HoosierPal Posted March 25 Posted March 25 25 minutes ago, almaman said: hardly played tonight I won't rest till he inks the real contract 13 minutes played. Matchup's weren't right for Goodwin. Magic are heavy in the front court with Banchero, Carter and Wagner, lighter in the back court. Quote
HoosierPal Posted March 27 Posted March 27 https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1905287307160096994 There it is. @ShamsCharania The Los Angeles Lakers are converting two-way Jordan Goodwin to a standard NBA contract, making him playoff eligible, sources tell ESPN. Goodwin has emerged as a key reserve for JJ Redick, averaging 6.4 points, 3.9 rebounds and 20.5 minutes while shooting 41% from 3. TheChosenOne, 3star_recruit and OkieBilliken 3 Quote
TRN Posted March 27 Posted March 27 Goodwin was converted to a standard contract today. TheA_Bomb and TheChosenOne 2 Quote
billiken_roy Posted March 27 Posted March 27 I believe that the standard contract with 2 seasons of experience is slightly over $2,000,000 per year. Congratulations JGood! Keep outworking everyone. Adman, TheChosenOne, AGB91 and 1 other 4 Quote
HoosierPal Posted March 27 Posted March 27 Cam Reddish was waived to open up the roster spot for Goodwin. 25-26 is a team option (typically non-guaranteed until the team exercises the option). That is normal for this type of signing. Quote
okay Posted March 27 Posted March 27 Looking good https://x.com/Lakers/status/1905311465575514612 TheChosenOne and OkieBilliken 2 Quote
Old guy Posted March 28 Posted March 28 Congratulations Jordan Goodwin, we all have been rooting for you. Well deserved. almaman 1 Quote
HoosierPal Posted March 28 Posted March 28 Lakers Cut Ties With Struggling Veteran to Promote Rising Stud Before Playoffs More of the same, with additional information on how bad Cam Reddish was playing. "Rising Stud" is a nice description of Goodwin. Quote
willie Posted June 29 Posted June 29 18 minutes ago, crymdg2 said: Congrats J Good! What does lightly guaranteed mean? Terms? Quote
Band Legend Posted June 29 Posted June 29 Actually only about 25k is guaranteed right now- he has to stay on the roster thru January 7 2026 for it to be fully guaranteed Quote
WVBilliken Posted June 29 Posted June 29 18 minutes ago, willie said: What does lightly guaranteed mean? Terms? Per Google .... Jordan Goodwin has a lightly guaranteed two-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, including a team option for the second year. The Lakers recently picked up his $2.3 million team option for the 2025-26 season, making the contract partially guaranteed. This means they are likely to retain him for the upcoming season. The guarantee date is in January. Quote
willie Posted June 29 Posted June 29 3 hours ago, WVBilliken said: Per Google .... Jordan Goodwin has a lightly guaranteed two-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, including a team option for the second year. The Lakers recently picked up his $2.3 million team option for the 2025-26 season, making the contract partially guaranteed. This means they are likely to retain him for the upcoming season. The guarantee date is in January. Are salaries prorated by games or by the calendar? Quote
thetorch Posted June 29 Author Posted June 29 Goodwin is only guaranteed $25,006 on this extension. This means it is a pretty easy out for the Lakers to drop him off the roster. If he does make the team through training camp, then he has to remain on the roster till January 7th to be guaranteed his full contract. Anytime before that Lakers can release him with very little penalty. Goodwin is no longer eligible to be a 2 way player. He must make a roster or go to the g league or overseas on his own accord. The Lakers have several roster issues ongoing. Lebron James did exercise his player option and will be back. Dorian Finney Smith refused his player option and is looking for a multiyear deal as a free agent. Smtih and the Lakers are both interested in him coming back but a big payday for Smith will rob the Lakers of any roster flexibility. The Lakers did not have a 1st round pick in the draft. They traded up in the 2nd round to get Adou Thiero from Arkansas. Thiero is known for his defense on the wing, but not a great shooter. He may be in line to replace Finney-Smith as a 3 & D perimeter defender although the Lakers like to stockpile those roles since they need players who can cover for Doncic and James on the perimeter. The Lakers also signed Eric Dixon from Villanova to a 2 way contract. Dixon was rated the top undrafted player and led the NCAA in scoring this past season. At 6'8 260 he projects as a tweener big man. The laker signed 3 players to Exhibit 10 looks, UNC's PG RJ Davis, F Arthur Kaluma from Texas, and G Augustas Marciulionis from St. Mary's. Besides trying to resign Finney-Smith the Lakers biggest priority has been acquiring a Center, or possibly two. They have been connected with Brook Lopez, Robert Williams, Nic Claxton, & Clint Capela. The Lakers have also been in talks with the Miami Heat to possibly acquire Andrew Wiggins, which again would fill a wing spot with a good defender. Quote
thetorch Posted June 29 Author Posted June 29 17 minutes ago, willie said: Are salaries prorated by games or by the calendar? Calendar. Players are not paid by the game. Quote
cgeldmacher Posted June 30 Posted June 30 23 hours ago, thetorch said: Goodwin is only guaranteed $25,006 on this extension. This means it is a pretty easy out for the Lakers to drop him off the roster. If he does make the team through training camp, then he has to remain on the roster till January 7th to be guaranteed his full contract. Anytime before that Lakers can release him with very little penalty. The way I read it, if he gets cut before the season starts, they only owe him $25K. If he makes the roster, he gets paid his $2.3M prorated for each game. Once he gets past January 7, he is guaranteed the rest of his $2.3M. Compton and someoneelse 2 Quote
thetorch Posted June 30 Author Posted June 30 4 hours ago, cgeldmacher said: The way I read it, if he gets cut before the season starts, they only owe him $25K. If he makes the roster, he gets paid his $2.3M prorated for each game. Once he gets past January 7, he is guaranteed the rest of his $2.3M. This is correct. The problem is making the team. Most guys with these types of contracts get picked up for the full season. Only 1 player was let go at the deadline last year in the whole league. The Lakers may not end up making very many moves but there is a chance LeBron bolts, to probably Cleveland and the resulting haul of players could force a Goodwin release. Quote
thetorch Posted July 20 Author Posted July 20 The Lakers have moved to sign Marcus Smart to bolster their backcourt defense. Smart is being released by the Wizards. The Lakers need to use their Biennial Exception to sign Smart and stay under the tax apron. But in order to use it they must free up over 4 million of cap space. Shake Milton has a non guaranteed contract of 3 million. The only other player on a non guaranteed contract....Jordan Goodwin. Lakers need to release Shake by Sunday. It is possible the Lakers have a trade they could make, losing Gabe Vincent's expiring contract, Maxi Kleiber's, or packaging a larger trade with Knecht or Hachimura. Most likely though Goodwin is getting released soon. BJK 1 Quote
BJK Posted July 20 Posted July 20 Not a good sign for JGood… even if they keep him I imagine these are all of his potential minutes He is such an asset for lots of teams in this league I just hope someone takes notice and scoops him up! Quote
BJK Posted July 20 Posted July 20 Also…Kinda wild that Ford’s two guys in the league are fighting for the same job almaman 1 Quote
HoosierPal Posted July 20 Posted July 20 The Lakers plan to waive guard Shake Milton to create the roster spot to sign Smart, sources told ESPN. Milton's $3 million contract for next season would have become fully guaranteed Sunday. Milton, 28, was acquired by L.A. from the Brooklyn Nets as part of the Finney-Smith and D'Angelo Russell trade last December. The seven-year veteran averaged 3.9 points on 43.3% shooting, 1.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 30 appearances for the Lakers, making one start. ESPN's Dave McMenamin contributed to this report. https://www.silverscreenandroll.com/2025/7/19/24463166/lakers-rumors-reports-shake-milton-waive-release-nba-free-agency Quote
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