Post had one of the best rookie center shooting seasons of all time, hitting 43% from three on high volume (over nine attempts per 36 minutes). That doesn't appear to be an outlier either, as he shot the same percentage at Boston College over his final two years there. He's a legitimate pick-and-pop threat, and even showed some shooting off movement as a rookie. He has enough skill to put the ball on the floor and attack when he gets a hard closeout. He isn't an explosive athlete, but he has good hands and can finish inside as a roll man. However, he did really struggle to finish at the rim as a rookie, hitting just 44% of his shots at the rim, which is an abysmal number for a center. At 7'0", Post has good size for a center, and thus doesn't need to do much to be an effective rim protector. He just needs to be in the right spot, rotate on time, and use verticality. He still needs some work in all these areas, and his block and rebound rates leave something to be desired. He probably will never have the lateral ability to defend on the perimeter. Post had a very good rookie season considering where he was drafted. I don't expect the Warriors to give up on him yet, so I don't think he's really all that available in 2025 from a free agency perspective.

Post has a $2 million team option for '25-'26, and if that is declined he will be a restricted free agent with a $2.2 million cap hold and Qualifying Offer, and the Warriors will have his Non-Bird rights. If the Warriors re-sign Post using the Non-Bird Exception, they could offer him a starting salary of up to 120% of his minimum salary, which should enough to retain him and lock him down on a longer-term contract if desired. If it weren't, and they wanted to retain him, they would simply exercise his option anyway. Since Post will only have one year of service, he will be subject to the Gilbert Arenas provision if he is given a QO. This means that any offer sheet he signs with a team besides Golden State can have a starting maximum salary of $14.1 million, but the third and potentially fourth years of that contract can have a large jump (up to the max). His cap hit would then be the average salary over the life of the contract. Since the Warriors would only have his Non-Bird Rights, they would not be able to match an offer sheet above the amount they can give him using the Non-Bird Exception. I do not expect the Arenas provision to come into play for Post, as I think any offers for him would fit within the full Non-Taxpayer MLE over the length of the contract. Overall, I don't expect him to really be available to other teams, as the Warriors will either exercise his team option or lock him down on a longer-term contract.

Jay Huff (4-2 year minimum, 2024) Luke Kornet (1 year minimum, 2024) Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (2-1 year minimum, 2024)