The Golden State Warriors still haven’t inked former Boston College center Quinten Post to a contract after selecting him with 52nd pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. With teams trying to figure out how to navigate around the rules of the most recent CBA, he isn’t the only drafted rookie who teams have been slow to sign. For example, 2024 No. 56 pick Kevin McCullar Jr. didn’t sign a two-way contract with the New York Knicks until August.
The two-way route is the plan for Post as well, per The Athletic’s Anthony Slater.
“After trading the 52nd pick for Waters, the Warriors actually purchased it back from Portland and selected Quinten Post, a 7-foot stretch center out of Boston College. Even his cheaper rookie deal wouldn’t fit under their financial constraints, so Post is expected to be on a two-way contract to open the upcoming season.
The current problem: all three of the Warriors’ two-way contracts are filled by Pat Spencer, Reece Beekman and Daeqwon Plowden, who was excellent for the Warriors in summer league, powering his way into their plans. The Warriors must release one of those three from their two-way deal in the upcoming days to make room for Post, who is still very much in their two-way plans.”
This is due to the Warriors having virtually no wiggle room to sign him to a standard contract. The Golden State could waive or trade a player to make room for Post. However, so long as the Dutchman appears willing to begin his NBA career on a two-way contract, it’s not a move they have to make.
Warriors Expected To Sign Draft Pick Quinten Post To Two-Way Contract
Post’s skillset is enticing to many, including the Warriors, presumably.
At Boston College, the 7-footer averaged 16.3 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 1.4 blocks per game in his final two seasons. In that time, he also made 42.9 percent of his 3s on 3.1 attempts per game. Essentially the archetypal stretch-center, he has a combination of attributes that Golden State may not have ever had.
Dario Saric is a commendable shooter, but mediocre athlete and shot-blocker. He was also a bit less physically imposing at 6-foot-10. The same can be said of Nemanja Bjelica, who won a championship with the Warriors in 2022. Dragan Bender, the fourth overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, had the size and athleticism. However, he was an inconsistent floor spacer and interior defender.
Post hasn’t played a minute in the NBA. For all anyone knows, he could make less noise than Saric, Bjelica, or Bender. That doesn’t change the fact that he has the potential to have a more dynamic impact in Golden State. With their team philosophy, he seems perfect for their affinity with 3-pointers and switchability. If the Warriors can excel in those areas without giving up size, it changes the ball game.
It may not even hurt him to start off on a two-way contract.
The Santa Cruz Warriors, Golden State’s G League affiliate, could help him transition to NBA-level competition. Playing in a league littered with players who aren’t even old enough to drink alcohol versus one dominated grown men brings requires a different level of physicality and maturity. As he proves that he belongs, or that he can be a difference-maker, the Warriors will still be able to reward him with a standard contract.
