Stephen Curry, Jonathan Kuminga lead Warriors past the undermanned Knicks

Curry’s words held weight. “Ultimately, he said it,” DiVincenzo said. “It was on my mind. You know, I’m a grown man. I make my own decisions, but to have somebody of that stature to almost voice the opinion that I’m thinking — it makes you feel good about the decision you’re making, rather than if he says something way out of left field and you kind of start to question things. … He reinforced what I was thinking about New York.” -via The Athletic / February 29, 2024

Holiday would join several superstar players who are considered locks for the Paris Games, barring injury, including Durant, LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Joel Embiid and Jayson Tatum. -via The Athletic / February 28, 2024

DiVincenzo was leaning toward the Knicks, who were ready to hand him a four-year, $47 million contract. However, calculated individuals seek advice from those they trust most before making career-altering decisions. It turned out, he and Curry were thinking similarly. The two-time MVP dubbed New York as a quality fit. The Knicks needed an extra shooter — and the team already employed two regulars who were DiVincenzo’s best buds from Villanova, Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart. “Just looking at the depth chart and the role he could play, what they needed,” Curry said. “They were already a playoff team, starting to trend in the right direction. Then (there is) his familiarity with their players from college. That made it so he’d have the opportunity to go in and do exactly what he did for us. He’s a smart, high-IQ basketball player who plays defense.” -via The Athletic / February 28, 2024

Kuminga is especially enamored by the fashion in New York, as he is the designer and curator of his own namesake brand (Kuminga), influenced by the rich culture of Congolese “Sapology” fashion, which features colorful materials and unique fabrics. -via New York Post / February 29, 2024

A pivotal conversation with Warriors coach Steve Kerr set the tone for Kuminga’s production after the fact — and he’s been an aggressive force on both ends of the floor since. “It wasn’t an easy transition just going through everything that really happened,” Kuminga said of his chat with Kerr, which cleared up any miscommunications the two had and helped him to become more focused on his game. … For me to be in this situation, obviously it was just things that had to be spoken about and I don’t regret anything that happened because that kind of helped me to be where I am today. I feel like I deserve it. It’s just a matter of how to maintain the same pace and keep getting better and keep going.” -via New York Post / February 29, 2024

“Coming straight from Congo to a different country, I didn’t know 20 people at the time,” the 21-year-old Kuminga told The Post while at his first National Basketball Players Association clinic in Manhattan on Wednesday. “Trying to figure it out at the very young age, not knowing so many people. … It was tough. I mean, there is always ups and downs in life … but just moving from city to another city, it was a challenge.” -via New York Post / February 29, 2024