The Los Angeles Lakers’ roster has undergone some wholesale changes over the last week after the blockbuster trade to acquire Luka Doncic.
While acquiring players like Doncic and Mark Williams makes the Lakers better in the short and long term, they gave up some quality pieces as well. One notably roster weakness that L.A. was not able to address at the trade deadline was point of attack defense after dealing away both Max Christie and Cam Reddish.
The Lakers have an open roster spot so could address that need on the buyout market. They are not wasting any time though as they are signing one of their own, Jordan Goodwin from the South Bay Lakers, to a two-way contract, per Shams Charania of The Athletic:
The Los Angeles Lakers are signing guard Jordan Goodwin to a two-way NBA deal, sources tell ESPN.