The Brooklyn Nets are currently overstocked in the backcourt, which includes starters Jeremy Lin and D'Angelo Russell, along with Spencer Dinwiddie, Archie Goodwin, Joe Harris, Sean Kilpatrick, Caris LeVert and Isaiah Whitehead. NBA teams normally don't have guards taking up that many spots on a 15-man roster, so at least two of them will be moved off the squad by the time the Nets set their regular-season roster in mid-October.

Goodwin, the No. 29 selection in 2013 NBA draft, is playing in Las Vegas with Brooklyn's summer league team, and he's doing everything possible to impress the coaching staff and general manager Sean Marks, who will make the final call regarding his future with the Nets.

"It’s just getting in there making plays," Goodwin told the New York Post. "Everyone knows how effective I am getting to the rim and in pick-and-rolls. It’s just getting in there and making the right plays out of it; and defensively just causing havoc, getting steals and making it tough for the other people."

Through three games in Las Vegas, Goodwin is averaging 12.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists. He is also shooting 57.7 percent from the floor, which is an excellent rate for the four-year NBA veteran.

Goodwin's contract currently offers no salary protection for the 2017-18 season, which means he must continue to play well in Las Vegas and through training camp and the preseason to secure a position on the Nets' 15-man, opening-night roster.

Last season with the Nets, Goodwin played in 15 games and averaged 7.3 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists. He also made 54.5 percent of his field goal attempts.

-- Nick Silva