The Golden State Warriors finally pulled the trigger on Jonathan Kuminga’s saga, sending the forward to the Atlanta Hawks with guard Buddy Hield in exchange for big man Kristaps Porzingis, according to reports.

The move ends speculation about Kuminga’s future, who demanded a trade away from the team in January.

In mid-January, Warriors coach Steve Kerr spoke with Kuminga about being out of the rotation for more than a month and the expectation that he would be traded. However, general manager Mike Dunleavy said on Jan. 20 after Jimmy Butler's season-ending knee injury that there wasn't an immediate indication other teams were interested in Kuminga.

Kerr discounted any issues between him and Kuminga as the reason the high-flying forward requested a trade after not being used in 17 of 18 games – though he has been listed as injured for nine games this season.

This deal marks the unofficial end of the Warriors' pursuit of Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Warriors made several offers over the past week, but came away with the impression over the past 24 hours that the Milwaukee Bucks won't be moving Antetokounmpo at the deadline and pivoted to other plans, sources said.

A 23-year-old from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Golden State's seventh overall pick in the 2021 draft, Kuminga appeared in 20 games this season with 13 starts, averaging 12.1 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists.

Kuminga missed much of last season with a right ankle injury. He averaged 15.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 24.3 minutes over 47 games with 10 starts. He also scored 15.3 points per game over eight playoff games while shooting 48.4% from the floor and making 40% of his 3-point attempts. That included a career-best 30-point performance in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Minnesota Timberwolves last May.

The 7-foot-2 Porzingis is averaging 17.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 17 games this season for Atlanta, but last played Jan. 7. The Warriors will be the sixth team in 10 seasons for the 30-year-old Latvian nicknamed “The Unicorn” for his combination of length and outside shooting touch.

Hield is averaging 8.0 points in 44 games this season for Golden State and will be joining his sixth NBA team. 

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