The Lakers are converting Jordan Goodwin‘s two-way contract to a standard deal, ESPN’s Shams Charania tweets. Goodwin will become playoff eligible with this promotion.
It’s a two-year deal with a team option for next season, NBA insider Chris Haynes tweets. To make room for Goodwin on the 15-man roster, the Lakers are waving Cam Reddish, Haynes adds in another tweet.
Not only are two-way players ineligible to play in the postseason but Goodwin had reached his 50-game limit on the active roster Tuesday when he played against Indiana. Goodwin, who played for three different organizations in his first three NBA seasons, has emerged as a steady contributor the last two months for the Lakers.
He appeared in eight February games, averaging 6.1 points and 3.8 rebounds in 16.9 minutes per game. He’s seen action in 11 games this month, posting averages of 6.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 23 minutes per game.
Goodwin signed his two-way deal in early February after toiling for the NBA G League South Bay Lakers until he landed another NBA contract.
Reddish was part of the rescinded Mark Williams deal with Charlotte. After being returned to the Lakers, Reddish appeared in just two games. Ironically, he got 20 minutes of action a week ago against Milwaukee, his longest stint since Christmas Day.
Reddish was playing on an expiring contract after exercising his option on this season’s contract. Overall, he appeared in 33 games with the Lakers this season, including eight starts. He averaged 3.2 points in 17.8 minutes. The 2019 lottery pick has played for four organizations.