Jonathan Kuminga remains a point of concern for the Golden State Warriors this offseason. As of now, the Warriors have only nine players under contract before the training camp kicks off. The major reason for a quiet offseason is Kuminga’s contract negotiation. And while the two parties have yet to reach an agreement, the Dubs Nation has announced some major front office changes.

Ahead of what is supposed to be a crucial campaign for the Warriors, the team has switched things up before the regular season. While there are several head-turning changes, the one that caught everyone’s eye was the Warriors’ head coach, Steve Kerr’s reunion with his son, Nick Kerr. After serving as the head coach of the Santa Cruz Warriors in the G League for the past couple of seasons, the 32-year-old will serve as an assistant coach under his father for the upcoming campaign.

Notably, this is not the first time the duo of Steve and Nick has worked together. The younger Kerr, who has been with the organization since 2018, previously worked with the Golden State in player development and as a video coordinator for three years. And with Nick being promoted to the assistant coach role, the two have now joined a prestigious club of father-son coaching duos.

Steve and Nick have joined the legendary company of Bernia and J. B. Bickerstaff, Doc and Spencer Rivers, and a few more. However, this wasn’t it; there are plenty more changes within the coaching staff. Another person joining the Dubs from the Santa Cruz Warriors is Ben Stelzer, who has been named as the Head Video Coordinator for the new season.

Shannon Stabler (senior manager, player development), Cody Hamane (performance coach), and Mark Tollefsen (video coordinator, player development) are other names joining the Warriors from their G League affiliate this season. Former NBA head coaches Terry Stotts and Jerry Stackhouse are also two of the prominent figures joining the coaching staff. Nikola Milojević, son of the late Warriors’ assistant coach Dejan Milojević, has also joined in a video coordinator, player development role.

Apart from these roles, there were plenty of other promotions and new hirings in the organization before the regular season. However, the uncertainty regarding the Kuminga-Warriors situation is still there. And with media day scheduled for September 29, time is running out for the Dubs Nation with its unusual roster situation.

With the training camp right over the horizon, Jake Fischer of the Stein Line reported that, “Jonathan Kuminga and the Warriors have had no discussions about pushing back his deadline to accept the qualifying offer.”

As of now, the deadline for Kuminga’s $7.9 million qualifying offer is October 1st, and once that expires, he’ll have to ink a deal. While that might mark the end of the saga between him and the team, this has left the free agents, whom the Warriors want to pursue a deal with, hanging. This includes several big names such as Al Horford, De’Anthony Melton, Gary Payton II, and Seth Curry. This means that if Kuminga’s talks stretch until October 1st, the Dubs will have to begin camp without several players.

This also means that the storied franchise will enter the media day with just nine players. As expected, there will be a lot of questions thrown at the front office and the superstars. Of course, a lot of them will be around Jonathan Kuminga. However, there will also be a fair share of questions about what the team expects from this upcoming campaign, and also about how they will approach it. Now, how will they handle it? That’ll be something we’ll have to wait and watch.