The Warriors value Quentin Post as a backup center, but Memphis's three-year, $30 million offer sheet could be too costly to match by Tuesday's deadline.
The Golden State Warriors like Quinten post as a backup center, but the price tag on his new offer sheet could make him difficult to keep, according to ESPN's Anthony Slater.
The Warriors took Post with the 52nd pick of the 2024 NBA Draft, and he settled in as a steady piece in the middle of Golden State's rotation over his first two seasons, starting 35 games last year while Al Horford battled injuries. A foot injury cost him the final nine games of the 2025-26 season, and he leaves Golden State with career averages of 7.8 points on 44.3% shooting from the field and 36.4% from 3-point range.
Memphis offered Post a three-year, $30 million offer sheet, sources told Grizzlies Roundtable and first reported by ESPN's Shams Charania. Matching the offer sheet would cost $10 million annually for a backup center, stretching the Warriors' already tight payroll.
Golden State owes $62.6M for Stephen Curry and $56.8M for Jimmy Butler, who is recovering from a torn ACL. Draymond Green opted out and may return on a new deal. They have extended Kristaps Porziņģis and re-signed Al Horford. There isn't much room for the Warriors to play Post in the short term.
The focus Golden State has placed on chasing LeBron James in free agency should not be overlooked as a factor in this situation. Paying starter-level money for a backup big would make it challenging to avoid significant financial ramifications when trying to sign James, while needing to get a new contract done with Green.
League sources told Grizzlies Roundtable that Golden State has largely been telling free agents the most they can offer right now is a veteran's minimum and has communicated their focus on first signing James and figuring out the rest of the roster later.
Golden State has to decide before 11:59 p.m. ET on Tuesday whether to match. Passing on the match sends Post to Memphis, where the Grizzlies are looking to spend the offer sheet on frontcourt depth behind Zach Edey, who is coming off season-ending foot surgery that limited him to 11 games in 2025-26. Memphis has made significant changes to the frontcourt after drafting Cameron Boozer with the third overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft and trading for Isaiah Stewart from the Detroit Pistons. The Grizzlies also agreed to trade Santi Aldama to the Dallas Mavericks.
The Grizzlies' aggressive pursuit of a restricted free agent contrasts with the recent trend in the NBA. The Dallas Mavericks were the last team to sign an opposing team's player to an offer sheet when Matisse Thybulle signed a three-year, $33 million deal that was matched by the Portland Trail Blazers.
If the Warriors decide not to match the Grizzlies' offer sheet that Post signed, it would be the first instance of a restricted free agent switching teams via an offer sheet since Bogdan Bogdanovic left the Sacramento Kings for the Atlanta Hawks on a four-year, $72 million deal.
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