Draymond Green didn’t really take Jonathan Kuminga under his wing since the Congolese Draft. These last two seasons, it is Andre Iguodala who was the mentor of the 7th choice of the 2021 vintage.
With the departure (retirement?) of Iggy, the 21-year-old winger needs new mentors, and it is Chris Paul and Rudy Gay who should help him in this senseas he indicated after his very good first preseason game (24 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists) against the Lakers.
“My first two years with Andre were great”, explained Jonathan Kuminga. “I see him as my big brother. We always talk, all the time. We still talk every day. He always shares his knowledge with me, he always tells me what I need to do every day to improve. Like you said, we now have Rudy Gay and Chris Paul. Both now come to talk to me every day. »
Valuable experience
Rudy Gay is not yet guaranteed to be part of the club’s final squad but if that is the case, with his long experience, he has everything to be a mentor of choice for the promising Jonathan Kuminga.
“I’m trying to create a relationship that lasts forever, and throughout my career, and I want them to be there every day to help me. So far, Rudy and CP are talking to me, telling me what I need to do, how I can improve, and I feel like it’s working. They’ve been in the league for 19 years for CP and 18 years for Rudy, so learning from these guys every day helps me.” continues the former member of Team Ignite.
Active on the rebound during this first match, Steve Kerr’s big criticism of his young player over the last two seasons, Jonathan Kuminga can therefore rely on the advice of two seasoned veterans to really find his place in the Warriors’ rotation. And on the ground, since Chris Paul’s pure leader profile can really help the Congoleseas Draymond Green rightly explained during the summer.
| Jonathan Kuminga | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2021-22 | GOS | 70 | 17 | 51.3 | 33.6 | 68.4 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 9.3 |
| 2022-23 | GOS | 67 | 21 | 52.5 | 37.0 | 65.2 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 9.9 |
| Total | 137 | 19 | 51.9 | 35.3 | 67.1 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 9.6 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
