How Jordan Goodwin’s new contract affects the Lakers financially

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Jordan Goodwin’s new two-year deal is risk-free from the Lakers’ perspective.

The Lakers converted Jordan Goodwin from a two-way deal to a two-year standard contract on Thursday, which means he’ll now be eligible to play in the playoffs.

This move was weeks in the making. The Lakers just needed to time it correctly to leave themselves enough financial wiggle room under the second apron to make additional moves as the Luka Dončić trade hard-capped them...