuesday, one tweak to Sacramento’s offer could have moved the needle for Golden State.
“As it relates to the Kings, who have offered veteran guard Malik Monk and a protected 2030 first-round pick to the Warriors while agreeing to give Kuminga a three-year, $63 million deal, their insistence on including protections on the first-rounder remains the main obstacle to a possible deal, Amick wrote. “If the protections were dropped completely, there are some stakeholders who believe the Warriors would likely change their stance.”
Amick added, citing team sources, that the Kings are under the impression that Kuminga wants to play for them.
Kuminga met with Sacramento’s brass in late July, per ESPN’s Anthony Slater, and had a good discussion with general manager Scott Perry, assistant GM B.J. Armstrong and coach Doug Christie. Kuminga was intrigued by the idea of a larger role, something not feasible with Golden State, and was “open-minded” to the idea of joining the Kings.
As Amick notes, another roadblock of a potential Kuminga-to-the-Kings deal is the fact that the Warriors also would likely have to trade Moses Moody or Buddy Hield to stay under the first apron of the luxury tax.
But there’s more.
Monk’s four-year, $78 million contract that he signed with Sacramento runs through the 2027-28 season, when he has a player option of $21.5 million. But the Warriors have been adamant about having financial flexibility during that 2027 summer to maintain the ability to potentially seek big-name superstars such as Giannis Antetokounmpo and Nikola Jokić, who both have player options entering the 2027-28 season.
As it stands, the most likely outcome is Kuminga signs the Warriors’ one-year $7.9 million qualifying offer before the soon approaching Oct. 1 deadline.
But as we’ve come to learn this offseason, nothing is off the table.
