Golden State Warriors Sign 3-Year NBA Player For Summer League

The Golden State Warriors have begun NBA Summer League.

Jul 1, 2019; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers Marques Bolden (38) dunks against San Antonio Spurs Drew Eubanks (14) in the third quarter at Vivint Smart Home Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Swinger-USA TODAY Sports / Jeff Swinger-USA TODAY Sports

UPDATE: Bolden finished his first summer league game for the Warriors with six points, 13 rebounds, two assists, two steals and six blocks while shooting 3/6 from the field in 22 minutes of playing time.

Marques Bolden was a FORCE on the defensive end for the @warriors! 🔐🇵🇭

He hauled down a game-high 13 REB and registered 6 BLK in Golden State’s California Classic opener. #NBASummer pic.twitter.com/4DvIbU0H3s

— NBA G League (@nbagleague) July 7, 2024

Marques Bolden is coming off a year where he appeared in 11 games (two starts) for the Milwaukee Bucks and Charlotte Hornets.

He finished the season with averages of 3.4 points and 3.1 rebounds per contest while shooting 68.0% from the field.

On July 3, the Hornets waived Bolden.

Via Hornets PR: "OFFICIAL: The @hornets have waived center Marques Bolden. Bolden, who signed a two-way contract with the team last season, averaged 4.1 points and 3.6 rebounds in nine appearances with Charlotte."

OFFICIAL: The @hornets have waived center Marques Bolden. Bolden, who signed a two-way contract with the team last season, averaged 4.1 points and 3.6 rebounds in nine appearances with Charlotte.

— Charlotte Hornets PR (@HornetsPR) July 3, 2024

On June 30, the Golden State Warriors announced their 2025 NBA Summer League roster (and Bolden is on the team).

Golden State Warriors 2024 Summer League Roster: pic.twitter.com/WXDwSYfgei

— Warriors PR (@WarriorsPR) June 30, 2024

Bolden went undrafted (out of Duke) in 2019.

He has played three seasons in the NBA for the Bucks, Cavs and Hornets.

His career averages are 2.4 points and 2.3 rebounds per contest while shooting 64.3% from the field in 18 games.

Oct 8, 2023; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Milwaukee Bucks center Marques Bolden (12) drives against the Chicago Bulls in the second half at Fiserv Forum. Mandatory Credit: Michael McLoone-USA TODAY Sports / Michael McLoone-USA TODAY Sports

In addition to playing in the NBA, Bolden has also spent a lot of time in the G League.

He finished this past year with averages of 12.5 points, 8.8 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.7 blocks per contest while shooting 55.2% from the field and 38.1% from the three-point range in 26 regular season games (21 starts).

Apr 14, 2024; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Charlotte Hornets center Marques Bolden (3) shoots against Cleveland Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley (4) in the third quarter at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports / David Richard-USA TODAY Sports

The Warriors are coming off a season where they lost to the Sacramento Kings in the play-in tournament.