Jerry West was one of the most cutthroat executives in NBA history, cut from the Bill Walsh mold. If there was someone who loved severing sentimental ties to improve the quality of a roster, it was West. He would have been chomping at the bit to move on from Thompson and would have done summersaults at swapping Wiggins for Jimmy Butler III.

So far this offseason, Kuminga has not made progress on a new deal with the Warriors. He remains a restricted free agent, with quite a few teams around the league having interest in a potential sign-and-trade for him. Among those teams are the Phoenix Suns, Sacramento Kings, and Chicago Bulls.

The assumption is that Celtics favorite Al Horford will land with the Warriors. But he has another trick up his sleeve.