{"id":32847,"date":"2025-07-24T04:04:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T04:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/32847\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T04:04:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T04:04:09","slug":"jordan-goodwin-signed-by-suns-after-lakers-waiver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/32847\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordan Goodwin signed by Suns after Lakers waiver"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Phoenix Suns are reuniting with combo guard Jordan Goodwin via waivers after the Los Angles Lakers cut him this past week, reports ESPN\u2019s Shams Charania<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Goodwin has bounced around after spending his first two NBA seasons with the Washington Wizards. He was included in the Bradley Beal-for-Chris Paul swap between Phoenix and Washington two years ago and played 40 games for the Suns in 2023-24.<\/p>\n

Goodwin was shipped to the Brooklyn Nets in the Royce O\u2019Neale deal<\/a> at that trade deadline but was immediately waived. He joined the injury-plagued Grizzlies for the rest of that season, averaging 10.0 points, 4.5 assists and 8.0 rebounds in 17 games (12 starts).<\/p>\n

The 26-year-old combo guard played in 29 games for the Lakers last year, averaging 5.6 points and 3.9 boards per outing.<\/p>\n

The Lakers had picked up the $2.3 million team option on his contract but waived Goodwin to open the opportunity to sign Marcus Smart.<\/p>\n

How Jordan Goodwin fits in the Phoenix Suns\u2019 backcourt<\/p>\n

Even after the addition of Goodwin, true point guard depth remains shallow compared to the logjam at shooting guard.<\/p>\n

Goodwin joins a Phoenix backcourt that includes point guard Collin Gillespie, who will play on a standard contract<\/a> in 2025-26 after impressing as a two-way player last year.<\/p>\n

Going into 2025-26, Phoenix now rosters four shooting guards \u2014 Booker, Jalen Green, Grayson Allen and two-way rookie Koby Brea \u2014 while Dillon Brooks and Royce O\u2019Neale are shooting guard-sized wings.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a problem for Phoenix dating back to when it traded Chris Paul for Bradley Beal before the 2023-24 season.<\/p>\n

Since then, Devin Booker has been forced to handle much of the playmaking duties, while Tyus Jones is the only true point guard to get regular rotation minutes over a season for the Suns.<\/p>\n

Goodwin, Gillespie, Saben Lee, Theo Maledon, Isaiah Thomas, Monte Morris, TyTy Washington Jr. and Vasilije Micic are the other point guards who have seen limited run in that span, with Gillespie catching on the most.<\/p>\n

The Suns\u2019 waive-and-stretch of Beal this offseason not only opened a roster spot \u2014 the Suns still have one left after the Goodwin signing \u2014 but allowed Phoenix to utilize the midlevel and biannual exceptions that it did not have the last two years while operating above the second apron.<\/p>\n

Kevin Zimmerman and Damon Allred contributed to this story.<\/p>\n

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