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With their dreams of acquiring Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo fading, Golden State Warriors to have Jonathan Komari truck and Buddy Hield for the Atlanta Hawks for Kristaps Porzingisleague sources told ClutchPoints.

The warriors had been in contact with the Bucks several times in the week leading up to the trade deadline, offering an aggressive package centered around multiple first-round picks, Draymond Green, Brandin Podziemski and Kuminga, sources said. However, after receiving a clear indication that Milwaukee did not want to accept such a deal at this time, GM Mike Dunleavy Jr. and his staff quickly turned to addressing a key need in their frontcourt.

ESPN was the first to report details of the trade.

With the trade deadline roughly 24 hours away on Wednesday afternoon, the Warriors met to discuss potential upgrade paths in light of their pursuit of Giannis being no longer a reality. Dunleavy and his staff have discussed potential Kuming deals with teams over the past few months, and talks with the Hawks developed because of the organization’s strong relationship with Atlanta GM Onsi Saleh.

Before joining the Hawks organization in 2024, Saleh served as the Warriors’ vice president of basketball strategy, working closely with Dunleavy and others in the Warriors’ front office. Saleh has long been a fan of Kuminga’s game, sources said, and now the Hawks are taking a chance on the young, former lottery pick with a high emphasis on the power forward position.

The Hawks searched the market to make a significant upgrade at the center position, including discussions with the Dallas Mavericks for Anthony Davis and Daniel Gafford entering Wednesday, sources said. In the end, Atlanta decided to make a marginal move at the center position adding Jock Landale from the Utah Jazza decision that allowed them to finalize the Porzingis deal for Cummings and Hield.

Porzingis, a 7-2 big man, has been on the Warriors’ radar for some time. Before being traded to the Boston Celtics in 2023, the Warriors were in trade talks with the Washington Wizards about Porzingis. He was also a player Golden State discussed dealing this past offseason when the Celtics wanted to move his expiring salary.

Since the off-season, The warrior’s relationship with Kuming and his camp was damaged. Although he signed a two-year contract with the Warriors as a restricted free agent prior to the start of the 2025-26 season, Cummings’ goal was always to complete a trade before the Feb. 5 deadline and begin a new journey elsewhere.

Kuminga and his camp finally got their wish, as he will now join a young, dynamic Hawks team, where he will get a definitive role and solid minutes alongside Jalen Johnson, who made his first All-Star appearance.

The 30-year-old joins the Warriors on an expiring $30.7 million contract, which will provide basic flexibility for Dunleavy and Golden State this summer. Immediately after finalizing this trade with the Hawks, league sources also confirmed to ClutchPoints that the Warriors traded Trace Jackson-Davis to the Toronto Raptors for a 2026 second-round pick from the Los Angeles Lakers.

These two moves open up two roster spots for the Warriors. One of those spots will be for Pat Spencer, who has a two-way contract converted into a standard joband the second spot will be left open for the team to explore the buyout market after Thursday’s deadline.

In 17 games with the Hawks this season, Porzingis is averaging 17.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game while shooting 36.0 percent from 3-point range. He will play a key role at center, taking a ton of pressure from Green and Al Horford in the frontcourt.