BREAKING: Golden State Warriors Reportedly Make Roster Move
Lester Quinones has played in 19 games for the Golden State Warriors this season.
The 23-year-old has averages of 4.8 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists per contest while shooting 39.0% from the field and 39.6% from the three-point range.
On Tuesday evening, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the Warriors will promote Quinones from a two-way deal to a standard NBA contract.
Via Wojnarowski: "The Golden State Warriors plan to convert two-way guard Lester Quiñones to a standard NBA contract, Mike Miller and Derek Malloy of @LIFTSPORTSMNGMT tell ESPN. Quinones — who has averaged 4.8 points for Warriors this season — was the 2023 Most Improved Player in the G League."
Quinones went undrafted out of Memphis in 2022 and is in his second season in the league (all with Golden State).
He has also spent a significant amount of time with the Santa Cruz Warriors (G League) and has career averages of 21.2 points, 6.6 rebounds and 4.5 assists per contest while shooting 44.8% from the field and 36.1% from the three-point range in 33 regular season games.
As for the Warriors, they are the tenth seed in the Western Conference with a 27-26 record in 53 games.
After a poor start to the season, they have played much better as of late and are 6-1 over their last seven games (and 8-2 over the previous ten).
The Warriors will return to action on Thursday evening when they host Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers at the Chase Center.
