The Atlanta Hawks are rejecting Jonathan Kuminga’s $24.3 million offer, making him a free agent, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania on Monday.
Kuminga, who will turn 24 before next season, played 16 regular-season games for the Hawks after joining the team via trade in February, averaging 12.3 points and 5.3 rebounds in 22.1 minutes.
The trade was the result of a summer contract feud with the Golden State Warriors that followed years of dissatisfaction with his role on the team. Kuminga was traded to Atlanta along with Buddy Hield in place of Kristaps Porzingis.
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Kuminga showed off some of his impressive potential when healthy, scoring 27 points in his Hawks debut on Feb. 24 against the Washington Wizards. But the athletic forward scored 20 or more points just twice the rest of the regular season while coming off the bench.
In the Hawks’ first-round loss to the New York Knicks, Kuminga scored 19 and 21 points in Atlanta’s two wins, respectively, to help his team take a 2–1 series lead. However, he scored 34 points in Atlanta’s last three losses.
The seventh overall pick in the 2021 draft averaged 12.5 points and 4.2 rebounds during his five-year career.
ESPN’s Ehm Youngmisuk contributed to this report.