Lakers dump Goodwin, make room for Smart mungme168

Mungme168 The LA Lakers franchise dumped Jordan Goodwin into free agency, partly in part to allow Marcus Smart. mungme168

ESPN reported that the Lakers recently exercised their team option to retain Goodwin through the 2025-26 season, but the contract only guarantees $25,000. 

In addition to him, the Purple-Gold also kicked out a player with a non-guaranteed contract, Chek Milton, with the intention of being able to include Smart with a 2-year, $11 million contract. 

It is believed that the one-time Defensive Player of the Year will earn $5.1 million in salary quota, not including salaries for the entire team, which means that he will not meet the criteria for a luxury wage fine of $1 million.

Goodwin played in 29 games for the Lakers last season, averaging 5.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 18.7 minutes per game. 

Shoots 38.2% from long range , played 4 of 5 playoff games, lost to Minnesota Timberwolves, played 7.8 minutes, the 26 -year-old defensive backcourt has received interest from many teams, probably won’t be out of work for long. mungme168