The Memphis Grizzlies signed Quinten Post to a three-year, $30 million contract.
The Memphis Grizzlies took a player away from the Golden State Warriors this summer.
Memphis gave Quinten Post a three-year, $30 million offer sheet, which the big man signed, and Golden State chose not to match it.
While giving out grades for offseason moves, NBA analyst Zach Kram of ESPN gave the Grizzlies a "B-" for adding Post.
"Whether Post is actually a formidable stretch big is a more worrying question for Memphis, as his 3-point accuracy fell from 41% in his rookie season to just 34% last year," Kram wrote. "And with Zach Edey and the recently acquired Isaiah Stewart also on the roster, to say nothing of No. 3 pick Cameron Boozer and the recently acquired Jerami Grant and Taylor Hendricks, Memphis is chock-full of players who are best suited to play the 4 and 5.
"Post brings a unique element in that group because of his combination of size and shooting. But if Edey can stay on the court next season, it's unclear how much Post will actually play."
For the Warriors last season, Post appeared in 67 games. He averaged 7.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game while shooting 44.0% from the field, 33.6% from beyond the arc and 79.1% from the free-throw line.
Post has been in the NBA since 2024. He holds career averages of 7.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.
The Grizzlies will look very different next season. Ja Morant and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope are gone from last season's team. The newcomers are Post, Cameron Boozer, Karim López, Isaiah Stewart, Jerami Grant and Kris Murray.
Memphis acquired D'Angelo Russell from the Washington Wizards, but the Grizzlies are expected to trade or buy Russell out.
It will be a while before the Grizzlies make the playoffs again. However, at least they have a young building block in Boozer, who won the Player of the Year Award last season. The Duke forward averaged 22.5 points, 10.2 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game while shooting 55.6% from the field, 39.1% from beyond the arc and 78.9% from the free-throw line.
In Summer League, Boozer played well, averaging 18.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.8 steals per game while shooting 45.2% from the field, 33.3% from beyond the arc and 77.3% from the free-throw line. The youngster made the Summer League First Team and led Memphis to the championship game, a contest the Golden State Warriors won.
Selected third overall in the 2026 draft behind AJ Dybantsa and Darryn Peterson, Boozer is expected to be a day-one starter for the Grizzlies alongside Cedric Coward, last season's All-Rookie First Team selection. Boozer's combination of playmaking, physicality and positional flexibility as a 6-foot-10 forward has drawn comparisons to the multi-skilled roster construction that defined the New York Knicks' championship approach, per Tony Jones of The Athletic.
“Versatility is the name of the game. That’s what teams are looking for,” Boozer told The Athletic. “Teams want five guys who can make plays. Look at the Knicks this year. Everyone on that team was capable of doing more than one thing. Everyone was capable of playing on or off the basketball. That’s what I feel like I can do best. I can screen. I can handle it. You can put me in a lot of different scenarios.”
