The weeks have passed since the opening of the “free agency” on July 1, and Christian Woodarguably the best free agent still available to date, still remains without a club.
Made to leave dallas, where he has not convinced this season because of his limits in defense and an attitude that is not always very good, the 27-year-old pivot has been on the shelves of the Lakers and the Heat for several weeks. Problem: nothing seems to indicate that a departure for Los Angeles or Miami could materialize soon.
It is the very well informed Marc Stein who has indeed recently reported, explaining that all the stakeholders in this file are currently at an impasse. First, the player, who would not be keen on the idea of signing for the minimum, after having received more than 14 million dollars this season. Then there are the Mavericks, who prefer the option of ” sign-and-trade to recover a currency of exchange. And finally, there are the Lakers and the Heat, who have no interesting bargaining chip to offer the Texas club…
What if Chicago unlocked the situation
Especially since on the financial level, Los Angeles and Miami have no room for maneuver: the Lakers have less than 2 million dollars in their piggy bank before reaching the “luxury tax”, while the Heat have it. largely exceeded with nearly $178 million already committed in salaries for the next campaign.
The two clubs are therefore faced with the obligation to comply with the conditions of Dallas to hope to recruit Christian Wood, who may well be forced to sign elsewhere to unblock his situation… Why not in Chicago which has an envelope of 10 million dollars? to recruit.
Sign-and-trade : operation which consists in signing one of its free agents then transfer it. Some franchises use this system to avoid seeing a player leave without any compensation.
| Christian Wood | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2015-16 | PHL | 17 | 9 | 41.5 | 36.4 | 61.9 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 3.6 |
| 2016-17 | CHA | 13 | 8 | 52.2 | 0.0 | 73.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.7 |
| 2018-19 * | All Teams | 21 | 12 | 52.1 | 34.6 | 73.2 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 8.2 |
| 2018-19 * | MIL | 13 | 5 | 48.0 | 60.0 | 66.7 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.9 |
| 2018-19 * | NOP | 8 | 24 | 53.3 | 28.6 | 75.6 | 1.6 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 16.9 |
| 2019-20 | TED | 62 | 21 | 56.7 | 38.6 | 74.4 | 1.7 | 4.6 | 6.3 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 13.1 |
| 2020-21 | HOO | 41 | 32 | 51.4 | 37.4 | 63.1 | 1.9 | 7.8 | 9.6 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 21.0 |
| 2021-22 | HOO | 68 | 31 | 50.1 | 39.0 | 62.3 | 1.6 | 8.5 | 10.1 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 17.9 |
| 2022-23 | LAD | 67 | 26 | 51.5 | 37.6 | 77.2 | 1.3 | 6.0 | 7.3 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 16.6 |
| Total | 289 | 24 | 51.8 | 37.9 | 69.3 | 1.5 | 5.9 | 7.3 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 14.8 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def= defensive rebound; Tot = Total bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; Points = Points.
