The Lakers 6+4 engineers posted training photos, and their form in the playoffs plummeted. Should Pelinka still keep him?

Since being defeated by the Timberwolves and causing the first round of the game, the Lakers' management has been under great pressure. Although getting Luca Doncic saved the NBA box office and made the Lakers more profitable, from the perspective of competing for the championship, the Lakers' current lineup is really a bit shabby.

Of course, some substitutes in the team are relatively low, whether from the perspective of cost-effectiveness or filling in the lineup list, it is a feasible solution to keep them. Lakers engineer Jordan Goodwin posted training photos. Although he had just entered the offseason, he did not let himself go, but actively trained. It can be seen that Jordan Goodwin is indeed hardworking and self-disciplined.

As a typical undraft player, Jordan Goodwin made his way to the Wizards, Suns and Grizzlies in the early years of his career, but he only played 121 games in total, and he is almost 27 years old now. This season, Jordan Goodwin signed a two-way contract with the Lakers. Although he averaged only 5.6 points and 3.9 rebounds per game, his data and personal abilities were average. Even in some key games, Jordan Goodwin was probably too nervous and frequently made low-level mistakes and alternative scenes, but after the Lakers lost Christie, Jordan Goodwin made up for the vacancy to a certain extent, and even served as a pseudo-starter with a three-point shooting percentage of around 38%. This performance cannot be considered bad.

But the performance of a single-function player in the playoffs is likely to decline, and Jordan Goodwin is like this, and his form in the playoffs plummeted. In terms of data, he averaged only 0.8 points and 1.2 rebounds per game, and only scored 1 goal in sports games, so he was basically useless. Of course, if you blame Jordan Goodwin too much for a basic substitute like the Lakers in the first round, it will definitely make no sense, especially in the fourth game of the series, the Lakers have never replaced them in the second half, and there are also big problems with their own arrangements.

This summer, Jordan Goodwin has team options, and the initiative is in the hands of the Lakers. Jordan Goodwin can be given up at any time. But I personally think this operation is actually not very meaningful. Jordan Goodwin's salary is low, and he is quite useful in the regular season, so there is no problem as a qualified rotation. Lakers general manager Robert Pelinka should seem to have no hesitation when facing the choice of Jordan Goodwin to stay or leave. He should still keep him in the team instead of laying off employees easily. In the end, it will only be cheaper for other teams.