Quinten Post signs three-year offer sheet with Grizzlies, putting Warriors on the clock

Memphis is moving to add Quinten Post to its frontcourt, with the 26-year-old center signing a three-year offer sheet that Golden State must decide whether to match. The development was first reported by Yahoo Sports and attributed to ESPN’s Shams Charania, and it reframes what the Warriors do next in free agency because restricted free agents can depart if a team declines to match the terms.

According to the report, the offer sheet is valued at $30 million over three seasons. also stated the Warriors have until 11:59 p.m. ET on Tuesday to match the contract or allow Post to join the Grizzlies. The reporting further characterizes Post as a “restricted free agent,” which means Memphis can legally sign him only if Golden State does not counter with an offer matching what Memphis has proposed.

Details included in The Athletic’s reporting suggest the contract’s structure matters as much as the headline number. The outlet reported that only the first year of the deal is fully guaranteed at $9 million, citing league sources. The same report described Post as having seen a smaller role late in the Warriors’ season, after contributing earlier as a rotation big.

For context, Post’s recent production with Golden State included an average of 7.7 points and 4.0 rebounds across 67 games, with also noting he averaged 17.3 minutes per game and shot 36.4% from three-point range in his career. Memphis is betting that his blend of size and perimeter shooting can translate to a more stable, defined role in a team-building phase that is still in motion.

The Warriors’ choice is not simply about keeping one player. The Athletic reported it would be surprising if Golden State matched at the reported level, pointing to how re-signing Post at that price could affect Golden State’s ability to use its non-taxpayer midlevel exception. That same report framed Golden State’s thinking as continuing to hold out hope for another major addition, which would make the match decision even more consequential for roster construction.

Golden State, meanwhile, still has the procedural lever of matching if it values Post’s fit more than the flexibility the deal could cost. The immediate next step is straightforward: the Warriors will weigh whether to retain Post under the offer sheet’s terms before the deadline passes, after which Memphis can finalize the addition if Golden State does not match. Until then, Post’s status in the NBA is effectively pending, hinging on that single offseason decision.

Memphis could also view the signing as a report about its preferred style of big-man play. Post has been described as a “stretch big” in the reporting, and Memphis’s interest suggests it wants interior depth that can also stress defenses at the perimeter. What to watch next is how the Warriors’ frontcourt depth looks after the match window, and whether Memphis uses the coming weeks to balance its roster around Zach Edey and other big men already on the roster.