Post’s ‘hectic’ Warriors draft experience can lead to Dutch history originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO – The only way Quinten Post could best describe his experience in the 2024 NBA Draft is “completely hectic.”
Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy, through a maze of maneuvering and formalities, was able to re-acquire the No. 52 overall pick to take Post, a 7-foot stretch big man, hours after Golden State previously sent the selection to the Oklahoma City Thunder for shooting guard Lindy Waters III.
Post didn’t know if he would be drafted or not before hearing from his agent about five minutes before the Warriors were on the clock, urging him to make sure he was around a TV. The 24-year-old Boston College product wasn’t even technically home at the time.
Post, born in the Netherlands, was watching the draft with his girlfriend who lives in Puerto Rico. Once reality set in and the celebration was underway, Post immediately called his parents back in Amsterdam.
“I was quiet at first. I don’t think I had words,” Post said Monday at Chase Center. “I didn’t really know what to say. It was beautiful. My parents were both crying and my little sister was there. It was just beautiful, that’s all I can say.”
The Warriors privately worked out Post at Chase Center before the draft. His maturity and ability to stretch the floor stood out right away, mirroring the extensive film they had on him as well as their background work.
“You know what, sharp kid,” Dunleavy said Thursday following the second round of the draft. “Knew the game really well. We sat down and watched some film with him. We interviewed him and talked through things, and that’s probably reflective of his age.
“He’s 24 and probably a little more mature. We just felt like he’s a guy that gets it. You have a guy that you’re good with on that level, good with the skill set and it felt like it made a lot of sense to try and draft him.”
Dunleavy for the second straight draft was able to add a prospect who shouldn’t be a project. The Warriors traded back into the second round a year ago to snag Trayce Jackson-Davis, someone who unfairly slid in the draft due to his age after being the starting center at Indiana for four years. Post has even more college experience than Jackson-Davis did. He spent five years in college, having played his first two seasons at Mississippi State before transferring to Boston College for his final three years.
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