Gui Santos reportedly signed a three-year contract with the Warriors.
A long-awaited decision.
The Golden State Warriors had just thirteen players on their roster going into the regular season, plus three players on two-way contracts, after deciding not to sign Rudy Gay, Rodney McGruder, or any of their other camp invitees. A decision must be taken quickly because the team is only allowed to go two weeks without acquiring a 14th member due to league regulations.
We are now aware of that move. A report from Adrian Wojnarowski and Malika Andrews of ESPN claims that the Dubs are bringing in wing Gui Santos on a three-year deal.
This is exciting news. Golden State drafted Santos, a 6’8 wing from Brazil, with the No. 55 overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft. With a roster overly-full with young players, Santos was seen as a draft-and-stash player.
Last year, Golden State loaned Santos from Minas, the Brazilian team he was playing for, and he instead spent the year with the Santa Cruz Warriors in the G League, where he averaged 12.7 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 2.2 assists in 26.0 minutes per game, and reportedly impressed the coaching staff.
Many fans were hoping Santos, who only turned 21 in June (putting him in between Moses Moody and Jonathan Kuminga in terms of age), would be on a two-way contract this year, but league rules prohibited Golden State from doing that, since he was still under contract with Minas. They are allowed, however, to buy out his deal and sign him to an actual contract, which it seems they are doing.
No word yet on what the terms of the deal will be.
Golden State likely waited until the last minute to fill the roster spot for two reasons. First, it saves them a decent amount of money in tax payments to go two weeks with just 13 players under contract. And second, it gave them time to analyze the team and see if they needed to try and add a veteran, or if they could fill the spot with someone who is more of a project. They obviously chose the latter, and given how good the team has looked so far, it’s easy to see why.
Welcome to the Dubs, Gui!
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