Amid a 4-1 start to the season, the Golden State Warriors are already exploring all of options to improve their roster around Stephen Curry.

Per The Athletic's Sam Amick and John Hollinger, rival NBA executives believe the Warriors are "more willing than ever" to include Jonathan Kuminga in a trade and they are keeping an eye on Jimmy Butler if the Miami Heat decide to move the six-time All-Star.

The Warriors have been reluctant to include Kuminga in any trade for a potential star at this point, but there are some indications their feelings about the 22-year-old are softening.

Perhaps the biggest indicator was Golden State elected not to give Kuminga an extension before the deadline for players to sign new deals passed on Oct. 21.

Per The Athletic's Anthony Slater, the Warriors and Kuminga "were never all that close" on a new deal even though the team was offering him in the range of $30 million per season. A full rookie max contract was valued at $224 million over five years.

Butler has gone through his own contract drama with the Heat. The 35-year-old reportedly plans to play out his existing deal before opting out after this season.

The same issues that plagued the Heat last season have shown up in the early going this season. They are having issues scoring, ranking 21st in offensive rating and 27th in points per game.

Butler's scoring average of 16.8 points per game is his lowest since the 2013-14 season (13.1). He is still doing a great job with his all-around contributions, averaging 6.0 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game.

If the Heat get to a point where they don't view this version of their roster as a legitimate title contender, they could opt for a soft reset to add players and draft assets that can get them back to that level as soon as next season.

Given his age and contract status, Butler would be an obvious trade candidate for the Heat to use in talks.

Kuminga is off to a disappointing start with just 11.4 points on 40.8 percent shooting and 3.4 rebounds per game in five appearances. He's only 22 and coming off a breakout 2023-24 season in which he averaged a career-high 16.1 points and 4.8 rebounds per game.

A team like the Warriors is trying to maximize this window with Curry still playing at a high level. Head coach Steve Kerr is doing his best to figure out the best rotation for this version of the roster by consistently running a 12-man rotation to start the season.

The strategy has paid off for Kerr, as the Warriors have won four of their first five games, but their schedule will start getting tougher with upcoming games against the Houston Rockets, Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Oklahoma City Thunder and Dallas Mavericks in the next two weeks.