Jonathan Kuminga’s first game back at Chase Center as an opponent was surprisingly chill. After the Atlanta Hawks dominated the Golden State Warriors 126-110 on Saturday, Kuminga quietly hugged his former teammates and had a lengthy conversation with Steph Curry. The 23-year-old put up just two points on 1-for-9 shooting, but honestly? That’s not really the point anymore.

For years, Warriors fans have been absolutely divided over Kuminga. One camp insisted Steve Kerr was totally holding him back and limiting his potential. The other side thought the organization kept developing a lottery pick way too long while trying to win championships. Online arguments spiraled. Reported feuds between Kuminga and Kerr became ammunition for both sides. There was the awkward contract standoff, the trade demand, and finally, the messy exit that left everyone exhausted.

Here’s the thing though: Kerr actually explained it perfectly before Saturday’s game. “We couldn’t quite offer him what he needed, and vice versa”, he said. Kuminga came into the league with minimal high-level basketball experience and needed way more freedom, playing time, and chances to fail in order to grow. The Warriors, meanwhile, were defending a championship and couldn’t give a raw prospect 35 minutes a night. It was just incompatible.

Since the trade, Porzingis has played seven games for Golden State while dealing with injuries. Kuminga has also played seven games for Atlanta and dealt with similar issues. Mike Dunleavy’s comment about trading for two injury-prone players turned out to be pretty spot-on. The truth is, we don’t actually know if either player would’ve thrived in their original situations.

But here’s what matters: both sides can finally move on. The Warriors get to stop being haunted by a sunk cost decision. Kuminga gets to write a new chapter somewhere else without Bay Area fans constantly debating his plus-minus numbers or dissecting every game as proof of some larger failure.

Kuminga seems genuinely happy about it too. “I am not worried about the past”, he said after the game. “I’m here. I’m very happy right now. We’re doing great. So whatever’s being said or whatever’s going on, that’s not my problem anymore”.

That’s the vibe everyone should adopt. Kuminga’s performance with the Hawks, good games, bad games, injury setbacks, shouldn’t become a referendum on whether the Warriors organization sucks or whether Kuminga’s a bust. It’s just basketball. People develop at different rates, situations change, and sometimes what looks like a bad fit is actually just that: a mismatch, not a failure.

The discourse is over. Time to put the phones down and actually root for the guy to figure it out.