Christian Wood

The Mavericks are acquiring center/power forward Christian Wood from the Rockets in exchange for the No. 26 pick in the 2022 NBA draft and four players with ...

Sources said Houston was motivated to move Wood because the Rockets want to open up playing time for 2021 first-rounder Alperen Sengun and likely the No. 3 overall pick. The Rockets now have the Nos. 3, 17 and 26 picks in the June 23 draft. The Dallas Mavericks are acquiring center/power forward Christian Wood from the Houston Rockets in exchange for the No. 26 pick in the 2022 NBA draft and four players with expiring contracts, sources told ESPN.

Additionally, Houston reportedly will receive Sterling Brown, Trey Burke and Marquese Chriss in exchange for Wood.

The Rockets reportedly will send big man Christian Wood to Dallas in the trade. Wood is entering the final season of a three-year, $41 million contract. Wood, a fifth-year forward, averaged 17.9 points, 10.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists over 68 games with Houston during the 2021-22 season.

According to multiple reports, the Dallas Mavericks acquired Christian Wood in a deal with the Houston Rockets.

With the reported addition of Wood, Dallas could start a very formidable starting lineup and have significant depth on their bench. Yet Kidd was able to whip Dallas into a top defensive team in his first season and perhaps being in a more accountable system will force Wood to make strides on the defensive end of the floor. So essentially, both teams were able to make a deal without having to add on any long-term salaries.

The Houston Rockets are sending Christian Wood to the Dallas Mavericks in a deal involving multiple players and draft picks, according to multiple reports.

His breakout started in an eight-game stint with the Pelicans in 2018-19, averaging 16.9 points. Wood is entering the final season of a three-year, $41 million contract. It is a major move for the Mavericks, after Wood averaged 17.9 points and 10.1 rebounds per game.

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Boban Marjanovic, Trey Burke, Marquese Chriss and Sterling Brown will all go to Houston.

If the Rockets had known what was coming, there's no way they would have signed Wood that offseason, and he just never really made sense on the roster given their new direction. When the Rockets signed Christian Wood prior to the 2020-21 season, it seemed like a nifty piece of business. Plus, they really didn't give up anything of note to get him, and he only has one year left on his deal. Now, at least, they've been able to flip him for an extra first-round pick. He is in the final year of a three-year, $41 million deal, and will be extension eligible six months after the trade is complete, should the Mavericks want to go down that route. That means the Mavericks will end up making the No. 26 pick for the Rockets, then trading that player as part of the trade.

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Tous les joueurs acquis par les Rockets ont disputé moins de 50 matchs avec les «Mavs» la saison dernière. Burke est un ancien choix de premier tour, neuvième joueur choisi à l’encan de 2013, mais n’est jamais parvenu à s’établir à temps plein dans la NBA. Selon ce qu’a rapporté le site spécialisé The Athletic, les «Mavs» auraient envoyé les joueurs Boban Marjanovic, Sterling Brown, Trey Burke et Marquese Chriss en retour. L’an dernier, Wood a récolté en moyenne 17,9 points et 10,1 rebonds par match.

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Tous les joueurs acquis par les Rockets ont disputé moins de 50 matchs avec les «Mavs» la saison dernière. Burke est un ancien choix de premier tour, neuvième joueur choisi à l’encan de 2013, mais n’est jamais parvenu à s’établir à temps plein dans la NBA. Le Californien de 26 ans écoulera la dernière saison d’une entente de trois ans et 41 millions $ qu’il a paraphée avec les Rockets. • À lire aussi: Finale de la NBA: les Celtics en terrain connu

The Houston Rockets are finalizing a deal to trade Christian Wood to the Dallas Mavericks, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.

Maybe they could have done better for themselves than a late first-round pick, but this is a very solid trade for Stone and the Rockets. Burke doesn’t move the needle, and Chriss is back in Houston after spending a brief stint there in the 2018-19 season. Wood can score at the rim and in the middle of the floor, and he can knock down the 3. That gives the Rockets the third pick, the 17th pick and the 26th pick. Wood wasn’t going to make them much better over this next season, and they free up some major minutes for development with Sengun and Garuba needing more time on the court. Brown is an interesting re-acquisition after he spent 2020-21 with the Rockets. He could fit in as another wing option. He has to prove he can fit into what the Mavericks do. But Wood has to prove he fits into the team concept, and that his prior numbers weren’t empty calories on a team looking to lose/rebuild. The Mavs need him to prove it too because he’ll be a free agent next summer. But clearly, Mavs executive Nico Harrison respects Wood. Wood is an interesting pickup by the Mavericks. It took him quite a few stops and years to get his footing in the NBA. He’s been a little all over the place, and it wasn’t until his stint with Detroit three seasons ago that he finally started to break through. The Rockets are moving on from Wood after acquiring him in a big sign-and-trade two offseasons ago. But the real question with him is figuring out if that’s coming from a place of winning basketball. With the NBA Draft more than a week away (June 23), we’ve got out first trade of the 2022 summer.

The Houston Rockets just traded their leading scorer, Christian Wood, to the Dallas Mavericks. For some, this transaction may be surprising.

That means leaves Duke’s Paolo Banchero primed for a spot in Houston, and he warrants immediate minutes for the Rockets next season. They can potentially add some more talent outside the lottery, too. Auburn’s Jabari Smith and Gonzaga’s Chet Holmgren will likely go to Orlando and Oklahoma City with the first two picks. The organization clearly did not have much intention of re-signing him, so they were able to extract some value from his services rather than letting him walk for nothing. Even though Garuba did not get a ton of playing time last season, Sengun is clearly a focal point of Houston’s offensive identity moving forward. Wood, 26, is a versatile player who scores well as a rim runner and on pick and pop possessions.

Wood will come to Dallas in exchange for Boban Marjanovic, Trey Burke, Marquese Chriss, and Sterling Brown, along with the 26th pick in the upcoming NBA draft.

Wood will be a $14.3 million expiring contract this season if things go south, but it seems the Mavericks are betting on that not happening. Losing the 26th pick stings a little, but knowing the Mavericks draft history, it isn’t a major loss. For the Mavericks, this is about as low-risk a move they could make to upgrade their front court.

The Rockets will receive four players on expiring contracts and the No. 26 pick of the draft.

However, he’s on an expiring contract, which limits the risk, and is theoretically in a good situation with star Luka Doncic. They’ll get a look at some veterans on expiring deals, but obviously the main appeal was the No. 26 pick and no long-term salary. If they want to package Nos. 17 and 26 to move up a bit, they likely could. Burke will receive a trade bonus of $247,500 from Dallas as part of the deal, Marks relays in another tweet. Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report indicated on Tuesday that the Mavericks were looking to trade their only draft pick, and they found a match in the rebuilding Rockets, who now control three first-round picks: Nos. 3, 17 and 26. Six months after the trade is completed, Wood will be eligible to sign a contract extension worth up to $77MM over four years, says Marks.