Jordan Goodwin has agreed to a camp deal with the Los Angeles Lakers. Goodwin is represented by agent Dan Frank.
In 57 games last season with the Phoenix Suns and Memphis Grizzlies, Goodwin averaged 6.5 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 18.5 minutes. Goodwin had a PER of 12.7.
Goodwin spent the first two seasons of his career with the Washington Wizards and was part of the Bradley Beal deal with the Suns in June 2023.
The 2024-25 basketball season is just around the corner, which means the energy and excitement of student sections nationwide are about to hit full throttle. Take a look at the top 10 student sections, as ranked by Andy Katz.The Minnesota Timberwolves will be one of the most expensive teams in the NBA this season. With Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards on maximum contracts, Rudy Gobert on a near-max deal and Jaden McDaniels starting a five-year extension, Minnesota is in uncharted territory with team salary and the luxury tax.
Wolves president of basketball operations Tim Connelly said that makes developing the team’s young players that much more important. Rookies Rob Dillingham and Terrence Shannon Jr. are going to have to be factors for the Wolves, according to Connelly.
“We don’t want to put too much on any young guy’s shoulders, but we’re gonna put a lot on their shoulders. Obviously, they’re going to have to prove they’ve earned those minutes. But where we are, we’ve become a pretty expensive team, so we’re going to have to find some spots for these young guys,” Connelly said. “We know it’s not always going to be pretty, but most importantly they buy into [Wolves head coach Chris Finch] … We’re not expecting perfection, we’re just expecting a commitment to do things the way we do them.”
Minnesota traded into the lottery to draft Dillingham with the eighth overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. Shannon was selected with the 27th pick of the first round.
Dillingham is projected as the Wolves point guard of the future and will see minutes as Mike Conley’s backup this season. Shannon should add wing depth behind Edwards and McDaniels.
Minnesota Timberwolves president of basketball operations Tim Connelly joined Darren Wolfson for an interview from the Minnesota State Fair. Connelly touched on a wide range of topics, including Wolves center Rudy Gobert.
Gobert is eligible to sign a contract extension with Minnesota. Without getting into specifics, the Wolves front office leader said he hopes Gobert is with the team for years to come.
“We’d like Rudy to be here for a long time. We love his agent, he’s been a friend for a long time and is one of the best guys in the league. And certainly our goal with most of these guys is to keep them here as long as they want to be here,” Connelly said. “Ideally, I think continuity is going to be one of the better strengths we have going into the season and we really like our core group.”
During the 2024 Paris Olympics, Gobert was reportedly dealing with a finger injury. Connelly said that the veteran center is “good to go” with NBA training camp on the horizon.
