The Memphis Grizzlies have signed guard Jordan Goodwin to a two-way contract.
And in a associated transfer, the Grizzlies waived guard Jacob Gilyard.
Goodwin (6-3, 200) has competed in 42 video games (one begin) and has averaged 5.2 factors, 3.0 rebounds and a couple of.0 assists in 14.5 minutes with the Grizzlies and Phoenix Suns this season. The 25-year-old has averaged 10.5 factors, 5.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.5 steals in 26.5 minutes in two appearances (one begin) with Memphis after signing a 10-day contract on Feb. 13.
A local of Centreville, Illinois, Goodwin has performed 106 video games (eight begins) and has averaged 5.9 factors, 3.2 rebounds and a couple of.6 assists in 16.3 minutes in three seasons with the Washington Wizards, Suns and Grizzlies since going undrafted within the 2021 NBA Draft out of Saint Louis. He additionally has seen motion in 49 showcase and common season video games for the NBA G League’s Capital Metropolis Go-Go.
Gilyard (5-9, 160) appeared in 38 video games (14 begins) in two seasons with the Grizzlies and averaged 4.6 factors, 1.2 rebounds and three.6 assists in 18.3 minutes. Unselected within the 2022 NBA Draft following his collegiate profession at Richmond, the 25-year-old Kansas Metropolis native signed a two-way contract with the Grizzlies on April 8, 2023. He competed in 55 showcase and common season video games with the NBA G League’s Memphis Hustle, the place he led the G League in assists per recreation final season and have become the Hustle’s all-time chief in assists this season.
