As Warriors quietly wait on Jonathan Kuminga, West contenders make noise

SAN FRANCISCO As free agent bombshells have been dropped every scarce minutes and high-impact trades have lit up the social media timeline on the first day of NBA free agency the Warriors are yet to participate in the team-building bonanza In the first hours since teams were able to officially negotiate with free agents starting at p m Pacific on Monday Golden State s only move thus far was not re-signing longtime big man Kevon Looney an unrestricted free agent who reportedly agreed to a deal with New Orleans on a -year million deal With restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga expecting offers in the range of million per year from other teams the Warriors can either match facilitate a sign-and-trade or let him walk Golden State is in a holding pattern The Warriors have million tied up in the Big of Steph Curry Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green and will have limited cap space to work with if they want to avoid overspending penalties Golden State has been linked to stretch big Al Horford by multiple media outlets but is yet to make a move While the Warriors have been stuck in neutral it has been full speed ahead for countless of the top teams in the Western Conference After being eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Warriors in seven games Houston has spent the last scant weeks revamping its band The Rockets traded for former Warrior Kevin Durant while dumping NorCal native Jalen Green and Golden State nemesis Dillon Brooks They also signed forward Dorian Finney-Smith brought back Clint Capela and handed Jabari Smith Jr a million extension They also agreed to a new million contract with point guard Fred VanVleet and agreed to a deal with center Steven Adams The Rockets have been the the majority working franchise thus far but they are far from alone After knocking the Warriors out of the second round and subsequently losing to Oklahoma City in the conference finals Minnesota re-upped its power forward rotation of Julius Randle and Naz Reid to contracts totaling million LeBron James activated his million sportsman option setting up a full season alongside Luka Doncic until James agent Rich Paul published a cryptic comment that sparked rumors James was seeking to force his way out despite accepting the cash Across town the Clippers will add stretch big Brook Lopez agreed to a new two-year deal with future Hall of Famer James Harden and resigned Nic Batum for million over two seasons The reigning champion Thunder are on the verge of signing MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to a million supermax extension and have brought back reserves Jaylin Williams and Ajay Mitchell for a combined million In the Rocky Mountains Denver agreed to swap unapologetic gunner Michael Porter Jr for a more well-rounded forward in Cam Johnson brought back defensive stopper Bruce Brown on the veteran minimum and traded Dario Saric for veteran center Jonas Valanciunas Related Articles Oakland s Damian Lillard is available Should the Warriors be interested in the -time All-Star Reports Longtime Warrior Kevon Looney to sign with New Orleans Warriors rookies Toohey Richard influenced by members of Golden State dynasty Bay Area native new draft picks headline Warriors summer league roster Reports Warriors bring back Gui Santos Quinten Post Aside from the Rockets the other two Texas teams are expected to be factors this season The Mavericks re-signed Kyrie Irving for million over three seasons and agreed to a deal with D Angelo Russell for just million over two years The Mavs also re-signed Daniel Gafford to a three-year contract and he will play next to Anthony Davis and No overall pick Cooper Flagg San Antonio bolstered their Victor Wembanyama-led frontcourt by offering center Luke Kornet to a four-year million free agent contract and guard De Aaron Fox is expected to be fully healthy at the start of next season when the Spurs debut No overall pick Dylan Harper It is clear that as the Warriors stand pat the rest of the conference has gotten better