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Goudelock

Mike Brown has a hard time finding the right matchup for the 6'3" Goudelock at shooting guard, which isn’t exactly surprising. The College of Charleston product should be firmly entrenched on the waiver wire.

Mike Brown emptied his bench with less than five minutes left in the fourth quarter, but Goudelock didn’t get into action due to the migraine. “I felt terrible,” he said. The rookie has played in one game since March 21 and is not on the fantasy radar.

Blake “might” receive an X-Ray on Thursday, but actually injured himself on Tuesday night. He aggravated the injury to the point where he struggled to breathe, and we’d label him questionable to play on Friday against Cleveland.

He shouldn’t see many minutes in Milwaukee tonight, but is coming off the best game of his career, when he had 14 points in 20 minutes on Wednesday.

He scored 14 on Wednesday, so owners in extremely deep leagues might want to give him a look.

Blake took part in shootaround on Wednesday and said “I’m feeling pretty good.” The point guard will wear a protective vest which he called a “bubble pad” to protect the damaged cartilage in his rib area. He’s officially a game-time decision, but all indications are that he’ll be back out on the floor after being out since January 11. Blake was averaging 7.2 points, 2.8 assists and 1.4 treys in 24 minutes per game prior to getting injured.

Goudelock had the fourth-highest scoring average in the NCAA Division I last year (23.7 ppg). He’s a sweet shooter but isn’t likely to get many minutes for the Lakers.

MWP only attempted two shots, while guys like Andrew Goudelock (19 minutes) and Matt Barnes (19 minutes) both cut into his playing time. He’s starting in real life but shouldn’t be starting for average fantasy squads.

Owners in really deep leagues should keep one eye on Goudelock to see if he can keep it up, as he has been given a so-called green light. He’s a nice young player, but color us skeptical that he can provide consistent value.

Goudelock’s weight is down from 215 to 203 lbs, and it’s due to changes in his diet as well as in his workout routine. “It’ll make me a little bit quicker and it’ll make me a little bit more explosive,” he said. Goudelock wants to check in at 195 lbs when training camp begins. The Lakers won’t decide on Goudelock’s contract option for next season until after summer league. GM Mitch Kupchak wants to see improvement in Goudelock’s defense and point guard skills.