The Warriors have waived two-way player Daeqwon Plowden, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link), and are signing second-round pick Quinten Post to a two-way contract, per Anthony Slater of The Athletic (Twitter link).
Golden State was expected to open a two-way spot for Post. Pat Spencer and Reece Beekman hold the other two-way slots.
Plowden was signed to a two-way deal after strong Summer League performances for the Warriors. He averaged 14.6 points and shot 39.6% from three-point range in eight Summer League games combined in the Las Vegas and California Classic leagues.
Plowden, who went undrafted out of Bowling Green in 2022, has spent his first two professional seasons in the G League, playing for the Birmingham Squadron in 2022/23 and the Osceola Magic in ’23/24. In 49 Showcase Cup and regular season outings for Osceola last season, he averaged 11.9 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.3 assists in 25.5 minutes per game, with a shooting line of .472/.397/.797.
According to Slater, the Warriors still intend to bring Plowden to camp to compete for a two-way spot, which suggests Spencer and Beekman aren’t entirely safe yet.
The Hawks’ G League affiliate, the College Park Skyhawks, recently acquired Plowden’s returning player rights, so if he doesn’t earn a roster spot with Golden State, he may end up with the Skyhawks.
As for Post, he spent his last three college seasons with Boston College. Post averaged 17.0 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game last season. The 24-year-old 7-footer was selected with the No. 52 overall pick.
Post needs a spot so no doubt somebody had to go. So it came down to Spencer or Plowden. A little surprised they kept spencer over Plowden but Plowden defense was questionable.
Finally! I love Post’s footwork the most out of any skill of any of the GSW 2W guys, you cant learn that. Plowden is likely going to the SkyHawks.
Pat Spencer is a big meh and also could use replacing, but Beekman, despite poor play in the offseason games, still has a really interesting profile and is worth seeing if GSW can eek out some development from him, despite developing rookies not being a strong suit of Kerr. A small PG who is elite defensively is kinda rare in the league right now.
Spencer is 28 yrs old. Zero upside, but it seems like the coaches have some trust in him as an emergency PG, behind Steph, Podz, and Melton.