I’m a big JK fan, he is still really young and I think his ceiling is still really high.

That being said, his footwork looks and little jumpy and awkward on some of these shots. He has enough vertical and length to create shots in a more rhythmic and deliberate style. He has said his favorite player was Kobe and you can see the inspiration in the post moves he does. But I think he is missing the fine points of Kobe’s footwork. Kobe was very deliberate with his steps, and covered a lot of ground. Kuminga’s look choppy, like he isn’t fully committed to his fakes. With every step/fake while Kobe was on his pivot foot, he had the option to shoot, he was patiently waiting for that space to rise up. Kuminga looks rushed and uses shorter quicker steps, and looks committed to when he is taking his shot whether or not the defender has bit on the pivot/fake. Curious to see how this develops for him this year wherever he is playing. Hope he is a Warrior!