Quinten Post
Post heads into his first season in Memphis as a floor-spacing backup big fighting for minutes in a suddenly crowded center room rather than a clear role.
Role
Memphis signed Post to a three-year, $30 million offer sheet that Golden State chose not to match in early July 2026, and the Grizzlies separately acquired Isaiah Stewart from Detroit on June 24, 2026, stacking the position behind incumbent starter Zach Edey. The Daily Memphian's Chris Herrington wrote on September 30, 2026 that Memphis has "loaded up on some centers this season in Zach Edey, Isaiah Stewart and Quinten Post," meaning Post is competing with Stewart for backup minutes rather than being handed a set role. Edey himself is the complicating factor: he played only 11 games last season after two ankle surgeries, and as of early October 2026 reporting had him working through his first week of camp in good shape with Memphis targeting him for opening night, while a separate report dated October 5, 2026 called him unlikely to play in Monday's preseason opener. That uncertainty around Edey's health is the main lever that could push extra minutes toward either Post or Stewart early in the season, but no outlet has yet reported an actual preseason or exhibition stat line for Post with Memphis, so there is no on-court camp evidence yet to describe.
If Edey's ankle limits him for any stretch of the season, Memphis will need a stretch five who can space the floor, and Post's shooting profile fits that bill as insurance minutes behind an injury-prone starter.
Memphis now has three centers on the roster (Edey, Stewart, Post), and a bluemanhoop.com piece dated September 27, 2026 raised him as a potential trade candidate, arguing Memphis may not be his long-term home given the crowded frontcourt.
Where analysts split
The open question reported so far is simply how the backup center minutes split between Stewart and Post once Edey is back, and whether Memphis keeps all three centers through the season or moves one; no camp or exhibition game report has yet settled that split.
Research confidence: thin. Outlooks are grounded in web search over current reporting and refreshed through the season.
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