The misfortunes of the Golden State executives allow young warriors to highlight themselves, and after Gui Santos, it is the turn of Quinten post to be in the light. Author of 20 points against the Bulls, the rookie of the Warriors has a simple ” Two-way Contract“, But his fleeing profile is good for the team, and his 3-point address convinced Steve Kerr.
“He does pick-and-pop, and that means that opposing interiors are forced to go out on him” explains Kerr. “This means that the defender is no longer in the racket, and Steph (Curry) was the happiest of men with all this place for him. The game becomes easier for everyone ”.
For the moment, Post has only played 61 minutes in the NBA, but he has already shot 22 times at 3-point! “These last few matches, we had problems in attack, and it is for this reason that I had my chance” recognizes the 52nd choice of the last draft. “It would not make sense if I did not play my game when I got into the game. I take the shots that seem good to me, and I am happy that some come back.”
A rookie of almost 25 years old
For Kerr, Post is not a rookie like the others since he will be 25 years old in two months! “He played five years at university”recalls Kerr. “It's an old school rookie. 25 years ago, the guys were ready to play because they had stayed at university all this time to acquire these bases. This is the case of Quinten. Then, what has been the most important in the past two months in Santa Cruz (in G-League) is that the team there has done an excellent work on the defensive level. It was our greatest concern at the start of the season. Could he defend on pick-and-roll? Could he go out offshore? Could it be at the screen level and then return to the paint? This is what we saw tonight ”.
What has put in confidence post is a recent gesture by Stephen Curry towards him. Because the team had just landed in San Francisco at 2:30 am after an outside match, Post is looking for an Uber to go home. But he does not find it, and he is looking for another way to go home. The staff asks him if all is well, and he assures that he will find a solution. Stephen Curry, already by car, crosses him: “Are you trying to go home?” »». Since Post answers him in the affirmative, Curry offers to bring him back.
“It shows the type of person he is … Among the fifty people there was at the airport, it was the last person who could be concerned with me …” says the Dutchman. “But he made a 20 -minute detour, and he brought me home … he's a super teammate, and everything he does for him. »»
Two-way Contract : Designed to create a new gateway between the NBA and the G-League, this type of contract allows each team to attach the services of two or three additional players, to make them evolve mainly in their affiliated development league franchise But also up to 50 NBA matches.
