12:35pm: The moves are official, according to a team press release relayed by The Athletic’s Jovan Buha (Twitter link).
11:03am: The Lakers are converting Jordan Goodwin‘s two-way contract to a standard deal, ESPN’s Shams Charania tweets. Goodwin will become playoff-eligible as a result of the 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 active game limit on Tuesday when he played against Indiana. The 6’5″ guard, 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.
Goodwin appeared in eight February games, averaging 6.1 points and 3.8 rebounds in 16.9 minutes per contest. 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 night.
The 26-year-old signed his two-way deal in early February after toiling for the G League’s 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Reddish was part of the rescinded Mark Williams deal with Charlotte.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. His most recent appearance came last Thursday when he logged 22 minutes of action against Milwaukee, his highest single-game total since Christmas Day.
Reddish was playing on an expiring contract after exercising his minimum-salary option on this season’s contract. Overall, he appeared in 33 games with the Lakers in 2024/25, including eight starts. He averaged 3.2 points in 17.8 minutes per game. The 2019 lottery pick has played for four organizations.
Since the deadline for two-way signings was on March 4, the Lakers won’t be able to add a new two-way player to fill the opening created by Goodwin’s promotion.