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Memphis Lands Quinten Post After Warriors Reject $30 Million Offer

7/8/2026

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Quinten Post Joins Memphis

Quinten Post signed with Memphis after Golden State declined his $30 million offer sheet, receiving a $9 million Year 1 guarantee and $8.55 million in Years 2-3, and joining a frontcourt with Zach Edey, Isaiah Stewart and Cam Boozer.
Post, 52nd-overall 2024 pick, averaged 7.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and shot 40% from three (33% last season, 36.4% overall).
Golden State kept cap flexibility while pursuing LeBron James and Draymond Green, forcing it to rethink its center plans beyond 2026-27.

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Post Signs

Post becomes the first restricted free agent to receive an offer sheet of $5 million-plus since 2020, when Bogdan Bogdanovic left Sacramento for Atlanta.
The Memphis Grizzlies are reshaping their frontcourt during a rebuild that follows the recent trades of Ja Morant, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Desmond Bane.
The 26-year-old Dutch native, selected 52nd overall from Boston College, joins a Grizzlies roster that now features fellow young bigs Cameron Boozer and Zach Edey.

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Bassey Re-Sign

Charles Bassey posted two double-doubles in the Warriors’ last five games, averaging 10.6 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.4 blocks in 20 minutes.
Fans urged the Warriors to re-sign him despite no new deal being announced.
He appeared in 13 games on short-term contracts in 2025-26, is willing to accept a minimum-salary deal, and his 20-minute rebounding rate of over 7 boards ranks him among the league’s most efficient short-term bigs.

History

Historical Context

The NBA reinstated a salary cap in the 1984-85 season, limiting team payroll to $4.6 million, and successive CBAs in 2005, 2011 and 2017 adjusted the revenue split and introduced exceptions such as the super-max. By 2023-24 the cap rose to $123.655 million, shaping in the league today’s high-value guarantees for young players.

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Quinten Post Joins Memphis

Quinten Post signed with Memphis after Golden State declined his $30 million offer sheet, receiving a $9 million Year 1 guarantee and $8.55 million in Years 2-3, and joining a frontcourt with Zach Edey, Isaiah Stewart and Cam Boozer.
Post, 52nd-overall 2024 pick, averaged 7.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and shot 40% from three (33% last season, 36.4% overall).
Golden State kept cap flexibility while pursuing LeBron James and Draymond Green, forcing it to rethink its center plans beyond 2026-27.

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