SAN FRANCISCO — Less than a week after the Warriors picked two players in the second round of the NBA draft, a few of the team’s previous second-rounders were brought back for the upcoming season.
Gui Santos, a 2022 selection, and Quinten Post, taken in 2024, were brought back for a combined $4.1 million after Golden State exercised their team options, per reports on Sunday afternoon.
Santos’ contract of $2.2 million is non-guaranteed.
The news comes one day after the Warriors reportedly tendered a $7.9 million qualifying offer to restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga, who is expected to command a salary of over $20 million.
Teams can officially begin negotiating with free agents on Monday.
Bringing back the pair of rotation players on cheap contracts will aid the Warriors in avoiding the second-apron of the salary cap.
Post was the No. 52 pick out of Boston College last season, averaging 8.1 points per game and shooting 40.8% from 3-point range as a stretch five. The 25-year-old became a fixture in the rotation during the second half of the season, starting 14 games and playing in 42.
Santos, who turned 23 on Monday, earned a spot in coach Steve Kerr’s rotation as a high-energy forward who always seemed to come down with at least one improbable offensive rebound a game.
The Brazilian wing played in 56 games, averaging 4.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 13.6 minutes per game.
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