How Gui Santos SEIZED His Opportunity For The Golden State Warriors

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🗓️ 1 May 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Gui Santos began the season with DNP's and was an afterthought for this Warriors franchise. By seasons end, Santos was one of the team's most productive players and earned himself a multiyear contract. Chuck Walter reacts to his season and debates how good he can be.

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0:00.0	On today's show, I'm telling you why Guy Santos has carved himself out a role in the future for the war.
0:06.7	You are Locked-on Warriors, your daily Golden State Warriors podcast.
0:11.9	What are they going to say now?
0:13.7	Part of the Locked-on podcast network, your team every day.
0:27.9	It's good, everyone.
0:32.3	Welcome to the Lockdown Warriors, part of the Lockdown Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:34.4	My name's Chuck Walter on today's show.
0:35.9	We'll get into the NBA playoffs.
0:37.8	We've got to talk about Jimmy Butler's dough and why him making so much money obviously puts some constraints on the roster as we
0:44.5	move into next year. And we got to recap the season that was for Guy Santos. That is where we
0:49.5	start. How about the Warriors getting a little rise out of their second round pick from years back?
0:56.9	What's his ceiling?
0:58.4	That's a question that I asked to you, the listener, to you, the viewer on today's show.
1:03.6	Like, truly, what is Guy Santos's ceiling?
1:06.2	Did we see his ceiling last year in a role that he wasn't intended to play in. Was that the best of
1:13.2	Ghee? Or are Santos' best days still to come? He's 23 years old. I was fascinated originally by
1:21.1	his number that he signed for, three years, 15 million. It felt like he could have demanded a
1:27.2	little bit more. I mean,
1:28.3	$5 million this day in the age in the NBA, when you're putting up 30 and 28 and 18 and 22
1:35.8	in consecutive games, it feels like you could ask for a little more money than that.
1:41.0	But at the same time, to me, it seems like Guy is one of those dudes that almost
1:45.8	underestimates what he can do. Almost like he's shocking himself every single game at how
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