The Los Angeles Lakers are getting healthy at the right time, as LeBron James, Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves, and Rui Hachimura are all back from various injuries.<\/p>\n
They’ll be tied with the Memphis Grizzlies for the Western Conference’s fourth seed if they beat the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
The Lakers have struggled with their core players in and out of the lineup, as they’re 3-7 in their last 10 games. James missed seven straight contests with a groin strain from March 9 to 21.<\/p>\n
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Now that the team is healthy, though, the front office must make tough roster decisions. Jordan Goodwin’s situation is especially pressing.<\/p>\n
Los Angeles Lakers guard Jordan Goodwin (30) \u00a9 Kirby Lee-Imagn Images © Kirby Lee-Imagn Images The 26-year-old guard’s roster spot may be in jeopardy after Wednesday, via ESPN’s Bobby Marks.<\/p>\n
“This is the 19th and final game for Jordan Goodwin on the active list,” he reported.<\/p>\n
“The Lakers will need to convert the Two-Way contract for Goodwin to be eligible for the remaining regular season games and postseason. The Lakers would need to clear a roster spot.”<\/em><\/p>\n This is the 19th and final game for Jordan Goodwin on the active list.<\/p>\n The Lakers will need to convert the Two-Way contract for Goodwin to be eligible for the remaining regular season games and postseason.<\/p>\n The Lakers would need to clear a roster spot. \u2014 Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) March 26, 2025 Goodwin is averaging 6.7 points on 47.9 percent shooting with 4.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists this season.<\/p>\n The 6-foot-4-inch, 200-pounder made his season debut on Feb. 8, also against the Pacers.<\/p>\n He’s started five games and topped out at 17 points, which he did against the Utah Jazz on February 10 and vs. the Brooklyn Nets on March 10.<\/p>\n Goodwin started his NBA career with the Washington Wizards in 2021 before getting traded to the Phoenix Suns as part of the Bradley Beal deal in 2023.<\/p>\n The Saint Louis alum was then traded to the Brooklyn Nets at the 2024 deadline before getting waived and signing with the Grizzlies for the rest of the season.<\/p>\n Goodwin then had a brief preseason stint with the Lakers before signing a two-way deal with them in February 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Los Angeles Lakers are getting healthy at the right time, as LeBron James, Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves, and Rui Hachimura are all back from various injuries…. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":47372,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"\n