During Kuminga’s rehab process, the Warriors reinvented themselves. They stumbled into the trade deadline before acquiring Jimmy Butler, who has saved their season. They’re 12-1 with Butler in the lineup and have surged from 11th to sixth in the West.

Against the Kings, Kuminga got his points by driving closeouts, pushing in transition and cutting off the ball. After his first bucket, owner Joe Lacob stood up in his courtside seat and thrusted both fists in the air. There was no over-dribbling, ball-stopping or going 1-on-1, and he still scored almost a point per minute.

Everyone’s role on the Golden State Warriors has been clarified following the blockbuster Jimmy Butler trade. And while there were some question marks about how rising young star Jonathan Kuminga would fit into the Dub’s recently solved jigsaw puzzle by the fourth quarter of the Warriors’ 130-104 rout of the Sacramento Kings,