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Lakers target Jonathan Kuminga representing the Atlanta Hawks in April 2026 Getty The Los Angeles Lakers have reportedly upped their contract offer to the $15-$16M range for Jonathan Kuminga, with a sign-and-trade framework in place with the Atlanta Hawks.
However, Kuminga prefers to sign a one-year deal if he’s unable to get his desired amount north of $20M, according to Front Office Sports’ Keith Smith. The only issue there is the CBA mandates a sign-and-trade deal to require the new contract to cover a minimum of three seasons or a maximum of four seasons.
While addressing the Lakers-Kuminga situation this week, Smith explained why Kuminga’s insistence on wanting a smaller contract could cost him millions.
“The challenge with Kuminga is that if he’s gonna take less money than what he wants, then he only wants to do it for a year,” Smith reported.
“He doesn’t want to do a…
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