Steve Kerr said Jonathan Kuminga was going to get more opportunities, and he wasn't lying. The No. 7 overall pick of the 2021 NBA Draft got his first chance to reward his coach's increased faith in him against the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday night at Spectrum Center, and Kuminga didn't waste it.
First entering the game with 8.6 seconds remaining in the first quarter, Kuminga used his length to deflect Charlotte's entry pass out of bounds, and then helped force a missed shot by Hornets wing Gordon Hayward in the final moments.