Post, meanwhile, started the season with Santa Cruz before getting promoted when the Warriors desperately needed an offensive jolt. He shot 40.8% from 3-point range while averaging more than four attempts from per game as a stretch center — a particularly useful player archetype next to Green.
If Post, 25, improves on his lateral quickness and toughness inside, he could have a case to start alongside Green in the frontcourt. The Warriors don’t want Green to play the entire season as a full-time center, and Post’s outside stroke makes it easy to plug him into a variety of lineups. Post started 14 games as a rookie, but faded to the periphery of the rotation as the playoffs went on.
With Post and Santos, the Warriors have nine rostered players. That doesn’t include Alex Toohey and Will Richard, the Warriors’ second-round picks who could join the team on either two-way deals or minimum-scaled deals like Post’s. Jonathan Kuminga and Taran Armstrong are restricted free agents. Kevon Looney, Gary Payton II, Kevin Knox II, and Braxton Key are unrestricted free agents.
Because the Warriors didn’t extend a qualifying offer to Pat Spencer, he’s also unrestricted.