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While Jonathan Kuminga was unable to come to terms on a rookie contract extension with the Golden State Warriors ahead of Monday's 6 p.m. ET deadline, there is reportedly no shortage of belief in his potential on either side.
ESPN's Shams Charania and Kendra Andrews reported the two sides didn't finalize a deal even though Golden State agreed to a three-year, $39 million extension with Moses Moody on Sunday.
Yet Charania and Andrews noted "Kuminga believes in his talent and ability to progress into a star in the league, and the Warriors have seen statistics that measure his growth similarly to the early years of the Clippers' Kawhi Leonard, Indiana's Pascal Siakam and Boston's Jaylen Brown.