No. 00–Golden State Warriors | |
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Position | Power forward / small forward |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Goma, DR Congo | October 6, 2002
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
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NBA draft | 2021: 1st round, 7th overall pick |
Selected by the Golden State Warriors | |
Playing career | 2020–present |
Career history | |
2020–2021 | NBA G League Ignite |
2021–present | Golden State Warriors |
2021 | →Santa Cruz Warriors |
Career highlights and awards | |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Jonathan Malanga Kuminga (born October 6, 2002) is a Congolese professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A consensus five-star recruit and the top small forward in the 2021 class, he chose to forgo his college eligibility and reclassify to the 2020 class to join the NBA G League Ignite. Kuminga finished his high school career at The Patrick School in Hillside, New Jersey.
The Warriors selected Kuminga with the seventh overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft. During his rookie season, he won an NBA championship with the team.
Kuminga began playing basketball in the Democratic Republic of the Congo at age two. [1] In 2016, he moved to the U.S. to play high school basketball. [2]
As a freshman, Kuminga played basketball for Huntington Prep School in Huntington, West Virginia. [3] For his sophomore season, he transferred to Our Savior New American School in Centereach, New York and averaged 25 points, five rebounds, and five assists per game. [4] In January 2019, Kuminga was named most valuable player of the Slam Dunk to the Beach showcase after scoring 40 points, a single-game record at the event, in a loss to Gonzaga College High School. [5] He earned MaxPreps National Sophomore of the Year honors. [4] After the season, Kuminga averaged 20.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game for the NY Rens at the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League, facing many players older than him. He scored 43 points, shooting 7 of 11 from three-point range, against the Texas Titans, a team featuring top recruits Cade Cunningham and Greg Brown. [6]
For his junior season, Kuminga transferred to The Patrick School in Hillside, New Jersey. [7] On December 23, 2019, he made his season debut, scoring 20 points in a win over Roselle Catholic High School, after having been ruled ineligible for 30 days by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association due to transfer rules. [8] On January 3, 2020, Kuminga suffered an ankle sprain that sidelined him for about a month. [9] As a junior, he averaged 16.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game. [10]
As a high school sophomore, Kuminga emerged as one of the best recruits in the 2021 class, with most recruiting services ranking him first in his class by the time he was a junior. [11] On July 15, 2020, he reclassified to the 2020 class and announced that he would bypass college basketball to join the NBA G League Ignite over offers from Texas Tech, Auburn, Duke and Kentucky, among other college programs. [12] At the end of his high school career, he was a consensus five-star recruit and the best small forward in the 2020 class. He was considered the third-best player in his class by Rivals.com and the fourth best by 247Sports.com and ESPN after reclassifying. [13] [14] [15]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Jonathan Kuminga SF | Kinshasa, DR Congo | The Patrick School (NJ) | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | — | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 96 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 3 247Sports: 4 ESPN: 4 | ||||||
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On July 15, 2020, Kuminga signed a one-year contract with the NBA G League Ignite, a developmental team affiliated with the NBA G League. [16] On February 10, 2021, he made his debut, recording 19 points, four assists and four rebounds in a 110–104 win over the Santa Cruz Warriors. [17] Kuminga averaged 15.8 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. [18]
The Golden State Warriors drafted Kuminga as the 7th pick in the 2021 NBA draft. [19] On August 3, 2021, he signed with the Warriors. [20] On October 30, Kuminga made his NBA debut, putting up three points and one steal in a 103–82 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. [21] On December 18, in his first career start, Kuminga put up a then career-high 26 points in a 119–100 loss to the Toronto Raptors. [22] On February 18, 2022, Kuminga participated in the Rising Stars Challenge game for the 2022 NBA All-Star Game weekend, replacing the injured Chris Duarte. [23] [24] [25] Kuminga ended his rookie season as an NBA champion after the Warriors defeated the Boston Celtics in the 2022 NBA Finals. [26] At 19 years and 253 days, he became the second-youngest NBA champion, behind Darko Miličić. [27] On January 24, 2024, Kuminga scored 25 points on a perfect 11-for-11 from the field in a victory against the Atlanta Hawks. This performance tied Chris Mullin's Warriors franchise record for the most made shots in a game without a miss. [28]
In August 2022, Kuminga joined the DR Congo men's national basketball team for the African 2023 World Cup qualifiers. [29] His older brother, Joel Ntambwe, was also on the roster. On August 26, 2022, he scored a team-high 18 points along with 6 rebounds for Congo in a 69–71 loss to Cameroon. [30]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
† | Won an NBA championship |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2021–22† | Golden State | 70 | 12 | 16.9 | .513 | .336 | .684 | 3.3 | .9 | .4 | .3 | 9.3 |
2022–23 | Golden State | 67 | 16 | 20.8 | .525 | .370 | .652 | 3.4 | 1.9 | .6 | .5 | 9.9 |
2023–24 | Golden State | 74 | 46 | 26.3 | .529 | .321 | .746 | 4.8 | 2.2 | .7 | .5 | 16.1 |
Career | 211 | 74 | 21.5 | .524 | .341 | .707 | 3.9 | 1.7 | .6 | .4 | 11.9 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2024 | Golden State | 1 | 0 | 27.9 | .400 | .000 | .667 | 7.0 | 2.0 | .0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
Career | 1 | 0 | 27.9 | .400 | .000 | .667 | 7.0 | 2.0 | .0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2022† | Golden State | 16 | 3 | 8.6 | .500 | .231 | .769 | 1.7 | .5 | .2 | .1 | 5.2 |
2023 | Golden State | 10 | 0 | 6.1 | .542 | .429 | .556 | .9 | .5 | .2 | .0 | 3.4 |
Career | 26 | 3 | 7.7 | .512 | .300 | .714 | 1.4 | .5 | .2 | .1 | 4.5 |
Kuminga's older brother, Joel Ntambwe, played college basketball for UNLV before transferring to Texas Tech in 2019. [1] [31] Two of his cousins play professional basketball: Emmanuel Mudiay in Puerto Rico, [32] and Omari Gudul in Europe. [33] Kuminga's first language is French, and he is continuing to learn English. [1]
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