The Warriors started Day 2 of the NBA Draft with the 52nd overall pick, traded out of it before the second round started, then eventually paid to get it back.
Golden State’s end result: cash to Portland for Oklahoma City Thunder reserve Lindy Waters III and Boston College center Quinten Post.
The move to purchase their own pick back was reported by multiple journalists.
The Warriors are expected to keep Waters, a 3-point specialist, on the roster as a depth option on the wing. Late second-round picks rarely contribute right away at the NBA level, but Post could one day become a stretch center next to Draymond Green that has made sense for years.
Post, in a best-case scenario, would check multiple boxes for the Warriors. A 7-footer who shot over 40% from 3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference each of the past two years, Post could provide spacing and size from the center position.
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A 24-year-old from Amsterdam, Post is regarded as a strong interior defender with good hands for his size. He averaged 17 points and 8.1 rebounds per game last season.
Post began his five-year NCAA career with Mississippi State before transferring to Boston College as a junior. He won ACC Most Improved Player of the Year as a senior and was named to the conference’s second team and All-Defense team as a fifth-year.