{
  "id": 3684255,
  "title": "Gilbert Arena slams Jonathan Kuminga signing $13M ‘Costco Members’ deal with Minnesota Timberwolves",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/gilbert-arena-slams-jonathan-kuminga-signing-13m-costco-members-deal",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-27T06:17:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/gilbert-arena-slams-jonathan-kuminga-061744917.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas has expressed his disapproval of Jonathan Kuminga's $13 million contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Arenas, a die-hard Los Angeles Lakers supporter, believes Kuminga made a mistake by accepting such a low offer. The contract is far below Kuminga's expectations from the free agency process and is similar to a \"Costco Members\" deal in terms of its frugality. Arenas questioned why Kuminga wouldn't agree to a more generous contract with the Lakers, pointing out that several other players on the team earn more than this two-year deal. The Lakers explored sign-and-trade options to acquire Kuminga, but were unable to reach an agreement with the Atlanta Hawks, who hold Kuminga's bird rights following his trade from the Golden State Warriors. Despite having NBA championship experience from his rookie season with the Warriors, Kuminga sees the Timberwolves as an opportunity to rebuild his image and reputation while potentially securing a significant payday in the future.",
  "summary": "Gilbert Arenas doesn’t think Jonathan Kuminga made the right decision by signing a $13 million contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Kuminga was tipped to join the Los Angeles Lakers over the Timberwolves as far back as a few months ago, but opted to go in a different direction.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Lakers links to Jonathan Kuminga re-emerge with new potential sign-and-trade option",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/lakers-links-to-jonathan-kuminga-re-emerge-with-new-potential-sign",
        "published": "2026-08-25T11:30:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Timberwolves agree to deal with Jonathan Kuminga to fill power forward void, AP source says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/timberwolves-agree-to-deal-with-jonathan-kuminga-to-fill-power-3641622",
        "published": "2026-08-27T01:49:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}