Warriors agree to acquire Post’s draft rights at No. 52 switch-a-roo pick originally appeared in NBC Sports Bay Area
After all, the Warriors selected with the No. 52 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft.
Hours after negotiating the choice to the Oklahoma City Thunder for forward Lindy Waters III, the Warriors reacquired the selection for cash and used it on Boston College center Quinten Post, The Athletic’s Anthony Slater reported, citing a source.
The Warriors traded money to reacquire the 52nd pick and drafted Quinten Post, per source. This officially caps the Warriors on the second apron. They now can’t top that this season (which was the plan anyway).
-Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) June 27, 2024
The Warriors later announced that they had agreed in principle to reacquire Post’s draft rights from the Portland Trail Blazers through the Thunder, although the trade is not yet finalized.
Born in the Netherlands, Post is 7 feet tall and weighs 244 pounds. He spent five seasons in college, starting at Mississippi State before transferring to Boston College, where he spent the last three seasons.
As a senior at BC, Post averaged 17.0 points and 8.1 rebounds in 31.9 minutes in 35 games, all as a starter. He shot 51.4 percent from the field and 43.1 percent from 3-point range in his final collegiate season.
Citing Post’s lack of mobility and ability to be a 3-eD player, NBA.com’s preliminary profile compares him to longtime NBA veterans Brook Lopez and Al Horford.
If Post can transform into any of these players, the Warriors will be very happy with their selection.
The Warriors don’t have any 7-foot centers on their roster right now — Kevon Looney and Trayce Jackson-Davis, both 6-9, received most of the minutes last season — so Post could carve out a role for himself if he can impress during summer league and training camp.
