The Nets may have stumbled upon a building block when they inked Archie Goodwin to a two-year deal following a pair of 10-day contracts this season. The feeling is mutual, a Nets Daily report suggests.
“I can grow with this team, grow with the staff and organization,” the 22-year-old recently told the media. Though the combo guard was waived by both the Suns and the Pelicans in 2016/17, he arrived with the Nets as an intriguing source of potential.
After spending one year with Kentucky, Goodwin opted to enter the 2013 draft and was selected toward the end of the first round. In 12 games with the Nets this year, Goodwin’s minutes were limited but he flashed his potential with 18.6 points, 4.7 rebounds and 4.1 assists per 36 minutes.
“They’re actually going to give me an opportunity and this summer is going to be a big, big summer for me. I’m going to take advantage of it,” Goodwin said of the Nets.
Goodwin’s deal with the Nets has a team option for 2017/18 and becomes partially guaranteed on opening night.
- After a cryptic tweet referencing the Clippers was published from his account, Kristaps Porzingis claims that he was hacked. The Knicks big man tweeted his explanation on Sunday.
- The Celtics will have to make a tough decision this summer, choosing whether to build their future around the star who has led them to one of their best finishes in years or commit to one of the prized point guards eligible in this year’s draft. Basketball Insiders’ Moke Hamilton breaks down the scenario in his latest feature.
- Although he’s been involved in several incidents, the most recent culminating in a Kelly Oubre Jr. suspension after the guard took offense to a hard screen, Kelly Olynyk insists that he’s not a dirty player. A. Sherrod Blakely of CSN New England discusses the incident that transpired in the Celtics–Wizards series.
I think it’s laughable to call Olynyk a dirty player. He plays hard and fouls hard because he just isn’t as coordinated as other players. It doesn’t look like his intent is to hurt other guys
You can’t play dirty if you have a man bun. That’s just not how it works.
Agreed. Lack of athleticism doesn’t make him dirty…just clumsy. And to think the Cs passed on the Greek Freak to draft KO!
14 teams passed on him.
Sure but Boston’s pick was in his range for sure. The other 13 teams not so much
Boston is a dirty, satanic cesspool… always has been.
Wow I’ve always said that people in Chicago are kinder than NYC or Boston…guess not.
Boston should build around Thomas
Oh I thought they should build around Gerald green … very insightful
Lmao
Why are the Celtics treating the two options as mutually exclusive? If a point guard is the best player in the draft, draft him.
That doesn’t stop them from building around IT. When the PG is ready they can flip him for something else, or they can cross that bridge when they get to it, 2-3 years from now.
It’s just a huge opportunity cost to improve your team marginally, relative to how much trading that pick (or IT) could be to creating a championship level roster.
Especially when your number 2 PG is Marcus Smart.
Fultz and Ball wont be a good mix with Isaiah
And you know this how?