{"id":773798,"date":"2026-07-01T18:08:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T18:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/773798\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T18:08:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T18:08:18","slug":"sources-deanthony-melton-returns-to-warriors-on-2-year-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/773798\/","title":{"rendered":"Sources: De’Anthony Melton returns to Warriors on 2-year deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Golden State Warriors<\/a> are bringing back reserve guard De’Anthony Melton<\/a> on a two-year, $11 million contract with a player option on the second season, league sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania.<\/p>\n

This is the third consecutive offseason that the Warriors have targeted and ultimately signed Melton in unrestricted free agency. Earlier this week, Melton declined his $3.4 million player option and tested his market, but the Warriors always wanted him back at what they deemed a cost-controlled price and, giving Melton a slight raise, the sides agreed to terms on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

This contract does not impact the Warriors’ ongoing pursuit for unrestricted free agent wing LeBron James<\/a>. They’ve strategically structured their offseason — Draymond Green<\/a> player option decline, Kristaps Porzingis<\/a>‘ flexible extension — to remain in that chase.<\/p>\n

Melton was a 2018 second-round pick who emerged as a sturdy two-way backcourt option after the Phoenix Suns<\/a> traded him to the Memphis Grizzlies<\/a> before his second season, eventually earning a four-year, $34 million deal.<\/p>\n

He finished that contract in Philadelphia, hampered by a tricky back injury during his lone season with the Sixers, which initially made him available to the Warriors on a one-year, $12.8 million prove-it deal before the 2024-25 season.<\/p>\n

Melton’s first stint with the Warriors lasted six games. He earned the starting shooting guard spot next to Steph Curry<\/a> and appeared to be thriving, but tore his ACL in a home win over the Dallas Mavericks<\/a>, which later led the Warriors to deal away his contract at the 2025 deadline.<\/p>\n

Melton enjoyed his time with the Warriors enough to return last summer, signing a two-year deal with that second year player option, in part, because he preferred to rehab his ACL with their trusted training staff.<\/p>\n

Melton eventually returned to the lineup in early December and had a healthy and productive finish to the season, averaging a career-high 12.3 points in 49 games, boosting his value and leading him to decline the player option, test the market and ultimately get a raise from the Warriors.<\/p>\n

In the draft, the Warriors selected Michigan wing Yaxel Lendeborg<\/a> with the 11th overall pick, helping secure their frontcourt depth and allowing them to prioritize backcourt depth in free agency. That directed them back to Melton for a reunion.<\/p>\n

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