There has been no improvement since the start of the season! Shouldn t the Suns have kept this Lakers abandoner?

In the previous NBA regular season, the Phoenix Suns, playing at home, successfully defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 115-102. After this game, the Suns' record improved to 4 wins and 5 losses, and their ranking was overtaken by the Clippers and many teams to rank 9th in the Western Conference; while the Clippers, who had suffered three consecutive losses, had a record of 3 wins and 5 losses, and their ranking was surpassed by many teams and fell to 12th in the Western Conference.

Although the Suns won this game, the performance of the team's substitute backcourt player Jordan Goodwin was completely disaster-level. Goodwin played 10 minutes and 36 seconds, making 0 of 4 shots and 0 of 2 from beyond the three-point line. He did not score 1 point and only contributed 1 rebound. He also had 1 turnover and 2 fouls. His plus-minus value was as low as -20, the lowest in the team. Goodwin still has poor touch on the offensive end. His scoring and shooting abilities have not been fully utilized, and his talents in passing and organization have also not been fully realized. Not only that, as a defensive gate, Goodwin's performance on the defensive end was also very average, and he also failed to bring out his characteristics on the defensive end. Goodwin's role on both ends of the offense and defense is seriously insufficient. When he is on the court, the team's situation is in a mess, and he is simply out of tune with the performance of most of the team's players.

Goodwin joined the Lakers as a two-way contract player in the middle and late stages of last season, but with his outstanding performance, he quickly received a standard contract from the Lakers. After joining the Lakers, Goodwin played a total of 29 times in the NBA regular season, averaging 18.7 minutes per game. He averaged 5.6 points, 3.9 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1 steal, and 0.4 blocks per game. He also had 0.9 turnovers and 1.5 fouls. He shot 43.8% from the field, 38.2% from the three-point range, and 81.8% from the free throw line. During the playoffs, Goodwin played a total of 4 times, averaging 7.8 minutes per game. He averaged 0.8 points, 1.3 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 0.3 steals, and 0.3 blocks per game. He also had 0.3 turnovers and 1.8 fouls. He shot 20% from the field, 0% from the three-point range, and 50% from the free throw line. This summer, Goodwin was eventually waived by the Lakers, and then the Suns claimed his contract.

In the previous preseason, Goodwin played a total of 4 times, averaging 19 minutes per game. He averaged 12.5 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.8 steals, and 0.3 blocks per game. He also had 1.8 turnovers and 2.3 fouls. He shot 46.2% from the field, 38.9% from the three-point range, and 70% from the free throw line. With his outstanding performance during the preseason, the Suns finally chose to keep Goodwin, and he also took the last train on the team's roster. Since the start of this season, Goodwin has played a total of 6 times in the first 9 games, averaging 13.7 minutes per game, averaging 4.2 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1 steal, and 0.2 blocks per game. He also has 1.7 turnovers and 1.7 fouls. He shot 32% from the field, 29.4% from the three-point range, and 80% from the free throw line.

After playing the preseason, the Suns finally chose Goodwin as the last person on the roster between Goodwin and Jared Butler, another player who performed well in the preseason and holds a non-guaranteed contract. However, Goodwin has not found his form since the start of the season, and the Suns actually still have a high demand for backcourt players with organizational skills. Judging from the current situation, it seems that the Suns should keep Butler instead of Goodwin. Unfortunately, the situation is no longer likely to change. Butler has gone to Europe to develop, and the Suns have missed him.