With Houston desperately on the lookout for ways to offload veterans and free up playing time for young players like Alperen Şengün, Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer reports that general manager Rafael Stone would not only listen to trade offers for Wood – and, for what its worth, Daniel Theis too – but could actually move off of the 26-year-old big man for good-to-very good compensation, say pick(s), cap filler, and a young player.Īlright, cool, cool.
Sidebar: Do you remember when John Wall actually played for the Houston Rockets? Good times. … except, Harden, too, was traded less than two months later, so really, Wood became Victor Oladipo’s pick-and-roll partner… until he too was traded, so really, Wood became Kevin With his contract set to expire and the Detroit Pistons opting to instead sign fellow Process player Jerami Grant overextending a complimentary big man who could leave on his own free will for no compensation, Christian Wood was sign-and-traded to the Houston Rockets in November of 2020 for Trevor Ariza(‘s contract), a second-round pick, cash, and the draft right to Isaiah Stewart, in the hopes of being James Harden’s next great pick-and-roll partner. Will Wood’s path bring him back to the Philadelphia 76ers? Probably not. 9 blocks per game in 21.4 minutes of action, while proving that his eight games of good action for the Pelicans in 2018-19 was no fluke. Initially acquired as a waiver wire claim via the New Orleans Pelicans, Woods was the best value versus production player on a non-rookie contract in the NBA, averaging 13.1 points, 6.3 rebounds, and.
From there, Wood was acquired by the then-Delaware 87ers of the then-D-League, before signing a pair of 10-day contracts with the Sixers in March of 2016 and ultimately securing a deal for the remainder of the season on April 7th.Īll in all, Wood scored 61 points in 145 minutes of action while hitting 22-53 from the field, 4-11 from beyond the arc, and amassing 38 total rebounds, seven blocks, and five steals.Įlite numbers? Hardly, but they were good enough for Wood to earn another run with the Sixers in the Summer League and another NBA contract with the Charlotte Hornets for the 2016–2017 season.įast forward to the winter of 2020, and Wood was one of the most in-demand free agents in the NBA after an incredibly successful season with the Detroit Pistons.