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Here's a 15min Lakers Nation youtube podcast dedicated entirely to Jordan Goodwin for the Lakers superfan perspective

Goodwin started last night in the Lakers' win vs the Spurs, scoring 15 on 6-9 FG, 3-6 3PT, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL, 1 BLK, 0 TO in 33 minutes. In 14 games, Goodwin is averaging 7.1 PPG and 4.1 RPG in 21.1 MPG. The Lakers seem content to exhaust his "free" games before converting him to a full NBA contract which should happen by next week. Once that happens, he'll be officially eligible for the Lakers postseason games this year and will most likely be locked up for 2026 if not 2027.

Here's video of JJ Redick waxing Jordan Goodwin's car saying "he set the tone for us" in yesterday's win...

Jordan Goodwin keeps playing and the Lakers keep winning. 7 points in 13 minutes on 3-5 FG, 1-2 3P, 2 steals, +8 +/- against the Twolves as the Lakers improved to 6-1 in games Goodwin has played in, as they reinvent themselves with Luka alongside LeBron. https://x.com/LakersLead/status/1895356258150195438 https://x.com/ShowCaseShabazz/status/1895343316486828119

Jordan Goodwin now part of a Lakers rotation in that includes LeBron and Luka. He is living the dream. He defends, he rebounds, he wins those loose balls, and as long as he continues to knock down open 3s, (first year Lakers coach) JJ Redick is going to keep giving him real minutes. The Lakers still have time to decide if and how they're going to convert Goodwin from a two-way into a standard NBA contract which would make him eligible for the playoffs, but it's certainly trending in that direction.

obviously Hughes had a longer career and played alongside Iverson, MJ, and LeBron but it's very cool that Goodwin will add LeBron and Luka to his list of teammates that already includes Durant, Booker, Beal, Porzingis and an injured Ja Morant. The Lakers have roster problems as thetorch mentioned above due to their deadline replacement big for Anthony Davis failing a physical, but ultimately Goodwin has made the most of his opportunity. He put in his time in the G-League, and when the opportunity came, he scored 10 points (all in the 4th quarter) with 2 All-Time NBA greats cheering from the bench in street clothes. Regardless if he gets converted into a full contract and/or makes the postseason roster, he does have at least a limited bench role on a roster that is lacking in what he brings to the table. Now if he can just patent the banked in 3 pointer, and botched alley oop pass to himself off the glass...

The man in the black pajamas. Worthy effing adversary.

Rocchio has worked in local radio for nearly a decade, producing at 590 and 101. He's been covering the Billikens for a while. As was mentioned, he was recently laid off by 101 along with Randy Karraker and others. He's a sharp journalist but doesn't take himself too seriously.

Memphis can be quite a fun town if you have the right guide.

Have you heard the good news? Mizzou football is bowl bound!

Also, Dan Caesar's brief history of 590 left out -the format change in 2013 from 590 the Fan to 590 the Man -Markel's decision to put John Hadley in charge of the station -Hadley's subsequent resignation over his handling of the station’s finances

With last night's performance, Jordan Goodwin passed Willie Reed on the SLU alumni NBA all-time scoring list...a rather short list but an interesting one nonetheless Ed Macauley 11234 Larry Hughes 10242 Bob Ferry 5780 Anthony Bonner 5594 Jordan Goodwin 767 Willie Reed 751 Bevo Nordmann 571 Robin Jones 370 Barry Orms 181 Marv Schatzman 115 Rich Nieman 113 DC Wilcutt 77 David Burns 23 NOTE: these are strictly NBA regular season numbers, no playoffs, no ABA, no BAA

Goodwin's minutes will fluctuate based on his own shooting form, the matchups and the overall health/depth of the Suns, but he has certainly done the most with the opportunities he's been given and has really established himself as key role player who impacts games with his relentless effort.

Goodwin played 30 minutes in the Suns win over the Warriors, 16 points, 5-10 FG, 5-5 FT, 6 assists, 5 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block, 1 turnover and made a steal/hustle/pass that led to a Booker reverse dunk that was the play of the game.

"He’s a fundamental player. You know you can trust him with the ball, not gonna turn it over, make crazy plays that’s outside of himself," Durant said to praise Goodwin after Saturday's game. "He’s just gonna play the right way. Me and Brad (Beal) was talking about it on the bench how fundamental J. Good is" Having the trust of Durant is huge in terms of carving out a permanent spot in the rotation after Booker and Beal return. Suns play Wemby and the Spurs coming up at 9pm on TNT with Booker and Beal still out.

I know it's just 1 game into the season, but Jordan Goodwin is in the rotation on the NBA team with the 4th best odds to win the title. Given the Suns top heavy roster makeup, If Goodwin can stay healthy, he's going to continue to get significant minutes off the bench. This is really an ideal situation for him.

I think it's interesting how some outlets are listing Yuri at 6'0 while the NBA dot com news article lists him at 5'11 During the 2022-23 NBA season, only 4 players listed (by NBA dot com) as under 6ft appeared in a regular season game and between the four of them combined for 72 appearances. Glass half empty: Yuri has 2 major strikes against him in that he can't shoot from long range and he's under 6ft Glass half full: If any organization can teach Yuri to shoot, it's the Warriors. If any organization can get Yuri's head straight in terms of where he is and where he needs to be, it's the organization w/ 2 all time PGs on their roster (Curry, Paul). If he can develop skills in the G-League he couldn't at SLU and embrace his role the way Goodwin and Willie did, he could very well find some time on the NBA roster given that the Warriors will surely be load balancing their aging HOF point guards

with the more restrictive "2nd Apron" salary cap in the new CBA, increasingly the title contenders are going to be a handful of guys making 8 figures, and everyone else making $1-2M. The best case scenario for a fringe NBA player is to land on one of these contenders and have a legit role to play. You would be hard pressed to find a team that had less at stake last season than the Wizards - they were too good to be in contention for Wemby but not good enough to compete for a play in spot. Conversely, there's no team with more at stake in the next 2 years than the Phoenix Suns (and Boston Celtics and I guess the Dubs). If JGood can be part of that Suns rotation, he could find himself playing meaningful minutes in the postseason - which increases his chances of earning another deal, and sticking as a utility player for bargain shopping contenders going forward.

Beal (to be) traded to Suns with Chris Paul going to the Wizards https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/37873714/sources-suns-finalizing-trade-wizards-bradley-beal Goodwin is under contract with the Wizards. Would be nice for him to get to play a season w/ Chris Paul.

Memo to the AD Your job is to help us...not to FUOK US UP https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/2f865031-3b99-4ce3-bb5c-762cdbf3c9dd

Something's gone wrong https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/d88f7972-a3e4-4bf3-ae8e-dd89094b97be

Yuri needs to work on the outside shooting but after seeing Goodwin's improvement post SLU, I see no reason why Yuri can't do it too if he puts in the work.