This was inevitable...

In NBA basketball, a player's trade value is significantly influenced by their position in the team's depth chart, with players ranked behind established starters often becoming trade targets even when they demonstrate strong individual performances. Quinten Post, despite showing promising offensive stretches and being a productive bench player for the Golden State Warriors, is being discussed in trade rumors because the team has established big men like Kristaps Porzingis and Al Horford ahead of him, limiting his playing time and making him expendable in the team's roster construction.