The Los Angeles Lakers may have made the same mistake twice. First, it was Alex Caruso. Now, it might be Jordan Goodwin.
Goodwin did not put up wild numbers or make headlines with game-winning shots, but he brought the kind of toughness, defense, and role-player IQ every good team needs. Instead of finding a way to keep him, the Lakers let him go.
All that might sound familiar? Well, that is because Lakers’ fans have seen this before. The Caruso decision is still one of the most frustrating “what-ifs” in recent Lakers memory.