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It’s an NBA truism that when one saga ends, a new one begins. Unfortunately for the Golden State Warriors, the second saga didn’t wait for the first one to conclude before dropping the clutch and speeding off. This week, and the next two, were supposed to be about trading Jonathan Kuminga. But that saga had not come close to reaching its resolution when the heartbreak of Monday night unfolded: after awkwardly landing while catching a pass, Jimmy Butler III crumpled to the floor, yelled in pain, was helped off the court, and got an MRI. Right around midnight, as much of Dub Nation slept, the worst case scenario was reported: Butler had a torn ACL, and is out for the season. And so, the Warriors have competing sagas: figure out what to do with Kuminga, and figure out how to move forward knowing their second-best player is likely out until next year’s All-Star break. On the surface, the ongoing Kuminga saga and the freshly started Butler saga are unrelated. But when you peel back the onion, the story changes. While they’ll explore all options, the Warriors are unlikely to trade Butler before the February 5 deadline. His injury and contract status for next year (he has a $56.8 million player option that he’ll certainly exercise) mean he’s highly unlikely to return the Warriors anything, and the Dubs may have to include some sweeteners just to get off the contract. They shift gears from trying to win this year to trying to win next year, and that almost certainly means keeping Butler, either for his contributions next season or as a trade chip further down the road. As a result, the Kuminga situation changes. Prior to Monday’s third quarter, the Warriors were focused on making a deep run in the 2026 playoffs, and who can blame them? Over the last month, the Warriors are 12-4 with the fifth-best garbage-time adjusted net rating in the NBA. With a healthy Butler, the equation for a potential Kuminga trade was simple: does the trade make them better in the short run? If yes, then sign the deal. Now the Warriors can’t be overly concerned with making trivial improvements to a roster that will be fortunate to escape the Play-In Tournament, and will require a minor miracle to make the Western Conference Semifinals. Trading Kuminga for a mediocre role player or a heavily-protected draft pick isn’t particularly enticing. Which means Golden State can afford to be a lot more picky with Kuminga. Of course, the Warriors can not only afford to be more picky with a Kuminga trade, but they also have a glaring hole on the roster that needs filling. And the primary issue that has kept Kuminga off the court over the last year — a poor fit alongside Butler and Draymond Green — has conveniently disappeared. Kuminga has a $24.3 million team option for the 2026-27 season, and it’s always been understood that, on the off-chance that he made it to the summer still on the team, the Warriors would decline that option and send him into unrestricted free agency. But what if they don’t? What if they pick up the option and refresh the trade talks? It only works in one of two scenarios: First, the team is swinging a mammoth trade for a maximum contract and can use Kuminga’s salary alongside Butler’s to take something off the other team’s books (think Giannis Antetokounmpo plus Myles Turner). Second, Kuminga plays himself into being a more desirable trade chip, at which point the Warriors can swap him either over the summer or at the 2027 deadline for what they hope is the missing piece. It’s hard to imagine Kuminga finding the trade value that he didn’t have over the summer and doesn’t have now. But there was a common theme with both of those situations: he hadn’t been playing at all. Butler’s injury not only opens up minutes for Kuminga, but puts the Warriors in a situation where there’s no downside in playing him. If he plays poorly, the team goes nowhere and he goes nowhere — same as is the current situation. But if he plays well, the Warriors can perhaps…