The Golden State Warriors reassigned rookie Jonathan Kuminga to the Santa Cruz Warriors, their G-League affiliate, on Saturday. Santa Cruz will finish the second half of a back-to-back against the Stockton Kings tonight, where Kuminga will presumably start and play 35+ minutes.
Kuminga, who the Warriors selected with the seventh overall pick in this year’s draft, suffered a strained right patella tendon this preseason and missed the first week of regular-season action. However, now that he’s back on the floor, Golden State is bouncing him between the NBA and G-League to maximize his opportunities to play.