The Los Angeles Lakers formally signed veteran level guard Marcus Good on Tuesday, three days after it was reported he agreed to a contract buyout with the Washington Wizards.
The previous NBA Defensive Participant of the 12 months signed a two-year, $11 million cope with Los Angeles after clearing waivers, ESPN reported. The Lakers didn’t affirm the monetary phrases.
“Including a participant like Marcus Good to our roster permits us to compete on the highest degree,” Lakers president of basketball operations and GM Rob Pelinka mentioned in an announcement. “Marcus epitomizes what it means to prioritize successful above all else — whether or not that is making big performs on the defensive finish or hitting vital pictures in key moments of essentially the most intense video games. He is aware of and understands playoff successful and might be a key management voice in our group. Surrounding our stars with two-way gamers like Marcus is vital to our general imaginative and prescient of how we wish to play and win subsequent season. That is an thrilling participant acquisition, for positive.”
At an introductory press convention Tuesday, Good mentioned Lakers star Luka Doncic helped recruit him to Los Angeles.
“If you get a man like Luka calling … checking on you, making an attempt to see the place you are at, to see if you wish to come be a part of one thing particular that he is making an attempt to cook dinner up over right here,” Good mentioned. “For him to say that he can actually use my assist, that meant quite a bit.”
Good was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies previous to the 2023-24 season and performed in 19 video games earlier than he was once more dealt to the Wizards (15 video games) this previous February. He averaged 9.0 factors and three.2 assists general.
However he is finest identified for his first 9 NBA seasons in Boston, throughout which he helped the Celtics attain the postseason yearly. He was a three-time First-Workforce All-Protection choice and gained the Defensive Participant of the 12 months Award for the 2021-22 marketing campaign.
In 635 profession video games with the Celtics (2014-23), Grizzlies (2023-25) and Wizards, Good has averaged 10.6 factors, 4.6 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 1.6 steals per recreation. — Discipline Stage Media/Reuters