He can both score and organize! The Warriors rising star s performance against the Lakers in the first game was so amazing?

In the previous NBA regular season, the Golden State Warriors defeated the Los Angeles Lakers at home 119-109. After this game, the Warriors faced their old rivals and got a good start to the new regular season, while the Lakers suffered their first loss of the new season, and the team's competitiveness in the game was also very worrying.

In this game, rising star Jonathan Kuminga, who had just completed his contract extension with the Warriors before the start of the regular season, started the game and performed quite well. Kuminga played 32 minutes and 54 seconds, making 6 of 11 shots, 4 of 6 from beyond the three-point line, and 1 of 2 free throws. He scored 17 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, and 1 steal. He also had 2 turnovers and 3 fouls, with a plus-minus of +6. Kuminga has shown comprehensive scoring ability on the offensive end, and his style of play is very reasonable. He has no more options to continue to attack. His touch on outside shooting is also quite good. Not only that, Kuminga also showed quite good personal abilities in passing and organizing offense. His performance in this area definitely far exceeded everyone's expectations. Kuminga's performance on the defensive end was quite satisfactory, and there were no major problems. Overall, Kuminga's performance in this game is impressive. It is not easy for him to produce such data even though his tactical status is not too high.

In the NBA regular season last season, Kuminga was affected by injuries in 82 games and only played 47 times in total, averaging 24.3 minutes per game and averaging 24.3 minutes per game. 15.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 0.8 steals, 0.4 blocks, 1.5 turnovers and 1.9 fouls. The shooting percentage was 45.4%, the three-point shooting percentage was 30.5%, and the free throw percentage was 66.8%. In the playoffs, affected by the team's coaching staff's tactical arrangements, Kuminga only got 8 playing opportunities in 12 games, averaging 23.4 minutes per game. He averaged 15.3 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.5 steals, and 0.5 blocks per game. He also had 1.6 turnovers and 1.6 fouls. He shot 48.4% from the field, 40% from the three-point range, and 71% from the free throw line. During the preseason, Kuminga played a total of 4 times, averaging 18.4 minutes per game. He averaged 7 points, 4.2 rebounds, 4 assists, 0.2 steals, and 0.5 blocks per game. He also had 3 turnovers and 1.5 fouls. He shot 52.4% from the field, 33.3% from the three-point range, and 60% from the free throw line.

This summer, after a long tug-of-war, Kuminga finally renewed a two-year contract with the Warriors worth a total of $46.8 million, of which the second year is a team option. Based on Kuminga's extremely unstable performance during the preseason, many Warriors fans are worried about Kuminga's contract and feel that he is not worthy of such a high salary. However, judging from his performance in this game, Kuminga is definitely worthy of this contract. Next, we can also see if Kuminga can continue to maintain this level. With such a performance of both offense and defense, scoring and organization, such a salary can even be considered a value-for-money contract, right?