Report: Warriors reacquire 52nd pick and center from BC draft Originally appeared in NBC Bay Area Sports
After all, the Warriors made a selection with the 52nd overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft.
Hours after negotiating the pick From the Oklahoma City Thunder for forward Lindy Waters III, the Warriors reacquired the pick 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 selected Quinten Post, per source. That officially sets a hard limit for the Warriors in the second round. Now they can’t top it this season (which was the plan anyway).
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) June 27, 2024
The Warriors later announced that they had agreed in principle to repurchase Post’s draft rights come from the Portland Trail Blazers, via the Thunder, though the trade is not yet finalized.
Post, a native of the Netherlands, is 6-foot-10 and weighs 230 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 over 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-and-D player, NBA.com draft profile compares it NBA veterans Brook Lopez and Al Horford.
However, if Post can become either of those players, the Warriors will be very happy with the selection.
The Warriors don’t have any true 7-foot centers on their roster right now (Kevon Looney and Trayce Jackson-Davis, both 6-9, received the bulk of the minutes last season), so Post could carve out a role for himself if he can impress during summer league and training camp.
