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Jonathan KumingaAtlanta Hawks · #0

Forward · 6'7", 225 lb · Goma, DR Congo · Age 24 · 5th season

Jonathan Kuminga is an explosive athletic forward and 2022 NBA champion, currently a free agent in the 2026 offseason. Born in Goma, DR Congo, he reached the NBA via the G League Ignite and was drafted 7th overall in 2021 by Golden State, winning a title as a rookie. After a February 2026 trade to Atlanta, the Hawks declined his team option, making him a free agent courted by Cleveland and the Lakers.

MVP race · #79Forward rank · #48Balladex Impact · 63
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Jonathan Kuminga
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Atlanta Hawks · #0 · Forward
Jonathan Kuminga
Season avg12.1 pts · 5.9 reb · 2.5 ast · .454 fg
Career avg12.5 pts · 4.1 reb · 1.8 ast · .506 fg
Live win probabilityHawks 62%
Balladex model · projected 119–116 · 98.5 pace
Tonight's projectionmodel
15.9pts
5.5reb
2.6ast
62%win
Tonight's matchup · who he'll mainly guardhead-to-head
Jonathan Kuminga
Atlanta Hawks · Forward
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Derrick White
Boston Celtics · Strong defender
Category breakout
Head-to-head history
Home/away splits from recent games; live grades from the DNA model.
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Scouting report

Jonathan Kuminga — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

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Athletic Forward · Downhill Slasher · Impact 63
Jonathan Kuminga is an explosive athletic forward and 2022 NBA champion, currently a free agent in the 2026 offseason. Born in Goma, DR Congo, he reac
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Offense
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Defense
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Feel / IQ
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Playmaking
Below average creator
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Scoring
Strong scorer
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Rebounding
Average on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Average spacing
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Perimeter D
Average on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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Clutch
Average late
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Athleticism
Elite tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where Jonathan Kuminga stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
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Nikola Jokić DEN
29%
2
Luka Doncic LAL
20%
3
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC
12%
4
Giannis Antetokounmpo MIA
4%
5
Victor Wembanyama SAS
3%
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Anthony Edwards MIN
2%
7
Tyrese Maxey PHI
2%
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Jamal Murray DEN
2%
Balladex Consensus: #123 of 384 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
<1%MVP odds
63Impact index
185Star score
Career scoring average12.5 ppg
Seasons in the index5
Accolades on file1
1× NBA Champion (2022)
Stat explorer

Jonathan Kuminga — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring
12.1 PPG
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Playmaking
2.5 APG
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Rebounding
5.9 RPG
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Shooting
.321 3P%
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The engine

How the model sees Jonathan Kuminga

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026-27  66% confidence
12.9
pts
10.5–15.3
6.4
reb
5.3–7.5
2.7
ast
1.8–3.6
24.4
min
proj
38
gp
health
.489
fg%
~base
.323
3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 5-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 12.1 → projected 12.9 PPG
Minutes / role
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Development (his trend)
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Age curve
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Live context
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Net vs last season+0.8 PPG
Everything it reads
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5 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age 24 — applied per stat
curve
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: 74 / 47 / 20 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Jonathan Kuminga career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGPMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%
2021-227016.99.33.30.9.513.336
2022-236720.89.93.41.9.525.370
2023-247426.416.14.82.2.529.321
2024-254724.315.34.62.2.454.305
2025-262023.812.15.92.5.454.321
Career27822.112.54.11.8
Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
raw PPG
in 2026 pace
why
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context

Are the Atlanta Hawks built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

49–33proj record
#6conf seed
+2.9net rtg
115.3off rtg
112.6def rtg
89%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Switch-heavy — Switches 1–4 (or 1–5) to erase actions and keep bodies in front. Core trending improving. Defensive anchors: Dyson Daniels, Luguentz Dort.
How his role moves
Projected 49–33, 6th in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
63 of 99
Solid starter tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
1 accolades
1× NBA Champion (2022)
Act IV

The Ballad of Jonathan Kuminga

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

Oct 6, 2002

The beginning

An explosive, athletic forward and 2022 champion — and the 2026 offseason's most intriguing free agent.

Atlanta Hawks

Turning pro

Drafted 7th overall, 2021 as a Forward.

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A champion at 19 from Goma, DR Congo — now the offseason's most intriguing free agent, still chasing the right fit.

Chapter

Kuminga left the Congo at 14, skipped college for the G League Ignite, and was drafted 7th overall by Golden State in 2021.

Chapter

He won a title as a rookie — the second-youngest NBA champion ever — and grew into a 34-point scorer, though his role in Golden State was a constant debate.

Off the court

Measurables ESPN
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Height
6' 7"
Weight
225 lbs
Experience
4th Season
Draft
7th overall, 2021
Born
Goma, DR Congo
Age
24
Jersey
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Beyond the game

Kuminga's journey is one of the NBA's most global: born in Goma amid the instability of eastern DR Congo, he left home at 14 to chase basketball in the United States, bypassing college for the G League Ignite. French is his first language, and his cousins Emmanuel Mudiay and Omari Gudul both reached the professional ranks, as did his brother Joel Ntambwe.

His career has been defined by tension between talent and fit. A champion at 19 with rare physical tools, he clashed at times with Golden State's role structure and requested a trade before the February 2026 move to Atlanta. Now a free agent in his early 20s, he embodies the classic high-upside bet — a player whose next team is wagering that the right situation unlocks a star.

The person

A supreme athlete and young champion whose career hinges on fit — a high-upside free-agent swing.

Elite athleteExplosive downhill finisher; once went 11-of-11 for a franchise-tying mark.
Young champion2022 NBA title at 19 — second-youngest champion ever.
Fit questionRole friction in Golden State preceded his 2026 trade and free agency.
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FAQ

Jonathan Kuminga — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Jonathan Kuminga, answered.

Is Jonathan Kuminga a free agent?
Yes — after a February 2026 trade to Atlanta, the Hawks declined his roughly $24 million team option, making him a free agent courted by Cleveland and the Lakers.
Did Jonathan Kuminga win a championship?
Yes — he won the 2022 NBA title as a 19-year-old rookie with Golden State, the second-youngest champion in league history.
Where is Jonathan Kuminga from?
Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo; he came to the U.S. at 14 and reached the NBA through the G League Ignite.
Jonathan Kuminga career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Availability & durability

games played vs season length
Career availability
68%
5 seasons
Last 3 seasons
57%
105 games missed
Games missed
132
career, schedule-adj.
Durability
Injury-prone
declining
Availability by season
70
21-22
67
22-23
74
23-24
47
24-25
20
25-26

Injury-prone. Availability trend is declining57% of games over the last three seasons, low of 24% in 2025-26.

Availability = games played ÷ season length (schedule-adjusted for lockout and COVID seasons). A durability signal from real game data, not a medical assessment.

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