MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves agreed to terms with power forward Jonathan Kuminga on a two-year, $12.4 million contract on Wednesday, according to a person with knowledge of the deal.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team had not confirmed the agreement. ESPN reported that Kuminga's contract includes a player option for the second season, which would give the seventh overall pick from the 2021 draft an opportunity to hit the free agent market in a year.
Kuminga will fill an obvious need in the frontcourt for the Timberwolves, who traded Julius Randle and Naz Reid as part of their offseason acquisition of point guard LaMelo Ball.
Kuminga, who will turn 24 on Oct. 6, averaged a career-best 16.1 points during the 2023-24 season for the Golden State Warriors, who drafted the Congo native but never found the right fit for him before ultimately trading him to the Atlanta Hawks in February. Kuminga fell out of favor with Warriors coach Steve Kerr and out of the rotation last season, making his departure an inevitability. He played in only seven of his last 38 games with the Warriors.
He'll have a fresh start with the hungry Timberwolves, who'll have the challenge of finding enough shots for Kuminga and fellow forward Jaden McDaniels in a lineup that will revolve around Ball and superstar Anthony Edwards. In 278 NBA games, Kuminga has averaged 12.5 points and 22.1 minutes. He's a 50.2% shooter from the floor.
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FILE - Atlanta Hawks forward Jonathan Kuminga (0) plays during Game 6 in a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series, on April 30, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Eugenio Suarez hit a grand slam as part of Cincinnati’s seven-run ninth inning as the Reds overcame a six-run deficit and beat the San Francisco Giants 10-9 on Wednesday.
The Reds have a record of 3-1,917 when trailing by six or more runs in the ninth inning. Besides Wednesday's comeback, Cincinnati rallied from six-or-more runs down in May 1958 against the Chicago Cubs and May 1918 against St. Louis, according to the Elias Sport Bureau.
The six-run lead was the largest ever squandered in the ninth inning by the Giants since at least 1901, according to Sportradar. The Giants twice had blown five-run leads in the ninth, against the Athletics on Aug. 14, 2020, and versus the Brooklyn Dodgers on June 25, 1929.
Cincinnati's comeback prevented the Giants from completing their first three-game sweep of the season. San Francisco is the only MLB team that has not swept a three-game set this season.
Facing a 9-3 deficit at the start of the ninth, rookie Hector Rodriguez opened the inning by hitting his second homer of the game. After a single by Elly De La Cruz and two walks, Dylan Smith replaced reliever Spencer Bivens.
Suarez hit the slam off Smith (0-5). Suarez’s 19th home run of the season cut the Giants’ lead to 9-8. Dane Myers and Matt McLain reached on bunt singles before Jose Trevino’s sacrifice fly plated the tying run. Pinch-hitter Tyler Stephenson put the Reds in front with a single that scored McLain.
The Giants got three two-run homers in the game. Jonah Cox went deep in the second inning, Rafael Devers hit his 29th in the fifth, and Shay Whitcomb hit his third in the sixth. Devers homered all three games of the series.
Pinch-hitter Drew Gilbert hit a three-run double to right-center with two outs in the eighth to extend San Francisco's lead to 9-3.
Cincinnati’s Sal Stewart hit a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning. He leads the majors with 100 RBIs and tied Jim Greengrass (1953) for the Reds’ franchise record for RBIs by a rookie.
Reds RHP Rhett Lowder (5-8, 5.13 ERA) will face Cubs LHP David Peterson (7-7, 5.17) at Wrigley Field on Friday afternoon.
Giants RHP Landen Roupp (7-13, 4.34) will face visiting Arizona on Thursday night. The Diamondbacks have not named a starter.
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San Francisco Giants pitcher Logan Webb throws against the Cincinnati Reds during the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Cincinnati Reds' Héctor Rodríguez (43) is congratulated by Elly De La Cruz (44) after hitting a home run against the San Francisco Giants during the third inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
San Francisco Giants' Jonah Cox, right, hits a two-run home run next to Cincinnati Reds catcher Jose Trevino during the second inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
San Francisco Giants' Rafael Devers celebrates after hitting a two-run home run against the Cincinnati Reds during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
San Francisco Giants' Rafael Devers, second from left, watches his two-run home run next to Cincinnati Reds catcher Jose Trevino, left, during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
