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Kuminga lands in Minnesota on a two-year, $13M deal
Jonathan Kuminga has signed a two-year contract with Minnesota worth up to $12.4 million, with a player option after the 2026-27 season. Agent Aaron Turner told ESPN's Shams Charania the priority was fit over money. Sportando reported Kuminga turned down a three-year, $75 million offer from Golden State.
Minnesota's pitch centered on the vacant power forward job alongside Anthony Edwards and LaMelo Ball. Kuminga joins Edwards, Ball, Jaden McDaniels and Rudy Gobert in a reshaped rotation. Edwards welcomed him bluntly: "This is over, man. Wrap it up."
The deal sets up another free agency for Kuminga in 2027, when Sacramento and Chicago could have cap space. He averaged 12.2 points and 5.6 rebounds across 36 games last season and has started just 24 games over the past two years.
$13M · 2yr
+ 76 reports from 11 outlets
Yahoo Sports · 21 Sept 2026Edwards helped recruit Kuminga's two-year, $12.4M Wolves deal
Bleacher Report · 19 Sept 2026Edwards helped recruit Kuminga through five weeks of talks
Hoops Rumors · 12 Sept 2026Kuminga explains why he picked Minnesota over bigger offers
Heavy · 11 Sept 2026Kuminga picked Minnesota's culture over a bigger Bulls role fight
Sportando · 11 Sept 2026Kuminga says Minnesota's pursuit, not the money, won him over
Heavy · 11 Sept 2026Kuminga says he'd welcome a long-term future in Minnesota
RealGM · 11 Sept 2026Kuminga explains why Minnesota's pitch beat a bigger Lakers offer
Sportando · 11 Sept 2026Connelly pitches Kuminga as fit alongside LaMelo Ball
Heavy · 10 Sept 2026Kuminga says he chose Minnesota's 'winning culture' over bigger offers
Yahoo Sports · 10 Sept 2026Kuminga explains why he picked Minnesota over LA's bigger offer
New York Post · 10 Sept 2026Kuminga explains snubbing Lakers' bigger offer for Minnesota
Fadeaway World · 10 Sept 2026Kuminga explains picking Minnesota's culture over LA's money
Yahoo Sports · 10 Sept 2026Kuminga explains why he chose Minnesota over more money
Heavy · 10 Sept 2026Kuminga explains why he picked Minnesota's culture over LA
Sportando · 9 Sept 2026Edwards hypes up Kuminga after Wolves lock in two-year deal
Heavy · 4 Sept 2026Timberwolves formally announce Kuminga's two-year deal
Hoops Rumors · 4 Sept 2026Kuminga's Minnesota deal now official after Green-for-Williams swap
Heavy · 3 Sept 2026Edwards leaned on Kuminga's playoff history vs Wolves to seal deal
Heavy · 3 Sept 2026Krawczynski: Edwards personally recruited Kuminga to Minnesota
Hoops Rumors · 1 Sept 2026Kuminga's agent defends Timberwolves deal, says little was lost
Fadeaway World · 31 Aug 2026Kuminga's agent details why Minnesota beat the Lakers' pitch
Sportando · 31 Aug 2026Kuminga chose fit and a 2027 escape hatch over Warriors' bigger offer
Heavy · 30 Aug 2026Kuminga lands in Minnesota on two-year, $12.4M deal
Heavy · 29 Aug 2026Kuminga's agent details why Lakers sign-and-trade collapsed
Sportando · 29 Aug 2026Turner on why Kuminga turned down $75M in Golden State
New York Post · 29 Aug 2026Kuminga's agent explains why he picked Minnesota over a Warriors extension
Yahoo Sports · 29 Aug 2026Kuminga picked fit over money, agent Aaron Turner explains
Hoops Rumors · 29 Aug 2026Kuminga's two-year Minnesota deal carries a second-year player option
Heavy · 28 Aug 2026Kuminga's $12.4M Minnesota deal draws a caution from Draymond Green
New York Post · 28 Aug 2026Kuminga's Minnesota deal includes player option, Draymond flags risk
Yahoo Sports · 28 Aug 2026Kuminga took $12.4M in Minnesota over a bigger Lakers offer
Hoops Rumors · 28 Aug 2026Kuminga picked Minnesota after Edwards-led pitch, agent says
Fadeaway World · 28 Aug 2026Kuminga picked Minnesota over a bigger Lakers offer, agent says
Fadeaway World · 28 Aug 2026Kuminga picks Minnesota's $12M deal over a three-year Lakers offer
Heavy · 28 Aug 2026Kuminga took less in Minnesota after Edwards led the recruiting
RealGM · 28 Aug 2026Kuminga took less to sign in Minnesota, agent says
Fadeaway World · 28 Aug 2026Kuminga took less in Minnesota to dodge a three-year sign-and-trade
Fadeaway World · 28 Aug 2026Kuminga picked Minnesota over $23.6M more from the Lakers
Yahoo Sports · 28 Aug 2026Kuminga lands in Minnesota on two years, $13M with a player option
New York Post · 27 Aug 2026Kuminga picked Minnesota's flexibility over LA's bigger sign-and-trade offer
Yahoo Sports · 27 Aug 2026Kuminga picks Minnesota's mid-level over a bigger Lakers offer
Yahoo Sports · 27 Aug 2026Kuminga lands in Minnesota, with a prove-it year ahead
New York Post · 27 Aug 2026Kuminga's tax savings in Minnesota didn't offset lost Lakers money
Yahoo Sports · 27 Aug 2026Kuminga takes two years and $12.4M in Minnesota over a longer Lakers offer
Hoops Rumors · 27 Aug 2026Edwards, Connelly and A-Rod all worked on landing Kuminga
Heavy · 27 Aug 2026Kuminga lands in Minnesota on two years, $12.4M
Yahoo Sports · 27 Aug 2026Kuminga takes two years, $13M in Minnesota after passing on Lakers
Yahoo Sports · 27 Aug 2026Kuminga agrees to two years and $12.4M with Minnesota
Yahoo Sports · 27 Aug 2026Kuminga lands in Minnesota at $12.4M after passing on a bigger Lakers offer
Fadeaway World · 27 Aug 2026Kuminga's $12.4M Minnesota deal needs a salary dump first
Fadeaway World · 27 Aug 2026Kuminga takes $12.4M in Minnesota after turning down $36M from the Lakers
Heavy · 27 Aug 2026Edwards helped push Kuminga toward Minnesota's two-year, $12.4M deal
Fadeaway World · 27 Aug 2026Kuminga passed on $36M from the Lakers to sign for $12.4M in Minnesota
CBS Sports · 27 Aug 2026Kuminga picks Minnesota's shorter deal over a bigger Lakers offer
Fadeaway World · 27 Aug 2026Kuminga left $23M on the table to start at power forward in Minnesota
Heavy · 27 Aug 2026Kuminga turned down $12M-plus a year from LA before picking Minnesota
Heavy · 27 Aug 2026Kuminga picked Minnesota over LA for a starting job on a contender
Yahoo Sports · 27 Aug 2026Kuminga picks Minnesota, with a player option attached
Heavy · 27 Aug 2026Kuminga picked Minnesota over the Lakers and Bulls for fit
Yahoo Sports · 27 Aug 2026Kuminga picks Minnesota's taxpayer mid-level over a longer Lakers deal
ESPN · 27 Aug 2026Kuminga's Minnesota deal carries a player option and a starting job
Yahoo Sports · 26 Aug 2026Kuminga picks Minnesota over a richer Lakers offer
Yahoo Sports · 26 Aug 2026Kuminga to Minnesota for two years and $13M via taxpayer MLE
Fadeaway World · 26 Aug 2026Kuminga picks Minnesota over LA, Chicago and Portland
Heavy · 26 Aug 2026Kuminga picks Minnesota over LA, joins Edwards and Ball in the starting five
Heavy · 26 Aug 2026Kuminga turned down a bigger Lakers offer to sign with Minnesota
ESPN · 26 Aug 2026Kuminga lands in Minnesota on a two-year, $12.4M deal
RealGM · 26 Aug 2026Kuminga picks Minnesota over a bigger Lakers offer
Hoops Rumors · 26 Aug 2026Kuminga lands in Minnesota on a two-year, $13M deal
The Athletic · 26 Aug 2026Kuminga picks Wolves over Lakers on two-year, $12M deal
Heavy · 26 Aug 2026Kuminga picks Minnesota at $13M over a bigger Lakers offer
Yahoo Sports · 26 Aug 2026Kuminga picked a shorter Wolves deal over three years in LA
Yahoo Sports · 26 Aug 2026Kuminga picks Minnesota on a two-year, $13M deal
Yahoo Sports · 26 Aug 2026Kuminga picks Minnesota, and the Lakers are left scrambling
Yahoo Sports · 26 Aug 2026Kuminga picks Minnesota, $13M over two years with a player option