Memphis has Zach Edey at center and has agreed to trade for Isaiah Stewart as a backup big, but the team wanted a more traditional five and a big body behind Edey. So they went after a Golden State restricted free agent.
Warriors restricted free agent center Quinten Post will sign a three-year, $30 million offer sheet with the Grizzlies, reports Shams Charania of ESPN. That gives the Warriors 48 hours — until 11:59 p.m. ET on Tuesday to match the offer, or Post is headed to Memphis. That $10 million a year price tag may make it too pricy for the Warriors to match, reports Anthony Slater of ESPN. Especially if they are going to make an offer to LeBron James or others.
Post took a step forward in his second season, particularly on defense, and he averaged 7.7 points and four rebounds a night, averaging a little more than 17 minutes per game. In a Western Conference with Victor Wembanyama, Nikola Jokic, Chet Holmgren, Walker Kessler and more, every team is looking for big bodies and ways to defend more inside.
A restricted free agent signing an offer sheet has become increasingly rare in recent years — the last player to sign an offer sheet without it being matched was Bogdan Bogdanovic in 2020, going from Sacramento to Atlanta. Usually, teams and players work out a number that suits both sides (although without much leverage, it is often a team-friendly deal), or they work out a sign-and-trade, as recently seen with Walker Kessler going from the Jazz to the Lakers.
This offer sheet also uses means some salary cap rules gymnasitcs for Memphis.
Quinten Post's offer sheet will come out of the Non-Taxpayer MLE for the Grizzlies, if the Warriors don't match.
— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) July 6, 2026
That means that Memphis will likely tie the Isaiah Stewart acquisition into the Santi Aldama trade. Expect that one to ultimately be a four- or five-team deal.
However the salary is worked out, expect Post to be coming off the bench for the Grizzlies next season.
