Atlanta Hawks: Jonathan Kuminga deep dive, scouting report, what to expect, etc. with Sam Esfandiari
Brad Rowland hosts Episode 2168 of the Locked on Hawks podcast, and he is joined by Sam Esfandiari to break down Jonathan Kuminga. Topics include what the Atlanta Hawks can expect from Kuminga, what went wrong for Kuminga in Golden State, and much more.
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21 Comments
Let’s gooo brad
Of all the podcasters, you choose a slander merchant?
You’ve chosen the worse person to be truly objective about Kuminga 😂. JK is going to great as a Hawk!
You should be talking to Kolsky from Locked on Warriors. These Light Year guys are just snarky
Sam is a Sham. Can't believe you fell for that. Your show just lost Light Years of cred in my book. Sad.
Brad, you gonna have a ton of new followers, Warrior's expatriates. But not if you air fools like Sam.
That all lies.Podemski is not good but has gotten Plenty of minutes to learn and make mistake.He will have the most agressive heart on the hawks.
Sam is a Kuminga hater lmao. You invited the wrong guy.
Get your facts and report from credible people, not these morons and Kerr glazers
Seriously you bring on the light years kuminga hater. Where's the talk about how he performed when it mattered in the playoffs. He didnt mention that both draymond and jimmy told kerr they cant ein without jk on the court. Get kolsky if you want objective honest evaluation of kuminga
Interesting 🔥🥃
6'8 Forward Jonathan Kuminga is not playing the 4, when the Hawks is has 6'9 Jalen Johnson, 6'11 Mouhamed Gueye and 6'10 Asa Newell at the 4.
Atlanta Hawks new look roster lineup:
Centers
*Onyeka Okongwu,
& Jock Landale;
Power Forwards
*Jalen Johnson,
Mouhamed Gueye
& Asa Newell;
Small Forwards
*Jonathan Kuminga,
Corey Kispert
& Nikola Durisic;
Shooting Guards
*Zaccharie Risacher(G?/F)
Nickeli Alexander-Walker
& Buddy Heild;
Point Guards
*Dyson Daniels,
CJ McCollum,
Gabe Vincent
& Keaton Wallace.
Atlanta Hawks 2-Way-Players:
Caleb Houstan (G/F)
Christian Koloko (C)
& RayJ Dennis (G)
**🤔** Maybe Zaccharie Risacher can slide to the 2 (Shooting Guard)???
I can't fathom Jonathan Kuminga coming off the bench for Zaccharie Risacher.
Jonathan Kuminga coming off the bench for Zaccharie Risacher at the 3(Small Forward) would put Jonathan Kuminga in the same situation he was in with Golden State.
Atlanta Hawks Head Coach:
Quinn Snyder…May be time for the Atlanta Hawks management to part ways with Quinn Snyder, as replace him with either Marc Jackson or Mike Malone.
Atlanta Hawks players within the last year of their Hawks contract, until they are free agents after the end of this season:
***CJ McCollum (PG):
Should be re-signed by the Hawks,
***Gabe Vincent(G),
***Jock Landale (C):
Should be re-signed by the Hawks,
***Keaton Wallace (PG)
***2WP Christian Koloko (C),
***2WP RayJ Dennis (G/F)
& ***2WP Caleb Houstan (G/F).
I have watched every game Kuminga has played. Listen to me Hawks fans! YOU ARE GETTING A SUPERSTAR! Judge Kuminga on the stretches Kerr allowed him to play over 30 minutes. Look at what he did against the Wolves in the playoffs! Here are video links to when Kuminga had a 7 game stretch of 25ppg and a video of him beating the Rockets single handedly. Also his 34-9 against the Suns K.D. where he won the game on both sides of the ball! And his 2nd round playoff performance where he averaged 24ppg on 55% shooting and 38% from three in the last 4 games.
https://youtu.be/m0rmxuLUx_I?si=I-ztcLvo40k-nS20
https://youtu.be/TN_CUTTryJw?si=z31Lt4zY3W87_4LQ
https://youtu.be/y1Vt7ikiZ6s?si=_S8L7tKQWxsmGZHh
https://youtu.be/CDWaMP6c6dU?si=G941v8d6UVtwZuaV
I Agree he is a Kuminga hater.What is he doing on this podcast.He is a Steve Kerr Apologist.Get Cy Saasta for Golden Daze .He been with Warriors longer and he is not a Kerr butt kisser😮
JK is a stud.. GSW failed him
Damn Kuminga sounds selfish & low IQ according to Warrior reporters! 😢
Keep this clown off the show.Im sure you just got a surge in subscribers because real fans know talents.Plus Kerr coaching job is outdated.The warriors suck.
Ok so now that Jonathan Kuminga has joined the Hawks, I’ve now been introduced to the Kuminga fan club, which has been interesting to say the least. I’ve just noticed that with any and every video where someone criticizes Jonathan Kuminga in any way, it gets flooded with comments relentlessly defending Kuminga and attacking the creator’s credibility and intentions without refuting any of the creators’ actual critiques of Kuminga’s game. Don’t get me wrong, I like Kuminga and I’m excited to see what he can do for the team, but the Kuminga brown nosers are going to drive me insane😭
Go Hawks!
Joke of a guest … Kuminga is one of the most team-first guys even with Kerr's biased insanity.
Jan 9, 2026 — Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas said if he were in Jonathan Kuminga's position, he would have choked Steve Kerr.
Jonathan Kuminga could turn out to be the Hawks the best player! Never heard of tis guy? Invite Cy from the Golden Daze channel! Truly represents the Warriors!