Jonathan Kuminga flashed all the physical tools and nascent skill in Summer League that makes him a fixture of Golden State Warriors' long-term future. But the sophomore forward's play in Las Vegas was objectively inconsistent nevertheless, most beset by a jumper that failed him again and again from both beyond at the arc and at the free throw line.

Kuminga has a golden opportunity to grab hold of a rotation spot with the Warriors in 2022-23 after the free agency departures of Gary Payton II and Otto Porter Jr. Unless his jump shot comes around quickly, though, don't be surprised if his playing time throughout the regular season waxes and wanes, with Steve Kerr deploying him for extended periods in specific matchups and leaving him on the bench altogether for others.

One thing is for sure either way: Joe Lacob wants Golden State to unleash Kuminga. On the most recent of the Point Forward podcast with Andre Iguodala and Evan Turner, the Warriors owner jokingly pleaded with Kerr to giving the 20-year-old more playing time in wake of his promising yet understated rookie season:

Iguodala: “Obviously Kuminga has got all the talent in the world. We know if he can just line up everything the way he should…”

Lacob: “Why don't you tell our coach that so he plays him?”

Kuminga averaged 16.9 minutes per game in his debut campaign, essentially splitting duties with fellow lottery pick Moses Moody and veteran stalwart Andre Iguodala as Golden State's ninth or tenth man. His role diminished further in the playoffs even though he started three second-round games against the Memphis Grizzlies, with Kuminga garnering multiple DNP-CDs and averaging just 8.6 minutes per game across the postseason.

Lacob has as much confidence in the Warriors‘ talented young prospects as anyone, while Kerr has a notoriously short leash for players who don't have a firm grasp of his team's advanced concepts on both sides of the ball. It tracks that they believe in different approaches for the development of prospects like Kuminga.

Fortunately for Lacob, Kerr won't have much of a choice but to play Kuminga next season. And if the jumper grows reliable, it may even be hard to keep him off the floor.