Dallas Mavericks
2022 - 6 - 16
The Mavericks trade for Christian Wood is a gamble worth taking (Mavs Moneyball)
Rotations shrink in the playoffs, but it shrunk too much for the Mavericks, who had to scrape the bottom of the barrel for minutes from Dwight Powell, Frank ...
The hope is a combination of winning culture and the Mavericks coaching staff can coax something out of Wood that previous organizations were unable to. Whether the Mavericks are better next season in an improved Western Conference is still up for debate, but it’s clear the Mavericks aren’t standing pat and have a plan. Myself and others at Mavs Moneyball have talked to people that have been around Wood in his stops before Houston and the stories amount to a player that doesn’t have the drive or effort to improve. Sweeney coached with the Pistons during Wood’s lone season in Detroit in 2020 and that stop is where Wood started to blossom as a player, so perhaps that prior relationship can help. And finally, it’s not as if Wood doesn’t have the tools to be a better defender. It’s rare for NBA players that have been in the league for as long as Wood as to suddenly turn it around on defense. Wood has a slight frame, which doesn’t help, but he just doesn’t seem to move as fast as he should to the ball. Let’s start with the fun stuff first — Wood should be a sublime offensive fit next to Luka Doncic. Offensively, Wood represents one of the more talented offensive players Doncic has played next to in the NBA, especially for a big. It matters more that Wood can do this against a team like the Grizzlies, as opposed to lighting up the Wizards in late March. How much talent the Mavericks end up adding with the Wood acquisition will go a long way to defining the success they can have next season. Thankfully the risk is about as low as it possibly could be — the Mavericks won’t miss any of the players sent away and Wood is on an expiring contract. You could argue all of the above, but it mainly boiled down to the Mavericks just needed more guys that could do things, after they basically stretched a six-man rotation across an 18-game playoff run in about the span of a month.
Five things Mavs fans should know about Christian Wood (The Dallas Morning News)
The Dallas Mavericks, as they're wont to do, completed a rather out-of-nowhere trade on Wednesday night, acquiring big man Christian Wood from the Rockets ...
He’s a career 38% shooter from beyond the arc, and that stat is trending upward. During that stretch he shot 55.9% from the field and 40.6% from beyond the arc. Wood posted double-figure point totals in each of the last 16 games of the Pistons’ season. He bounced back and forth between the 76ers and G-League team Delaware 87ers in his rookie season, and signed with Charlotte the next year. Last season he averaged 17.9 PPG and 10.1 rebounds. He originally went undrafted in 2015 and joined up with the Rockets’ summer league team, eventually being signed by the Philadelphia 76ers. Detroit added a conditional first-round pick. In two seasons with the Rockets, Wood has averaged 19.1 points and just under 10 rebounds in 31.4 minutes per game. In Wood’s senior season they went 35-1. He put up 30, 22 and 32 points in the final three games before the shutdown. The final month-plus of the COVID-impacted 2019-20 season was certainly a factor in Wood locking in a multi-year deal with what was then a championship contender (in theory). A sign-and-trade to the Rockets followed after Wood agreed to a 3-year, $41-million deal (which he’ll be in the final year of with the Mavericks).
NBA trade grades - What the deal for Christian Wood means for the ... (ESPN)
How much better is Dallas now? Is Houston done making moves? Kevin Pelton examines the Mavs' trade for big man Christian Wood.
Gordon was a good mentor for the team's young guards last season but might be rewarded for that service with a deal to a contender. The cost to the Mavericks is both a draft and financial hit. The Rockets have 15 players under guaranteed contract plus forward Jae'Sean Tate, who has a non-guaranteed team option and is sure to be back. This deal can't be completed until after the draft because the Mavericks already owe a protected 2023 first-rounder to the New York Knicks from the Porzingis trade. In fairness to Wood, we've never seen him in a defensive culture like the one the Mavericks enjoyed in Kidd's first season as coach. Doncic and Kleber were a particularly potent pick-and-pop pairing, and Wood can do the same. How well will Wood fit in Dallas as the Mavericks aim to build a sustainable contender around star Luka Doncic? And what's next for the Houston Rockets after dealing one of their few proven veteran players? That context makes it difficult to evaluate how he might play on a contender, particularly in the playoffs -- he's never played in them before. Like Kleber, Wood is capable of filling an increasingly important role in the modern NBA: playing power forward during the regular season than sliding down to center in the playoffs as teams downsize. At $14.8 million in 2022-23, the final season of his contract, Wood is a good value for the upcoming season. Presumably, the Mavericks wanted to add another big man capable of stretching the floor. (Wood has yet to start a game for a team that finished better than 33-49.)
Dallas Mavericks upgrade lineup in trade for big man Christian Wood (CW33 NewsFix)
Picture this potential starting five for the Dallas Mavericks next season, Luka Doncic, Jalen Brunson, Spencer Dinwiddie, Dwight Powell and newcomer big man ...
Mavs just picked the Rockets' pocket (Deadspin)
Late last night, after Dallas citizens had finished dinner and stretched out on the couch, ready to watch reruns of Cheaters, the Mavericks front office and ...
But he can be a very good starter on this Mavs team and will give them someone to match up with against Draymond Green, Deandre Ayton, and Rudy Gobert in the West. It’s one of the sure things he will bring to the Mavs. This will allow Dallas to maintain their deadly small-ball lineup while improving on rebounding and defense up front. He ended up fleecing a team in the process. They were sometimes soft and passive during the Western Conference finals, overly deferring and scared to step up to take big shots when Dončić was exhausted. The Mavs might have thought it would be too much drama to take on Wood and Porter, although they could have used Porter’s scoring touch on the perimeter. Shams reported that Wood was benched last season after missing a mandatory COVID-19 testing window and refused to substitute into the game in the second half. Drafting after 20 won’t reap much return in the way of talent in a weak draft. To put it plainly, Mavs GM Nico Harrison fleeced the hell out of the Rockets. Ever since they traded away James Harden in 2021, Houston has muddled about in mediocrity. There’s not much for the Rockets to be excited about with their return. And the 26th pick the Mavs were holding was going to amount to another pine-riding player. The Mavericks would be trading the No. 26 overall pick of the 2022 draft, Boban Marjanovic, Sterling Brown, Trey Burke, and Marquese Chriss, to The Rockets in for Christian Wood. It’s telling that most media outlets reporting on the trade listed the Mavs’ 26th draft pick as the lead-in for what the Mavs would be giving up.
Dallas Mavericks: The Christian Wood Trade Effect (SportDFW)
The NBA 2021-2022 season is near the end and the Dallas Mavericks have not wasted any time. On Wednesday, the Mavericks traded for Christian Wood.
This is just the beginning of something new. What this means is the team now has three empty roster spots they can fill. The last time the Mavs had a center average more than 10 rebounds, dates back to Deandre Jordan during the 2018 season. While Wood is still climbing up the charts, he definitely belongs in the conversation of the NBA’s top ten centers. During the last month of the season he averaged 46.8 percent from behind the three point line. With Woods alongside Luka Doncic, there is no doubt the Mavs new center will have plenty of opportunities to shot the ball, catch a lob or even post down low.
Grading the Dallas Mavericks' trade for Christian Wood (The Dallas Morning News)
The Dallas Mavericks turned plenty of head in the basketball world Wednesday day sending their 2022 first-round pick and a package of players to the Houston ...
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NBA trade grades - What the deal for Christian Wood means for the ... (ESPN)
How much better is Dallas now? Is Houston done making moves? Kevin Pelton examines the Mavs' trade for big man Christian Wood.
Gordon was a good mentor for the team's young guards last season but might be rewarded for that service with a deal to a contender. The cost to the Mavericks is both a draft and financial hit. The Rockets have 15 players under guaranteed contract plus forward Jae'Sean Tate, who has a non-guaranteed team option and is sure to be back. This deal can't be completed until after the draft because the Mavericks already owe a protected 2023 first-rounder to the New York Knicks from the Porzingis trade. In fairness to Wood, we've never seen him in a defensive culture like the one the Mavericks enjoyed in Kidd's first season as coach. Doncic and Kleber were a particularly potent pick-and-pop pairing, and Wood can do the same. How well will Wood fit in Dallas as the Mavericks aim to build a sustainable contender around star Luka Doncic? And what's next for the Houston Rockets after dealing one of their few proven veteran players? That context makes it difficult to evaluate how he might play on a contender, particularly in the playoffs -- he's never played in them before. Like Kleber, Wood is capable of filling an increasingly important role in the modern NBA: playing power forward during the regular season than sliding down to center in the playoffs as teams downsize. At $14.3 million in 2022-23, the final season of his contract, Wood is a good value for the upcoming season. Presumably, the Mavericks wanted to add another big man capable of stretching the floor. (Wood has yet to start a game for a team that finished better than 33-49.)
Highest point-scorers in Dallas Mavericks history (CW33 NewsFix)
On March 31, 2022, Giannis Antetokounmpo drilled a 25-foot step-back jumper to tie a hotly contested game against the Brooklyn Nets.
Dallas Mavericks acquire Christian Wood - Front Porch News Texas (frontporchnewstexas.com)
The Dallas Mavericks agreed to a trade with the Houston Rockets, in which they sent the 26th pick of the draft and more for Christian Wood.
One of them included looking at the 26th pick in each of the last 20 drafts, as well as who the teams should have taken at 26. While Wood is entering the final year of his contract, this could be a good thing for the Mavericks. He will be an unrestricted free agent and will have Bird Rights, essentially making the Mavericks eligible to go over the salary cap to re-sign him. Wood also showed rare skill traits from a big in his time in Houston, having to create a lot of shots for himself, including 3-pointers off the dribble. In the 2019-2020 season Wood played in, at that time, a career-high 62 games, even getting to start in 12 of them. Wood, who is 26 years old and entering the final year of his contract, has made a name for himself over the past few seasons.
Christian Wood Traded to the Dallas Mavericks in Exchange for 26th ... (Basketball Forever)
The Dallas Mavericks reached a deal to acquire big man Christian Wood from Houston in exchange for Boban Marjanovic, Sterling Brown, Trey Burke, ...
The 26-year-old Wood has one more season remaining on his contract with a $14.3 million salary, making this a high-stakes season for a player who has ascended from undrafted G-Leaguer to a potential starter on a playoff team. His lankiness at 6-foot-10, 214 pounds makes it hard to thrive in the paint, but he represents a nice fit in Dallas, where he can be another weapon for the defense to worry about while trying to contain Doncic. Sources: The Mavericks are sending Boban Marjanovic, Sterling Brown, Trey Burke, Marquese Chriss and the No. 26 pick to the Rockets for Christian Wood.https://t.co/fbxxAL7OGu Per ESPN’s Tim MacMahon, the Rockets were looking to trade Wood to clear playing time for sophomore center Alperen Şengün and whichever player they land with the No. 3 overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft. The Dallas Mavericks reached a deal to acquire big man Christian Wood from Houston in exchange for Boban Marjanovic, Sterling Brown, Trey Burke, and Marquese Chriss, and the No. 26 overall pick, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. The players headed to Houston don’t represent much more than NBA salary cap ballast, so the real prize for Houston might be the No. 26 pick.
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